--- title: "Megan Knight: candidate for MLA in Surrey South, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/megan-knight" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:56.924Z" meta: description: "Megan Knight is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey South. She has been Mayor of White Rock since 2022 and was a White Rock councillor from 20..." "og:description": "Megan Knight is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey South. She has been Mayor of White Rock since 2022 and was a White Rock councillor from 20..." "og:title": "Megan Knight: candidate for MLA in Surrey South, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Megan Knight is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey South. She has been Mayor of White Rock since 2022 and was a White Rock councillor from 20..." "twitter:title": "Megan Knight: candidate for MLA in Surrey South, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Surrey South · BC provincial 2026 # Megan Knight Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Surrey South, and Mayor of White Rock since 2022. Megan Knight is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey South. She has been Mayor of White Rock since 2022 and was a White Rock councillor from 2014 to 2018. She ran in Surrey-White Rock as an independent in 2020 and received 1,607 votes. Her party says she will work for safer communities and lower costs; no detailed plan from her campaign was found on 2026-09-30. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Conservative Party of BC2026 ![Megan Knight, from the Conservative Party of BC candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/megan-knight-640.webp) *Megan KnightMLAv.* [Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/megan-knight/) Candidate research / September 30, 2026 A researched record of Megan Knight's 2026 candidacy in Surrey South and of her votes as Mayor of White Rock, as reported by Peace Arch News. **2**Commitments **5**Programs **6**News articles **31**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Megan Knight? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-09-30. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked September 30, 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 Megan Knight Elections BC lists Megan Knight as the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey South. The party announced her on September 25, 2026. The district's MLA, Brent Chapman, won it for the Conservatives in 2024 with 13,056 votes (58.83 percent). Peace Arch News and the Surrey Now-Leader report that he has left the party and will run for OneBC, and that CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko is also running in the district. The City of White Rock lists her as its mayor. Its page says she was elected mayor in 2022 and served as a councillor from 2014 to 2018. The City's 2014 results show her elected as a councillor with the White Rock Coalition, with 2,127 votes. Daily Hive reports that she won the 2022 mayoral race with 2,001 votes, ahead of the sitting mayor, Darryl Walker, with 1,811. She had filed to run for a second term as mayor in the October 17, 2026 civic election. The City's election page lists her as withdrawn, and Daily Hive and Peace Arch News report that the provincial government approved her withdrawal after the City's deadline had passed. CBC News reports that a 2025 provincial law bars a person from serving as an MLA and a mayor at the same time. Elections BC's 2020 results list a Megan Knight as an independent candidate in Surrey-White Rock, with 1,607 votes (5.92 percent). Her 2020 VoteMate profile, written by her campaign, describes a notary public from the area. Peace Arch News reports that she sought the BC Liberal nomination for that district in 2020 before that. The City and the party both say she ran a notary public practice for 25 years, and that she has served on the Metro Vancouver board and the TransLink Mayors' Council. voche.me has not checked these with the Society of Notaries Public or the regional bodies. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. Her votes listed below are votes as Mayor of White Rock, reported by Peace Arch News. [Opinion: BC votes twice in eight days. Local leaders asked Eby to wait, and 57 per cent of voters disapprove of the early call ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/opinion-two-elections-eight-days-local-vote) [Conservative Party of BC announces 10-candidate slate for Surrey ridings ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/conservative-party-bc-surrey-candidates-2026) 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. 2 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### A government that respects family budgets Said families in Surrey South are working harder and falling further behind, and deserve a government that respects their money and earns their trust. The party's page for her says she will be a voice for lower costs.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Her words are quoted in the party's September 25, 2026 announcement. The source names no measure, no amount, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Which tax, fee or price measures does she support, and what would they cost the provincial budget?

- [White Rock Mayor Megan Knight to run for the Conservative Party of British Columbia in Surrey South](https://conservativebc.ca/white-rock-mayor-megan-knight-to-run-for-the-conservative-party-of-british-columbia-in-surrey-south/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC - [Candidate page: Megan Knight](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/megan-knight/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### Safer communities The party's candidate page says that as MLA she will be a strong voice for safer communities.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: This is the party's description of her on her own candidate page. It names no measure, no number, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Which policing, court or bail measures does she support?

