SURREY, B.C. – Polls are open across Surrey today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for General Voting Day in the 2026 municipal election, with 52 polling places serving voters citywide.
Voters can find their assigned polling place using the City of Surrey’s interactive map at surrey.ca/election.
A record 52,600 ballots were cast during advance voting on October 7, 10, 14 and 15, a 47 percent increase over the 35,701 advance votes in 2022. The advance ballots represent 15 percent of Surrey’s 352,148 registered voters, according to the City of Surrey.
Cloverdale Recreation Centre led advance voting locations with 9,068 ballots cast over the four days.
Preliminary results will be posted by the City of Surrey after polls close at 8 p.m.
Apna News has not independently verified the turnout figures beyond the City of Surrey release.
What’s on the ballot: Voters will elect a mayor, eight city councillors, and seven school trustees. The seven mayoral candidates are Brenda Locke (Surrey Connect), Doug McCallum (Safe Surrey Coalition), Linda Annis (Surrey First), Mike Starchuk (Imagine Surrey), Honveer Singh Randhawa (Conservative Electors Association), Troy Van-Vliet (Surrey Now), and Igal Ammons-II (New Surrey Plus).
Who can vote: To vote in the Surrey municipal election, you must be 18 or older on General Voting Day, a Canadian citizen, a B.C. resident for at least six months, and a Surrey resident for at least 30 days. Voters must bring two pieces of ID, at least one with a signature, or one piece of government-issued photo ID.
2022 comparison: In the 2022 municipal election, 147,370 ballots were cast from 312,997 registered voters, for a turnout of 47.1 percent. The 52,600 advance ballots already cast in 2026 exceed the 35,701 advance votes from 2022 by 47 percent.
After polls close: Preliminary results will be posted by the City of Surrey after polls close at 8 p.m. Results are unofficial until declared by the Chief Election Officer.
(Source: City of Surrey news release, October 16, 2026: https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/news)
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