Vernon-Lumby: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in Vernon-Lumby 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

Kevin Acton
BC Conservatives
Mayor of Lumby since 2009 and also seeking re-election as mayor; ran as an independent here in 2024 and took 15.4 per cent.
Sources: Vernon Morning Star, Castanet Vernon: North Okanagan candidate lists
Chantel Gibbs
OneBC
Owner of Tax Informed Financial Planning with business and chemistry degrees; returned to Vernon in 2024 and volunteers as a director of the Canadian National Christian Foundation.
Sources: Vernon Morning Star, Castanet Vernon: North Okanagan candidate lists
Harwinder SandhuIncumbent
BC NDP
MLA since 2020 and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture; first person of colour and first NDP member elected to the Vernon seat.
Sources: Wikipedia: Harwinder Sandhu, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Blair Visscher
BC Greens
PhD researcher at UBC Okanagan and teacher on call in School District 22; ran federally for the Greens in 2025.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)

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

Vernon-Lumby takes in Vernon, Lumby.

In 2024, Harwinder Sandhu (BC NDP) won here by 476 votes, 1.7 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.