Garry Begg

Last updated

2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford
Garry Begg
MLA
Garry Begg (33192061430) (cropped).jpg
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Guildford
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
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 [3] [4]
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 [5] [6]

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 [7] [8] [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gulzar Singh Cheema</span> Indian-born Canadian physician and politician

Gulzar Singh Cheema is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. Cheema was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004, making him one of only a few Canadian politicians to sit in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He is the first Indian-born person to be elected MLA in Canada. He was also a cabinet minister in the government of Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell from 2001 to 2004, and was a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election of 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 British Columbia general election</span>

The 2005 British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The main opposition was the British Columbia New Democratic Party, whose electoral representation was reduced to two MLAs in the previous provincial election in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Farnworth</span> Canadian politician

Michael C. Farnworth is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, Farnworth represents the riding of Port Coquitlam in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, where he is the NDP's house leader, and the dean of the Legislative Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary Polak</span> Canadian politician

Mary Ruth Polak is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for the riding of Langley from 2005 to 2020. She was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2017, having represented the constituents of Langley since 2005 and was appointed Minister of Health on June 12, 2017 by Premier Christy Clark. Prior to her new cabinet post, she served as the Minister of the Environment, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Minister of Children and Family Development and Minister Responsible for Child Care, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health for the Conversation on Health. Before being elected to the legislative assembly, Polak served as a trustee and former chair of the Surrey School Board in Surrey, British Columbia. She currently resides in Langley, British Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surrey-Newton</span> Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jagrup Brar</span> Canadian politician

Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009, then Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he has served as the province's Minister of State for Trade since 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruce Ralston</span> Canadian politician

Bruce Ralston is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Whalley since 2005. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he has served in the cabinets of Premiers John Horgan and David Eby since 2017, currently as Minister of Forests.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicholas Simons</span> Canadian politician

Nicholas Simons is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast since 2005, and member of the New Democratic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surrey-Fleetwood</span> Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Surrey-Fleetwood is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 election. Surrey-Fleetwood is an amalgamation of most of Surrey-Tynehead along with portions of Surrey-Green Timbers, Surrey-Newton and Surrey-Cloverdale.

Brenda Joy Locke is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 and is the current mayor of Surrey, British Columbia. She represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. In 2022, Locke was elected as mayor of Surrey, defeating Doug McCallum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mable Elmore</span> Canadian politician

Mable Elmore is a Canadian politician that represents the Vancouver-Kensington electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 2009 provincial election. Currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, she previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction (2017–2020) and Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Services and Long Term Care (2020–2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Heyman</span> Canadian politician

George Heyman is a Canadian politician and former social, environmental and labour activist. He has represented the district of Vancouver-Fairview in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He currently serves as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy of British Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jinny Sims</span> Canadian politician

Jinny Jogindera Sims is an Indian-born Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election in Surrey-Panorama. She previously was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Newton—North Delta as a member of the New Democratic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia</span> Provincial political party in Canada

The Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia is a minor provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada and a provincial wing of the federal Christian Heritage Party of Canada. The party advocates in favour of establishing a constitution to govern the province of British Columbia. The party registered with Elections BC in September 2010. A leadership election was held in 2011 between Wilf Hanni and Mischa Popoff, in which Hanni was re-confirmed as leader. Following internal party disputes, several members left to join the Individual Rights Party of British Columbia, including Mischa Popoff who became that party's leader. Hanni stepped down in 2013 due to family health issues and Rod Taylor became the interim leader. Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson was elected as the party's leader on September 15, 2020. Thompson previously ran as a candidate for the People's Party of Canada in the 2019 Burnaby South federal by-election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Fassbender</span> Canadian politician

Peter Fassbender is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election after a career at the municipal level. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Surrey-Fleetwood as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He was appointed by Premier Christy Clark as Minister of Education in June 2013, then Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development & Minister Responsible for TransLink in July 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amrik Virk</span> Canadian politician

Amrik S. Virk is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Surrey-Tynehead as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and was appointed Minister of Advanced Education on June 10, 2013, by Premier Christy Clark. Following a compensation scandal, he was appointed Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services on December 18, 2014, dropping his responsibilities for Advanced Education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachna Singh</span> Canadian politician and trade unionist

Rachna Singh is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who has represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus, she has served as Minister of Education and Child Care of British Columbia since December 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ronna-Rae Leonard</span> Canadian politician

Ronna-Rae Leonard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Courtenay-Comox as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Mercier</span> Canadian politician

Andrew Mercier is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Langley as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harwinder Sandhu</span> Canadian politician

Harwinder Kaur Sandhu is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vernon-Monashee as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

References

  1. 1 2 "Surrey: NDP takes six of nine ridings". The Province , May 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Federal NDP candidate Garry Begg appears in RCMP uniform on campaign website". The Georgia Straight , July 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fleetwood—Port Kells, 30 September 2015
  8. ↑ Official Voting Results - Fleetwood—Port Kells
  9. ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.