Vancouver-Langara: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in Vancouver-Langara 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

John Atoyebi
BC Greens
Lawyer and former magistrate and district court judge in Nigeria; former investigator with the BC Ombudsperson; sits on a City of Vancouver disability advisory committee.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page
Alan Beesley
CentreBC
Lawyer called to the BC bar in 1989; ran a Tofino business including a restaurant and fish buying station from 2000 to 2019; son of a Canadian diplomat.
Sources: CentreBC candidate page
Sunita DhirIncumbent
BC NDP
Former S.U.C.C.E.S.S. language instructor; NDP MLA for Vancouver-Langara and Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials.
Sources: BC Government: Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials (Sunita Dhir)
Jaime Stein
BC Conservatives
Business and non-profit executive and former broadcast journalist; born and raised in Vancouver and a graduate of Point Grey Secondary.
Sources: Conservative Party of BC candidate page

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

Vancouver-Langara takes in Marpole, Sunset, Oakridge..

In 2024, Sunita Dhir (BC NDP) won here by 419 votes, 2.3 points.

None found. Sunita Dhir is Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials (gov.bc.ca).

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.