UPDATE: B.C. Conservatives name incumbent White Rock mayor as Surrey South candidate<\/p>\n
Published 3:10 pm Friday, September 25, 2026<\/p>\n
White Rock mayoral candidate Megan Knight is switching elections. <\/p>\n
Knight, who was elected mayor of the seaside city in 2022 after serving as a city councillor from 2014-2018, has just been announced as the candidate for the B.C. Conservatives for MLA in Surrey South, the riding formerly represented by Brent Chapman.<\/p>\n
The Conservative Party of B.C. sent out a release announcing her candidacy on Friday afternoon (Sept. 25).<\/p>\n
Chapman announced earlier this week that he is moving to the OneBC party ahead of the upcoming provincial election.<\/p>\n
NDP leader David Eby called the snap election on Tuesday (Sept. 22), citing the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump as the main reason for calling for a B.C.-wide election while a municipal election is underway. <\/p>\n
Voters will head to the polls for municipal voting on Saturday, Oct. 17, followed by the provincial election polls one week later, on Saturday, Oct. 24. <\/p>\n
Lorne Doerkson, leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., touted Knight\u2019s virtues as a candidate.<\/p>\n
\u201cBritish Columbians deserve leaders who are straight with them, who outwork everyone in the room, and who never forget who they work for,\u201d said Doerkson. \u201cThat\u2019s Megan. She\u2019s the change B.C. deserves: honest about the money, humble about the job and relentless about getting results.\u201d<\/p>\n
Knight is quoted in the release as saying that her door \u201chas always been open, and it always will be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have all the answers, and I\u2019ve never pretended to,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat I do have is a work ethic and a promise to tell people the truth. Families in Surrey South are working harder than ever and falling further behind. They deserve a government that respects their money and earns their trust. That\u2019s the change B.C. needs, and I\u2019m ready to work for it.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not Knight\u2019s first foray into provincial politics; in 2020, she sought the BC Liberal nomination<\/a> for Surrey-White Rock, a seat ultimately won by now-Conservative MLA Trevor Halford.<\/p>\n