| The HonourableGarry BeggMLA | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Mike Farnworth |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Guildford | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Garry Begg is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Surrey-Guildford as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.
He previously ran in the 2015 federal election as the federal New Democratic Party's candidate in Fleetwood—Port Kells, but was not elected. Prior to entering politics, Begg was an inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Electoral record
Provincial elections
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Garry Begg | 8,947 | 46.83 | |||||
| Conservative | Honveer Singh Randhawa | 8,925 | 46.81 | |||||
| Green | Manjeet Singh Sahota | 824 | 4.32 | |||||
| Independent | Kabir Qurban | 370 | 1.94 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,066 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Garry Begg | 10,403 | 60.59 | +10.99 | $40,309.39 | |||
| Liberal | Dave Hans | 5,139 | 29.93 | −8.21 | $42,168.46 | |||
| Green | Jodi Murphy | 1,345 | 7.83 | −1.98 | $1,281.64 | |||
| Independent | Sam Kofalt | 282 | 1.64 | – | $1,015.24 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,169 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 148 | 0.85 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,317 | 45.69 | −10.07 | |||||
| Registered voters | 37,905 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Garry Begg | 9,263 | 49.85 | $67,072 | ||||
| Liberal | Amrik Virk | 7,015 | 37.76 | $71,381 | ||||
| Green | Jodi Murphy | 1,840 | 9.90 | $,1838 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 462 | 2.49 | $1,015 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,580 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 133 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,713 | 55.76 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 33,561 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
Federal elections
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Fleetwood—Port Kells | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ken Hardie | 22,871 | 46.90 | +31.24 | $50,601.97 | |||
| Conservative | Nina Grewal | 14,275 | 29.27 | -18.56 | $77,785.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Garry Begg | 10,463 | 21.46 | -11.60 | $100,039.24 | |||
| Green | Richard Hosein | 1,154 | 2.37 | -0.20 | $3,625.85 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,763 | 100.00 | $206,797.64 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | 0.55 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,032 | 65.25 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,150 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Surrey: NDP takes six of nine ridings". The Province, May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Federal NDP candidate Garry Begg appears in RCMP uniform on campaign website". The Georgia Straight, July 12, 2015.
- "Surrey-Guildford Judicial Recount Complete". Elections BC. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fleetwood—Port Kells, 30 September 2015
- Official Voting Results - Fleetwood—Port Kells
- "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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