--- title: "Zeeshan Wahla: candidate for MLA in Surrey City Centre, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/zeeshan-wahla" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:49.086Z" meta: description: "Zeeshan Wahla is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey City Centre. He ran in the same district in 2024 and finished second to Amna Shah of the..." "og:description": "Zeeshan Wahla is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey City Centre. He ran in the same district in 2024 and finished second to Amna Shah of the..." "og:title": "Zeeshan Wahla: candidate for MLA in Surrey City Centre, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Zeeshan Wahla is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey City Centre. He ran in the same district in 2024 and finished second to Amna Shah of the..." "twitter:title": "Zeeshan Wahla: candidate for MLA in Surrey City Centre, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Surrey City Centre · BC provincial 2026 # Zeeshan Wahla Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Surrey City Centre, where he lost by 232 votes in 2024. Zeeshan Wahla is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Surrey City Centre. He ran in the same district in 2024 and finished second to Amna Shah of the BC NDP, with 6,494 votes (45.08 percent) to 6,726 (46.70 percent). The party says he is a professional engineer who runs his own consulting firm. voche.me found no elected office in his record on 2026-09-30. In 2026 he has written that his party will repeal SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity), and he has spoken in favour of treatment centres in place of supportive housing. Elections BC ordered him to pay a $250 penalty in 2025 over a 2024 newspaper advertisement. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Conservative Party of BC2026 ![Zeeshan Wahla, from the Conservative Party of BC candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/zeeshan-wahla-640.webp) *Zeeshan WahlaMLAv.* [Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/zeeshan-wahla/) Candidate research / September 30, 2026 A researched record of Zeeshan Wahla's two runs for MLA in Surrey City Centre. His own 2026 statements cover schools, supportive housing and addiction treatment, and the cost of living. The rest of the commitments are the party's or come from his 2024 campaign. **20**Commitments **9**News articles **24**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Zeeshan Wahla? No future 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 Zeeshan Wahla Elections BC lists Zeeshan Wahla as the Conservative Party candidate in Surrey City Centre. The Surrey Now-Leader reports that Amna Shah of the BC NDP, who won the district in 2024, and Raman Sharma of CentreBC are also running. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. He ran in Surrey City Centre in the 2024 election. Elections BC's statement of votes shows he received 6,494 votes (45.08 percent). Amna Shah won with 6,726 votes (46.70 percent), a margin of 232 votes. The Surrey Now-Leader reported that the first count put the two candidates fewer than 100 votes apart, which led to an automatic recount. The party says he is a Professional Engineer and small business owner who runs his own engineering consulting firm, is registered in four provinces, came to British Columbia as an immigrant in 2007 and has lived in Surrey since then. voche.me has not checked his registration with an engineering regulator. At a rally in White Rock on January 5, 2026 he spoke in favour of treatment centres in place of supportive housing, according to the Surrey Now-Leader. On September 26 he criticized the Premier on X for calling an early election. On September 27 he wrote on X that his party will repeal SOGI, which stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. On October 7, 2025, Elections BC found that a newspaper advertisement for his 2024 campaign ran without the statement that must name a candidate's financial agent, and ordered him to pay $250. The notice says the investigation found no deliberate attempt to avoid the rule. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. [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. 20 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Repeal SOGI On September 27, 2026 he wrote on X that his party will repeal SOGI. SOGI stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. His post shared a Sitka Media post about party leader Lorne Doerkson's plan to repeal SOGI. Doerkson said in Surrey that day that SOGI needs to be repealed in schools, according to the Surrey Now-Leader.
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Evidence reviewed
His post is one sentence. It names no rule or program that would change, no cost and no date. X shows the post under September 28, in its own time zone.
What still needs checking
Which school rule or program would the party change, and when?
- [X account @zeewahla84](https://x.com/zeewahla84)Campaign · Zeeshan Wahla - [No new taxes: B.C. Conservative leader brings fiscal message to Surrey campaign stop](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/27/no-new-taxes-b-c-conservative-leader-brings-fiscal-message-to-surrey-campaign-stop/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Remove political bias from the school curriculum The Indo-Canadian Voice reported on September 24, 2026 that he wants political bias and ideology removed from the BC school curriculum at once.
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Evidence reviewed
The sentence is the newspaper's description of his view, and the newspaper does not quote him on it. The same wording appears in his 2024 campaign biography, as copied by VoteMate. It names no part of the curriculum, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which parts of the curriculum does he mean, and how would they change?
