Kootenay-Rockies: candidates in the 2026 BC election

5 candidates are on the ballot in Kootenay-Rockies 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

Norma Blissett
BC NDP
Retired teacher and forester; Cranbrook city councillor since 2014 and a candidate in this riding in 2013.
Sources: Cranbrook Townsman, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Pete DavisIncumbent
BC Conservatives
MLA since 2024; from Revelstoke and raised in Cranbrook; business professional working with the logging, forestry, automotive, heavy equipment and mining sectors in the Elk Valley and East Kootenays.
Sources: Conservative Party of BC candidate page, Elections BC: Statement of Votes, 2024 (PDF)
Keenan Dennehy
BC Greens
Tradesperson and wilderness guide who built a homestead in the Kootenays; trained in heavy mechanical work at Selkirk College.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Paul Heywood
CentreBC
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
AJ Wolfe
OneBC
Born in Fernie and lives in Jaffray; more than 25 years in construction as a tradesperson, superintendent and project manager.
Sources: OneBC candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)

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

Kootenay-Rockies takes in Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, Elkford.

In 2024, Pete Davis (BC Conservatives) won here by 2,373 votes, 12.3 points.

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?

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.