Vancouver-Kensington: candidates in the 2026 BC election
3 candidates are on the ballot in Vancouver-Kensington for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.
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Mable ElmoreIncumbent
BC NDP
Transit operator for 10 years; NDP MLA for Vancouver-Kensington since 2009, the first person of Filipino heritage elected to the Legislature; former parliamentary secretary.
Adam Hawk
BC Greens
Organic foods industry professional and Vancouver resident since 2006; past board member of the Vancouver Greens; ran for BC Greens in Vancouver-South Granville in 2024.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Elections BC Statement of Votes 2024
Aron Lageri
BC Conservatives
Medical imaging technologist turned health-care manager with 22 years of experience, including False Creek Surgical Centre; ran for the Conservatives in Vancouver-South Granville in 2024.
Sources: Conservative Party of BC candidate page, Elections BC Statement of Votes 2024
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Vancouver-Kensington takes in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Sunset, and parts of Renfrew-Collingwood along the Kingsway corridor (from search summary; Wikipedia gives no list)..
In 2024, Mable Elmore (BC NDP) won here by 5,652 votes, 29.4 points.
None found. Mable Elmore is a former parliamentary secretary and is not on the government's September 8, 2026 list of ministers and parliamentary secretaries (gov.bc.ca).
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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