- [Zeeshan Wahla is B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey City Centre](https://voiceonline.com/zeeshan-wahla-is-b-c-conservative-candidate-in-surrey-city-centre/)Reporting · Indo-Canadian Voice · Rattan Mall - [2024 candidate profile: Zeeshan Wahla](https://en.votemate.org/bc2024/candidates/8835)Campaign · VoteMate 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Treatment centres in place of supportive housing At a rally in White Rock on January 5, 2026, he said the focus should be on recovery or treatment centres in place of supportive housing, the Surrey Now-Leader reports. He also said the people he had spoken with are against drug decriminalization.
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Evidence reviewed
The wording is the reporter's account of his speech. He named no number of centres, no cost and no date. The rally took place before the election was called.
What still needs checking
How many treatment places would he ask the Province to fund, and where?
- [White Rock residents protest supportive housing in 2026 community plan](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/01/06/white-rock-residents-protest-supportive-housing-in-2026-community-plan/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Less focus on supportive housing At the same White Rock rally he said the focus should move away from supportive housing. The rally opposed supportive housing policies in the City of White Rock's draft community plan. He also said cities cannot be forced to bring "these kinds of things" into their cities. The report does not say which measure he meant.
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Evidence reviewed
The wording is the reporter's account of his speech. He named no law or program he would change, no cost and no date. A city's community plan is decided by that city's council.
What still needs checking
Would he change provincial funding for supportive housing, and how?
- [White Rock residents protest supportive housing in 2026 community plan](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/01/06/white-rock-residents-protest-supportive-housing-in-2026-community-plan/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Relief for taxpayers from rising costs In a Facebook post from May 2026 quoted by the Indo-Canadian Voice, he wrote that property taxes on one home rose from $4,333 in 2023 to $5,957 in 2026, and that taxpayers deserve relief. He also named groceries, gas, insurance and utilities as rising costs.
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Evidence reviewed
voche.me could not read the Facebook post itself, so the words are taken from the newspaper. Cities set property tax rates. He named no provincial measure, no amount and no date.
What still needs checking
Which provincial measure would he support to lower these costs?
- [Zeeshan Wahla is B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey City Centre](https://voiceonline.com/zeeshan-wahla-is-b-c-conservative-candidate-in-surrey-city-centre/)Reporting · Indo-Canadian Voice · Rattan Mall 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Policies that help small and medium-sized businesses The Indo-Canadian Voice reported on September 24, 2026 that he gives the highest priority to policies that help small and medium-sized businesses grow.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The sentence is the newspaper's description of his view, and the newspaper does not quote him on it. Close wording appears in his 2024 campaign biography, as copied by VoteMate. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which measure for small businesses would he support?
- [Zeeshan Wahla is B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey City Centre](https://voiceonline.com/zeeshan-wahla-is-b-c-conservative-candidate-in-surrey-city-centre/)Reporting · Indo-Canadian Voice · Rattan Mall - [2024 candidate profile: Zeeshan Wahla](https://en.votemate.org/bc2024/candidates/8835)Campaign · VoteMate 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party promise for Surrey: make life affordable again The party's release of September 29, 2026 lists Wahla among its ten Surrey candidates and says they will make life affordable again.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. The release quotes another candidate and does not quote Wahla. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish affordability measures with numbers?
- [Conservative Party of BC Announces Strong Surrey Candidates For Serious Times](https://conservativebc.ca/conservative-party-of-bc-announces-strong-surrey-candidates-for-serious-times/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### Party promise for Surrey: restore safety to the streets The same release says the Surrey candidates will restore safety to Surrey's streets. The party's platform page lists a plan titled Safe and Secure.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. The platform page says the platform is coming soon and gives a title and one line. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wahla on policing or courts.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its public safety plan?
- [Conservative Party of BC Announces Strong Surrey Candidates For Serious Times](https://conservativebc.ca/conservative-party-of-bc-announces-strong-surrey-candidates-for-serious-times/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC - [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Party promise for Surrey: fix health care The same release says the Surrey candidates will fix health care. The party's platform page lists a plan titled Putting Patients First, on access to care and wait times.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with a title and one line. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its health care plan?
- [Conservative Party of BC Announces Strong Surrey Candidates For Serious Times](https://conservativebc.ca/conservative-party-of-bc-announces-strong-surrey-candidates-for-serious-times/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC - [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Conservative housing plan The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Building, to end the housing shortage. The page does not name Wahla.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text with a title and one line. The page says the platform is coming soon.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its housing plan?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Conservative education plan The party's platform page lists a plan titled Excellence in Education. The page does not name Wahla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with a title and one line. His own post on SOGI is listed as a separate commitment.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its education plan?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Conservative economy plan The party's platform page says the party will encourage investment and grow living standards. The page does not name Wahla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its economic plan?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### No new taxes and no tax increases Party leader Lorne Doerkson said in Surrey on September 27, 2026 that a Conservative government would raise no taxes and bring in no new taxes. The Surrey Now-Leader reports that Wahla was one of four Surrey candidates with him.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The promise is the leader's. The report does not quote Wahla. It gives no budget figure.
