Port McNeill: who represents it, and who is running

Port McNeill — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.

Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot5
0 sitting members running again

The official candidate list ↗

Federal riding: North Island—Powell River — Aaron Gunn (Conservative)

1

Mayor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
James Furney acclaimed Mayor Running (incumbent) Independent CivicInfo BC
2

Councillor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Bill McQuarrie acclaimed Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Janice Ellis acclaimed Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Leighann Ruel acclaimed Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Shelley Downey acclaimed Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
3

Member of the Legislative Assembly

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Anna Kindy Elected Member of the Legislative Assembly BC Conservative North Island Provincial legislature
4

Member of Parliament

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Aaron Gunn ✉️ Elected Member of Parliament Conservative North Island—Powell River 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/101_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/101_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-mcneill), 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-mcneill), 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-mcneill), 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/101_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/101_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.