West Vancouver-Sea to Sky: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

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Candidates

Ayla Dumais
BC Conservatives
Raised in Squamish, member of Prophet River First Nation; policy adviser in the Official Opposition leader's office; formerly in community relations at Woodfibre LNG.
Sources: Conservative Party of BC candidate page
Michelle Livaja
BC NDP
Bowen Island resident for 26 years; works in the Ministry of Infrastructure minister's office after four years as a constituency assistant; NDP candidate here in 2017.
Sources: Pique Newsmagazine
Jeremy ValerioteIncumbent
BC Greens
MLA since 2024 and first BC Green elected on the mainland; environmental consultant and former Gibsons councillor; Green interim leader since January 2025.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page
Dan Wood
CentreBC
Housing and real estate professional at a provincial Crown organization; West Vancouver resident since 2023; CentreBC communications chair on its provincial executive.
Sources: CentreBC candidate page

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

About the riding

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky takes in West Vancouver west of Cypress Creek, Bowen Island, Lions Bay, Furry Creek, Britannia Beach, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie, D'Arcy, and communities near the north end of Harrison Lake..

In 2024, Jeremy Valeriote (BC Greens) won here by 676 votes, 2.5 points.

None. Jeremy Valeriote (Green) was named BC Green interim leader in January 2025 and remains the Green MLA at dissolution (per Wikipedia). First BC Green elected on the mainland.

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.

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West Vancouver-Sea to Sky: candidates in the 2026 BC election

Candidates

Ayla Dumais

Michelle Livaja

Jeremy ValerioteIncumbent

Dan Wood

About the riding

Questions for Metro Vancouver

How and when to vote

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