Kamloops Centre: candidates in the 2026 BC election
5 candidates are on the ballot in Kamloops Centre 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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Annelise Beach
BC Greens
Social worker and health care professional with about ten years in social services; grew up in Burns Lake and moved to Kamloops in 2013.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, CFJC
Rocky McAfee
OneBC
Long-time tattoo artist who says he has long thought about seeking office.
Sources: CFJC, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Peter MilobarIncumbent
BC Conservatives
MLA since 2017 and former Kamloops mayor and councillor; left the Conservative caucus in August 2026 and rejoined on September 22.
Sources: Wikipedia: Peter Milobar, CFJC: Milobar rejoins BC Conservatives
Thaelo Proctor
Independent
Carpenter and contractor running unaffiliated; says existing parties do not represent working-class people.
Sources: CFJC, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Mike Wisla
BC NDP
Longtime teacher, now a senior labour relations officer with the Health Sciences Association; former paramedic and Sea Cadet officer.
Sources: BC NDP release: Penticton-Summerland and Kamloops candidates, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Kamloops Centre takes in Downtown Kamloops, Aberdeen, Brocklehurst, Tranquille, Thompson Rivers University area (boundary detail not checked against the 2023 map).
In 2024, Peter Milobar (BC Conservatives) won here by 2,003 votes, 7.9 points.
Milobar left the Conservative caucus on Aug 14, 2026, sat as an independent, led CentreBC from Sept 18, and rejoined the Conservatives on Sept 22. He is on the ballot as a Conservative.
Questions for Southern Interior
Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Southern Interior also get these 3:
- After the Bald Range fire near Summerland, where should the province put its main wildfire money and effort before next summer?
- Kelowna's council wants a regional involuntary care facility and its downtown consumption site closed. What should be done?
- Budget 2026 paused seven care home builds including Kelowna's, and a private 250-bed Vernon project was pulled. What now?
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.