Incumbent Kristina Loewen of the Conservative Party leads trader consensus for the Kelowna Centre seat in the October 24, 2026, British Columbia provincial election. She previously won the riding by just 40 votes over BC NDP candidate Loyal Wooldridge in 2024. Nominations closed October 3 with only three candidates on the ballot: Loewen, Wooldridge, and OneBC’s Bill Desrosiers. An all-candidates debate occurred October 20 ahead of advance voting. Provincial polling trends and NDP leader visits to the riding with targeted commitments on infrastructure and health care have shaped positioning, while the race remains one of the province’s tighter contests given the prior margin and competing party platforms on economy, taxes, and public safety.