Prince Rupert: who represents it, and who is running

Prince Rupert — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.

Holding office1
the sitting council
On the ballot9
0 sitting members running again

The official candidate list ↗ · What Prince Rupert is like — the /local page

Federal riding: Skeena—Bulkley Valley — Ellis Ross (Conservative)

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Mayor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Herb Pond acclaimed Mayor Running (incumbent) Independent CivicInfo BC
2

Councillor

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Andrea Pollock Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Barry Cunningham Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Ejaz Chaudhry Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
James Warburton Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Jessica Sallenback Councillor Running Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Nick Adey f Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Teri Forster fig Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
Wade Niesh Councillor Running (incumbent) Independent at large CivicInfo BC
3

Member of Parliament

NameOfficeParty / slateSeatSource
Ellis Ross ✉️ Elected Member of Parliament Conservative Skeena—Bulkley Valley 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/106_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/106_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-prince-rupert), 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-prince-rupert), 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-prince-rupert), 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/106_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/106_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.