Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial riding on Vancouver Island, where Green MLA Rob Botterell is not running in the 2026 B.C. election and Green leader Emily Lowan is a candidate.
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Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district in the Vancouver Island region and is currently represented by Green MLA Rob Botterell. He first took office in 2024 and is not running for re-election.
In the 2024 B.C. provincial election, Botterell won the seat with 12,308 votes, accounting for 36.15 per cent of the vote. Green Party leader Emily Lowan is running in Saanich North and the Islands for the 2026 election.
The 2026 provincial election follows a snap election called by B.C. NDP leader David Eby in September, with election day one week after the municipal elections. Voters will elect 93 Members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 44th B.C. Parliament, with a majority requiring 47 seats.
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