Photo: rpaterso · CC BY-SA 2.0Oak Bay’s MP is Will Greaves (Liberal Party of Canada), for Victoria
Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Oak Bay belongs to Oak Bay-Gordon Head; 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. In the census’s list of municipalities, Oak Bay is a district municipality. Who leads Oak Bay’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in British Columbia.
Three governments, and who does what
Oak Bay, 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 Oak Bay’s council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Oak Bay, from the most recent elections.
- 1Oak Bay councilDistrict municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaOak Bay-Gordon Head
- 3House of CommonsVictoria
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 Oak Bay votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Bay council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 17 October 2026 election, Oak Bay 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. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Oak Bay votes in Oak Bay-Gordon Head 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 ↗Oak Bay is in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, one of the ridings that each elect a MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Oak Bay-Gordon Head
At 70%, turnout beat the province’s 58%. Diana Gibson (BC NDP) took Oak Bay-Gordon Head in October 2024 with 49% of the vote, 5,977 votes clear of the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC).
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Will Greaves represents Victoria in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Victoria · 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
Mapped onto today’s Victoria, the 2021 vote favoured the New Democratic Party with 44%, which makes Will Greaves’s 2025 win a gain. Will Greaves was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025.
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
Laurel Collins kept Victoria for the New Democratic Party in 2021
Victoria as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
67% of electors in Victoria voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. Laurel Collins already held it after the 2019 election, won with 33%. Laurel Collins (New Democratic Party) took Victoria in 2021 with 44% of the vote, 11,107 votes ahead of Nikki Macdonald (Liberal Party of Canada).
All 7 candidates in Victoria, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Collins | New Democratic Party | 29,301 | 43.9% |
| Nikki Macdonald | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,194 | 27.3% |
| Hannah Hodson | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,152 | 13.7% |
| Nick Loughton | Green Party of Canada | 7,472 | 11.2% |
| John Randal Phipps | People's Party of Canada | 2,065 | 3.1% |
| Janis Zroback | Communist Party of Canada | 291 | 0.4% |
| Jordan Reichert | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 273 | 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 Oak Bay 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
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Oak Bay is run
Who is the MP for Oak Bay?
Oak Bay is in Victoria, represented by Will Greaves (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Oak Bay in the 2021 federal election?
The New Democratic Party, with Laurel Collins in Victoria; since 2025 Will Greaves represents Victoria.
Who is the MLA for Oak Bay?
Oak Bay-Gordon Head elected Diana Gibson (BC NDP) in October 2024; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s members page shows who sits for it as MLA now.
Who heads the council in Oak Bay?
Ask the municipality itself: Oak Bay, a district municipality, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Oak Bay part of?
The board of the Capital Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Oak Bay’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).