Mid Island-Pacific Rim: candidates in the 2026 BC election
3 candidates are on the ballot in Mid Island-Pacific Rim 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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Joshua Dahling
BC Conservatives
Overcame addiction and homelessness, later worked in treatment facilities and helped build the LUMARA children's charity. Was the BC United nominee here before 2024.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Gracie MacDonald
BC Greens
Educator and nonprofit executive leading a community school society on Denman Island. Former school principal and teacher; sits on an affordable housing board.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Josie OsborneIncumbent
BC NDP
MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim since 2020. Mayor of Tofino 2013 to 2020; former fisheries biologist with the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.
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.
About the riding
Mid Island-Pacific Rim takes in Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet, Bamfield, Sproat Lake, Cumberland, Union Bay, Royston, Denman Island, Hornby Island, Fanny Bay, Bowser.
In 2024, Josie Osborne (BC NDP) won here by 2,676 votes, 9.2 points.
Questions for Vancouver Island and the Coast
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?
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.