B.C. Conservatives name incumbent White Rock mayor as Surrey South candidate<\/p>\n
Published 3:27 pm Friday, September 25, 2026<\/p>\n
White Rock mayoral incumbent Megan Knight, who was seeking re-election in the municipal vote Oct. 17, has now joined the B.C. Conservative ranks for the Oct. 24 provincial election. <\/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
Chapman announced earlier this week that he is moving to the OneBC party ahead of the upcoming provincial election.<\/p>\n
The Conservative Party of B.C. sent out a release announcing Knight\u2019s candidacy on Friday afternoon (Sept. 25).<\/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
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