Nanaimo-Lantzville

George Anderson is the sitting BC NDP MLA for Nanaimo-Lantzville and is seeking re-election in the 2026 provincial election. Born and raised in Nanaimo, he was one of the youngest people elected to Nanaimo City Council and is a commercial lawyer who has chaired Vancouver Island University’s Board of Governors. He has volunteered with the Canadian Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee and Literacy Central Vancouver Island. As MLA he has advocated for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital upgrades and long-term care capacity in Lantzville.

Kelsey Pringle is the Conservative Party of B.C. candidate for Nanaimo-Lantzville. A Nanaimo business owner, she runs Motivation Monday Marketing and co-founded EMPOWER Women Canada, and sits on the board of the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance. Campaign materials highlight health-care access priorities for the region, including a cardiac catheterization lab and patient-tower upgrades at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Pepper Saltman is the Communist Party of BC candidate for Nanaimo-Lantzville in the October 24, 2026 provincial election, listed on Elections BC’s October 2, 2026 candidate report. No prior provincial, federal, or local candidacy was found in public election records reviewed for this profile. In August 2025, People’s Voice published an article bylined Pepper Saltman about protests at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges in Nanoose Bay during a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Sharleen Weatherley is the BC Green Party candidate for Nanaimo-Lantzville on Elections BC’s final candidate list for the October 24, 2026 provincial election. Nominations closed at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. Party pages and news results checked for this update did not turn up a separate biography.