MLA for Maple Ridge East since 2024 and Conservative critic for trade and skills training, running again for the Conservatives.
Lawrence Mok won Maple Ridge East in 2024 by 97 votes. In 2026 he questioned the government on maternity ward closures at Ridge Meadows Hospital, spoke against the freedom of information changes in Bill 9 and the post-secondary bill, Bill 7, and, as the Conservative trade critic, spoke on U.S. tariffs and the ban on American alcohol.
A researched record of Lawrence Mok's 17 commitments, 10 dated actions and 12 public statements from 2026, with 5 news items. Most come from the legislature record, Conservative caucus releases and the Maple Ridge News.
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 Lawrence Mok
Lawrence Mok is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Maple Ridge East on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. He won the district in 2024 with 12,058 votes, 47.02% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. BC NDP member Bob D'Eith, the sitting member at that time, received 11,961 votes.
In a speech to the legislature on May 4, 2026, Mok said he came from Singapore to Canada in 1976 to study engineering, moved to Canada in 1988 and settled in Maple Ridge, and worked in the overhead bridge crane industry for more than 30 years until he was elected. The party's candidate page lists nine degrees and several professional memberships. Those are the party's own statements; voche.me did not check them with the schools or the professional bodies.
A Conservative caucus release of June 30, 2026 named him critic for trade and skills training, and a release of September 9, 2026 lists him as Shadow Minister for Trade and Skills Training. The Maple Ridge News reported on July 1, 2026 that he was also named one of three stakeholder relations lieutenants. The legislature record saved for this election lists no official roles for him.
In the legislature in 2026 he asked about maternity ward closures at Ridge Meadows Hospital and the cost of flying people to court in remote areas, questioned the post-secondary minister in the debate on that ministry budget, and spoke at length against Bill 7 and Bill 9. In July 2026 a caucus release quoted him against the provincial ban on American alcohol; in September 2026 the BC NDP criticized that statement, and the Conservative Party said for him that he supports keeping the ban until there is a fair trade deal.
On 2026-09-30 the party's candidate page labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader". The Maple Ridge News quoted him on September 22, 2026 speaking of a Conservative government led by Lorne Doerkson, and no other source read by voche.me gives Mok that title.
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.
17 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge
Keep the Ridge Meadows maternity ward open
In question period on March 4, 2026, Mok said the maternity ward at Ridge Meadows Hospital had closed for 96 hours between February 26 and March 2, the fourth closure in less than three months, and asked how many more closures the government would allow.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Raised as a question to the government. It names no measure, cost or date of his own. The health minister answered that the province is training and recruiting more doctors who deliver babies.
What still needs checking
Does he or his party propose a staffing measure for the Ridge Meadows maternity ward?
In question period on May 7, 2026, Mok said the province had paid close to $300,000 in five months for 31 charter flights that took accused people between jail and court in rural and remote areas.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Raised as a question on cost. It names no measure, target or date of his own. The Attorney General answered that the province is adding virtual court services and sheriffs.
What still needs checking
Does he propose a different way to bring accused people to court, with a cost?
Delay Bill 9 on freedom of information for six months
Mok spoke against parts of Bill 9 on May 4, 2026, saying it gives public bodies more room to refuse or delay requests. On May 6, 2026 he spoke for a motion to delay the bill for six months so that its terms could be defined.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names the delay motion and its length. He gives no cost. The delay motion was defeated 42 to 48, and the bill passed on May 28, 2026 on the Speaker's casting vote.
What still needs checking
Would a Conservative government change the parts of Bill 9 he criticized, and how?
A board of experts in place of one administrator for international student schools
In the Bill 7 debate on March 2, 2026, Mok said the bill gives one government administrator too much power over which colleges may teach international students, and pointed to the expert boards used in Alberta, Ontario and Singapore.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He compares models and names no amendment, cost or date. Bill 7 is not in his recorded vote index.
What still needs checking
Did he or his caucus move an amendment to set up a board in place of the administrator?
In the debate on the post-secondary ministry budget on March 3, 2026, Mok said the ministry raised the skills approval application fee for skilled immigrants from $1,475 to $1,750 in January 2026, and asked how that helps a province short of skilled workers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Raised as questions to the minister. He names no fee he would set, no cost and no date.
In a statement on May 4, 2026, Mok said B.C. should build trade with Singapore through trade missions and partnerships in clean technology, engineering and food exports.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He names trade missions as the tool. He gives no number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does a Conservative trade plan include missions to Singapore, with a budget?
In a members' statement on May 20, 2026 about a Maple Ridge wood products company, Mok said continued provincial support for the forest industry is essential.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of approach. It names no program, cost or date.
Trade the American alcohol ban for lower tariffs on forest products
A caucus release of July 21, 2026 quotes Mok, as Shadow Minister for Trade, saying B.C. should negotiate lower tariffs on forest products in exchange for lifting the ban on American alcohol. On September 25, 2026 the Conservative Party said for him that he supports keeping American alcohol off store shelves until there is a fair deal.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Tariffs on forest products are set by the United States and negotiated by the federal government, so the Province cannot deliver this alone. He names no cost or date.
What still needs checking
What would he accept as a fair deal before the ban ends?
Tell the public what was in the failed trade talks
A caucus release of August 24, 2026 quotes Mok, as Shadow Minister for Trade, asking that British Columbians be told what deal led to the end of Canada and U.S. trade talks.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The trade talks are federal. He names no provincial measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does he ask the Province to publish its own part in the talks?
No provincial election during a municipal election
The Maple Ridge News reported on September 22, 2026 that Mok said calling the provincial election during the municipal elections shows disrespect for municipal voters.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. He names no change to the election law and no date.
What still needs checking
Would he support a change to the Election Act to keep the two elections apart?
