Powell River-Sunshine Coast results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 86 of 86 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Randene Neill leading by 2,629 votes (10.1 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Randene Neill

BC NDP

12,786

49.1%

John Henderson

Conservative

10,157

39.0%

Griffin Leonard Lea

BC Green

3,100

11.9%

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

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

2024501336BC NDP hold13.966.3%2020513217BC NDP hold18.460.0%2017512425BC NDP hold26.269.6%2013551233BC NDP hold22.463.2%20095834BC NDP hold24.063.0%

2024General election, October 19BC NDP hold

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Randene NeillBC NDP · elected · $45,817 spent14,47449.6%−1.3$45,817$3.17 a vote

Chris MooreConservative · $42,419 spent10,40935.7%new$42,419$4.08 a vote

Chris HergesheimerBC Green · $34,685 spent3,93213.5%−19.0$34,685$8.82 a vote

Greg ReidIndependent · $1,043 spent3561.2%$1,043$2.93 a vote

Margin4,065votes, 13.9 points

Turnout66.3%+6.4 points

Ballots29,19827 rejected

Registered44,009voters

± and swing against the 2020 election. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020General election, October 24BC NDP holdSwing 4.1 points to BC Green

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Nicholas SimonsBC NDP · elected · $36,505 spent12,70150.9%+0.2$36,505$2.87 a vote

Kim DarwinBC Green · $18,011 spent8,10432.5%+8.3$18,011$2.22 a vote

Sandra Stoddart-HansenBC Liberal · $15,266 spent4,15616.6%−7.9$15,266$3.67 a vote

Margin4,597votes, 18.4 points

Turnout60.0%−9.6 points

Ballots25,143182 rejected

Registered41,921voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC NDP holdSwing 1.9 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Nicholas SimonsBC NDP · elected · $42,438 spent13,64650.7%−4.5$42,438$3.11 a vote

Mathew WilsonBC Liberal · $65,433 spent6,60224.5%−8.3$65,433$9.91 a vote

Kim DarwinBC Green · $20,298 spent6,50524.2%+12.2$20,298$3.12 a vote

Reuben RichardsCascadia · $125 spent1600.6%new$125$0.78 a vote

Margin7,044votes, 26.2 points

Turnout69.6%+6.4 points

Ballots26,99178 rejected

Registered38,778voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC NDP holdSwing 0.8 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Nicholas SimonsBC NDP · elected · $66,335 spent13,12055.2%−3.1$66,335$5.06 a vote

Patrick MuncasterBC Liberal · $41,207 spent7,79232.8%−1.5$41,207$5.29 a vote

Richard Carl TillBC Green · $4,537 spent2,85612.0%+5.7$4,537$1.59 a vote

Margin5,328votes, 22.4 points

Turnout63.2%+0.2 points

Ballots23,86092 rejected

Registered37,727voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12BC NDP holdSwing 5.3 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Nicholas SimonsBC NDP · elected · $66,566 spent13,27658.3%+14.8$66,566$5.01 a vote

Dawn MillerBC Liberal · $102,008 spent7,81834.3%+4.1$102,008$13 a vote

Jeff ChiltonBC Green · $350 spent1,4366.3%−19.5$350$0.24 a vote

Allen McIntyreRefederation · $1,110 spent2491.1%+0.5$1,110$4.46 a vote

Margin5,458votes, 24.0 points

Turnout63.0%−9.4 points

Ballots22,881102 rejected

Registered36,304voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by

1991now

4 members since 1991

1991–1993Gordon WilsonBC Liberal
1993–1999Gordon WilsonProgressive Democrat
1999–2001Gordon WilsonBC NDP
2001–2005Harold LongBC Liberal
2005–2024Nicholas SimonsBC NDP
2024–Randene NeillBC NDP

Created from Mackenzie.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Powell River-Sunshine Coast article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record.

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Questions

Who won Powell River-Sunshine Coast in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (86 of 86 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Randene Neill (BC NDP) leads Powell River-Sunshine Coast with 12,786 votes (49.1%), 2,629 ahead of John Henderson (Conservative). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Powell River-Sunshine Coast in 2024?

The BC NDP candidate won Powell River-Sunshine Coast in the 2024 BC election with 49.6% of the vote, a margin of 4,065 votes (13.9%).