Bulkley Valley-Stikine results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 45 of 45 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Sharon Hartwell leading by 439 votes (5.2 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Sharon Hartwell

Conservative

4,311

50.9%

Frankie Abel

BC NDP

3,872

45.7%

Ed Ewald

Christian Heritage Party of BC

284

3.4%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

2 general elections since 2005

20243952Conservative gain13.464.2%20054048BC Liberal new seat8.568.8%

2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC United

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Sharon HartwellConservative · elected · $34,154 spent4,99252.3%new$34,154$6.84 a vote

Nathan CullenBC NDP · $42,558 spent3,70938.9%−0.9$42,558$11 a vote

Gamlakyeltxw Wilhelm MarsdenBC Green · $890 spent6046.3%+0.4$890$1.47 a vote

Rod TaylorChristian Heritage · $8,902 spent2392.5%new$8,902$37 a vote

Margin1,283votes, 13.4 points

Turnout64.2%−4.5 points

Ballots9,56925 rejected

Registered14,895voters

± and swing against the 2005 election. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2005General election, May 17BC Liberal, the seat’s first election

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Dennis MacKayBC Liberal · elected · $96,735 spent6,27948.3%$96,735$15 a vote

Doug DonaldsonBC NDP · $50,561 spent5,17739.8%$50,561$9.77 a vote

Leanna MitchellBC Green · $3,466 spent7695.9%$3,466$4.51 a vote

Nipper KettleDemocratic Reform · $2,899 spent3542.7%$2,899$8.19 a vote

Reginald Bruce GunanootMarijuana · $100 spent2051.6%$100$0.49 a vote

Jack KortmeyerBritish Columbia Party · $344 spent1751.3%$344$1.97 a vote

Frank MartinPeople's Front · $540 spent410.3%$540$13 a vote

Margin1,102votes, 8.5 points

Turnout68.8%

Ballots13,06060 rejected

Registered18,988voters

Held by

1991now

6 members since 1991

1991–1996Jackie PementBC NDP
1996–2001Bill GoodacreBC NDP
2001–2009Dennis MacKayBC Liberal
2009–2020Doug DonaldsonBC NDP
2020–2024Nathan CullenBC NDP
2024–Sharon HartwellConservative

Created from Atlin, Skeena and Omineca.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Bulkley Valley-Stikine article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record.

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Who won Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (45 of 45 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Sharon Hartwell (Conservative) leads Bulkley Valley-Stikine with 4,311 votes (50.9%), 439 ahead of Frankie Abel (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Bulkley Valley-Stikine in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the 2024 BC election with 52.3% of the vote, a margin of 1,283 votes (13.4%).