Conservative candidate for Surrey mayor was in court fight for MLA seat<\/p>\n
Published 4:17 pm Thursday, March 26, 2026<\/p>\n
The Conservative Party of Surrey\u2019s candidate for mayor this fall is lawyer Honveer Singh Randhawa, who nearly beat the NDP\u2019s Garry Begg to become MLA in Surrey-Guildford in the last provincial election.<\/p>\n
Begg\u2019s 22-vote win in the riding \u2014 a key victory for the NDP in October 2024 \u2014 was subject of legal challenge by Randhawa, who alleged potential violations of the Election Act. Randhawa\u2019s case in B.C. Supreme Court, which focused on how mail-in ballots from the Argyll Lodge care facility were recorded, was dropped last December.<\/p>\n
Now he\u2019s gunning to win the Oct. 17 civic election in what looks to be a crowded field of candidates for mayor.<\/p>\n
Randhawa says he\u2019ll campaign for safer streets and lower taxes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSurrey deserves new leadership that puts families first,\u201d Randhawa says in a news release sent Thursday, March 26.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past few years, taxes have gone up, violent crime and extortion has spiraled out of control, road planning hasn\u2019t kept up resulting in congestion getting worse, and drug den housing is being pushed into neighborhoods across our city. Currently life in Surrey has gotten worse, and people want common-sense change at Surrey City Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n
He says he\u2019d establish Surrey Home Protection Fund to compensate damages \u201cfor verified RTB judgements that are deemed unrecoverable, as I strongly believe that Surrey home owners and good tenants should not be penalized for property damages caused by bad tenants.\u201d<\/p>\n
Randhawa would also create a parent-citizens committee to work with City of Surrey public library officials and Surrey School Board officials to \u201creview age-appropriate materials, strengthen transparency and get SOGI materials out of Surrey classrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n
A candidate launch event is planned for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29 at Empress Banquet Hall #201-8166 128 St., Surrey.<\/p>\n