New Westminster local election
Who is on the ballot in New Westminster. ClearVote is nonpartisan: the lists below are the province's official candidate lists, shown in alphabetical order with no endorsements.
Candidate list from BC Local Elections, last updated October 11, 2026 12:10 pm. Voting places and advance voting dates differ by municipality, so check the official site above.
Mayor
1 to be electedThe mayor is elected by voters across the whole municipality. 2 candidates, listed in the order shown by the province (alphabetical by surname).
- Daniel Fontaine
- Patrick Johnstone
Councillor
6 to be electedCouncillors sit on council with the mayor. Voters choose up to 6. 13 candidates, listed in the order shown by the province (alphabetical by surname).
- Dalia Al-Hussaini
- Ken Armstrong (Kenneth)
- Karima Budhwani
- Richard A Folka
- Tasha Henderson
- Geoff Homel (Geoffrey)
- Peter Jorgensen
- Bereket Kebede
- Jaimie McEvoy
- Paul Minhas (Mohinderpal)
- Maryann G Morrison
- Ray A Porcellato (Ramon)
- Kane Tse
School Board Trustee: School District 40 (New Westminster)
7 to be electedTrustees sit on the school board for the whole district. The district may cover more than this municipality. 11 candidates, listed in the order shown by the province (alphabetical by surname).
- Kathleen Carlsen
- Junior Chuang
- Danielle Connelly
- Donald M Doyle
- Anita Dunn
- Liz Fajber (Elizabeth)
- Michelle Hak Hepburn
- Jeremy Perry
- Paul Romein
- Lucas Steele
- Mary Trentadue
Candidate links come from the candidates' own registrations with the province and go to sites I don't control. I don't publish candidates' phone numbers, emails or addresses. Platform summaries are not available for this municipality yet.