Victoria · BC — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

City

73,722

eligible voters 2026

certified candidates

incumbents running

Mayor 8 candidates

Bruce McGuigan	website 🔎 “If Council will not fund it, I will pay for it from my salary as Mayor.” — from their campaign site
Christopher Hanna	🔎
Darren Gervais-Harrison	🔎
David Johnston	website · 🔎
Gregoor Miller	🔎
Lyall G Atkinson	website 🔎 “Lyall commits to: Voting against wasteful spending Pushing for full financial disclosure Advocating for residents at every council meeting Asking the questions others won’t ask Putting taxpayers first — every time One strong voice can start a shift.” — from their campaign site
Marianne Alto Incumbent	🔎
Mike Harris	website 🔎 “Mike Harris is running to be the next Mayor of Victoria with a commitment to listen, focus on the basics, establish timelines, measure results and be accountable for them.” — from their campaign site

Councillor 8 to be elected21 candidates

Arthur McInnis	website 🔎 “Arthur McInnis is running for Victoria City Council with a practical plan for affordability, infrastructure, public safety, and a better direction for Victoria.” — from their campaign site
Bella Lee	website 🔎 “The best parts of my week are volunteering with the Victoria Chinatown Lionesses Club, mentoring with Girl Guides of Canada, and serving food at Our Place, because I believe that showing up matters.” — from their campaign site
Dave Thompson Incumbent	website · davethompsonvic.bsky.social 🔎 “Learn about Dave Thompson, Victoria City Councillor and CRD Director, including his professional background, community involvement and public service.” — from their campaign site
Herb Collins	website · · 🔎
Jack Sandor	website · jacksandor.bsky.social 🔎 “Learn about Jack Sandor, a candidate for Victoria City Council, dedicated to affordable housing, community development, and serving working-class residents.” — from their campaign site
James Harasymow	website 🔎 “Vote James Victoria Home Plat Victoria needs something new Get in Touch Platform The elephant in the room: My number one issue in Victoria is the city allowing smoking illegal drugs in the open in downtown.” — from their campaign site
Jason Heit	website 🔎 “Jason Heit for Victoria City Council \| 2026 Election Independent candidate · Victoria City Council · 2026 It's not my campaign.” — from their campaign site
Jeremy Caradonna Incumbent	website · jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social 🔎 “Platform – Jeremy Caradonna Hit enter to search or ESC to close Search Close Search MY PLATFORM Let’s build the city we want to live in The objective: To make Victoria the safest, most prosperous, and sustainable small city in the world.” — from their campaign site
Jerry Garcia	🔎
Karen Rothe	website 🔎 “ACCOUNTABLE FROM THE START In my first year, I will work with my colleagues on Council to establish public measures for my three priorities and begin reporting progress, costs and results in a format residents can easily understand.” — from their campaign site
Krista Loughton Incumbent	website 🔎 “Learn more Krista's 2026 Platform Councillor Loughton believes in collaboration, common sense, and a people-centered approach to making decisions on behalf of Victorians.” — from their campaign site
Marg N Gardiner Incumbent	website · 🔎
Martin Girard	website · 🔎
Matt Dell Incumbent	website 🔎
Melissa K Cseszko	website 🔎 “About Melissa Cseszko - Victoria City Council Candidate Skip to main content “When my lease came up, I had a choice.” — from their campaign site
Peter R Gibbs	Victoria For All website · Peter Rose Gibbs facebook.com 🔎 “As our city grows, we need to protect affordable cultural spaces, expand access to recreation and invest in public spaces that are welcoming and accessible to everyone, year-round.” — from their campaign site
Shona Dion	website 🔎 “Shona Dion 4 Victoria Skip to main content Shona Dion 4 Victoria Shona Dion is running for council because she believes our neighbourhoods deserve real agency in addressing the many crises we are facing, from housing security and affordability to climate resilience and community safety.” — from their campaign site
Stephen Hammond Incumbent	website 🔎 “Victoria Deserves Better — Stephen Hammond for Council” — from their campaign site
Steve Filipovic	website 🔎 “Its strong Public Relations campaigns pushing nonsense for a Carbon Tax.” Steve Filipovic” — from their campaign site
Susan Kim Incumbent	Victoria For All website · https · 🔎 “Vote for CRD Director Susan Kim (김수잔) is a City Councillor for the City of Victoria and a community leader with more than a decade of experience in collaborative leadership, community organizing, public policy, operations, adult education, food security and social services.” — from their campaign site
Wendy Bowkett	website 🔎 “Learn more about Wendy Bowkett, her experience, and why she is running for Victoria City Council.” — from their campaign site

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Lime Canada offering free e-bike rides to Victoria voters this election seasonVictoria Buzz · 2026-10-13
B.C. Conservatives drop Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after offensive social media postsCBC · 2026-10-08
Meet the 32 candidates running across Greater Victoria in BC’s electionVictoria Buzz · 2026-10-05
CHEK to broadcast Victoria, Saanich mayoral debates ahead of municipal electionCHEK News · 2026-09-30
Surrey’s Hepner not running in B.C. election, ‘can’t commit to another 4 years’ in Victoria - Surrey Now-LeaderSurrey Now-Leader · 2026-09-23
Only one trustee running again for Greater Victoria School BoardTimes Colonist · 2026-09-19
8 vie for mayoral seat at Victoria city hall; 21 for councillorVictoria News · 2026-09-14
Greater Victoria coalition launches ‘candidate scorecard’ ahead of electionVictoria News · 2026-08-04

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

Sources: official candidate listing · provincial registry · municipal website · listing last updated October 15, 2026 02:20 pm