Surrey-Guildford: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in Surrey-Guildford for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

Answer 16 short questions to see which party, and which of these candidates, is closest to your views. Available in 9 languages.

Candidates

Garry BeggIncumbent
BC NDP
MLA since 2017 and former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; spent 38 years as an RCMP officer, the last eight in Surrey.
Sources: Garry Begg campaign page, Surrey Now-Leader: final list of 47 candidates
Jodi Murphy
BC Greens
Operations manager now in an accounting role with the Province; Guildford resident for almost 15 years; ran as a BC Green here in 2017 and 2020.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list
Garry Thind
BC Conservatives
Surrey school trustee for 12 years and current board vice-chair; full-time Realtor; past president of the Rotary Club of Surrey. Also named Gurpreet Garry Thind in news.
Sources: Conservative candidate page, Surrey Now-Leader: who's running in Surrey ridings
James Yaroshuk
Unaffiliated
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)

Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.

Surrey-Guildford takes in Guildford, Fraser Heights, Tynehead, Port Kells, Anniedale, Port Mann (northeast Surrey).

In 2024, Garry Begg (BC NDP) won here by 22 votes, 0.1 points.

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Surrey also get these 3:

How should the province finish the SkyTrain line and fund TransLink, the regional transit agency, after 2028?
How should the province respond to extortion, threats demanding money, in Surrey while the city changes police forces?
How should the province handle Surrey's new hospital under construction, its busy emergency room and its crowded schools?

Voting day: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time.
Advance voting: Friday October 16 to Wednesday October 21, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Not every location is open every day; check yours.
Where: Find advance and election-day locations with the voting-place lookup on elections.bc.ca. District electoral offices also take voters until 4 p.m. on October 24. The October 17 municipal election is a separate vote with its own locations.
Who can vote: Canadian citizen, 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and a BC resident since April 23, 2026.
By mail: Request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone (1-800-661-8683) by October 18. Elections BC must receive it by 8 p.m. Pacific time on October 24 for it to be counted. If you are not registered or your voter information is out of date, prove your identity and address by uploading ID to Elections BC's ID upload system or by including photocopies of your ID with the returned package.