General Local Election

To be eligible to vote, you must be:

• 18 years of age
• A Canadian citizen
• A resident of BC for the last 6 months
• A resident of the City of Abbotsford

Note: If you are a non-resident property owner, please see the "Non-Resident Property Elector" tab below.

Identification Requirements

Electors must submit 2 pieces of identification that, together, provide evidence of your residency and identity. One item must contain your signature. Please note that your voter card cannot be used as identification.

Examples of acceptable identification:

• Government ID (Care Card, Driver’s licence, SIN, BC ID, Passport)
• Utility Bill
• Credit Card
• Property tax notice
• BC Property Assessment Notice

If you own property in the City of Abbotsford but you live elsewhere in BC, you are eligible to vote if you meet all the following qualifications to vote:

• 18 years of age or older on election day
• a Canadian citizen
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months prior to voting
• an owner of real property in the City of Abbotsford for at least 30 days prior to voting
• an individual not holding the real property in trust for a corporation or any other trust
• not entitled to vote as a resident elector in the City of Abbotsford
• not voting as a non-resident property elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in the City of Abbotsford
• if there is more than one individual who is the registered owner, only one individual may register and vote in relation to the real property and the person doing so must have received the written consent of the majority of individuals registered as owners of the real property
• not disqualified by law from voting

Vote in Person as a non-resident property elector:

Non-resident electors must vote in-person (see the "Vote in Person" section in the next tab).

If the property is owned by multiple individuals, please ensure you complete the consent form which needs to signed by the majority of owners.

Identification Requirements

Electors must submit 2 pieces of identification that, together, provide evidence of your residency and identity. One item must contain your signature. In addition, the non-resident elector must provide proof of ownership.

Examples of acceptable identification:

• Government ID (Care Card, Driver’s licence, SIN, BC ID, Passport)
• Utility Bill
• Credit Card
• Property tax notice
• Land Title Office Title Search
• BC Property Assessment Notice

October 5, 6, 7 and 8:  7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Voting Locations Map

* Punjabi translators available at this location

October 15:  8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

* Punjabi translators available at this location

The deadline to request a mail in ballot was September 15, 2022. The application period has now closed.

Completed packages must be received by the Election Office by 8:00 pm on October 15, 2022.

The 2022 Elections will take place in October for the following positions:

• 1 Mayor - Abbotsford City Council
• 8 Councillors - Abbotsford City Council
• 7 Trustees - School District #34
   

Qualifications

To qualify to run for Abbotsford City Council or to be a School District #34 Trustee, you must be the following:

• Canadian Citizen
• 18 years old on Voting Day
• Lived in BC for the last 6 months
• Not be disqualified from voting in a BC local election

Declaration of Candidates

Mayor

• GASPAR, Troy
• PELLIKAAN, D. Paul
• SIEMENS, Ross
• SOHI, Manjit S

Councillor

• ANAND, Jas
• BARKMAN, Les
• BLUE, Sandy  AbbotsfordFIRST
• CHAHAL, Kelly AbbotsfordFIRST
• DRIESSEN, Patricia
• EVANS, David
• FELGER, Tim
• GASPER, Reann
• GIBSON, Simon
• LOEWEN,  Dave
• McLAUREN, David
• MITCHELL, Alex
• MUND, Amritpal
• NORTON, Tom
• PIMM, Steve
• ROSS, Patricia
• SANDHU, Bharathi
• SIDHU, Dave
• SIDHU, Gurnoor  AbbotsfordFIRST
• TRAN, Dao
• WARKENTIN, Mark      AbbotsfordFIRST

School Trustee

• ANDERSON, Phil
• CYR, Katherine
• KANDA-RAJWAN, Rupi
• LATHAM, Freddy
• MacDONELL, Graham
• NEUFELD, Korky
• PETERSEN, Stan
• RAI, Preet S.
• RAUCH, Mike Abbotsford Partners in Education
• ROSE, Shannon
• STOREY, Earl
• WHITE, Jared Abbotsford Partners in Education
• WILSON, Shirley

For more information on election candidates, please visit CivicInfo BC's website or Fraser Valley Current's website.