Burnaby North: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in Burnaby North 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

Simon Chandler
BC Conservatives
Public practice accountant; North Burnaby resident about 15 years; former Community Police Volunteer and Army Reserve soldier; Conservative candidate in Burnaby East in 2024.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page, Wikipedia, Burnaby East
Maddy Kennedy-Parrott
BC Greens
Civil engineer and building-science specialist working on deep energy retrofits; renter and parent of two; member of the BC Green Party Provincial Council.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Burnaby Board of Trade
Janet RoutledgeIncumbent
BC NDP
Burnaby North MLA since 2017; three decades representing PSAC members; former Parliamentary Secretary for Labour.
Sources: Janet Routledge campaign page (party), Burnaby Board of Trade
Jenny Yamagata
OneBC
Sources: Elections BC: 2026 candidate list, OneBC: candidates

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

Burnaby North takes in Brentwood, Brentwood Park, Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill, Parkcrest-Aubrey, West Central Valley, Willingdon Heights (Burnaby).

In 2024, Janet Routledge (BC NDP) won here by 2,066 votes, 10.3 points.

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Metro Vancouver also get these 3:

TransLink says it needs at least $112 million a year in new money from 2028. What should the province do about transit in Metro Vancouver?
A 2025 ruling recognized Cowichan title over Richmond land with private homes. How should the province handle homeowners and title claims?
Sixteen Metro Vancouver mayors want the 2023 density laws undone. Keep the rules, add to them, or give councils back the say?

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.