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By Elora McCormack

Provincial election candidates

Kamloops-area candidates announced for 2026 provincial election

Oct 3, 2026 | 2:18 PM

KAMLOOPS — The nomination period for candidates in the 2026 B.C. general election closed at 1:00 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 1).

Elections BC notes it is reviewing all nominations received to ensure they meet the requirements set out in the Election Act. However, the most recent list of candidates running in the Kamloops area has been released.

The following people have filed nomination papers to run for local MLA seats. They are listed alphabetically by last name. (i) indicates incumbent MLA:

Kamloops Centre:

Annelise Beach — BC Greens
Rocky McAfee — OneBC
Peter Milobar (i) — BC Conservatives
Mike Wisla — BC NDP

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Kamloops-North Thompson:

Kory Clark — BC NDP
Deborah Friesen — OneBC
Ward Stamer (i) — BC Conservatives

Fraser-Nicola:

Jason Leboe — BC NDP
Tony Luck (i) — BC Conservatives

Salmon Arm-Shuswap:

Gloria Morgan — BC NDP
Barbara Presch — OneBC
Jed Wiebe — BC Greens
David Williams (i) — BC Conservatives

Cariboo-Chilcotin:

Kathryn Askew — BC NDP
Lorne Doerkson (i) — BC Conservatives
Douglas Gook — BC Greens

General voting day for the 2026 provincial election is set for Saturday, Oct. 24.

by Elora McCormack

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