- [Candidate page: Megan Knight](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/megan-knight/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs Her votes as mayor come from local reporting that names her. City decisions that have no provincial lever are listed and earn no score. Mar 9Defeated 4 to 3; reported by Peace Arch News ### Votes for third reading of White Rock's plan update for provincial housing rules Peace Arch News reports that Mayor Knight voted in favour of third reading of an update to White Rock's community plan that applied the Province's rules for small multi-unit housing. Four councillors voted against and it was defeated. She said the Province's Bill 44 gives the city housing numbers it must meet by law.

Scope, limits and sources

A White Rock council vote, reported by Peace Arch News on March 12, 2026, which describes the meeting as "Monday night". voche.me did not open the council minutes.

- [White Rock council warns of 'density creep' in OCP](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/03/12/white-rock-council-warns-of-density-creep-in-ocp/)Reporting · Peace Arch News Mar 30Passed 4 to 3; reported by Peace Arch News ### Votes against a partial change to White Rock's sign bylaw Peace Arch News reports that she voted against a motion to change one part of the sign bylaw before a full review. The article says she and two councillors argued for a full review of the bylaw.

Scope, limits and sources

A city decision with no provincial lever, so it earns no score.

- [White Rock council takes immediate action on sign bylaw](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/04/13/white-rock-council-takes-immediate-action-on-sign-bylaw/)Reporting · Peace Arch News Apr 27Passed; reported by Peace Arch News ### Votes against splitting a $4 million city surplus Peace Arch News reports that council put $3 million of a 2025 surplus into the Community Hub reserve and $1 million into a new reserve for one-time purchases, with Mayor Knight and two councillors opposed. The article does not give her reason.

Scope, limits and sources

A city budget decision, so it earns no score on the provincial issues.

- [White Rock council debates $4 million surplus](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/05/02/white-rock-council-debates-4-million-surplus/)Reporting · Peace Arch News Jul 1Federal funding announced ### Federal grant for the White Rock pier The Government of Canada announced $25,935,000 for phase 2 of the White Rock pier rebuild, with $4,065,000 from the City. The release quotes the City as saying it advocated for the pier. CBC News names Mayor Knight as the speaker of that statement.

Scope, limits and sources

The grant was announced by the local MP, Ernie Klassen. The party lists the grant as a result of her work as mayor; the federal release does not say what part she played, so this entry earns no score.

- [Building Canada strong by investing in Phase 2 of the White Rock Pier Reconstruction](https://www.canada.ca/en/housing-infrastructure-communities/news/2026/07/building-canada-strong-by-investing-in-phase-2-of-the-white-rock-pier-reconstruction.html)Official record · Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada - [White Rock Pier replacement gets $25.9M federal grant](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/white-rock-pier-replacement-federal-grant-9.7255363)Reporting · CBC News - [White Rock's pier wish granted](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/07/01/white-rocks-pier-wish-granted/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Alex Browne Sep 14Endorsed for final adoption 4 to 3; reported by Peace Arch News ### Votes against White Rock's final community plan Peace Arch News reports that Mayor Knight voted against the new community plan on August 31 and again at third reading on September 14. She said the plan meets the Province's housing targets only by assuming every site is fully built, and that it removed a health district planned around Peace Arch Hospital with housing for health-care workers.

Scope, limits and sources

A White Rock council vote. The article says final adoption could come as soon as November 23. voche.me did not open the council minutes.

