North Island: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in North Island 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

Anna KindyIncumbent
BC Conservatives
MLA for North Island since 2024. Physician and addiction specialist with 25 years in medicine; competed in moguls skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Richard Lambert
Independent
Grew up in Port McNeill. Served 15 years in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, then worked as an electrician, including on the Campbell River Hospital.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Sara Lopez
BC NDP
Campbell River resident. Former executive director of the Campbell River Art Gallery; works with Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Benjamin Olsson
BC Greens
Registered social worker and health care professional, Campbell River resident since 2010, with over two decades of union activism.
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.

North Island takes in Campbell River, Quadra Island, Cortes Island, Gold River, Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Port Alice, Alert Bay, Sointula, Kyuquot.

In 2024, Anna Kindy (BC Conservatives) won here by 639 votes, 2.2 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.