Garry Begg

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2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford
The Honourable
Garry Begg
MLA
Garry Begg (33192061430) (cropped).jpg
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 18, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Garry Begg 8,94746.83
Conservative Honveer Singh Randhawa8,92546.81
Green Manjeet Singh Sahota8244.32
Independent Kabir Qurban3701.94
Total valid votes19,066100.00
Source: Elections BC [15]
2020 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Guildford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Garry Begg 10,40360.59+10.99$40,309.39
Liberal Dave Hans5,13929.93−8.21$42,168.46
Green Jodi Murphy1,3457.83−1.98$1,281.64
Independent Sam Kofalt2821.64–$1,015.24
Total valid votes17,169100.00–
Total rejected ballots1480.85+0.14
Turnout17,31745.69−10.07
Registered voters37,905
Source: Elections BC [16] [17]
2017 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Guildford
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Garry Begg 9,26349.85$67,072
Liberal Amrik Virk 7,01537.76$71,381
Green Jodi Murphy1,8409.90$,1838
Christian Heritage Kevin Pielak4622.49$1,015
Total valid votes18,580100.00
Total rejected ballots1330.71
Turnout18,71355.76
Registered voters33,561
Source: Elections BC [18] [19]

Federal elections

2015 Canadian federal election : Fleetwood—Port Kells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ken Hardie 22,87146.90+31.24$50,601.97
Conservative Nina Grewal 14,27529.27-18.56$77,785.90
New Democratic Garry Begg 10,46321.46-11.60$100,039.24
Green Richard Hosein1,1542.37-0.20$3,625.85
Total valid votes/expense limit48,763100.00 $206,797.64
Total rejected ballots2690.55–
Turnout49,03265.25–
Eligible voters75,150
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +24.90
Source: Elections Canada [20] [21] [22]

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  20. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fleetwood—Port Kells, 30 September 2015
  21. ↑ Official Voting Results - Fleetwood—Port Kells
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