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View 16 candidates in 4 ridings ↓Abbotsford municipal election · independent voter guide
Compare the publicly documented backgrounds, priorities, potential strengths and questions surrounding every candidate for mayor, council and school trustee.
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Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
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Official details: City of Abbotsford election page ↗ · Voter information ↗
Election night · October 17
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British Columbia election · Abbotsford area
The 2026 provincial election includes four ridings that cover parts of Abbotsford. Compare all 16 confirmed candidates across the four ridings, with sourced education, work history, prior elected office and community involvement where it is publicly documented.
Candidate nominations closed October 3, 2026. Sources: Elections BC final candidate list ↗ · election writ and dates ↗. Candidate websites and social profiles are linked only where a campaign-specific account could be verified. Research current to October 9, 2026.
Northeastern Abbotsford, including Clayburn and Ridgedale, plus the City of Mission. Five candidates are confirmed.
Alexis is a former Mission school trustee, councillor and mayor who represented Abbotsford–Mission from 2020 to 2024 and served as Minister of Agriculture and Food beginning in December 2022.
Sources: biography ↗ · local report ↗
Dass is listed publicly as the OneBC candidate in Abbotsford–Mission. No reliable public biography was found in the sources reviewed.
Sources: OneBC candidate list ↗ · final candidate list ↗
Jhaj is an Abbotsford-raised farmer and business operator who has previously run in provincial and federal elections. No education information was publicly documented.
Sources: party profile ↗ · local report ↗ · election history ↗
Kropp has more than two decades of technology and organizational-transformation experience in utilities, aerospace and human services. He has lived in Abbotsford for more than 25 years.
Sources: party profile ↗ · local report ↗
Monds is a repeat Libertarian candidate who has run in federal and provincial elections. No public information was found on his education, employment or community involvement.
Sources: election history ↗ · local report ↗
Final official result · Saturday, October 19, 2024
Riding and 2024 result sources: Abbotsford–Mission riding ↗ · 2024 results ↗
Three candidates are confirmed for the district.
Ballantyne is a First Nations lawyer with nearly two decades of practice in First Nations rights, treaty law, governance and legal reform. She is a member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation and has worked on farms across the Fraser Valley and practised law in downtown Abbotsford.
Sources: candidate profile ↗ · local report ↗
Banman is a chiropractor and small-business owner who has lived in Abbotsford since 1982. He served as mayor and city councillor before entering provincial politics.
Sources: biography ↗ · party profile ↗ · UFV profile ↗
Roy is an Abbotsford resident and business owner whose career has included construction and information technology. No post-secondary education was publicly documented.
Sources: candidate profile ↗ · local report ↗
Final official result · Saturday, October 19, 2024
2024 result source: results by riding ↗
Three candidates are confirmed for the district.
Chahal is a real-estate professional who has lived in the Fraser Valley for 25 years and has served local community organizations and municipal committees.
Sources: candidate page ↗ · final candidate list ↗
Côté is a University of the Fraser Valley political-science student and leasehold farmer. She previously ran federally in Mission–Matsqui–Abbotsford.
Sources: candidate profile ↗ · Abbotsford News archive ↗ · VoteMate profile ↗ · 2025 election record ↗
Neufeld worked in church ministry and construction before entering provincial politics. He previously served five terms as an Abbotsford school trustee.
Sources: biography ↗ · public profile ↗
Final official result · Saturday, October 19, 2024
2024 result source: results by riding ↗
A district first contested in 2024, covering most of the Township of Langley and western Abbotsford, including Aldergrove. Five candidates are confirmed.
Osborne is listed publicly as the BC NDP candidate in Langley–Abbotsford. A local report published October 2 said little was publicly known and noted that Elections BC listed no candidate website.
Sources: local report ↗
Bhangu spent 17 years in heavy-load trucking before being elected MLA for Langley–Abbotsford in 2024. He serves as the opposition Critic for Transportation.
Sources: biography ↗ · public profile ↗ · candidate site ↗
Snazell is a registered pharmacy technician and returning provincial and federal Green candidate. She has lived in Aldergrove for about 11 to 12 years.
Sources: Aldergrove Star archive ↗ · 2025 election record ↗
Jan is an educator who has worked in education, healthcare and with young people. Her degree information comes from a 2020 campaign profile and is also reflected in her VoteMate biography.
Sources: VoteMate profile ↗ · Langley Advance Times archive ↗ · 2024 candidate record ↗
Joehl is the leader of the BC Libertarian Party and a repeat federal, provincial and municipal candidate. He works as a meat-department manager and previously worked as a sports writer.
Sources: party profile ↗ · VoteMate profile ↗ · local report ↗
Final official result · Saturday, October 19, 2024
Riding and 2024 result sources: Langley–Abbotsford riding ↗ · 2024 results ↗
“Potential strengths” and “questions to weigh” are analytical summaries of publicly verifiable experience, electoral history and platform detail. They are not endorsements or findings of fact about a candidate’s character.