What still needs checking
How would the party balance the budget without new revenue?
- [No new taxes: B.C. Conservative leader brings fiscal message to Surrey campaign stop](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/27/no-new-taxes-b-c-conservative-leader-brings-fiscal-message-to-surrey-campaign-stop/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod - [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Conservative transportation plan The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Moving. The page does not name Wahla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with a title and one line. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Wahla on highways or transit.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its transportation plan?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Conservative energy plan The party's platform page lists a plan titled Powering BC, for clean and affordable energy. The page does not name Wahla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with a title and one line.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its energy plan?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Conservative reconciliation plan The party's platform page lists a plan titled Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities. The page does not name Wahla.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text with a title and one line.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its reconciliation plan?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC Earlier term · EducationCampaign pledge ### Funding that follows a family's choice of school His 2024 biography said parents should choose between public school, private school and homeschooling, and that the government should fund each choice fairly.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He said this in his 2024 campaign biography, as copied by VoteMate from his campaign website. voche.me has found no 2026 statement from him that repeats it. It names no amount and no date.
What still needs checking
Does he still hold this view, and what funding change would he support?
- [2024 candidate profile: Zeeshan Wahla](https://en.votemate.org/bc2024/candidates/8835)Campaign · VoteMate Earlier term · HousingCampaign pledge ### Government action on housing costs and gas prices His 2024 biography said the government must act to stabilize the housing market and reduce the effect of high gas prices on households.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He said this in his 2024 campaign biography, as copied by VoteMate from his campaign website. voche.me has found no 2026 statement from him that repeats it. It names no measure, amount or date.
What still needs checking
Which measure would he support in 2026?
- [2024 candidate profile: Zeeshan Wahla](https://en.votemate.org/bc2024/candidates/8835)Campaign · VoteMate Earlier term · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Review government spending and return money to taxpayers His 2024 biography said government spending should be reviewed, and that money saved should go back to taxpayers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He said this in his 2024 campaign biography, as copied by VoteMate from his campaign website. voche.me has found no 2026 statement from him that repeats it. It names no spending item, amount or date.
What still needs checking
Which spending would he cut, and by how much?
- [2024 candidate profile: Zeeshan Wahla](https://en.votemate.org/bc2024/candidates/8835)Campaign · VoteMate Earlier term · HousingCampaign pledge ### Affordable housing, infrastructure and economic growth His answer to the Surrey Now-Leader's 2024 candidate questionnaire named affordable housing, infrastructure and economic growth as the issues he would work on.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A 2024 answer, written in the third person. It names no measure, cost or date. voche.me has found no 2026 statement from him that repeats it.
What still needs checking
Which housing measure would he support in 2026?
- [Meet the candidates: Surrey City Centre](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/10/07/meet-the-candidates-surrey-city-centre/)Interview · Surrey Now-Leader City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs voche.me found no elected office in his record on 2026-09-30, so voche.me found no voting record to review. His work as an engineer is stated by the party and by 2024 reporting. 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. Sep 27Statement ### X post on repealing SOGI A one-sentence post saying his party will repeal SOGI. It shared a Sitka Media post about party leader Lorne Doerkson's plan to do so. - [X account @zeewahla84](https://x.com/zeewahla84)Campaign · Zeeshan Wahla Sep 26Statement ### X post on the early election He criticized Premier David Eby for calling an early election, pointed to the deficit and debt figures in the provincial budget, and asked residents of the district to vote. He wrote that he lost in 2024 by 236 votes. The statement of votes gives 232. - [X account @zeewahla84](https://x.com/zeewahla84)Campaign · Zeeshan Wahla - [Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Official record · Elections BC Jan 5Speech ### Speech at a White Rock rally on supportive housing He was the last speaker at a rally against supportive housing policies in White Rock's draft community plan. The Surrey Now-Leader reports he spoke in favour of treatment centres and against drug decriminalization, and told elected officials that voters would remove them if they did not listen. - [White Rock residents protest supportive housing in 2026 community