Fort St. James: who represents it, and who is running
Fort St. James — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot9
0 sitting members running again
Federal riding: Skeena—Bulkley Valley — Ellis Ross (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Maxwell Motion | Mayor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Martin Elphee | Mayor Running (incumbent) | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Gouglas | Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Corbett Boschman | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jana Gainor | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jennifer Howell | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Judith Friesen | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kris Nielsen | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Michael A Ellison | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rustad Elected | Member of the Legislative Assembly | BC Conservative | Nechako Lakes | Provincial legislature |
4
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Ross ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Skeena—Bulkley Valley | 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/33_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/33_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-fort-st-james), 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-fort-st-james), 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-fort-st-james), 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/33_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/33_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.