Nelson: who represents it, and who is running
Nelson — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office1
the sitting council
On the ballot17
0 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Nelson is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies — Rob Morrison (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Morrison fig | Mayor Running (incumbent) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Ramona Faust | Mayor Running (served other) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Steven Bergevin | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsleah Hastings | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Aviva Keely | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Corey Viala fig | Councillor Running (unknown/undisclosed) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Dario Cimolai | Councillor Running (served other) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| David Johnston f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Devon Caron | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Ian Parfitt | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jess Phillips fig | Councillor Running (unknown/undisclosed) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jesse Pineiro f | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jesse Woodward | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kate Tait ig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Keith Page fig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Leslie Payne fig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Martin Stegman f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Morrison ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Columbia—Kootenay—Southern 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/79_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/79_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-nelson), 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-nelson), 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-nelson), 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/79_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/79_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.