Which job does he want? BCA asks David Xie and New Burnaby to tell voters before October 17

Which job does he want? BCA asks David Xie and New Burnaby to tell voters before October 17

For Immediate Release
October 1, 2026

BURNABY – Being a city councillor is a full-time job. So is being an MLA. The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is asking how New Burnaby council candidate David Xie can give Burnaby's municipal issues the attention they deserve while running in two elections at once.

David Xie is running for Burnaby City Council in the municipal election on October 17. He is now also running for the BC Conservatives in Burnaby South-Metrotown in the October 24 provincial election. The BCA is asking Xie and New Burnaby to explain which job he really wants.

B.C.'s Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act means no one can hold the office of councillor and MLA at the same time. If Xie wins both races and takes his seat in the legislature, the law treats him as having resigned from council. This could leave a Burnaby City Council seat empty weeks after the municipal election, which could trigger an expensive municipal by-election.

The Burnaby Citizens Association is asking David Xie and New Burnaby to answer these questions before the advance polls open this weekend:

• Which office would he choose to assume if he wins both races?

• Is New Burnaby prepared to leave Burnaby with a vacancy on council, and does it support one of its candidates running for two offices at once?

• Will Xie publicly announce which election he is running in?

"Being a Burnaby city councillor is a full-time job. If David Xie wins a council seat on October 17 and a seat in the legislature on October 24, which office would he assume? People are already voting in the municipal advance polls this weekend. Burnaby voters deserve to know who will show up for work at City Hall before they cast their votes."

– Daniel Tetrault, BCA candidate for Burnaby City Council

More info on the act: Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act