Kootenay Central

Poll projection for the October 24, 2026 election

On The Electorate's poll average as of October 24, 2026, NDP would hold Kootenay Central, with 36.8% to 29.7%. That is likely (72% of simulated elections).

Conservatives31.7% → 29.7%
NDP39.6% → 36.8%

Pale bar: 2024 result. Solid bar: projection. Shares of all votes cast.

How close is it?

Projected margin: NDP by 7.1 points (2024: NDP by 8.0). Conservatives win Kootenay Central if their lead province-wide is more than about +10.4 points; the poll average puts it at +3.3.

-10-50+5+10NDP win hereConservatives win here2024 result (−1.6)Poll average (+3.3)

Province-wide lead in points (CON minus NDP). The black line is where Kootenay Central changes hands, assuming every region moves together.

Rest of B.C. polling

Kootenay Central is projected from the Rest of B.C. poll average: Conservatives 48.1%, NDP 33.4%.

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This is a model, not a poll of Kootenay Central: pollsters do not survey individual ridings. It starts from the 2024 result here and moves it by the change in the Rest of B.C. polling average, so it does not know about candidates, incumbency or local campaigns. See the British Columbia poll average for the method, or open the projection in the interactive map to test your own scenario.

2024 election results

Brittny Anderson (NDP) won Kootenay Central in the October 19, 2024 British Columbia general election with 39.6% of the vote, 1,749 votes (8 points) ahead of Kelly Vandenberghe (CON). 21,996 valid votes were counted.

Brittny Anderson
Elected for New Democratic
1,749 voteswinning margin (8 points)
Brittny Anderson 39.6%Kelly Vandenberghe 31.7%Nicole Charlwood 18.7%Corinne Mori 10%

British Columbia votes on October 24, 2026, and all 93 seats are up for election. This map shows the 2024 results, the most recent completed election, on the same 93 riding boundaries. Many MLAs have changed party or sat as independents since 2024, so a riding's colour here is not always its current MLA's party. This page will be updated with the 2026 results once Elections BC publishes them.

Results by candidate

Kootenay Central 2024 results by candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Brittny AndersonelectedNew Democratic8,716
39.6%
Kelly VandenbergheConservative6,967
31.7%
Nicole CharlwoodGreen4,123
18.7%
Corinne MoriIndependent2,190
10%

Source: Elections BC, official results of the 2024 general election, and the 2023 electoral district boundaries.

How it compares

  • The 31st-closest race of 93 ridings: a margin of 1,749 votes (8 points).
  • New Democratic candidates won 44.9% of the vote across British Columbia; Brittny Anderson took 39.6% here, 5.3 points below that.

Nearby ridings