Kelowna-Mission results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 96 of 96 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Gavin Dew leading by 7,163 votes (31.0 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Gavin Dew

Conservative

13,590

58.8%

Miriam Rycroft

BC NDP

6,427

27.8%

Saoirse MacKinnon

BC Green

2,354

10.2%

Abraham Nordine

OneBC

757

3.3%

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

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

20243351Conservative gain18.960.0%2020321751BC Liberal hold18.452.9%2017211457BC Liberal hold36.057.7%2013265713BC Liberal hold31.153.6%20092654BC Liberal hold27.850.7%

2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC United

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Gavin DewConservative · elected · $65,434 spent14,07151.5%new$65,434$4.65 a vote

Harpreet BadohalBC NDP · $15,921 spent8,91332.6%+1.4$15,921$1.79 a vote

Ashley RamsayUnaffiliated · $8,728 spent2,99611.0%$8,728$2.91 a vote

Billy YoungBC Green1,3494.9%−12.1$0

Margin5,158votes, 18.9 points

Turnout60.0%+7.1 points

Ballots27,37243 rejected

Registered45,617voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020General election, October 24BC Liberal holdSwing 8.8 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Renee MerrifieldBC Liberal · elected · $35,080 spent13,48350.8%−6.4$35,080$2.60 a vote

Krystal SmithBC NDP · $2,956 spent8,60532.4%+11.2$2,956$0.34 a vote

Amanda PoonBC Green · $9,614 spent4,47616.8%+2.6$9,614$2.15 a vote

Margin4,878votes, 18.4 points

Turnout52.9%−4.8 points

Ballots26,836272 rejected

Registered50,759voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal holdSwing 2.5 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Steve ThomsonBC Liberal · elected · $53,316 spent15,40157.2%+0.3$53,316$3.46 a vote

Harwinder SandhuBC NDP · $13,757 spent5,72021.2%−4.6$13,757$2.41 a vote

Rainer WilkinsBC Green · $18 spent3,83614.2%new$18$0.00 a vote

Charles HardyConservative · $8,095 spent1,9767.3%−5.4$8,095$4.10 a vote

Margin9,681votes, 36.0 points

Turnout57.7%+4.1 points

Ballots27,045112 rejected

Registered46,898voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal holdSwing 1.6 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Steve ThomsonBC Liberal · elected · $78,163 spent13,68756.9%+3.0$78,163$5.71 a vote

Tish LakesBC NDP · $28,693 spent6,22125.8%−0.3$28,693$4.61 a vote

Mike McLoughlinConservative · $30,353 spent3,05112.7%+0.8$30,353$9.95 a vote

Dayleen Van RyswykUnaffiliated · $12,350 spent1,1134.6%$12,350$11 a vote

Margin7,466votes, 31.1 points

Turnout53.6%+2.9 points

Ballots24,233161 rejected

Registered45,230voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal holdSwing 3.0 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Steve ThomsonBC Liberal · elected · $74,868 spent11,50653.9%+0.2$74,868$6.51 a vote

Tisha KalmanovichBC NDP · $21,149 spent5,56626.1%−5.7$21,149$3.80 a vote

Mark ThompsonConservative · $9,931 spent2,53111.9%new$9,931$3.92 a vote

Crystal WariachBC Green · $5,137 spent1,5637.3%−5.6$5,137$3.29 a vote

Silverado SocratesIndependent · $250 spent1300.6%$250$1.92 a vote

Daniel ThorburnRefederation · $360 spent510.2%new$360$7.06 a vote

Margin5,940votes, 27.8 points

Turnout50.7%−6.3 points

Ballots21,462115 rejected

Registered42,344voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by

1991now

5 members since 1991

1991–1996Cliff SerwaSocial Credit
1996–2009Sindi HawkinsBC Liberal
2009–2020Steve ThomsonBC Liberal
2020–2023Renee MerrifieldBC Liberal
2023–2024Renee MerrifieldBC United
2024–Gavin DewConservative

Created from Okanagan South.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Kelowna-Mission article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.

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Questions

Who won Kelowna-Mission in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (96 of 96 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Gavin Dew (Conservative) leads Kelowna-Mission with 13,590 votes (58.8%), 7,163 ahead of Miriam Rycroft (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Kelowna-Mission in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Kelowna-Mission in the 2024 BC election with 51.5% of the vote, a margin of 5,158 votes (18.9%).