Nicholas Cartmell wins Surrey-Cloverdale for Conservatives<\/p>\n
Published 10:30 pm Monday, October 26, 2026<\/p>\n
Nicholas Cartmell cruised to victory in the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale Oct. 24. Cartmell was part of a \u201cblue wave\u201d that swept Surrey seeing all 10 ridings in the city swing Conservative.<\/p>\n
Watching the early results come in at his campaign office in Cloverdale, Cartmell was overjoyed when he was declared the winner of the riding.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel real yet,\u201d he told the Cloverdale Reporter. \u201cBut it\u2019ll settle in and I\u2019ll wake up in the morning and I\u2019ll think about the next things I\u2019m going to do for the riding. But I\u2019m very happy. It\u2019s a great result for Cloverdale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cartmell said he was happy to see B.C. Conservatives leading in so many ridings across B.C. and Surrey.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people of Surrey have really spoken here,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some really strong results early and it\u2019s quite clear to me that were going to be blue right across Surrey and British Columbia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cartmell called his campaign \u201chyper-scaling at a breakneck speed.\u201d It was the first election for both he and his campaign manager, Calvin Rasode. He said they learned a lot as the short campaign ramped up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a great campaign team come together very quickly in the short three weeks and they delivered,\u201d he said. \u201cThey did their jobs, they helped me connect with voters, and here we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cartmell was appreciative of Rasode\u2019s hard work and dedication.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a very smart young man and he\u2019s quite savvy,\u201d Cartmell said. \u201cHe knows exactly what we needed to do and just helped me stay focused on hitting those doors and getting out the voters here in Cloverdale.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MLA-elect for Surrey-Cloverdale said he was \u201cexcited\u201d for both his team and for the new government that will soon be formed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot that we can build right here in B.C.,\u201d Cartmell added. \u201cAnd Cloverdale has a lot to offer. I can\u2019t wait to start.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first thing he said he would do would be to reach out to the many volunteers who helped him on the campaign trail to offer his thanks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to call them tomorrow,\u201d he said. \u201cThen I\u2019m going to get myself recharged and reset for the job ahead. I know that it\u2019s a very important one and I really am humbled by the votes that we received tonight for the residents of Cloverdale.\u201d<\/p>\n