Golden: who represents it, and who is running
Golden — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot12
0 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Golden is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies — Mel Arnold (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Cooper | Mayor Running (served different) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Wes Routley | Mayor Running (served different) | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Beauchesne f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| David M Ratzlaff | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Dustin Shanahan | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| James Bjarnason | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Janet Crandall | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| John Manuel | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Justin Baun | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Rick Pullen | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Ron Oszust | Councillor Running (served different) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Stuart Angus | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McInnis Elected | Member of the Legislative Assembly | BC Conservative | Columbia River-Revelstoke | Provincial legislature |
4
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Arnold ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies | 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/39_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/39_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-golden), 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-golden), 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-golden), 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/39_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/39_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.