North Vancouver-Seymour

Ben Holt is the BC Green Party candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour on Elections BC’s accepted nominations list for the 2026 provincial election. A North Vancouver resident, he has a background as a computer programmer and Drupal architect and has been active in climate and old-growth forest advocacy, including with Save Old Growth. Local reporting has also described prior volunteer work with the Green Party in federal election campaigns.

Frederick Thiele is the OneBC candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour 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.

Lori Climenhaga is the CentreBC candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour 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.

Lynne Block is the Conservative Party of BC candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour and a sitting MLA first elected in 2024 in West Vancouver-Capilano; the party moved her to contest the NDP-held North Vancouver-Seymour seat for the October 24, 2026 election. An educator and former West Vancouver school trustee, she holds bachelor’s and Master of Education degrees from UBC, taught at elementary through post-secondary levels, founded Youth Engaged in Social Responsibility Forums, and received a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. She has also served on North Shore youth justice and family court committees and as BC’s UN representative for Women Educators International.

Susie Chant is the BC NDP candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour and the sitting MLA, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. She serves as Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care and is responsible for B.C.’s Consular Corps; she previously held the Accessibility portfolio. A registered nurse who served more than 40 years in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves, she has lived in Lynn Valley since 1988.