North Vancouver-Seymour: candidates in the 2026 BC election

5 candidates are on the ballot in North Vancouver-Seymour for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

Candidates

• Lynne Block

  BC Conservatives

  Educator and former West Vancouver school trustee; elected Conservative MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano in 2024 and now running in North Vancouver-Seymour instead.

  Sources: Conservative Party of BC candidate page, North Shore News candidate roundup

• Susie ChantIncumbent

  BC NDP

  Registered nurse and long-serving Royal Canadian Navy Reserve member; NDP MLA since 2020 and Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care.

  Sources: BC Government: Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care (Susie Chant)

• Lori Climenhaga

  CentreBC

  Deep Cove resident for over 16 years; former director with the BC government and the BC Chamber of Commerce, with 25 years in government, business and community work.

  Sources: CentreBC candidate page

• Ben Holt

  BC Greens

  Software team lead and systems administrator raised in North Vancouver-Seymour; chaired the Mount Fromme Residents Association and coaches youth soccer and baseball.

  Sources: BC Greens candidate page

• Frederick Thiele

  OneBC on the ballot; withdrew Oct 13

  Born and raised in North Vancouver; has owned and run his own computer consulting business for more than 25 years; lives there with his wife and two children. Withdrew as a candidate on October 13; Elections BC says the name stays on the ballot because ballots were already printed, and voters will be told at voting places.

  Sources: Elections BC: 2026 candidates update, two withdrawals (Oct 14, 2026), OneBC: Fred Thiele candidate page

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

About the riding

North Vancouver-Seymour takes in Most of the District of North Vancouver: Upper Lonsdale, Carisbrooke, Upper Delbrook, Lynn Valley, Capilano University area, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and east of the Seymour River to Deep Cove..

In 2024, Susie Chant (BC NDP) won here by 5,215 votes, 17.0 points.

None found. Susie Chant is Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care (gov.bc.ca). Conservative Lynne Block, the sitting West Vancouver-Capilano MLA, was moved here to run against her.

Questions for Metro Vancouver

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Metro Vancouver also get these 3:

• TransLink says it needs at least $112 million a year in new money from 2028. What should the province do about transit in Metro Vancouver?
• A 2025 ruling recognized Cowichan title over Richmond land with private homes. How should the province handle homeowners and title claims?
• Sixteen Metro Vancouver mayors want the 2023 density laws undone. Keep the rules, add to them, or give councils back the say?

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.

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