--- title: "Darryl Walker: candidate for MLA in Surrey-White Rock, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/darryl-walker" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:57.463Z" meta: description: "Darryl Walker is the BC NDP candidate in Surrey-White Rock. Surrey Now-Leader reports that he was mayor of White Rock from 2018 to 2022, and that he lost t..." "og:description": "Darryl Walker is the BC NDP candidate in Surrey-White Rock. Surrey Now-Leader reports that he was mayor of White Rock from 2018 to 2022, and that he lost t..." "og:title": "Darryl Walker: candidate for MLA in Surrey-White Rock, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Darryl Walker is the BC NDP candidate in Surrey-White Rock. Surrey Now-Leader reports that he was mayor of White Rock from 2018 to 2022, and that he lost t..." "twitter:title": "Darryl Walker: candidate for MLA in Surrey-White Rock, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Surrey-White Rock · BC provincial 2026 # Darryl Walker BC NDP candidate for MLA in Surrey-White Rock. Mayor of White Rock from 2018 to 2022, and the BC NDP candidate who lost this district in 2024. Darryl Walker is the BC NDP candidate in Surrey-White Rock. Surrey Now-Leader reports that he was mayor of White Rock from 2018 to 2022, and that he lost the district to Conservative Trevor Halford in 2024 by 1,969 votes (12,698 to 14,667). Elections BC lists five accepted candidates in the district on 2026-10-03. His own 2026 statement, quoted by Surrey Now-Leader, names affordable homes, public health care and family services. voche.me found no campaign website of his own and no published plan with figures or dates. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC NDP2026 Darryl WalkerBritish Columbia provincial election *Darryl WalkerMLAv.* Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of Darryl Walker's 2026 candidacy for the BC NDP in Surrey-White Rock. He is a former mayor of White Rock and the NDP candidate who finished second in this district in 2024. The two commitments in his own words come from one statement quoted by Surrey Now-Leader. The party items are the BC NDP's text, and none of them names him. **5**Commitments **5**News articles **14**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Darryl Walker? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24 1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16Voting day 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed 13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates - Oct 16Advance voting opens - Oct 24Final Voting Day At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/) - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Darryl Walker Elections BC lists Darryl Walker as the BC NDP candidate for MLA in Surrey-White Rock, on its candidate list stamped October 3, 2026 5:00:07 PM. Nominations could be submitted until 1 p.m. that day. The other accepted candidates in the district are Kevin Diakiw (Independent), Trevor Halford (Conservative Party), Amanda James (OneBC) and Christine Kinnie (BC Green Party). Halford is the sitting member for the district. Surrey Now-Leader reported on August 5, 2024 that Walker won the BC NDP nomination in Surrey-White Rock and was mayor of White Rock from 2018 to 2022, and that he is a past president of the BC General Employees' Union. Both points come from a BC NDP release that the newspaper summarized, so they are the party's account. Later reports in the same newspaper name him as White Rock's mayor in 2019, 2021 and 2022. On October 15, 2022 Megan Knight beat him in the White Rock mayoral election, 2,001 votes to 1,811. In the 2024 provincial election Walker finished second in Surrey-White Rock with 12,698 votes (45.29 percent). Trevor Halford of the Conservative Party won with 14,667 votes (52.31 percent), and Damyn Tassie of the Libertarian Party received 671 (2.39 percent). Surrey Now-Leader's September 28, 2026 election guide says Halford beat Walker in 2024 and that Walker returns as the NDP candidate. That report is the link between the 2024 and 2026 candidacies. In a Peace Arch News questionnaire in October 2024, Walker described himself in his own words as a White Rock resident since 1970 who worked 40 years at Riverview and the Forensic Institute and who was president of the BCGEU. voche.me did not find an independent record of the union role or the career, so they are his account. For 2026, a BC NDP release of October 1, as quoted by Surrey Now-Leader, gives his reason for running as helping to build affordable homes, strengthen public health care and protect services for families. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 5 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Walker: help build affordable homes Surrey Now-Leader quotes a BC NDP release of October 1, 2026 in which Walker says he is running with the BC NDP to help build affordable homes. The quote gives no number of homes, no measure and no date.
