Port Alberni: who represents it, and who is running
Port Alberni — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot17
0 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Port Alberni is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Courtenay—Alberni — Gord Johns (NDP)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W Mealey | Mayor Running (served different) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Don A Davidson f | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Don D Tecson f | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Sharie M Minions f | Mayor Running (incumbent) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Sukhdev Krishan f | Mayor Running | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Todd Patola f | Mayor Running (served different) | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam S Hayduk f𝕏ig | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Anna L Perry | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Chris M Washington | Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Cindy N Solda f | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Debbie J Haggard f | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Diljeet S Hundal f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Michael G Moore f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Richard J Huneault f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Sam Atwal fig | Councillor Running (served other) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Tom W Verbrugge | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Wendy L Kerr f | Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josie Osborne Elected | Member of the Legislative Assembly | BC NDP | Mid Island-Pacific Rim | Provincial legislature |
4
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Johns ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | NDP | Courtenay—Alberni | 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/95_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/95_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-port-alberni), 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-port-alberni), 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-port-alberni), 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/95_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/95_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.