West Vancouver-Capilano: candidates in the 2026 BC election
4 candidates are on the ballot in West Vancouver-Capilano 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.
Take the quizCandidates
Honieh Barzegari
BC NDP
Physician by training with over 20 years in healthcare, life sciences and technology; former Ministerial Advisor to the BC government; sits on the Langara College Board of Governors.
Naomi Chocyk
OneBC
Sources: Elections BC: 2026 candidate list, OneBC: candidates
Caroline Elliott
BC Conservatives
Public policy think tank senior fellow with an SFU political science PhD; former BC legislature adviser to two ministers; lives in North Vancouver; former Conservative leadership candidate.
Arwa Shurab
BC Greens
Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, leadership coach and founder of HERVOICE; board director of the North Shore Restorative Justice Society; North Shore resident.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
West Vancouver-Capilano takes in Most of the District of West Vancouver and the Capilano area of the District of North Vancouver..
In 2024, Lynne Block (BC Conservatives) won here by 5,043 votes, 19.6 points.
Sitting MLA Lynne Block (Conservative) is running in North Vancouver-Seymour instead; the Conservatives moved her and named Caroline Elliott here. No sitting MLA is on this ballot.
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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