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 B.C., 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 B.C. hopefuls, four Libertarians, three representing the Communist Party of B.C. and two candidates from the Christian Heritage Party of B.C.
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, B.C. Green Party
• John Hedican, Independent
• Devin Howell, Independent
• Ronna-Rae Leonard, B.C. NDP (MLA for Courtenay-Comox)
Cowichan Valley
• Jon Coleman, Unaffiliated
• Eden Haythornthwaite, Independent
• John Koury, Conservative Party
• Cammy Lockwood, B.C. Green Party
• Debra Toporowski, B.C. NDP
Esquimalt-Colwood
• Camille Currie, B.C. Green Party
• Darlene Rotchford, B.C. NDP
• John Wilson, Conservative Party
Juan de Fuca-Malahat
• David Evans, B.C. Green Party
• Dana Lajeunesse, B.C. NDP
• Marina Sapozhnikov, Conservative Party
Ladysmith-Oceanside
• Brett Fee, Conservative Party
• Laura Ferreira, B.C. Green Party
• Stephanie Higginson, B.C. NDP
• Adam Walker, Independent
Langford-Highlands
• Erin Cassels, B.C. Green Party
• Mike Harris, Conservative Party
• Ravi Parmar, B.C. NDP (MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca)
Mid Island-Pacific Rim
• Adam Hayduk, Conservative Party
• Josie Osborne, B.C. NDP (MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim)
• Ross Reid, B.C. Green Party
Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
• Shirley Lambrecht, B.C. Green Party
• Sheila Malcolmson, B.C. NDP (MLA for Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
• Dale Parker, Conservative Party
Nanaimo-Lantzville
• George Anderson, B.C. NDP
• Gwen O’Mahony, Conservative Party
• Lia Versaevel, B.C. Green Party
North Island
• Michele Babchuk, B.C. NDP (MLA for North Island)
• Nic Dedeluk, B.C. Green Party
• Anna Kindy, Conservative Party
Oak Bay-Gordon Head
• Stephen Andrew, Conservative Party
• Diana Gibson, B.C. NDP
• Lisa Gunderson, B.C. Green Party
Saanich North and the Islands
• Rob Botterell, B.C. Green Party
• David Busch, Conservative Party
• Amy Haysom, Independent
• Sarah Riddell, B.C. NDP
Saanich South
• Adam Kubel, Conservative Party
• Lana Popham, B.C. NDP (MLA for Saanich South)
• Ned Taylor, B.C. Green Party
Victoria-Beacon Hill
• Sonia Furstenau, B.C. Green Party (MLA for Cowichan Valley)
• Grace Lore, B.C. NDP (MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill)
• Tim Theilmann, Conservative Party
Victoria-Swan Lake
• Robert Crooks, Communist Party of B.C.
• Nina Krieger, B.C. NDP
• Tim Taylor, Conservative Party
• Christina Winter, B.C. Green Party
