Candidates Finalized for British Columbia’s 43rd Provincial General Election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2024

VICTORIA – The final list of candidates for the 2024 Provincial General Election is now available on the Elections BC website.

Candidate nominations closed at 1 p.m. (Pacific Time) on September 28, marking the end of the period in which eligible individuals could apply to be a candidate in the election.

There are 323 candidates for the 2024 Provincial General Election, with 269 representing seven political parties, and 54 candidates running as independent or unaffiliated.

PARTY BALLOT NAME (listed alphabetically)	CANDIDATES
BC Green Party	69
BC NDP	93
Christian Heritage Party of B.C.	2
Communist Party of BC	3
Conservative Party	93
Freedom Party of BC	5
Libertarian	4

INDEPENDENT & UNAFFILIATED	CANDIDATES
Independent	40
Unaffiliated	14

Candidates who have registered as independent will appear on the ballot with the word “Independent” listed next to their name. Candidates who have not been endorsed by a party or registered as independent will appear on the ballot with just their name. They are categorized as “Unaffiliated” in the tables on this page.

See the table below for the number of independent and unaffiliated candidates in previous provincial general elections:

ELECTION	INDEPENDENT	UNAFFILIATED
2020	24	–
2017	33	2
2013	35	11
2009	15	2
2005	23	5
2001	29	7
1996	20	3

For more information about the election, visit elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683.

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Contact:

Andrew Watson
Senior Director, Communications
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca

Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.