2026 Election Candidates

The nomination period for the 2026 municipal election is now closed. The list below constitutes the full list of candidates for Mayoral, Councillor, and School Trustee races.

We welcome the opportunity to meet with anyone choosing to run for Mayor or Council. Please email us at connect@obnn.ca to schedule a time.

If you’d like to learn about opportunities to meet the candidates, see our All-Candidates Events page.

To learn more about each each candidate’s platform and values through the OBNN Candidate Questionnaire, visit our Candidate Questionnaire page.

Mayoral Candidates

Samuel Holland
Candidacy announcement in the the Times Colonist
Campaign website

Kevin Murdoch (incumbent)
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Campaign website

Council Candidates

Hazel Braithwaite (incumbent)
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Press release
Campaign website

David Gleeson
Campaign website

Cairine Green (incumbent)
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Press release
Campaign website

Roxanne Helme
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Press release
Campaign website

Will Moore
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Press release
Campaign website

Esther Paterson (incumbent)
Press release

Sarah Starkweather
Press release
Campaign website

Karin Sweeney
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Press release
Campaign website

Katerina Weller
Campaign website

SD61 Oak Bay Candidates

James Chaney

Piers Macdonald
Campaign website

Andrea Mears
Candidacy announcement in the Oak Bay News
Press release
Campaign website