- [White Rock OCP moves forward](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/09/01/white-rock-ocp-moves-forward/)Reporting · Peace Arch News - [White Rock council endorses OCP adoption](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/09/14/white-rock-council-endorses-ocp-adoption/)Reporting · Peace Arch News 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. Sep 25Statement ### Statement on her candidacy Her statement in the party's announcement: she promised to tell people the truth and said families in Surrey South deserve a government that respects their money. - [White Rock Mayor Megan Knight to run for the Conservative Party of British Columbia in Surrey South](https://conservativebc.ca/white-rock-mayor-megan-knight-to-run-for-the-conservative-party-of-british-columbia-in-surrey-south/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC - [White Rock mayor's name to appear on both municipal and provincial election ballots](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/megan-knight-white-rock-surrey-south-civic-provincial-election-conservatives)Reporting · Daily Hive Sep 14Speech ### Remarks on White Rock's community plan At council she explained why she could not support the plan, saying its housing numbers do not match what will be built. Reported by Peace Arch News. - [White Rock council endorses OCP adoption](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/09/14/white-rock-council-endorses-ocp-adoption/)Reporting · Peace Arch News Jul 1Statement ### Remarks on the federal pier grant At Canada Day events she called the pier grant the largest federal investment the city has received. Reported by the Surrey Now-Leader and CBC News. - [White Rock's pier wish granted](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/07/01/white-rocks-pier-wish-granted/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Alex Browne - [White Rock Pier replacement gets $25.9M federal grant](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/white-rock-pier-replacement-federal-grant-9.7255363)Reporting · CBC News 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. September 25, 2026Reporting Peace Arch News ### Conservatives name the White Rock mayor in Surrey South Reports her candidacy, her 2020 attempt to win the BC Liberal nomination, and her withdrawal from the White Rock mayoral race. - [UPDATE: B.C. Conservatives name incumbent White Rock mayor as Surrey South candidate](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/09/25/megan-knight-reportedly-leaving-white-rock-mayor-race-to-run-for-conservatives-in-surrey-south/)Reporting · Peace Arch News September 25, 2026Reporting CBC News · Ruby Cornish ### Mayor on two ballots Reports her candidacy and the 2025 law that bars holding provincial and local office at the same time. - [White Rock Mayor Megan Knight confirmed as B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey South](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/white-rock-mayor-election-9.7359492)Reporting · CBC News · Ruby Cornish September 25, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Name to appear on both ballots, then removed Reports her 2022 result and, in an update and a second article, the provincial approval to take her name off the civic ballot. - [White Rock mayor's name to appear on both municipal and provincial election ballots](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/megan-knight-white-rock-surrey-south-civic-provincial-election-conservatives)Reporting · Daily Hive - [White Rock mayor's name to be removed from civic election ballot after all](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/white-rock-mayor-megan-knight-named-removed-civic-election-2026)Reporting · Daily Hive September 26, 2026Reporting The Canadian Press ### Three-way race in Surrey South Reports that Elenore Sturko will run in Surrey South against Brent Chapman and Megan Knight. - [B.C. Conservative leader says party is 'ready to rock' despite initial frustrations](https://www.ckom.com/2026/09/26/former-b-c-conservative-leadership-candidate-caroline-elliott-will-run-in-election/)Reporting · The Canadian Press, on 650 CKOM September 28, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader ### Who is running in the Surrey districts Lists the Surrey South candidates and the 2024 result. - [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 September 25, 2026Reporting Surrey News ### Knight to run for the Conservatives Repeats the party announcement and her statement. - [Megan Knight to Run for Conservatives in Surrey South](https://surreynewsbc.com/megan-knight-to-run-for-conservatives-in-surrey-south)Reporting · Surrey News Research / 31 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 9 sources

- Provincial candidate list Elections BC - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2020 provincial general election Elections BC - Mayor and Council City of White Rock - 2026 Municipal Election City of White Rock - Previous Elections City of White Rock - Determination of official election results, 2014 City of White Rock - Building Canada strong by investing in Phase 2 of the White Rock Pier Reconstruction Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada · July 1, 2026

Campaign 6 sources

- Candidate page: Megan Knight Conservative Party of BC - White Rock Mayor Megan Knight to run for the Conservative Party of British Columbia in Surrey South Conservative Party of BC · September 25, 2026 - Conservative Party of BC Announces Strong Surrey Candidates For Serious Times Conservative Party of BC · September 29, 2026 - Our Team page Conservative Party of BC - Our Platform page Conservative Party of BC - Megan Knight, independent for Surrey-White Rock (2020) VoteMate, text submitted by the candidate

