Photo: The original uploader was IDuke at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5Stephanie McLean (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, the riding that includes Esquimalt
The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia. For local government, Esquimalt is a district municipality. No open list of councils exists in British Columbia, so no mayor of Esquimalt is named here. In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Esquimalt belongs to Esquimalt-Colwood; who holds it as MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Three governments, and who does what
Esquimalt, a district municipality in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Regional services come through Capital Regional District, whose board takes directors from Esquimalt’s council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Esquimalt, from the most recent elections.
- 1Esquimalt councilDistrict municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaEsquimalt-Colwood
- 3House of CommonsEsquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Esquimalt votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Esquimalt council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 17 October 2026 election, Esquimalt council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2030. That date comes from the Local Government Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 19 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; federally, on 28 April 2025. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Esquimalt votes in Esquimalt-Colwood for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗The riding is Esquimalt-Colwood: it sends one MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Esquimalt votes in it.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Esquimalt-Colwood
In October 2024, Esquimalt-Colwood elected Darlene Rotchford (BC NDP) on 51%, by 6,586 votes over the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC). At 63%, turnout beat the province’s 58%.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Stephanie McLean represents Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Before Ottawa, Stephanie McLean was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke puts the New Democratic Party first at 43%: Stephanie McLean won it away from them in 2025. Stephanie McLean is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Randall Garrison kept Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke for the New Democratic Party in 2021
Results in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Randall Garrison (New Democratic Party) took Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke in 2021 with 43% of the vote, 13,590 votes ahead of Doug Kobayashi (Liberal Party of Canada). In 2019, Randall Garrison had won the same riding with 34%. At 64%, more of Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 6 candidates in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Garrison | New Democratic Party | 28,056 | 42.8% |
| Doug Kobayashi | Liberal Party of Canada | 14,466 | 22.1% |
| Laura Anne Frost | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,885 | 21.2% |
| Harley Gordon | Green Party of Canada | 5,891 | 9.0% |
| Rob Anderson | People's Party of Canada | 2,995 | 4.6% |
| Tyson Riel Strandlund | Communist Party of Canada | 249 | 0.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Esquimalt is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Esquimalt is run
Who is the MP for Esquimalt?
Esquimalt is in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, represented by Stephanie McLean (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Esquimalt in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Randall Garrison (New Democratic Party), in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke; Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke has elected Stephanie McLean since.
Who is the MLA for Esquimalt?
In October 2024 Darlene Rotchford (BC NDP) won Esquimalt-Colwood; for the MLA today, see the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s list.
Who heads the council in Esquimalt?
Esquimalt, a district municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Which regional body is Esquimalt part of?
The board of the Capital Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Esquimalt’s and runs regional services.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).