BC Election
About
Debra Toporowski (Qwulti’stunaat) is the BC NDP candidate for Cowichan Valley and the sitting MLA, first elected in 2024. A member of the Cowichan Nation, she is a former two-term councillor for the Municipality of North Cowichan and a five-time councillor of Cowichan Tribes—described as the first woman elected to both councils at the same time. The NDP has highlighted her work on Indigenous watersheds and local services, with campaign priorities around housing, health care and affordability in the Cowichan Valley. She is seeking re-election on October 24, 2026.