ABOUT LADYSMITH-OCEANSIDE
Incumbent: Adam Walker (Independent, but NDP when elected | 2020 | Parksville-Qualicum)
2020 results (Parksville-Qualicum):
- NDP – 42%
- Liberal – 35%
- Green – 17%
- Conservative – 4%
- Independent – 1%
2020 results (Nanaimo-North Cowichan):
- NDP – 49%
- Green – 30%
- Liberal – 21%
Ladysmith-Oceanside is a new electoral district for 2024. It combines parts of the former Parksville-Qualicum and Nanaimo-North Cowichan ridings.
Both of those went NDP in the last election. Only one incumbent, Adam Walker, is running again — this time as an Independent. (He told the Vancouver Sun he was ousted from the NDP caucus because he tried to fire a unionized employee at his constituency office). Walker defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Michelle Stilwell in 2020.
Running for the NDP this time is former school board trustee and small-business owner Stephanie Higginson.
The Green candidate is Laura Ferreira, while the Conservatives are represented by Brett Fee.
THE CANDIDATES IN LADYSMITH-OCEANSIDE
The candidates this election are:
- Conservative Brett Fee
- Green Party candidate Laura Ferreira
- New Democrat Stephanie Higginson
- Independent candidate Adam Walker
WHERE TO VOTE IN LADYSMITH-OCEANSIDE
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 Election BC’s Where to Vote app to find voting places near you.
These are the voting locations in the riding of Ladysmith-Oceanside:
- Christian Fellowship Centre — 825 Village Way, Qualicum Beach
- Craig St., Commons Gym — 330 Craig St., Parksville
- Frank Jameson Community Centre — 810 6th Ave., Ladysmith
- Jensen Centre — 132 Jensen Ave., E Parksville
- Kwalikum Secondary School — 266 Village Way, Qualicum Beach
- Lasqueti Community Hall — 206 Main Rd., Lasqueti Island
- Nanoose Place — 2925 Northwest Bay Rd., Nanoose Bay
- North Oyster Community Centre — 13467 Cedar Rd., Ladysmith
- Parksville Fellowship Baptist Church — 550 Pym St., N Parksville
- Saltair Community Centre — 3850 South Oyster School Rd., Ladysmith
- Stz'uminus Health Centre — 3945 Shell Beach Rd., Ladysmith
Check Elections BC 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 B.C. election on Vancouver Island.