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Evidence reviewed
His own words, as quoted in the newspaper. The release itself was not found on the BC NDP releases page, so the newspaper is the source read.
What still needs checking
Does Walker name a housing measure, a target or a date during the campaign?
- [New B.C. election candidates announced for Surrey-White Rock](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/10/02/new-election-candidates-announced-for-surrey-white-rock/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Walker: strengthen public health care Surrey Now-Leader quotes the same release, in which Walker says he is running to strengthen public health care and protect the services families count on. The quote names no hospital, no measure and no date.
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Evidence reviewed
His own words, as quoted in the newspaper. No plan with figures was found.
What still needs checking
Does Walker name a health care measure for Surrey-White Rock, such as doctors or emergency care at Peace Arch Hospital?
- [New B.C. election candidates announced for Surrey-White Rock](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/10/02/new-election-candidates-announced-for-surrey-white-rock/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP housing position The BC NDP platform page says David Eby's housing plan has eliminated local zoning barriers to build 300,000 more middle-class homes, and that 97% of local governments have adopted zoning changes. The page does not name Walker.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. The platform page counts this as work done. voche.me found no Walker statement that repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does Walker repeat or add to the party's housing position in the district?
- [Platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### BC NDP health care position The BC NDP platform page says the party will keep recruiting and training more doctors, nurses and healthcare workers of all kinds. The page does not name Walker.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no Walker statement that repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does Walker say how the party's health care plan applies to Peace Arch Hospital and the district?
- [Platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP skilled trades training The BC NDP platform page says the party is doubling skilled trades training by 2028-29. The page does not name Walker.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no Walker statement on jobs or the economy.
What still needs checking
Does Walker speak on jobs or training in the district?
- [Platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs Walker was mayor of White Rock, a city council role. The 43rd Parliament member record lists no member named Walker for this district, so no legislature speech or vote record applies. The entries below show his statements as mayor, taken from Surrey Now-Leader reports. voche.me did not open the White Rock council minutes for 2018 to 2022, so no council vote is attributed to him. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. Jan 22Statement ### Statement on the Peace Arch Hospital maternity ward reversal As mayor, Walker said he was pleased that Fraser Health reversed its decision to close the Peace Arch Hospital maternity ward temporarily. He credited a group of mothers and expecting mothers whose protest drew 75 people, and said no representative of Surrey attended. - [White Rock mayor blasts tweet claiming McCallum averted maternity ward closure](https://surreynowleader.com/2022/01/22/white-rock-mayor-blasts-tweet-claiming-mccallum-averted-maternity-ward-closure/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader Nov 16Speech ### State of the City address to the chamber of commerce As mayor, Walker told the South Surrey and White Rock Chamber of Commerce that the city had received $561,000 in grants so far in 2021, and listed reduced maximum building heights and an additional $3 million in community amenity contributions for affordable housing among the city's progress. - [White Rock mayor delivers upbeat 'State of the City' address](https://surreynowleader.com/2021/11/17/white-rock-mayor-delivers-upbeat-state-of-the-city-address/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader Sep 5Statement ### Statement on merging White Rock and Surrey As mayor, Walker called a Surrey councillor's idea of amalgamating White Rock and Surrey a 'non-starter' and said it would need a referendum. - [Surrey-White Rock amalgamation a 'non-starter' - White Rock mayor](https://surreynowleader.com/2019/09/05/surrey-white-rock-amalgamation-a-non-starter-white-rock-mayor/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. October 2, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader ### New B.C. election candidates announced for Surrey-White Rock Names Walker as the BC NDP candidate with Halford, Kinnie and Diakiw, repeats the 2024 result (52.3 and 45.3 percent) and quotes Walker's statement from a BC NDP release