Saanich North and the Islands results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 105 of 105 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Emily Lowan leading by 5,017 votes (16.8 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Emily Lowan

BC Green

14,481

48.5%

Ryan Windsor

Conservative

9,464

31.7%

Kala Bryson

BC NDP

5,225

17.5%

Richard Smith

CentreBC

698

2.3%

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

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

2024323630BC Green hold4.069.0%2020295219BC Green hold23.067.7%2017314226BC Green gain11.374.1%2013333233BC NDP gain0.569.2%20094445BC Liberal hold0.966.8%

2024General election, October 19BC Green holdSwing 10.2 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Rob BotterellBC Green · elected · $183,083 spent12,30836.2%−16.7$183,083$15 a vote

Sarah RiddellBC NDP · $97,020 spent10,95832.2%+3.6$97,020$8.85 a vote

David BuschConservative · $128,605 spent10,14529.8%new$128,605$13 a vote

Amy HaysomIndependent · $4,257 spent6351.9%$4,257$6.70 a vote

Margin1,350votes, 4.0 points

Turnout69.0%+1.3 points

Ballots34,08741 rejected

Registered49,437voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries.

2020General election, October 24BC Green holdSwing 5.8 points to BC Green

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Adam OlsenBC Green · elected · $51,643 spent17,89752.0%+10.1$51,643$2.89 a vote

Zeb KingBC NDP · $39,975 spent9,99029.0%−1.6$39,975$4.00 a vote

Stephen P. RobertsBC Liberal · $38,138 spent6,54719.0%−7.5$38,138$5.83 a vote

Margin7,907votes, 23.0 points

Turnout67.7%−6.5 points

Ballots34,593159 rejected

Registered51,126voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Green gain from BC NDPSwing 6.3 points to BC Green

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Adam OlsenBC Green · elected · $68,851 spent14,77541.9%+9.8$68,851$4.66 a vote

Gary HolmanBC NDP · $70,266 spent10,76430.6%−2.7$70,266$6.53 a vote

Stephen P. RobertsBC Liberal · $71,305 spent9,32126.5%−6.3$71,305$7.65 a vote

Jordan TemplemanIndependent · $1,127 spent3641.0%$1,127$3.10 a vote

Margin4,011votes, 11.3 points

Turnout74.1%+4.9 points

Ballots35,30379 rejected

Registered47,615voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC NDP gain from BC LiberalSwing 0.7 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Gary HolmanBC NDP · elected10,51533.3%−10.7–

Stephen P. RobertsBC Liberal10,35232.8%−12.1–

Adam OlsenBC Green10,13632.1%+21.1–

Scott McEachernIndependent5991.9%–

Margin163votes, 0.5 points

Turnout69.2%+2.4 points

Ballots31,69694 rejected

Registered45,800voters

± and swing against the 2009 election. Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal holdSwing 2.6 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Murray CoellBC Liberal · elected13,13644.9%+1.2–

Gary HolmanBC NDP12,87844.0%+6.5–

Tom BradfieldBC Green3,22311.0%−4.4–

Margin258votes, 0.9 points

Turnout66.8%−6.3 points

Ballots29,395158 rejected

Registered43,989voters

± and swing against the 2005 election. Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

Held by

1991now

5 members since 1991

1991–1996Clive TannerBC Liberal
1996–2013Murray CoellBC Liberal
2013–2017Gary HolmanBC NDP
2017–2024Adam OlsenBC Green
2024–Rob BotterellBC Green

Created from Saanich and the Islands.

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

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Questions

Who won Saanich North and the Islands in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (105 of 105 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Emily Lowan (BC Green) leads Saanich North and the Islands with 14,481 votes (48.5%), 5,017 ahead of Ryan Windsor (Conservative). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Saanich North and the Islands in 2024?

The BC Green candidate won Saanich North and the Islands in the 2024 BC election with 36.2% of the vote, a margin of 1,350 votes (4.0%).