Richmond-Steveston: candidates in the 2026 BC election

5 candidates are on the ballot in Richmond-Steveston 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

Robert Evans
Independent
Richmond resident running as an independent; no previous run on record; no other biography found.
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list (page), BC Ballot riding page
Bruce Kong
BC NDP
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list (page), BC Ballot riding page
Barry Wosk
CentreBC
Entrepreneur who has run a Richmond small business for over three decades; lifelong Richmond resident; recent director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce; UBC commerce degree.
Sources: CentreBC candidate page, BC Ballot riding page
Keenan Yang
CanWest Party
CanWest Party candidate; no previous run on record; no other biography found.
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list (page), BC Ballot riding page
Gordon Zhang
BC Conservatives
Has taught business at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Richmond for over 17 years; entrepreneur who helped set up a domestic N95 respirator line in Richmond during COVID-19.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page, BC Ballot riding page

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

Richmond-Steveston takes in Blundell, Broadmoor, Seafair, Steveston (Richmond).

In 2024, Kelly Greene (BC NDP) won here by 484 votes, 2.1 points.

No change of MLA or party. Kelly Greene (BC NDP) announced on September 22, 2026 that she will not seek re-election, so no incumbent is running.

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.