Surrey-Serpentine River: candidates in the 2026 BC election
5 candidates are on the ballot in Surrey-Serpentine River for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.
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Judy Higginbotham
CentreBC
Former Surrey city councillor elected in 1983 who served 25 consecutive years; former Metro Vancouver board member; taught for 12 years; helped found Surrey Foundation and Tourism Surrey.
Sources: CentreBC candidate page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list
Todd Holowchak
OneBC
Sources: Elections BC 2026 candidate list, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (CSV)
Sikander Kang
BC NDP
Physiotherapist who established and manages five physiotherapy clinics in the Lower Mainland; holds master's and bachelor's degrees in physiotherapy; lives in Surrey.
Sources: Sikander Kang campaign page, Surrey Now-Leader: who's running in Surrey ridings
Errol Povah
Freedom Party of BC
Ran in Richmond-Queensborough in 2024 as an independent; describes himself as a long-time activist (self-description on VoteMate).
Sources: VoteMate 2024 profile, Elections BC 2026 candidate list
Jessy Sahota
BC Conservatives
Law enforcement officer; since 2009 a volunteer wrestling coach with the Yo-Bro Yo-Girl Youth Initiative; won a national wrestling title while studying at SFU.
Sources: Conservative candidate page, Surrey Now-Leader: who's running in Surrey ridings
Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.
About the riding
Surrey-Serpentine River takes in Area around the Serpentine River in south-central Surrey (riding formed from parts of the former Cloverdale, Panorama and Fleetwood ridings).
In 2024, Linda Hepner (BC Conservatives) won here by 435 votes, 2.2 points.
MLA Linda Hepner (Conservative) quit the Conservative caucus on Sept 20, 2026 over the removal of three MLAs and leadership, then rejoined about Sept 21 after Lorne Doerkson became interim leader. She is not running in 2026 and said she could not commit to another four years. No sitting MLA is on the ballot.
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.
From Elections BC: ways to vote, vote by mail, 2026 provincial election key dates, who can vote, voter ID, Elections BC home.