Margaret Kunst: Township of Langley councillor

Margaret Kunst was re-elected to Township of Langley council on October 17, 2026, with 17,338 votes, the highest count on the council table. She ran with the Langley Strong slate. Below is what the Township, her slate profile and the Langley Advance Times have published about her.

Background

The Township’s council page says she grew up in Langley and lives in Brookswood. It describes more than 30 years working, playing and volunteering in Langley’s sports and recreation community, and says she has been a small business owner in agriculture for more than 20 years. Her Langley Strong profile says she and her husband spent 25 years running an agricultural business that supplied equestrian, poultry and dairy operations across the Lower Mainland.

Both pages say she has been operations director of the PuCKS (Promoting Community Through Kids in Sport) Powerplay Foundation, and that she volunteers with newcomer and refugee settlement. The Langley Strong page lists her stated priorities for the new term as housing and affordability, infrastructure that keeps pace with growth, financial accountability, parks and recreation, and long-term planning including farmland and heritage. The Advance Times reported her as a re-elected incumbent.

Business and community affiliations

As listed on her Township page:

• Work and business: small business owner in the agriculture sector; operations director for a non-profit (the PuCKS Powerplay Foundation, per the Township and her slate page).
• Boards and committees: co-chair of the Heritage Advisory Committee; member of the BC Farm Machinery and Agricultural Museum Association; alternate director on the Tourism Langley board; alternate member of the Fraser Valley Regional Library board; director of the Operation Manna Foundation (Diaconal Ministries Canada); director of the Sepak Takraw Association of Canada.
• Volunteer roles: newcomer and refugee settlement, and a church-based refugee sponsorship committee.

Past roles listed there include the Langley Local Immigrant Partnership and the Board of Variance. Committee appointments change after each election, so check the Township’s page for the current list.

Official disclosures: Elections BC publishes candidates’ campaign financing disclosure statements for local elections, due 90 days after the election, so the Township 2026 statements should appear there in early 2027. Councillors also file a statement of financial interest with the Township; ask the Township’s corporate office via the Mayor and Council page how to view it.

Previous council service

The Township’s page says she was elected in 2018, and her Langley Strong profile says she was re-elected in 2022. The Advance Times reported her as an incumbent returned in 2026. Her Township page also lists past service on the Board of Variance.

On the record

Campaign commitments (2026)

• “I’ll bring that experience and common sense to Township Hall” — Langley Strong: Margaret Kunst, page updated Oct 3, 2026
• “greater transparency around major financial decisions”, including disclosure of spending and borrowing and the operating costs of new facilities (summary) — Langley Strong: Margaret Kunst, page updated Oct 3, 2026
• Complete key road and sidewalk links, keep parks, trails and fields in step with population growth, and protect agricultural land (summary) — Langley Strong: Margaret Kunst, page updated Oct 3, 2026
• “every project carries a public price tag and a plan to pay for it before work begins.” (slate platform) — Langley Strong: fair share for every Langley community, Sept 14, 2026
• Consult the public before major decisions, with feedback visibly reflected at the Council table (summary) (slate platform) — Langley Strong: tenth pillar, restore respect at Township Hall, Oct 10, 2026
• “Replace the aging Walnut Grove Fire Hall, and begin planning now.” (slate platform) — Langley Strong: Where does Langley Strong stand on the fire department?, Oct 10, 2026

Quoted

• “Big promises are easy. Showing up is the job.” — Langley Strong: fair share for every Langley community, Sept 14, 2026
• “Bridges, not battles, is a theme that runs through all ten pillars, because it’s the whole point.” — Langley Strong: full ten-pillar platform release, Sept 23, 2026
• “Residents deserve to know what we’re spending, how much we’re borrowing” — Langley Strong: Margaret Kunst, page updated Oct 3, 2026

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Related pages

• 2026 Township of Langley election results
• Township of Langley council: who they are and how to reach them

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