Reporting 16 sources

No campaign website of her own was found; meganknight.com forwards to the party's candidate page. No platform, interview or statement from her Surrey South campaign was found beyond the party announcement. Her Facebook page (meganknightswr) shows only a sign-in page, so nothing from it is used. White Rock council minutes were not opened, so her council votes rest on Peace Arch News. The City's past results page has no 2022 results, and CivicInfo BC returned HTTP 403, so her 2022 vote count comes from Daily Hive. Her notary public practice, her board roles (Metro Vancouver, TransLink Mayors' Council, Sources Foundation, Society of Notaries Public of BC, Notary Foundation, Fraser Valley Regional Library, Tour de White Rock) and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medallion are stated by the City and the party; voche.me has not checked them with those bodies. The party lists faster permit times and progress on the Community Hub as results of her work as mayor; no independent source for her part in them was found. The party's Surrey announcement spells her name "Meagan"; this page follows the Elections BC spelling. Her 2020 BC Liberal nomination bid is reported by Peace Arch News only; no party record of it was found. No all-candidates meeting for Surrey South was found on this date. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list, the 2024 and 2020 statements of votes, the party's candidate page, announcement, team, Surrey and platform pages, the City of White Rock's council, election and past results pages, a Government of Canada release, her 2020 VoteMate profile, and reporting from Peace Arch News, CBC News, Daily Hive, The Canadian Press, the Surrey Now-Leader and Surrey News. No campaign website of her own was found: meganknight.com sends visitors to the party's candidate page. Her Facebook page could not be read without signing in. Her record below comes from votes on White Rock council as reported by Peace Arch News. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to present ### Mayor of White Rock Elected in October 2022, according to the City of White Rock. Daily Hive reports she won with 2,001 votes. She withdrew from the 2026 mayoral race to run for MLA. [City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/736/Mayor-and-Council) 2014 to 2018 ### Councillor, City of White Rock Elected in 2014 with the White Rock Coalition, with 2,127 votes, according to the City's official results. [City of White Rock · previous elections](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/164/Previous-Elections) 2020 ### Independent candidate, Surrey-White Rock Received 1,607 votes (5.92 percent) in the 2020 provincial election, according to Elections BC. Trevor Halford won the district. [Elections BC · 2020 statement of votes](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2020-provincial-general-election.pdf) From 1998 ### Notary public The City and the party say she was commissioned as a notary public in 1998 and ran a practice for 25 years. voche.me has not checked this with the Society of Notaries Public of BC. [City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/736/Mayor-and-Council) As mayor ### Metro Vancouver board and TransLink Mayors' Council The City says she has served on both regional bodies. voche.me has not checked their member lists. [City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/736/Mayor-and-Council) 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 measures would you support in the legislature to lower costs for families in Surrey South, and what would they cost?

No response has been submitted.

As mayor you said White Rock's housing plan meets the Province's targets only on paper. What would you change in the provincial housing targets?

No response has been submitted.

Would you support keeping or repealing the 2025 law that bars an MLA from also serving as a mayor or councillor?

No response has been submitted.

### Have your own question? Ask Megan Knight 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 Megan Knight's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

Is this an official page for Megan Knight?

No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Megan Knight's own campaign.

What party is Megan Knight running with?

Megan Knight is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.

Does Megan Knight currently hold public office?

Yes. Megan Knight currently serves as Mayor of White Rock.

How many sources does this Megan Knight 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 Megan Knight's page show no answer?

The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Megan Knight 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 Megan Knight 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 September 30, 2026 - [Conservative Party of BC · candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/megan-knight/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [City of White Rock · Mayor and Council ](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/736/Mayor-and-Council)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Peace Arch News · candidacy report ](https://peacearchnews.com/2026/09/25/megan-knight-reportedly-leaving-white-rock-mayor-race-to-run-for-conservatives-in-surrey-south/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [CBC News · candidacy report ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/white-rock-mayor-election-9.7359492)Checked September 30, 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. [Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/megan-knight/) ## 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 Megan Knight 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.