Four candidates are running in each of Maple Ridge’s two ridings in the Oct. 24 B.C. election

Voters will choose among four candidates in each of Maple Ridge East and Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows in the Oct. 24 provincial election. The deadline to file nominations passed Saturday, Oct. 3, and the candidate choices are now available.

In Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows, incumbent MLA Lisa Beare of the NDP is running against Susan Einarsson of OneBC, Doug Morneau of the Conservatives and Jordan Simmons of CentreBC. In Maple Ridge East, incumbent MLA Lawrence Mok of the Conservatives is running against Hudson Campbell of the BC NDP, independent Chris Hatchwell and Daniel Kite of the BC Green Party.

Elections BC said 355 candidates are running provincewide, including 15 independents or unaffiliated candidates. The remaining candidates represent 10 political parties. In the 2024 election, 322 candidates ran: 53 independents and 269 candidates representing seven parties. The province has 93 ridings. The Conservative Party is the only party running in all of them. The BC NDP is running in 92 ridings, the Green Party in 73, Centre BC in 35 and OneBC in 34.

Advance voting is available from Friday, Oct. 16, to Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows, locations are the district electoral office at 500 20395 Lougheed Hwy. in Maple Ridge, Ridge Meadows College at 20575 Thorne Ave. and Maple Ridge Secondary School at 21911 122 Ave. In Maple Ridge East, locations are the district electoral office at 22866 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling club at 11445 232 St. and Fraserview Village Hall at 22610 116 Ave.

Voters can request a vote-by-mail package online at elections.bc.ca/votebymail, by phone at 1-800-661-8683 or in person at any district electoral office. Elections BC must receive completed packages before 8 p.m. on Oct. 24. The final opportunity to vote is election day, Oct. 24; voting places will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters have an assigned voting place.