Oak Bay-Gordon Head: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in Oak Bay-Gordon Head 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

Andrew Appleton
BC Greens
Two-term Oak Bay councillor and environmental professional who volunteers with community and environmental groups.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Diana GibsonIncumbent
BC NDP
MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head since 2024. Former executive director of the Greater Victoria Community Social Planning Council; helped launch the Greater Victoria Rent Bank.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Stan Sipos
BC Conservatives
Came to Canada as a refugee from Yugoslavia. Business owner and real estate developer; co-founded Cielo Carbon Solutions.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list (2026), CHEK News: All Vancouver Island candidates for the 2026 B.C. election
Andrew Weaver
CentreBC
Former UVic climate scientist. Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA 2013 to 2020 and BC Green leader 2015 to 2020.
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.

Oak Bay-Gordon Head takes in Oak Bay, Gordon Head, Cadboro Bay, Jubilee, Gonzales, University of Victoria area.

In 2024, Diana Gibson (BC NDP) won here by 5,977 votes, 20.2 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.