About
Donegal Wilson is the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Boundary-Similkameen and the sitting MLA, first elected in 2024 when she defeated NDP incumbent Roly Russell. Born in Summerland and raised on a cattle ranch near Tulameen, she worked in administration for small businesses and non-profits, including at Central Mountain Air, before becoming executive director of the B.C. Snowmobile Federation in 2012. In that role she sat on ministerial committees, helped develop the Off-Road Vehicle Act, and worked with government as a stakeholder for about 12 years. She and her husband operate a small-engine business in Keremeos. In the Legislature she has served as Official Opposition critic for water, land, resource stewardship and wildlife management. In September 2026 she briefly left the Conservative caucus amid leadership turmoil, sat as an Independent and with CentreBC, then rejoined the Conservatives under interim leader Lorne Doerkson ahead of the October 24, 2026 election.