Ladysmith-Oceanside

MLA before the election: Stephanie Higginson, BC NDP
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2026 results

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

Stephanie Higginson leading by 13 votes (0.0 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Stephanie Higginson
BC NDP
13,380
44.4%
Kris McNichol
Conservative
13,367
44.4%
Charlene Smylie
BC Green
3,365
11.2%

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

Past results

First contested in 2024
2024General election, October 19BC NDP holdSwing 17.5 points to Conservative
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Stephanie HigginsonBC NDP · elected · $63,116 spent14,14441.5%−2.6$63,116$4.46 a vote
Brett FeeConservative · $36,582 spent12,09735.5%+32.4$36,582$3.02 a vote
Adam WalkerIndependent · $26,823 spent5,55916.3%$26,823$4.83 a vote
Laura FerreiraBC Green2,2926.7%−11.9$0
Margin2,047votes, 6.0 points
Turnout69.1% 
Ballots34,11624 rejected
Registered49,387voters

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

2020, on the 2024 boundariesan estimate
PartyShare
BC NDP44.1%
BC Liberal32.7%
BC Green18.6%
Conservative3.1%
Independent1.5%

Ladysmith-Oceanside was first contested in 2024. This is 338Canada’s estimate of how the area voted in 2020, when it was part of Nanaimo-North Cowichan and Parksville-Qualicum. 338Canada

Held by
2024now
Stephanie Higginson, since the seat was created in 2024
  1. 2024–Stephanie HigginsonBC NDP

Created from Nanaimo-North Cowichan and Parksville-Qualicum.

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

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Who won Ladysmith-Oceanside 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), Stephanie Higginson (BC NDP) leads Ladysmith-Oceanside with 13,380 votes (44.4%), 13 ahead of Kris McNichol (Conservative). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Ladysmith-Oceanside in 2024?

The BC NDP candidate won Ladysmith-Oceanside in the 2024 BC election with 41.5% of the vote, a margin of 2,047 votes (6.0%).

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