Garry Begg
Garry Begg is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Surrey-Guildford as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1]
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Guildford | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
He previously ran in the 2015 federal election as the federal New Democratic Party's candidate in Fleetwood—Port Kells,[2] but was not elected. Prior to entering politics, Begg was an inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[2]
Electoral record
Provincial elections
| 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[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford | ||||||||
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| 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[5][6] | ||||||||
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[7][8][9] | ||||||||
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.
- "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "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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