Richmond voters face four ridings with two to five candidates each in October 24 election

Elections BC released the final candidate lists for Richmond's four provincial ridings on Saturday, October 3, setting the field for the October 24 provincial election. Fourteen candidates are running across the four ridings under five political parties.

Richmond-Steveston presents voters with the widest choice: five candidates. Among them is Barry Wosk, running for CentreBC — the party formed in 2025 as an offshoot after BC United's support collapsed during the 2024 election to the benefit of the B.C. Conservatives. Wosk, a business owner who has lived in Richmond all his life, is married to Serena Lusk, the City of Richmond's chief administrative officer. He faces Gordon Zhang, a Kwantlen Polytechnic instructor running for the B.C. Conservatives, and NDP candidate Bruce Kong. Two other candidates — independent Robert Evans and CanWest Party's Keenan Yang — round out the field.

Richmond-Bridgeport has the tightest race with only two candidates: long-time MLA Teresa Wat running for the B.C. Conservatives, and NDP candidate Linda Li. Wat was among the first B.C. Liberals to switch to the Conservatives during the 2024 election under John Rustad, then left the party during the final weeks of Kerry-Lynne Findlay's leadership before rejoining ahead of this race. Li ran against Wat in 2024.

Richmond Centre and Richmond-Queensborough each have four and three candidates respectively, with all four Richmond ridings fielding both NDP and B.C. Conservative nominees. Two ridings — Richmond Centre and Richmond-Queensborough — include B.C. Green candidates (Calvin Dang and Luc Burns), while CanWest Party has fielded candidates in Richmond Centre and Richmond-Steveston.

CentreBC is led by former B.C. Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko, while CanWest Party maintains an address on Horseshoe Way. One candidate, Lawrence Chen of CanWest, is running for school trustee in both Richmond and Sechelt alongside his provincial bid.