Cariboo-Chilcotin: candidates in the 2026 BC election
3 candidates are on the ballot in Cariboo-Chilcotin 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.
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Kathryn Askew
BC NDP
Retired teacher with 32 years in education and past local president and bargaining chair of her teachers' union. Lives at Canim Lake; volunteers with the Hawkins Lake fire department.
Sources: BC NDP candidate page, Williams Lake Tribune
Lorne DoerksonIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Interim Conservative leader and Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA since 2020. Spent 20 years as a Black Press newspaper publisher, then worked in financial planning; has lived in the Cariboo for close to 30 years.
Sources: Conservative Party of BC: Lorne Doerkson, Elections BC: Statement of Votes, 2020 (PDF)
Douglas Gook
BC Greens
Ran for the BC Greens in Cariboo North in 2020 (707 votes, 6.4 percent) and in Nechako Lakes in 2024 (622 votes, 5.3 percent), per Elections BC. The party lists him as its 2026 candidate without a biography.
Sources: BC Greens: 2026 candidates, Elections BC: Statement of Votes, 2024 (PDF)
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Cariboo-Chilcotin takes in Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Clinton, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Anahim Lake, Alexis Creek, Canim Lake, Lac la Hache, Forest Grove, Horsefly area.
In 2024, Lorne Doerkson (BC Conservatives) won here by 7,722 votes, 39.2 points.
No party change by the MLA since the 2024 election. Lorne Doerkson (elected 2020 as BC Liberal/BC United, joined the Conservatives in 2024 before the election) became interim leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in September 2026 after Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned on Sept 20, 2026.
Questions for North and Cariboo
Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in North and Cariboo also get these 3:
- Northern mills, including Prince George's Northwood pulp mill, are closing, and companies cite fibre supply. How should the harvest be set?
- Kitimat's gas export plant is doubling, and more plants, mines and a power line are proposed. How should the province decide on them?
- Emergency rooms in Fort St. James, Chetwynd, Hudson's Hope and 100 Mile House keep closing for lack of staff. What comes 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.