Lake Country: who represents it, and who is running
Lake Country — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office1
the sitting council
On the ballot16
0 sitting members running again
Federal riding: Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee — Scott Anderson (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Ireland fig | Mayor Running (incumbent) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| MaryEllen Buhler ig | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Priscila Brunetto | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bib Patel fig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Heather Irvine f | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Ian Scromeda | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jeff Schall | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kent J Johnson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kristi Reich | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Lynn Bursaw | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| McKenzie Todd | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Michael Lewis | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Rodi Gorrell fig | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Tony White f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Tricia Brett f | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Tyler Kraushar f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Anderson ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee | 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/58_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/58_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-lake-country), 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-lake-country), 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-lake-country), 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/58_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/58_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.