Elections BC says the New Democrats and Conservatives have nominated full slates of candidates for the upcoming Oct. 19 provincial election.
The two main parties will field candidates for each of the province's 93 ridings, while the Green Party nominated 69 candidates, Elections BC said in a statement.
All three parties are running candidates in all of Vancouver Island's electoral districts. There are also six Independent or unaffiliated candidates and one candidate for the Communist Party of sa国际传媒, for a total of 52 candidates across 15 ridings.
Nominations closed Saturday afternoon with 323 total candidates, of which 269 represent seven different political parties and 54 who are contesting the election as Independents or unaffiliated candidates.
Elections BC says the official list includes five Freedom Party of sa国际传媒 hopefuls, four Libertarians, three representing the Communist Party of sa国际传媒 and two candidates from the Christian Heritage Party of sa国际传媒
There are no BC United candidates.
BC United officials said earlier they might run some candidates in the election to preserve the party entity for the future after Leader Kevin Falcon announced the suspension of BC United's election campaign in late August to prevent a centre-right vote split.
Vancouver Island candidates
Courtenay-Comox
• Brennan Day, Conservative Party
• Arzeena Hamir, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• John Hedican, Independent
• Devin Howell, Independent
• Ronna-Rae Leonard, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for Courtenay-Comox)
Cowichan Valley
• Jon Coleman, Unaffiliated
• Eden Haythornthwaite, Independent
• John Koury, Conservative Party
• Cammy Lockwood, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Debra Toporowski, sa国际传媒 NDP
Esquimalt-Colwood
• Camille Currie, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Darlene Rotchford, sa国际传媒 NDP
• John Wilson, Conservative Party
Juan de Fuca-Malahat
• David Evans, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Dana Lajeunesse, sa国际传媒 NDP
• Marina Sapozhnikov, Conservative Party
Ladysmith-Oceanside
• Brett Fee, Conservative Party
• Laura Ferreira, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Stephanie Higginson, sa国际传媒 NDP
• Adam Walker, Independent
Langford-Highlands
• Erin Cassels, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Mike Harris, Conservative Party
• Ravi Parmar, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca)
Mid Island-Pacific Rim
• Adam Hayduk, Conservative Party
• Josie Osborne, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim)
• Ross Reid, sa国际传媒 Green Party
Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
• Shirley Lambrecht, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Sheila Malcolmson, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
• Dale Parker, Conservative Party
Nanaimo-Lantzville
• George Anderson, sa国际传媒 NDP
• Gwen O’Mahony, Conservative Party
• Lia Versaevel, sa国际传媒 Green Party
North Island
• Michele Babchuk, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for North Island)
• Nic Dedeluk, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• Anna Kindy, Conservative Party
Oak Bay-Gordon Head
• Stephen Andrew, Conservative Party
• Diana Gibson, sa国际传媒 NDP
• Lisa Gunderson, sa国际传媒 Green Party
Saanich North and the Islands
• Rob Botterell, sa国际传媒 Green Party
• David Busch, Conservative Party
• Amy Haysom, Independent
• Sarah Riddell, sa国际传媒 NDP
Saanich South
• Adam Kubel, Conservative Party
• Lana Popham, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for Saanich South)
• Ned Taylor, sa国际传媒 Green Party
Victoria-Beacon Hill
• Sonia Furstenau, sa国际传媒 Green Party (MLA for Cowichan Valley)
• Grace Lore, sa国际传媒 NDP (MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill)
• Tim Theilmann, Conservative Party
Victoria-Swan Lake
• Robert Crooks, Communist Party of sa国际传媒
• Nina Krieger, sa国际传媒 NDP
• Tim Taylor, Conservative Party
• Christina Winter, sa国际传媒 Green Party