plan](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/01/06/white-rock-residents-protest-supportive-housing-in-2026-community-plan/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod Oct 29Interview ### Interview after the 2024 recount He told the Surrey Now-Leader he accepted the result and said it was too early to say whether he would run again. - [Recount results in 236-vote win for NDP first-timer Shah in Surrey City Centre](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/10/29/recount-results-in-236-vote-win-for-ndp-first-timer-shah-in-surrey-city-centre/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich Oct 21Interview ### Interview before the 2024 recount He told the Surrey Now-Leader he had spent eight and a half months in the district and had gone to every door three times. He said a rain storm on voting day kept some of his supporters from voting. - [Conservatives ‘still have a chance’ to win NDP-held Surrey City Centre, Wahla says](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/10/22/conservatives-still-have-a-chance-to-win-ndp-held-surrey-city-centre-wahla-says/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich Oct 7Interview ### Surrey Now-Leader candidate questionnaire Written 2024 answers that describe him as a professional engineer and name affordable housing, infrastructure and economic growth as his issues. - [Meet the candidates: Surrey City Centre](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/10/07/meet-the-candidates-surrey-city-centre/)Interview · Surrey Now-Leader Aug 6Interview ### Global News interview as a witness He described how he tried to put out the flames after a Surrey business owner was set on fire on August 2, 2024. He said he had been campaigning nearby and was waiting to meet the man. - [‘Save me, save me’: Witness recounts coming to aid of man set on fire in Surrey](https://globalnews.ca/news/10683776/surrey-man-fire-witness/)Reporting · Global News · Kristen Robinson 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. Official findingOctober 7, 2025 ### Elections BC penalty for a 2024 newspaper advertisement Elections BC's Director of Investigations found that he broke section 231 of the Election Act during the 2024 campaign. A print advertisement that read "Elect Zeeshan Wahla Surrey City Centre" ran in the Philippine Showbiz Today newspaper, issue of October 8 to 21, 2024, without the required statement naming his financial agent. The notice says the advertising cost $787.50. It says the investigation found no deliberate attempt to avoid the rule, that his campaign cooperated with some parts of the investigation, and that he had no earlier penalty. #### Candidate or party response The notice says he told Elections BC in October 2024 that he had given the newspaper his financial agent's information and that the newspaper left it out. It also says the publisher gave Elections BC the draft it received from him, which had no such statement, and that he gave no reply to the investigator's request for evidence on September 9, 2025 or to the investigator's report. #### Verified status and limits Elections BC ordered him to pay $250. The largest penalty the Act allows is $10,000. Elections BC lists the penalty on its public penalties page with the date October 8, 2025. The notice allowed a request for review within 14 days and a court application within 30 days. voche.me found no record of either, and did not find whether the penalty was paid. - [Enforcement Notice, file 2024-048](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/amp/Enforcement%20Notice-File%202024-048.pdf)Official record · Elections BC - [Administrative monetary penalties](https://elections.bc.ca/events-services/investigations/administrative-monetary-penalties/)Official record · Elections BC - [Elections BC doles out penalties to Vancouver billionaire, sitting and former MLAs](https://surreynowleader.com/2025/10/09/elections-bc-doles-out-penalties-to-vancouver-billionaire-sitting-and-former-mlas/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Brendan Shykora 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 30, 2026Reporting Western Standard · Alex Zoltan ### Conservatives name ten Surrey candidates Campaign diary that lists him as the party's candidate in Surrey City Centre. - [Day 9 of the 2026 BC election](https://westernstandard.news/bc/day-9-of-the-2026-bc-election-national-day-of-truth-and-reconciliation/77440)Reporting · Western Standard · Alex Zoltan September 29, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich ### Conservative candidates named in all ten Surrey districts Lists him as the Conservative candidate in Surrey City Centre and repeats the party's promises for Surrey. It does not quote him. - [Conservative candidates named in all 10 Surrey ridings for B.C. election](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/29/conservative-candidates-named-in-all-10-surrey-ridings-for-b-c-election/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich September 28, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich ### Surrey City Centre race repeats the 2024 contest Says Amna Shah, the NDP member for the district, will face Wahla again, and describes him as an engineer and business owner. It also names Raman Sharma as the CentreBC 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 · Tom Zillich September 27, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod ### Conservative leader starts his Surrey campaign with a tax promise Reports that Wahla and three other Surrey candidates joined party leader Lorne Doerkson at Bridgeview Park, where Doerkson promised no new taxes and said SOGI should be repealed in schools. - [No new taxes: B.C. Conservative leader brings fiscal message to Surrey campaign stop](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/27/no-new-taxes-b-c-conservative-leader-brings-fiscal-message-to-surrey-campaign-stop/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod