Voters in Peace River North and Peace River South have one final opportunity to cast their ballots in advance of the provincial election on Oct. 24.
Advance voting wraps up Wednesday, with general voting day scheduled for Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting stations are available at locations throughout the Peace Region.
In Peace River North, the candidates are incumbent independent MLA Jordan Kealy and Conservative Party of B.C. candidate Curtis Whitford.
In Peace River South, voters can choose between incumbent B.C. NDP MLA Larry Neufeld, B.C. NDP candidate Marsha Rose Dufresne and unaffiliated candidate Helen Scott.
As of Tuesday, Elections B.C. reported that 5,015 of 27,584 registered voters in Peace River North had cast advance ballots, representing about 18 per cent turnout.
In Peace River South, 3,473 of 18,755 registered voters had voted, for a turnout of about 18.5 per cent.
Across the province, 710,713 advance ballots had been cast, representing approximately 19 per cent of the roughly 3.7 million registered voters.
For comparison, advance voting in 2024 saw 6,121 ballots cast in Peace River North and 4,265 in Peace River South by the comparable reporting period.
To be eligible to vote, residents must be Canadian citizens, at least 18 years old on Oct. 24, 2026, and have lived in B.C. since April 23, 2026.
Voters must also prove their identity and residential address. This can be done with one piece of identification, such as a B.C. driver’s licence, two pieces of identification with at least one showing the voter’s name, or an eligible piece of identification showing their current address. Voters without identification may have another person vouch for their identity.
More information about voting locations and identification requirements is available through Elections B.C..
