Juan de Fuca-Malahat: candidates in the 2026 BC election

5 candidates are on the ballot in Juan de Fuca-Malahat 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

Jeff Brown
Christian Heritage Party of BC
Chartered Professional Accountant and former CEO of PL&B Insurance and American Marine Insurance.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
David Evans
BC Greens
Runs a coffee roasting business in Sooke and founded a landscaping company. Background in broadcasting and writing. Also ran for the Greens in 2024.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Shane Friesen
OneBC
Project manager who has served on boards. No further detail found.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Mike Hicks
BC Conservatives
Capital Regional District director for Juan de Fuca for 13 years. BCIT hotel management graduate with a background in forestry, tourism and hospitality.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Dana LajeunesseIncumbent
BC NDP
MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat since 2024. Former Sooke councillor, mechanical engineering technologist with 23 years in the forestry industry.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election

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

Juan de Fuca-Malahat takes in Sooke, Metchosin, Malahat, Port Renfrew, Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay.

In 2024, Dana Lajeunesse (BC NDP) won here by 141 votes, 0.6 points.

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Vancouver Island and the Coast also get these 3:

BC Ferries has cancelled sailings, long waits, rising demand and a dispute over where ships are built. What should come first?
The Crofton pulp mill has closed, and old-growth logging is still argued over on the Island. What should be done with Island forests?
Nanaimo's hospital tower and cardiac lab are funded for planning, not construction, and a Campbell River care home was paused. 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.