None of B.C.'s major parties has candidates listed for all 87 ridings
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The B.C. Green Party announced several new candidates Wednesday, including five in the capital region.
They include Andy MacKinnon in Esquimalt-Metchosin, Nicole Duncan in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, Kate O’Connor in Saanich South, Jenn Neilson in Victoria-Beacon Hill and Annemieke Holtuis in Victoria-Swan Lake.
Leader Sonia Furstenau has said the Greens are aiming to have a candidate in each of B.C.’s 87 ridings for the Oct. 24 election, but may fall short. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 44 candidates listed on the party’s website, including Chris Istace in Nanaimo-North Cowichan.
Furstenau is running for re-election in Cowichan Valley, while Adam Olsen is running for re-election in Saanich North and the Islands.
The Greens weren't alone: None of B.C.'s three major parties had candiates in all of the province's ridings as of Wednesday afternoon.
The B.C. Liberals had 73 candidates listed on its website, including 10 in Island ridings:
Brennan Day in Courtenay-Comox
David Somerville in Victoria Swan-Lake
Duck Paterson in Nanaimo-North Cowichan
Helen Poon in Mid Island-Pacific Rim
Kathleen Jones in Nanaimo
Kelly Darwin in Langford-Juan de Fuca
Michelle Stilwell in Parksville-Qualicum
RJ Senko in Esquimalt-Metchosin
Roxanne Helme in Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Stephen P. Roberts in Saanich North and the Islands
Tanya Kaul in the Cowichan Valley
The NDP had candidates in 74 ridings. The party’s Island candidates to date are:
Ronna-Rae Leonard in Courtenay-Comox
Rob Douglas in Cowichan Valley
Mitzi Dean in Esquimalt-Metchosin
John Horgan in Langford-Juan de Fuca
Josie Osborne in Mid Island-Pacific Rim
Sheila Malcolmson in Nanaimo
Doug Routley in Nanaimo-North Cowichan
Michele Babchuk in North Island
Murray Rankin in Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Zeb King in Saanich North and the Islands
Lana Popham in Saanich South
Grace Lore in Victoria-Beacon Hill
Rob Fleming in Victoria-Swan Lake
Horgan called an early election last week, more than one year ahead of the fixed October 2021 date.
The nomination deadline is 1 p.m. Friday.
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