Local government elections

Local government elections in British Columbia are held every four years. This includes elections for mayors, councillors, regional district electoral area directors, school trustees, Islands Trust trustees, local community commissioners and park board commissioners.  

To learn more about how local elections work in B.C., visit the general local elections page on the Province of B.C. website.

The next general local elections will be held on October 17, 2026.

2022 local government election

The most recent local government election was held on on October 15, 2022.

Official results

The official results were declared on October 19, 2022, at 4 p.m. Totals include mail-in ballots, advance voting and voting on election day.

In total, 26 per cent of eligible voters in Courtenay cast a ballot in the 2022 election.

Mayor

CandidateVotesResult
WELLS, Bob3277Elected
ERIKSSON, Erik1801 
DOWKER, Aaron751 

Councillor

CandidateVotesResult
HILLIAN, Doug3067Elected
COLE-HAMILTON, Will3066Elected
JOLICOEUR, Evan3049Elected
MCCOLLUM, Melanie2920Elected
MORIN, Wendy2868Elected
FRISCH, David2448Elected
DAY, Brennan2223 
LIN, Jin2150 
THEOS, Manno2118 
WINCHESTER, Starr2056 
SIMKIN, Deana1479 
ADAMS, Phil977 
GILBERT, Michael796 
CHMURYK, Steffan702 
NORTHCOTT, Lyndsey684 

School trustee – Courtenay, Trustee Electoral Area 1

CandidateVotesResult
ALDINGER, Shannon 2992Elected
CATON, Janice 1985Elected
WILLARD, Jasmine1702 
DEVRIES, Anita 1168 

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