Abbotsford West: candidates in the 2026 BC election

3 candidates are on the ballot in Abbotsford West for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

Answer 16 short questions to see which party, and which of these candidates, is closest to your views. Available in 9 languages.

Candidates

Gurpreet Chahal
CentreBC
Real estate professional for about 20 years and Fraser Valley resident for 25 years; volunteers with community groups including Abbotsford Field Hockey Club and Mission Community Services.
Sources: CentreBC candidate page: Gurpreet Singh Chahal, Elections BC candidate list, 2026 general election
Jules Côté
BC NDP
Political science student at the University of the Fraser Valley, born and raised in Abbotsford; NDP candidate in the 2025 federal election; volunteers with the local food bank.
Sources: BC NDP candidate profiles (bcndp.ca team page), UFV Cascade, 2025 federal campaign profile
Korky NeufeldIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Former church pastor and construction manager; Abbotsford school trustee for 15 years; MLA for Abbotsford West since 2024.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page: Neufeld, Wikipedia: Korky Neufeld

Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.

Abbotsford West takes in West Abbotsford, Matsqui, Mount Lehman.

In 2024, Korky Neufeld (BC Conservatives) won here by 4,228 votes, 21.5 points.

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?

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.