Courtenay: who represents it, and who is running

Courtenay — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.

Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot22
0 sitting members running again

The official candidate list ↗ · What Courtenay is like — the /local page

Federal riding: North Island—Powell River — Aaron Gunn (Conservative)

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Mayor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Bob Wells fig Mayor Running (incumbent) Independent CivicInfo BC
Manno Theos Mayor Running (served prior to 2022) Independent CivicInfo BC
Trish McPhail Mayor Running Independent CivicInfo BC
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Councillor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Darin Tufts fig Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Dave Mellin Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
David Frisch Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Davina Singh fig Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Dick Clancy Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Erik Eriksson f Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Evan Jolicoeur Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Guan-Carlo (Benny) Benvenuti Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Jessie Lightburn f Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Jin Lin Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
John Dacombe fig Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Kam Singhania f Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Kelly Matthews 𝕏ig Councillor Running (unknown/undisclosed) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Kitty Pitt Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Phil Adams Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Rosanna Chamberlin Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Thomas McDevitt Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Vasil Beaton Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Wendy Morin Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
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Member of the Legislative Assembly

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Brennan Day Elected Member of the Legislative Assembly Independent Courtenay-Comox Provincial legislature
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Member of Parliament

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Aaron Gunn ✉️ Elected Member of Parliament Conservative North Island—Powell River House of Commons
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Notes on this record

How the lists were read, and what could not be.

  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/21_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/21_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/?ca-courtenay), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/?ca-courtenay), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/?ca-courtenay), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/21_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
  • Candidates from CivicInfo BC's candidate site (https://bc.localelections.ca/election_candidates/21_2026_candidates.html), which labels itself unofficial; the municipality's Declaration of Candidates is the official list. Phone numbers and the personal emails listed there are not copied, by the public-role rule.
  • Sitting council not yet captured from the municipality's own page; CivicInfo's "Previous Office: Incumbent" flag is the only incumbency signal here.
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Sources

Prepared 2026-10-10. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.