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]
Garry Begg MLA | |
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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
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Guildford | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Garry Begg | 8,467 | 49.60 | |||||
| Liberal | Amrik Virk | 6,510 | 38.14 | |||||
| Green | Jodi Murphy | 1,675 | 9.81 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 418 | 2.45 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 17,070 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Fleetwood—Port Kells | ||||||||
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| 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[4][5][6] | ||||||||
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.
- "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- 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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