Chilliwack-Cultus Lake: candidates in the 2026 BC election
2 candidates are on the ballot in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.
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Kelli Paddon
BC NDP
Former NDP MLA for Chilliwack-Kent (2020 to 2024) and parliamentary secretary for gender equity; founder of Chilliwack consulting firm Equiiti Strategic; mother of two.
Sources: BC NDP candidate profiles (bcndp.ca team page), Chilliwack Progress, Oct 5, 2026
A'aliya WarbusIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Filmmaker and artist, former Capilano University film professor and Stó:lō government communications director; daughter of former Lieutenant Governor Steven Point; MLA since 2024.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page: Warbus, Agassiz-Harrison Observer, Sept 23, 2026
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake takes in Yarrow, Vedder Crossing, rural Chilliwack south of Highway 1, Cultus Lake and Lindell Beach.
In 2024, Áʼa꞉líya Warbus (BC Conservatives) won here by 2,290 votes, 9.2 points.
Áʼa:líya Warbus (Conservative, elected 2024) stepped down as Opposition House Leader on June 29, 2026, left the Conservative caucus on Aug 31 to sit as an independent, joined CentreBC on Sept 18, and rejoined the Conservatives on Sept 22 after the election call.
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.