Richmond-Queensborough: candidates in the 2026 BC election

3 candidates are on the ballot in Richmond-Queensborough 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

Luc Burns
BC Greens
Materials engineer and quality assurance professional in Richmond; UBC engineering graduate; union job steward; secretary of his strata council.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, BC Ballot riding page
Dhar Grewal
BC NDP
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list (page), BC Ballot riding page
Steve KoonerIncumbent
BC Conservatives
Richmond-Queensborough MLA since 2024; lawyer who has owned his own firm for over 17 years; shadow attorney general; briefly ran for Conservative leader in 2026.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page, Wikipedia, Steve Kooner

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

Richmond-Queensborough takes in Bridgeport, East Richmond, Gilmore, Hamilton, Queensborough (New Westminster), Shellmont, Southarm (Richmond).

In 2024, Steve Kooner (BC Conservatives) won here by 1,339 votes, 6.8 points.

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?

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.