of Thursday, October 1. - [New B.C. election candidates announced for Surrey-White Rock](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/10/02/new-election-candidates-announced-for-surrey-white-rock/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader September 28, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader ### Who is running in the Surrey ridings Says Halford won in 2024 over NDP challenger Darryl Walker, a former White Rock mayor, and that Walker returns as the NDP candidate. - [B.C. votes: Who's running in Surrey ridings Oct. 24 and what happened last election](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/28/b-c-votes-whos-running-in-surrey-ridings-oct-24-and-what-happened-last-election/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader October 7, 2024Reporting Peace Arch News ### Meet the candidates: Surrey-White Rock Prints the candidates' questionnaire answers as received. Walker lists housing, support for seniors, and mental health and addictions as his top three issues. - [Meet the candidates: Surrey-White Rock](https://www.surreynowleader.com/2024/10/07/meet-the-candidates-surrey-white-rock/)Interview · Peace Arch News August 5, 2024Reporting Surrey Now-Leader ### Former White Rock mayor will run for BC NDP in fall election Reports that Walker won the BC NDP nomination, and summarizes a party release on his past roles as BCGEU president and White Rock mayor from 2018 to 2022. - [Former White Rock mayor will run for BC NDP in fall election](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/08/05/former-white-rock-mayor-will-run-for-bc-ndp-in-fall-election/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader October 18, 2022Reporting Surrey Now-Leader ### Megan Knight promises to restore White Rock city hall as mayor-elect Reports that Knight beat incumbent Mayor Darryl Walker on October 15, 2022, 2,001 votes to 1,811. - ['Something's broken': Megan Knight promises to restore White Rock city hall as mayor-elect](https://surreynowleader.com/2022/10/18/somethings-broken-megan-knight-promises-to-restore-white-rock-city-hall-as-mayor-elect/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader Research / 14 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 3 sources - Provincial candidate list Elections BC · October 3, 2026 - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Campaign 2 sources - Surrey-White Rock BC NDP page BC NDP - Platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family BC NDP
Reporting 8 sources - New B.C. election candidates announced for Surrey-White Rock Surrey Now-Leader · October 2, 2026 - B.C. votes: Who's running in Surrey ridings Oct. 24 and what happened last election Surrey Now-Leader · September 28, 2026 - Former White Rock mayor will run for BC NDP in fall election Surrey Now-Leader · August 5, 2024 - 'Something's broken': Megan Knight promises to restore White Rock city hall as mayor-elect Surrey Now-Leader · October 18, 2022 - White Rock mayor blasts tweet claiming McCallum averted maternity ward closure Surrey Now-Leader · January 22, 2022 - White Rock mayor delivers upbeat 'State of the City' address Surrey Now-Leader · November 17, 2021 - Surrey-White Rock amalgamation a 'non-starter' - White Rock mayor Surrey Now-Leader · September 5, 2019 - Darryl Walker - City of White Rock mayoral candidate Peace Arch News · October 6, 2022
Interview 1 sources - Meet the candidates: Surrey-White Rock Peace Arch News · October 7, 2024
No campaign website of his own was found: the address darrylwalker.bcndp.ca sends the reader to the party's Surrey-White Rock page, which carries David Eby's name and the line "We're David Eby's team here in Surrey-White Rock". No social media account that a party page or his own page links to was found, so none is used. The BC NDP release of October 1, 2026 that Surrey Now-Leader quotes was not found on the party's releases page, so only the newspaper's quotation is used. Two parts of his background, the BCGEU presidency (with no dates) and 40 years at Riverview and the Forensic Institute, come from the BC NDP release as summarized in 2024 and his own 2024 questionnaire answer, with no union or employer record opened. The 2018 start of his mayoral term comes from the same release. The White Rock council minutes and the 2024 campaign finance report were not opened. Surrey Now-Leader's October 2, 2026 article says Halford beat Walker in the '2024 civic election'. The Elections BC statement of votes shows it was the 2024 provincial election, and the record uses the statement of votes. Positions on public safety, education, climate, transportation, taxes and governance are unknown. No portrait was found that the candidate or the party published. All-candidates meetings, endorsements and campaign finances for 2026 were not found on this date. The questionnaire has not been sent. