2026 results
Bert Chen leading by 152 votes (0.6 points) · all ballot boxes counted
Bert Chen
Conservative
11,101
42.9%
Debra Toporowski
BC NDP
10,949
42.3%
Justin Douglas
BC Green
3,751
14.5%
James Chumsa
Communist Party of BC
99
0.4%
2024: BC NDP. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings
Past results
2024General election, October 19BC NDP hold
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Debra ToporowskiBC NDP · elected · $58,843 spent11,79540.5%−4.2$58,843$4.99 a vote
John KouryConservative · $22,325 spent10,94637.6%new$22,325$2.04 a vote
Cammy LockwoodBC Green · $37,278 spent5,77319.8%−19.1$37,278$6.46 a vote
Eden HaythornthwaiteIndependent · $5,154 spent3411.2%$5,154$15 a vote
Jon ColemanUnaffiliated · $2,575 spent2630.9%$2,575$9.79 a vote
Margin849votes, 2.9 points
Turnout63.5%+3.7 points
Ballots29,15739 rejected
Registered45,901voters
± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.
2020General election, October 24BC Green holdSwing 0.8 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Sonia FurstenauBC Green · elected · $64,314 spent13,05944.2%+7.0$64,314$4.92 a vote
Rob DouglasBC NDP · $55,431 spent11,87540.2%+8.6$55,431$4.67 a vote
Tanya KaulBC Liberal · $15,360 spent4,60615.6%−12.1$15,360$3.33 a vote
Margin1,184votes, 4.0 points
Turnout59.9%−7.7 points
Ballots29,690150 rejected
Registered49,606voters
± and swing against the 2017 election.
2017General election, May 9BC Green gain from BC NDPSwing 13.3 points to BC Green
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Sonia FurstenauBC Green · elected · $35,322 spent11,44937.2%+18.1$35,322$3.09 a vote
Lori Lynn IannidinardoBC NDP · $54,416 spent9,72331.6%−8.5$54,416$5.60 a vote
Steve HousserBC Liberal · $70,112 spent8,50227.7%−7.2$70,112$8.25 a vote
Ian MorrisonIndependent · $8,140 spent5021.6%$8,140$16 a vote
James Robert AndersonLibertarian · $398 spent3021.0%new$398$1.32 a vote
Samuel LockhartIndependent1450.5%$0
Eden HaythornthwaiteIndependent · $996 spent1190.4%$996$8.37 a vote
Margin1,726votes, 5.6 points
Turnout67.6%+5.7 points
Ballots30,842100 rejected
Registered45,641voters
± and swing against the 2013 election.
2013General election, May 14BC NDP holdSwing 3.7 points to BC Liberal
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Bill RoutleyBC NDP · elected · $59,185 spent10,69640.1%−8.3$59,185$5.53 a vote
Steve HousserBC Liberal · $46,299 spent9,29934.9%−0.8$46,299$4.98 a vote
Kerry DavisBC Green · $19,753 spent5,10219.1%+7.3$19,753$3.87 a vote
Damir WallenerConservative · $9,705 spent1,2234.6%+1.0$9,705$7.94 a vote
Heather Alanna CampbellIndependent · $1,050 spent3261.2%$1,050$3.22 a vote
Margin1,397votes, 5.2 points
Turnout61.9%−0.6 points
Ballots26,73286 rejected
Registered43,183voters
± and swing against the 2009 election.
2009General election, May 12BC NDP, the seat’s first election
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Bill RoutleyBC NDP · elected · $83,418 spent12,54848.4%$83,418$6.65 a vote
Cathy BasskinBC Liberal · $55,515 spent9,25835.7%$55,515$6.00 a vote
Simon LindleyBC Green · $8,900 spent3,05811.8%$8,900$2.91 a vote
Jason MurrayConservative · $1,594 spent9243.6%$1,594$1.73 a vote
Michial Rupert MooreRefederation · $343 spent1390.5%$343$2.47 a vote
Margin3,290votes, 12.7 points
Turnout62.5%
Ballots26,02497 rejected
Registered41,612voters
Held by
2009now
3 members since 2009
- 2009–2017Bill RoutleyBC NDP
- 2017–2024Sonia FurstenauBC Green
- 2024–Debra ToporowskiBC NDP
Created from Cowichan-Ladysmith and Malahat-Juan de Fuca.
Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Cowichan Valley article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.
Local news
Nov 7
10:09
10:09
Saturday AM update. Conservatives ahead in Burnaby-South Metrotown by 77 votes, Kelowna-Centre by 45, Cowichan Valley by 85, NDP lead in Ladysmith-Oceanside is 43. Four ridings decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2024, Conservatives won three (incl Kelowna Ctr), NDP took one. https://t.co/qS84So2MeG
Ben O'Hara-Byrne (@Ben_oharabyrne)
Nov 6
21:01
21:01
all four ridings with less than 200 vote leads on election night could stay close throughout the final count. Conservatives now ahead in Burnaby South-Metrotown by, by 90 in Cowichan Valley and just 44 in Kelowna Centre, NDP lead in Ladysmith-Oceanside is 29 https://t.co/BYE6u2Rh1B
Ben O'Hara-Byrne (@Ben_oharabyrne)
Nov 6
17:31
17:31
As of 5pm. NDP back in the lead in Ladysmith-Oceanside by 60 votes, and NDP lead in Burnaby-South Metrotown is 37 votes. Conservatives still ahead in Cowichan Valley (+111) and Kelowna Centre (+45), both those leads just narrowed. https://t.co/UD4HSFRtiy https://t.co/5aI8nP5WIW
Ben O'Hara-Byrne (@Ben_oharabyrne)
Nov 6
16:55
16:55
Conservative candidate in Ladysmith-Oceanside now in lead (+91) after trailing by 13 on election night as recount/final vote count (mail-in, etc) continues. Conservatives extend leads in Kelowna Centre (+166) + Cowichan Valley (+229), NDP holding in Burnaby South-Metrotown (+56) https://t.co/MU7RFdshRM
Ben O'Hara-Byrne (@Ben_oharabyrne)
Questions
Who won Cowichan Valley in the 2026 BC election?
On Elections BC's initial count (87 of 87 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Bert Chen (Conservative) leads Cowichan Valley with 11,101 votes (42.9%), 152 ahead of Debra Toporowski (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.
Who won Cowichan Valley in 2024?
The BC NDP candidate won Cowichan Valley in the 2024 BC election with 40.5% of the vote, a margin of 849 votes (2.9%).
