Saanich North and the Islands has a varied political past, electing MLAs from three different parties within the space of three elections.
The sa国际传媒 Liberals controlled the riding for 22 years, until the NDP won it in 2013 in an extremely close race. Four years later, Green candidate Adam Olsen won by a comfortable 4,000 votes. He stretched that gap to almost 8,000 in 2020, capturing almost 52 per cent of the vote.
But the political landscape has changed — the sa国际传媒 Liberals are gone — and Olsen isn’t running for re-election.
THE CANDIDATES IN SAANICH NORTH AND THE ISLANDS
The candidates in this election are:
• The Green Party's Rob Botterell, a retired lawyer and negotiator
• Conservative David Busch, a lawyer and former nurse who has also run federally
• Independent candidate Amy Haysom, a small business owner
• New Democrat Sarah Riddell, who's worked as a civil servant
WHERE TO VOTE IN SAANICH NORTH AND THE ISLANDS
Voters have an assigned voting place on general voting day, but you can vote at another voting place if it’s more convenient to you.
Find your assigned voting place on your Where to Vote card, which should have arrived in the mail, or check out to find voting places near you.
These are the voting locations in the riding of Saanich North and the Islands:
- Community Gospel Chapel — 147 Vesuvius Bay Rd., Salt Spring Island
- Deep Cove Elementary School — 10975 West Saanich Rd., North Saanich
- Fernwood Elementary School — 150 Fernwood Rd., Salt Spring Island
- Friendship Community Church — 7820 Central Saanich Rd., Central Saanich
- Fulford Community Elementary School — 203 South Ridge Dr., Salt Spring Island
- Galiano Lions Hall — 992 Burrill Rd., Galiano Island
- Gulf Islands Secondary School — 232 Rainbow Rd., Salt Spring Island
- Holy Trinity Church — 1319 Mills Rd., North Saanich
- Mary Winspear Centre — 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney
- Mayne Island Community Centre — 493 Felix Jack Rd., Mayne Island
- North Saanich Middle School — 10400 McDonald Park Rd., North Saanich
- Panorama Recreation Centre — 1885 Forest Park Dr., North Saanich
- Peace Lutheran Church — 2295 Weiler Ave., Sidney
- Pender Islands School — 5714 Canal Rd., North Pender Island
- SHOAL Centre — 10030 Resthaven Dr., Sidney
- Saturna Island Recreation Centre — 104 Harris Rd., Saturna Island
- Stelly's Secondary School — 1627 Stellys Cross Rd., Central Saanich
- Tsawout First Nation Gym — 7728 Tetayut Rd., Central Saanich
Check for updates and to confirm locations and hours for all voting places.
> You can find more information on voting requirements and other ridings in our guide to the 2024 sa国际传媒 election on Vancouver Island.
