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Karen Harper

Karen Harper

Karen Harper is a Canadian municipal politician in British Columbia who has served three terms as a District of Saanich councillor and holds a masters degree in education from the University of Victoria.

22%Probability · Saanich, BC Mayoral Election Winner 2026

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She is a candidate for Mayor of Saanich in the municipal election of 17 October 2026, running against fellow councillor Zac de Vries and Rishi Sharma.

Career

Harper is a three-term Saanich councillor who announced her bid for mayor in April 2026, the first candidate to do so. The Martlet, the University of Victoria's student paper, says her council work has pushed for greater efficiency in the district's bureaucracy. Her opponents are councillor Zac de Vries, who announced on 18 June, and Rishi Sharma, the candidate of the Save Our Saanich electors' group.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. The Martlet

  1. Karen Harper 22%
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Saanich, BC Mayoral Election Winner 2026

OutcomeProbability
Zac de Vries62%
Karen Harper22%
Rishi Sharma7%

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