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Elections BC releases final list of 47 candidates in Surrey’s 10 ridings
The nomination period closed Oct. 3. Across B.C., 355 candidates are running in the 2026 provincial election; advance voting is Oct. 16 to 21, with final voting day on Oct. 24.
Elections BC posted the final candidate list for the 2026 provincial general election after nominations closed Saturday, Oct. 3. Surrey’s 10 ridings have 47 candidates. Provincewide, 355 candidates are running: 340 represent 10 political parties, while 15 are independent or unaffiliated. In the 2024 election, 322 candidates ran; 269 represented seven parties and 53 were independent or unaffiliated.
Advance voting runs from Friday, Oct. 16, to Wednesday, Oct. 21. Voting locations are listed at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca. Final voting day is Oct. 24.
The candidates and party affiliations in Surrey are:
**Surrey City Centre:** Amna Shah, BC NDP (incumbent); Raman Sharma, CentreBC; Zeeshan Wahla, Conservative Party; Oliver Wildfong, OneBC.
**Surrey North:** Jag Bhandari, unaffiliated; Parm Bhandol, CentreBC; Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal, Conservative Party (incumbent); Yudhbir Gill, BC Green Party; Tanya Gupta, OneBC; Sahib Thind, BC NDP.
**Surrey South:** Denis R Hurtubise, unaffiliated; Megan Knight, Conservative Party; Bill McConnell, BC Green Party; Elenore Sturko, CentreBC; Parik Tahlan, BC NDP.
**Surrey-Cloverdale:** Nicholas Cartmell, Conservative Party; Sargy Chima, CentreBC; Stephen Dooley, BC NDP; Travis Marchenski, OneBC; Pat McCutcheon, BC Green Party.
**Surrey-Fleetwood:** Tim Binnema, BC Green Party; Jagrup Brar, BC NDP (incumbent); Paul Brar, CentreBC; Carolyn Hofbauer, OneBC; Garry Purewal, Conservative Party.
**Surrey-Guildford:** Garry Begg, BC NDP (incumbent); Jodi Murphy, BC Green Party; Garry Thind, Conservative Party; James Yaroshuk, unaffiliated.
**Surrey-Newton:** Harj Dhaliwal, Conservative Party; Harman Preet Singh, CentreBC; Jessie Sunner, BC NDP (incumbent).
**Surrey-Panorama:** Manav Manro, CentreBC; Nolen Scott, BC Green Party; Jinny Sims, BC NDP; Bryan Tepper, Conservative Party (incumbent).
**Surrey-Serpentine River:** Judy Higginbotham, CentreBC; Todd Holowchak, OneBC; Sikander Kang, BC NDP; Errol Povah, Freedom Party of BC; Jessy Sahota, Conservative Party.
**Surrey-White Rock:** Kevin Diakiw, independent; Trevor Halford, Conservative Party (incumbent); Amanda James, OneBC; Christine Kinnie, BC Green Party; Waqas Rana, CentreBC; Darryl Walker, BC NDP.