Peace River South: candidates in the 2026 BC election
3 candidates are on the ballot in Peace River South 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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Marsha Rose Dufresne
BC NDP
Longtime Indigenous education support worker. Past director of Tumbler Ridge Community Forests and the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark. Volunteer and grandmother.
Larry NeufeldIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Engineer who founded his own company in 2006 and is a former reserve infantry platoon commander. Raised in northern Saskatchewan. MLA since 2024; Conservative natural gas and LNG critic.
Sources: Wikipedia: Larry Neufeld, Energeticcity candidates finalized
Helen Scott
Unaffiliated
Unaffiliated candidate. Elections BC lists a Tumbler Ridge mailing address for her. No further biography found.
Sources: Elections BC candidate list, Energeticcity candidates finalized
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Peace River South takes in Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Pouce Coupe, Moberly Lake, Groundbirch, Tomslake.
In 2024, Larry Neufeld (BC Conservatives) won here by 4,657 votes, 45.3 points.
Questions for North and Cariboo
Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in North and Cariboo also get these 3:
- Northern mills, including Prince George's Northwood pulp mill, are closing, and companies cite fibre supply. How should the harvest be set?
- Kitimat's gas export plant is doubling, and more plants, mines and a power line are proposed. How should the province decide on them?
- Emergency rooms in Fort St. James, Chetwynd, Hudson's Hope and 100 Mile House keep closing for lack of staff. What comes 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.