Salmon Arm-Shuswap: candidates in the 2026 BC election

5 candidates are on the ballot in Salmon Arm-Shuswap 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

Gloria Morgan
BC NDP
Lawyer, former RCMP officer (11 years) and former chief of Splatsin First Nation; ran federally in 2025 in Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay.
Sources: BC NDP release: more candidates, Castanet: Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates
Barbara Presch
OneBC
Respiratory therapist with 24 years in health care, currently at Shuswap Lake Hospital; first run for office.
Sources: Salmon Arm Observer, Castanet: Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates
Denise Reimer
CentreBC
Former Salmon Arm city councillor and BC Emergency Health Services paramedic and operational leader; received the Governor General's EMS Exemplary Service Medal in 2025.
Sources: Castanet: Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates, Castanet Vernon: North Okanagan candidate lists
Jed Wiebe
BC Greens
Co-owner of Elderberry Grove, an organic elderberry farm in Salmon Arm; lifelong Shuswap resident and the Green candidate here in 2024.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
David L WilliamsIncumbent
BC Conservatives
MLA since 2024; former HVAC business owner, real estate professional, BC Assessment employee and insurance appraiser.
Sources: Wikipedia: David Williams (Canadian politician), Castanet Vernon: North Okanagan candidate lists

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

Salmon Arm-Shuswap takes in Salmon Arm, Armstrong, Enderby, Sicamous, Spallumcheen.

In 2024, David L. Williams (BC Conservatives) won here by 6,889 votes, 21.7 points.

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Southern Interior also get these 3:

After the Bald Range fire near Summerland, where should the province put its main wildfire money and effort before next summer?
Kelowna's council wants a regional involuntary care facility and its downtown consumption site closed. What should be done?
Budget 2026 paused seven care home builds including Kelowna's, and a private 250-bed Vernon project was pulled. What now?

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.