Richmond-Bridgeport: candidates in the 2026 BC election

2 candidates are on the ballot in Richmond-Bridgeport for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

Candidates

• Linda Li

  BC NDP

  Managing broker at Metrohome Realty; active with the Richmond Chinese Community Society and Richmond Hospital Foundation; BC NDP candidate in this riding in 2024.

  Sources: BC NDP release (2024), BC Ballot riding page

• Teresa WatIncumbent

  BC Conservatives

  Richmond MLA since 2013 and former Minister of International Trade; former broadcast executive; left Conservative caucus in August 2026, joined CentreBC, then returned to the Conservatives.

  Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page, Wikipedia, Teresa Wat

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

About the riding

Richmond-Bridgeport takes in Burkeville, East Cambie, Sea Island (including Vancouver International Airport), Thompson, West Cambie (Richmond).

In 2024, Teresa Wat (BC Conservatives) won here by 3,987 votes, 23.4 points.

Teresa Wat (elected 2024 as a Conservative) left the Conservative caucus on August 26, 2026 and sat as an independent, joined CentreBC on September 18, and rejoined the Conservatives about September 22 after the election call (Wikipedia, citing CTV, CBC and My Cariboo Now). Elections BC and conservativebc.ca list her as the Conservative candidate. bcballot.ca still calls her an independent, which looks out of date.

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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