Langley-Abbotsford: candidates in the 2026 BC election
5 candidates are on the ballot in Langley-Abbotsford for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.
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Harman BhanguIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Heavy-load trucker for 17 years; Conservative candidate in the 2022 Surrey South by-election; MLA for Langley-Abbotsford since 2024 and transportation critic.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page: Bhangu, Wikipedia: Harman Bhangu
Shelly Jan
OneBC
Career teacher with a Master's in Education; ran for the Conservatives in Langley in 2020 and withdrew in 2024 after being nominated in this riding.
Sources: Fraser Valley Today, Oct 4, 2026, BC Ballot (aggregator of the Elections BC list): Shelly Jan
Alex Joehl
BC Libertarian
Libertarian candidate in Langley ridings in 2017, 2020 and 2024 and in four federal elections; prioritizes housing affordability, healthcare and tax reform.
Sources: Fraser Valley Today, Oct 4, 2026, BC Ballot (aggregator of the Elections BC list): Alex Joehl
Erin Osborne
BC NDP
Former manager at independent bookstore The Book Man and public servant who has worked on reconciliation issues; grew up in a military family.
Sources: BC NDP candidate profiles (bcndp.ca team page), BC Ballot (aggregator of the Elections BC list): Erin Osborne
Melissa Snazell
BC Greens
Registered pharmacy technician with 25 years in healthcare and a Kwantlen Polytechnic University student; BC Greens Fraser Valley regional representative; Green candidate here in 2024.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page: Snazell, Elections BC candidate list, 2026 general election
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Langley-Abbotsford takes in Murrayville, Fernridge, Glen Valley, Aldergrove and western Abbotsford (most of the rural and eastern Township of Langley).
In 2024, Harman Bhangu (BC Conservatives) won here by 5,650 votes, 21.9 points.
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.