Saanich South results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 89 of 89 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Cathie Ounsted leading by 1,227 votes (4.6 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Cathie Ounsted

Conservative

10,549

39.3%

Richard Zussman

BC NDP

9,322

34.7%

Lisa Lapointe

BC Green

6,985

26.0%

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

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

2024501832BC NDP hold17.467.6%2020562024BC NDP hold31.565.1%2017422531BC NDP hold11.570.6%2013461535BC NDP hold10.267.1%20094745BC NDP hold1.966.4%

2024General election, October 19BC NDP hold

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Lana PophamBC NDP · elected15,33849.8%−5.9–

Adam KubelConservative10,00332.4%new–

Ned TaylorBC Green5,48517.8%−2.3–

Margin5,335votes, 17.4 points

Turnout67.6%+2.5 points

Ballots30,87044 rejected

Registered45,655voters

± and swing against the 2020 election. Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

2020General election, October 24BC NDP holdSwing 10.0 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Lana PophamBC NDP · elected · $32,128 spent15,19055.7%+13.2$32,128$2.12 a vote

Rishi SharmaBC Liberal · $37,040 spent6,60824.2%−6.8$37,040$5.61 a vote

Kate O'ConnorBC Green · $14,020 spent5,48820.1%−5.3$14,020$2.55 a vote

Margin8,582votes, 31.5 points

Turnout65.1%−5.5 points

Ballots27,445159 rejected

Registered42,148voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC NDP holdSwing 0.6 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Lana PophamBC NDP · elected · $59,661 spent11,92142.5%−3.0$59,661$5.00 a vote

David CalderBC Liberal · $66,005 spent8,71631.0%−4.3$66,005$7.57 a vote

Mark NeufeldBC Green · $15,073 spent7,12925.4%+10.1$15,073$2.11 a vote

Andrew Paul McLeanLibertarian1770.6%new$0

Richard Percival PatteeVancouver Island Party · $1,570 spent1300.5%new$1,570$12 a vote

Margin3,205votes, 11.5 points

Turnout70.6%+3.5 points

Ballots28,199126 rejected

Registered39,926voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC NDP holdSwing 4.2 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Lana PophamBC NDP · elected · $104,395 spent11,94645.5%−1.6$104,395$8.74 a vote

Rishi SharmaBC Liberal · $64,424 spent9,25635.3%−9.9$64,424$6.96 a vote

Branko MustafovicBC Green · $200 spent4,01115.3%+8.6$200$0.05 a vote

Joshua GalbraithConservative · $1,700 spent8733.3%new$1,700$1.95 a vote

Peter KappelIndependent · $910 spent1420.5%$910$6.41 a vote

Margin2,690votes, 10.2 points

Turnout67.1%+0.7 points

Ballots26,31688 rejected

Registered39,213voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12BC NDP holdSwing 0.2 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Lana PophamBC NDP · elected · $93,914 spent11,69747.1%+1.0$93,914$8.03 a vote

Robin AdairBC Liberal · $121,866 spent11,21545.2%+0.7$121,866$11 a vote

Brian GordonBC Green · $655 spent1,6646.7%−0.6$655$0.39 a vote

Douglas ChristieWestern Canada Concept · $250 spent2350.9%+0.2$250$1.06 a vote

Margin482votes, 1.9 points

Turnout66.4%−5.6 points

Ballots24,975164 rejected

Registered37,612voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by

1991now

4 members since 1991

1991–2001Andrew PetterBC NDP
2001–2005Susan BriceBC Liberal
2005–2009David CubberleyBC NDP
2009–Lana PophamBC NDP

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Saanich South article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record.

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Questions

Who won Saanich South in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (89 of 89 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Cathie Ounsted (Conservative) leads Saanich South with 10,549 votes (39.3%), 1,227 ahead of Richard Zussman (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Saanich South in 2024?

The BC NDP candidate won Saanich South in the 2024 BC election with 49.8% of the vote, a margin of 5,335 votes (17.3%).