Abbotsford South: candidates in the 2026 BC election
3 candidates are on the ballot in Abbotsford South for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.
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Leah Ballantyne
BC NDP
Lawyer and member of the Mikisew Cree Nation who practised in downtown Abbotsford; has advised First Nations and governments and served as vice-chair of a health authority board.
Sources: BC NDP candidate profiles (bcndp.ca team page), BC NDP release, Oct 3, 2026
Bruce BanmanIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Chiropractor and small business owner; former mayor and councillor of Abbotsford; MLA for Abbotsford South since 2020, first as a BC Liberal and as a Conservative from 2023.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page: Banman, Wikipedia: Bruce Banman
Robin Roy
OneBC
Runs an IT services company in Abbotsford and earlier ran construction companies; grew up in Chilliwack and Abbotsford and lives in Abbotsford South.
Sources: OneBC candidate page: Robin Roy, Elections BC candidate list, 2026 general election
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Abbotsford South takes in Abbotsford city centre, Barrowtown, Poplar, Aberdeen, and the south and east parts of Abbotsford.
In 2024, Bruce Banman (BC Conservatives) won here by 5,599 votes, 26.4 points.
Bruce Banman (Conservative, elected 2024) left the Conservative caucus on Aug 27, 2026 to sit as an independent, joined CentreBC on Sept 18, and rejoined the Conservatives after the Sept 22 election call. He is on the ballot as a Conservative.
Questions for Fraser Valley
Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Fraser Valley also get these 3:
- The province proposed letting food plants use some lower-quality land in the Agricultural Land Reserve. What should happen?
- Highway 1 widening is funded to Highway 11 in Abbotsford by 2031 and only planned to Chilliwack. Where should the next money go?
- Mission Memorial's emergency room cut overnight hours for 51 nights in a row earlier this year for lack of doctors. What should come first?
How and when to vote
- Voting day
- Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time.
- Advance voting
- Friday October 16 to Wednesday October 21, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Not every location is open every day; check yours.
- Where
- Find advance and election-day locations with the voting-place lookup on elections.bc.ca. District electoral offices also take voters until 4 p.m. on October 24. The October 17 municipal election is a separate vote with its own locations.
- Who can vote
- Canadian citizen, 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and a BC resident since April 23, 2026.
- By mail
- Request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone (1-800-661-8683) by October 18. Elections BC must receive it by 8 p.m. Pacific time on October 24 for it to be counted. If you are not registered or your voter information is out of date, prove your identity and address by uploading ID to Elections BC's ID upload system or by including photocopies of your ID with the returned package.
From Elections BC: ways to vote, vote by mail, 2026 provincial election key dates, who can vote, voter ID, Elections BC home.