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list (stamp October 3, 2026 5:00:07 PM) and key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the BC NDP Surrey-White Rock page and platform page, and nine Surrey Now-Leader and Peace Arch News reports from 2019 to 2026. The reports include the 2026 articles that name him as the NDP candidate and quote his statement, the 2024 nomination report and his 2024 questionnaire answers. The name search was limited. The WebSearch tool had reached its usage limit, so voche.me read the site searches of Surrey Now-Leader, Peace Arch News, the BCGEU and the BC NDP, a Google News feed and the pages those results named. General web search pages returned unrelated pages for his name. No campaign website of his own, social media account tied to this candidacy, or party candidate page was found. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date, and it leaves open what the candidate has said elsewhere. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2018 to 2022 ### Mayor of White Rock Surrey Now-Leader gives the term as 2018 to 2022, citing a BC NDP release. The paper's own reports name him as mayor in 2019, 2021 and 2022. He lost the October 15, 2022 mayoral election to Megan Knight, 2,001 votes to 1,811. [Surrey Now-Leader, August 5, 2024](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/08/05/former-white-rock-mayor-will-run-for-bc-ndp-in-fall-election/) Dates not stated ### Past president, BC General Employees' Union The BC NDP release summarized by Surrey Now-Leader and his own 2024 questionnaire answer both give this role. voche.me did not open a union record that confirms it. [Peace Arch News, October 7, 2024](https://www.surreynowleader.com/2024/10/07/meet-the-candidates-surrey-white-rock/) Dates not stated ### Worked 40 years at Riverview and the Forensic Institute His own words in the 2024 questionnaire. No employer record was opened. [Peace Arch News, October 7, 2024](https://www.surreynowleader.com/2024/10/07/meet-the-candidates-surrey-white-rock/) 2024 ### BC NDP candidate in Surrey-White Rock Second place with 12,698 votes (45.29 percent), 1,969 votes behind Trevor Halford. [Elections BC statement of votes, 2024](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which housing measure would you ask the Province to adopt first for Surrey-White Rock, and by when? No response has been submitted.
What would you do to shorten waits for a family doctor and for emergency care at Peace Arch Hospital? No response has been submitted.
Which services for seniors would you expand, and what would they cost? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Darryl Walker directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Darryl Walker's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Darryl Walker? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Darryl Walker's own campaign.
What party is Darryl Walker running with? Darryl Walker is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Darryl Walker currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Darryl Walker.
How many sources does this Darryl Walker profile cite? This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Darryl Walker's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Darryl Walker in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Darryl Walker is running in? The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · New B.C. election candidates announced for Surrey-White Rock, October 2, 2026 ](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/10/02/new-election-candidates-announced-for-surrey-white-rock/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · B.C. votes: Who's running in Surrey ridings Oct. 24, September 28, 2026 ](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/28/b-c-votes-whos-running-in-surrey-ridings-oct-24-and-what-happened-last-election/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · Former White Rock mayor will run for BC NDP in fall election, August 5, 2024 ](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/08/05/former-white-rock-mayor-will-run-for-bc-ndp-in-fall-election/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Peace Arch News · Meet the candidates: Surrey-White Rock, October 7, 2024 ](https://www.surreynowleader.com/2024/10/07/meet-the-candidates-surrey-white-rock/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · Megan Knight promises to restore White Rock city hall as mayor-elect, October 18, 2022 ](https://surreynowleader.com/2022/10/18/somethings-broken-megan-knight-promises-to-restore-white-rock-city-hall-as-mayor-elect/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC NDP · Surrey-White Rock page ](https://surreywhiterock.bcndp.ca/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC NDP · platform page ](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Checked October 3, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [BC NDP Surrey-White Rock page](https://surreywhiterock.bcndp.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) [MLA**A'aliya Warbus**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/a-aliya-warbus) [MLA**Abraham Nordine**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/abraham-nordine) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Darryl Walker a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.