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Surrey population 568,322 * 
Land area (square km) 316.11 * 
Surrey was incorporated as a City September 11, 1993 
Last election  October 15th, 2022 ** 
Next election October 2026 
Full Council including Mayor elected every 4 years.    

*   2021 Census 
** Election Results 

  • Brenda Locke (Mayor) 
  • Bob Stutt 
  • Linda Annis
  • Pardeep Kaur Kooner 
  • Harry Bains 
  • Doug Elford 
  • Mike Bose 
  • Mandeep Nagra 
  • Gordon Hepner 

Learn more about Mayor and Council

Address of Mayor and Members of Council  
Surrey City Hall, 13450 -104th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3T 1V8 Telephone 604-591-4011 

Surrey Schools

14033-92nd Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3V 0B7 
Telephone 604-596-7733 

B.C. population 4,648,055 
Premier of B.C David Eby (NDP) 
Leader of Opposition John Rustad (Con.) 
Lieutenant Governor of B.C.  Hon. Janet Austin
Vice-Regal Canine Consort MacDuff Austin-Chester
Speaker of the House Raj Chouhan (NDP) 
Attorney General Niki Sharma (NDP) 
Last election 43rd General Election October 19th, 2024 

BC Legislative Assembly

Address of BC Legislative Assembly Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC, V8V 1X4

BC Party Leaders  

Registered Political Parties of B.C.

BC Legislature Standings (87 members)

  • Conservative 44
  • Green Party 2
  • New Democratic Party 47 
  • Vacant -- 

Members of BC Legislative Assembly (MLAs) for Surrey To locate your constituency, call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 or search

Alberta Danielle Smith (UCP)  

British Columbia David Eby (NDP)   

Manitoba Wab Kinew (NDP)  

New Brunswick Susan Holt (LIB)  

Newfoundland & Labrador Andrew Furey (LIB)   

Northwest Territories Caroline Cochrane (Ind.)   

Nova Scotia Tim Houston (PC) 

Nunavut (Territory) P.J. Akeeagok (Ind.)   

Ontario Doug Ford (PC)  

Prince Edward Island Dennis King (PC) 

Quebec Francois Legault (CAQ) 

Saskatchewan Scott Moe (Saskatchewan Party)   

Yukon (Territory) Sandy Silver (Yukon Liberal Party) 

Canada's Population 36,991,981 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  (LIB) 
Leader of the Official Opposition Pierre Poilievre (CON) 
Governor General of Canada Mary May Simone  
Speaker of the House Greg Fergus
Last election September 20th, 2021 44th General Election  Elections Canada 
Address of Parliament Buildings House of Commons Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 

Federal Party Leaders  

Bloc Quebecois Yves-Francois Blanchet 
Conservative Party of Canada Pierre Poilievre 
Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May
Liberal Party of Canada Justin Trudeau  
New Democratic Party Jagmeet Singh   

Registered Political Parties

Senate Standings 

105 seats in Senate (with provision for an extra 4 or 8)   

  • Conservative 12 
  • Independent Senators Group 41 
  • Progressive Senate Group 12 
  • Non-affiliated 13 
  • Canadian Senators Group 19 
  • Vacant Seats 8 

List of current Senators

Members of the House of Commons Current Information 

(338 members)  

  • Bloc Quebecois 33 
  • Conservative 113 
  • Green Party 2 
  • Liberal Party 153 
  • New Democratic Party 25 
  • Independent 4 
  • Vacant 2 
  • Other -- 

List of current Members of the House of Commons

House of Commons Seats by Province & Territory

(338 Total) 

  • Alberta 34 
  • British Columbia 42 
  • Manitoba 14 
  • New Brunswick 10 
  • Newfoundland & Labrador 7 
  • North West Territories (territory) 1 
  • Nova Scotia 11 
  • Nunavut (territory) 1 
  • Ontario 121 
  • Prince Edward Island 4 
  • Quebec 78 
  • Saskatchewan 14 
  • Yukon (territory) 1 

To locate your constituency, search the parliamentary website or contact Elections Canada 

Cloverdale-Langley City 
John Aldag (Liberal) 
19211 Fraser Highway, Suite 105 Surrey, BC, V3S 7C9 Telephone 604-575-4289 

Fleetwood-Port Kells 
Ken Hardie (Liberal) 
16088 - 84th Avenue, Suite 301  Surrey, BC, V4N 0V9 info@kenhardie.ca 

South Surrey-White Rock 
Kerry-Lynne Findlay (PC) 
1959 152 Street, Suite 135  Surrey, BC, V4A 9E3 Telephone: 604-542-9495 

Surrey Centre 
Randeep Sarai (Liberal) 
170 – 10362 King George Blvd., Surrey, BC. Telephone: 778-394-3535 

Surrey Newton 
Sukh Dhaliwal (Liberal) 
12992 - 76th Avenue, Unit 202  Surrey, BC, V3W 2V6 Telephone: 604-590-2200