Williams Lake: who represents it, and who is running
Williams Lake — General Local Election votes on 2026-10-17.
Holding office2
the sitting council
On the ballot16
0 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Williams Lake is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Cariboo—Prince George — Todd Doherty (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surinderpal S Rathor | Mayor Running (incumbent) | Independent | CivicInfo BC | |
| Walt L Cobb | Mayor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | CivicInfo BC |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Sheridan f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Charlene M Hays | Councillor Running (served other) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Cianna A O'Connor fig | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Greg W Jeannotte fig | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Jason Ryll f𝕏ig | Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Kayla H Zaruk | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Michael J Moses f𝕏ig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Nathan Wiebe | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Paul T French | Councillor Running (served prior to 2022) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Rafiullah Sahibzada | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Ruth Lloyd fig | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Scott D Nelson f𝕏ig | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Sheila J Boehm | Councillor Running (incumbent) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
| Whitney K Spearing | Councillor Running (served other) | Independent | at large | CivicInfo BC |
3
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Doerkson Elected | Member of the Legislative Assembly | BC Conservative | Cariboo-Chilcotin | Provincial legislature |
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Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Doherty ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Cariboo—Prince George | 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/148_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/148_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-williams-lake), 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-williams-lake), 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-williams-lake), 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/148_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/148_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.