Misty Van Popta: Langley-Walnut Grove MLA
Who Misty Van Popta, BC Conservative MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove, is, with the background, affiliations and priorities she and local news have published.
- Role
- MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Party
- BC Conservatives
- Elected
- October 19, 2024, with 12,121 votes (49.6%) against 10,949 (44.8%) for the NDP incumbent, a margin of 1,172 votes, per Stephen Taylor's results map. Elections BC's statement of votes is the official record.
- Official page
- leg.bc.ca member page
- Constituency office
- 9-20349 88th Avenue, Langley, BC V1M 1E6; 604-882-3151 (as listed by BC 211; confirm on the official page before visiting)
- Contact
- [email protected]
- Heads-up
- The 43rd Parliament was dissolved on September 22, 2026, and a provincial general election is scheduled for October 24, 2026, according to the Legislative Assembly's site, so this page is a snapshot of who held the seat in the dissolved Legislature.
- Last checked
- October 21, 2026
Misty Van Popta is the MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove. She was first elected on October 19, 2024, while serving as a Township of Langley councillor. This page gathers what she, her party and local news have published. It is a neutral summary, not an endorsement or a review. (Not to be confused with Tako Van Popta, the federal MP for Langley Township—Fraser Heights, who has his own page.)
Background
Her BC Conservatives profile says she is a Langley native who grew up in, and raised two daughters in, the community. It lists a professional background in construction project management (with an SFU education and a Project Management Professional designation), former small business ownership and experience in pharmaceutical software.
She was elected to Township of Langley council in 2022 on the Contract With Langley team. CBC News reported on November 4, 2024 that she planned to hold both the council and MLA roles for the rest of her local term.
Business and community affiliations
As listed on her BC Conservatives profile: Township of Langley Heritage Advisory Committee, Langley Christian School Society, Fort Langley Business Association and Metro Vancouver’s Water Committee (she previously sat on its Climate Action Committee). The Fraser Valley Current describes her as a project management professional and small business owner. We found no other business interests published.
On the record
Campaign commitments (2026)
We haven’t found 2026 campaign material, because no provincial campaign has finished yet. Below are the issues she says drove her 2024 run.
- Her party profile names overcrowding in schools, health care investment, and transit and transportation investment as the issues behind her 2024 campaign — BC Conservatives profile, page updated 2026
- It also lists housing development and urban planning among her interests — BC Conservatives profile, page updated 2026
Quoted
- “I feel it’s important to honour the position I was elected for in 2022,” — CBC News, Nov 4, 2024, on keeping her council seat
This section exists so readers can check later whether commitments were kept. Know of something on the record we’ve missed? Send us the source.
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