In the same report of September 22, 2026, Mok said the government cannot manage the province's finances. He voted no on the 2026 budget motion and on the Supply Act.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. He names no deficit target, tax or date.
Cost of living, health care, public safety and DRIPA
In the same report of September 22, 2026, Mok named cost of living, health care, public safety and DRIPA, the provincial law on Indigenous rights, as challenges that only a Conservative government could deal with.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He lists the issues and names no measure, cost or date for any of them.
In the same report of September 22, 2026, Mok named DRIPA among the challenges a Conservative government would deal with. On April 22, 2026 he voted yes at first reading of a bill to repeal DRIPA.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He states no measure of his own on DRIPA. The repeal bill was defeated at first reading, 44 to 47.
Conservative positions on carbon tax, pipelines and taxes
The party candidate page says Mok supports the party approach of scrapping the carbon tax, building pipelines, lowering taxes, balancing the budget, cracking down on violent crime and reducing wait times for medical treatment.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text written about him in the third person. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does he state these positions in his own words during the campaign?
Recorded votes where the legislature names him. A bill that passed without a recorded vote names nobody and is left out.
Recorded vote, no; the budget motion passed on the Speaker's casting vote and the Supply Act passed 46 to 45
Voted no on the 2026 budget motion, the budget bills and the Supply Act
The vote index lists Mok voting no on the budget motion on February 26, 2026, no at second and third reading of Budget Measures Implementation Acts Bill 2 and Bill 3, and no at third reading of the Supply Act on May 28, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcripts of February 26 and May 28, 2026 record the results.
Recorded vote, no; the bill passed 46 to 46 on the Speaker's casting vote
Voted against Bill 9, the freedom of information changes
The vote index lists Mok voting yes on the motion to delay Bill 9, no at second reading, no on two clause amendments moved by Diana Gibson, and no at third reading.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcript of May 28, 2026 records the tie and the Speaker's vote.
Recorded vote, yes; the DRIPA repeal bill was defeated 44 to 47 at first reading
Voted yes at first reading of a bill to repeal DRIPA
The vote index lists Mok voting yes at first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act on April 22, 2026, and yes at first reading of the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act on March 12, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate.
Recorded votes: no at second reading, yes at third reading; third reading passed 53 to 39
Voted on the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
The vote index lists Mok voting yes on an amendment moved by Misty Van Popta and no at second reading on May 20, 2026, then yes at third reading on May 28, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The index does not record a speech by him on the bill.
The vote index lists Mok voting yes at third reading of the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6), yes at second reading of a private member's Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (Bill M226), and yes on reporting the dashboard camera bill (Bill M217).
Scope, limits and sources
Taken from the vote index; the transcripts of the votes were not opened.
Recorded vote, yes; first reading was defeated 37 to 50
Voted yes at first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act
The vote index lists Mok voting yes at first reading of a bill to repeal the Human Rights Code on February 26, 2026. It also lists him voting yes on Motion 13, on support for the Human Rights Code and its enforcement, and on an amendment to it.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcript of February 26, 2026 records the result. The Motion 13 transcript was not opened.
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Speech
Bill 7 second reading speech
Mok spoke against the single administrator in the post-secondary international education bill and compared it with the boards used in Alberta, Ontario and Singapore.
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.
Policy dispute
BC NDP criticism of his statement on the American alcohol ban
BC NDP leader David Eby said on September 24, 2026 that Mok had opposed removing American alcohol from store shelves, pointing to a Conservative caucus release of July 21, 2026 that quotes Mok saying a government ban invites retaliation, according to the Maple Ridge News and The Indo-Canadian Voice.
Candidate or party response
The Conservative Party said for Mok that his criticism was of how the government handled the ban, and that he supports keeping American liquor off store shelves until B.C. gets a fair deal, according to the Maple Ridge News.
Verified status and limits
A dispute over policy positions. No official finding is involved.
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Reporting
Maple Ridge News
Mok named to the Conservative leadership team
Reports his roles as stakeholder relations lieutenant and critic for trade and skills training.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No campaign website of his own was found; the party candidate page holds a biography written by the party, no measures, and an empty news list, and it labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader", a title no other source read by voche.me gives him. The party's nine-degree list and professional memberships were not checked with the schools or the bodies named. His X account showed a profile and a sign-in page with no readable posts, and his Facebook page requires sign-in, so the social media post the Maple Ridge News quoted on August 28, 2026 and the Facebook post The Indo-Canadian Voice described were not read. A Maple Ridge News article on the provincial deficit that search linked to him did not open; the address returned a list page. His introductions, prayers and Bill 7 committee questions were read only in part. Several votes are taken from the vote index only, without opening the transcript of the vote. The 2025 speech and vote indexes were not read. No 2026 all-candidates meeting for Maple Ridge East was found; the Maple Ridge meetings found were for the municipal election. The legislature record saved for this election lists no roles for him, so his critic role comes from caucus releases and reporting. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's 2026 speech and vote indexes, 17 transcripts from 2026, his party candidate page and the party platform page, four Conservative caucus releases, and five news reports from July to September 2026.
His commitments on this page come from what he said in the legislature, in caucus releases and in reporting that quotes him. No campaign website of his own was found. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.
Named in a caucus release of June 30, 2026, and listed as Shadow Minister for Trade and Skills Training on September 9, 2026. These are party roles; the legislature record lists no role for him.
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05 / About this page
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Is this an official page for Lawrence Mok?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Lawrence Mok's own campaign.
What party is Lawrence Mok running with?
Lawrence Mok is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Lawrence Mok currently hold public office?
Yes. Lawrence Mok currently serves as MLA for Maple Ridge East.
How many sources does this Lawrence Mok profile cite?
This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Lawrence Mok's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Lawrence Mok 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 Lawrence Mok is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
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