Surrey North: candidates in the 2026 BC election
6 candidates are on the ballot in Surrey North for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.
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Jag Bhandari
Unaffiliated
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Parm Bhandol
CentreBC
HandyDART operator who has lived and worked in Surrey North for more than 10 years; holds a BSc and an MSc in mathematics.
Sources: CentreBC candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list
Mandeep Singh DhaliwalIncumbent
BC Conservatives
MLA since 2024, first elected by defeating NDP incumbent Rachna Singh; founded Fixman Auto Glass Repair and Fixman Auto Glass Supplier; raised in Surrey.
Sources: Conservative candidate page, Surrey Now-Leader: who's running in Surrey ridings
Yudhbir Gill
BC Greens
Sprinkler fitter apprentice and former long-haul and dump truck driver; came to Canada in 2012; married to a registered nurse; father of twin boys.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list
Tanya Gupta
OneBC
Surrey notary public and business owner.
Sources: Surrey Now-Leader: meet your Surrey North candidates, Surrey Now-Leader: who's running in Surrey ridings
Sahib Thind
BC NDP
Semi-retired construction worker; founder and president of the Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation; Surrey North resident for over 40 years; received BC's Medal of Good Citizenship in 2017.
Sources: Sahib Thind campaign page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Surrey North takes in Northwest Surrey: northern Newton and western Whalley, Bear Creek Park area; Fraser River on the north and west, 132 Street on much of the east.
In 2024, Mandeep Dhaliwal (BC Conservatives) won here by 1,159 votes, 7.4 points.
Questions for Surrey
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?
How and when to vote
- 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.
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