SURREY, B.C. – Surrey-Guildford Conservative candidate Garry Thind appears on two ballots at once in the October 2026 elections, running for Surrey city council on October 17 while also seeking the Surrey-Guildford seat in the October 24 provincial election. Elections BC and the City of Surrey have both confirmed his candidacy is valid in each race, as nothing in the legislation bars a candidate from running municipally and provincially at the same time. Thind, a former Surrey school trustee, says he will resign the council seat if he wins both. His dual candidacy has drawn attention to how the overlapping election calendars create unusual ballot situations for voters in Surrey-Guildford.
Surrey-Guildford Conservative Garry Thind stuck on two ballots at once
