B.C.’s next municipal elections are Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Polls will be open from 8am to 8pm on voting day.
You will be able to cast votes for Mayor, Councillors, and School District Trustees.
Some municipalities will also include referendum questions, including Saanich and Victoria, who will ask voters a non-binding question to gauge support for the two becoming one municipality.
Here is the province’s page on the elections.
Advance Voting
In addition to voting day, there will be multiple opportunities to vote in advance.
All of our local municipalities will have advance voting on Wednesday, October 7.
Almost all municipalities will also have advance voting on Wednesday, October 14 (except View Royal, on October 13, which is why I double-checked all 13 of them when making this page).
Additional advance voting days will be noted below, but please confirm with your district before heading to the polls.
If you would like to vote by mail, check with your municipality for their specific dates and requirements.
Central Saanich
Colwood
Esquimalt
Highlands
Langford
Metchosin
North Saanich
Oak Bay
Saanich
Saanich residents will have an additional day to vote in advance on Tuesday, October 13.
Sidney
Sooke
Sooke residents will have an additional day to vote in advance on Saturday, October 10.
Victoria
Victoria residents will have two additional days to vote in advance on Tuesday, October 13 and Thursday, October 15.
View Royal
View Royal’s advance voting days are Wednesday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 13, just to be different.
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If you are a resident outside of the 13 municipalities, you can see the CRD’s election information page here, which covers other electoral areas in our region. That page also covers the municipalities, if you’re looking for additional information.