September 24, 2026Reporting Indo-Canadian Voice · Rattan Mall ### Profile as the Conservative candidate Describes his background and views in wording close to his 2024 campaign biography, and quotes a Facebook post from May 2026 on property taxes. Its 2024 vote numbers are from the first count. - [Zeeshan Wahla is B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey City Centre](https://voiceonline.com/zeeshan-wahla-is-b-c-conservative-candidate-in-surrey-city-centre/)Reporting · Indo-Canadian Voice · Rattan Mall January 6, 2026Reporting Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod ### White Rock rally against supportive housing policies Reports his speech at a January 5, 2026 rally held by three local groups. - [White Rock residents protest supportive housing in 2026 community plan](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/01/06/white-rock-residents-protest-supportive-housing-in-2026-community-plan/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod October 9, 2025Reporting Surrey Now-Leader · Brendan Shykora ### Elections BC penalties from the 2024 election Reports the $250 penalty for his newspaper advertisement, along with penalties for three other people. - [Elections BC doles out penalties to Vancouver billionaire, sitting and former MLAs](https://surreynowleader.com/2025/10/09/elections-bc-doles-out-penalties-to-vancouver-billionaire-sitting-and-former-mlas/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Brendan Shykora October 29, 2024Reporting Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich ### Recount confirms his 2024 loss Reports the result of the automatic recount in Surrey City Centre and quotes him accepting it. The first count had the two candidates fewer than 100 votes apart. - [Recount results in 236-vote win for NDP first-timer Shah in Surrey City Centre](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/10/29/recount-results-in-236-vote-win-for-ndp-first-timer-shah-in-surrey-city-centre/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich August 6, 2024Reporting Global News · Kristen Robinson ### Witness to an attack on a Surrey business owner Reports his account of helping a man who was set on fire at a Surrey currency exchange on August 2, 2024. - [‘Save me, save me’: Witness recounts coming to aid of man set on fire in Surrey](https://globalnews.ca/news/10683776/surrey-man-fire-witness/)Reporting · Global News · Kristen Robinson Research / 24 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 5 sources - Provincial candidate list Elections BC - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC - Enforcement Notice, file 2024-048 Elections BC · October 7, 2025 - Administrative monetary penalties Elections BC
Campaign 6 sources - Candidate page: Zeeshan Wahla Conservative Party of BC - Our Team page Conservative Party of BC - Our Platform page Conservative Party of BC - Conservative Party of BC Announces Strong Surrey Candidates For Serious Times Conservative Party of BC · September 29, 2026 - X account @zeewahla84 Zeeshan Wahla - 2024 candidate profile: Zeeshan Wahla VoteMate
Reporting 11 sources - Zeeshan Wahla is B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey City Centre Indo-Canadian Voice · Rattan Mall · September 24, 2026 - B.C. votes: Who’s running in Surrey ridings Oct. 24 and what happened last election Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich · September 28, 2026 - Conservative candidates named in all 10 Surrey ridings for B.C. election Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich · September 29, 2026 - No new taxes: B.C. Conservative leader brings fiscal message to Surrey campaign stop Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod · September 27, 2026 - White Rock residents protest supportive housing in 2026 community plan Surrey Now-Leader · Grace McLeod · January 6, 2026 - Elections BC doles out penalties to Vancouver billionaire, sitting and former MLAs Surrey Now-Leader · Brendan Shykora · October 9, 2025 - Recount results in 236-vote win for NDP first-timer Shah in Surrey City Centre Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich · October 29, 2024 - Conservatives ‘still have a chance’ to win NDP-held Surrey City Centre, Wahla says Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich · October 22, 2024 - B.C. Election 2024: Who’s running in Surrey City Centre Surrey Now-Leader · Tom Zillich · October 1, 2024 - ‘Save me, save me’: Witness recounts coming to aid of man set on fire in Surrey Global News · Kristen Robinson · August 6, 2024 - Day 9 of the 2026 BC election Western Standard · Alex Zoltan · September 30, 2026
Interview 1 sources - Meet the candidates: Surrey City Centre Surrey Now-Leader · October 7, 2024
Event listing 1 sources - BC provincial election 2026 candidates by riding BC Ballot
No campaign website was found on 2026-09-30. His X profile links to conservativebc.ca/zeewahla, which returns HTTP 404. His X page answered a direct read with five of his posts and their time stamps. His Facebook page showed only its title and follower count, his Instagram account shows no posts, and a LinkedIn profile under his name returned HTTP 999, so nothing from those three is used. The May 2026 Facebook post on property taxes is known only from the Indo-Canadian Voice. The party says he is a Professional Engineer registered in four provinces and runs his own engineering consulting firm. The directory of Engineers and Geoscientists BC returned HTTP 403, so voche.me has not checked his registration with any regulator, and voche.me read no page that names his firm. The party's candidate page labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader". The party's team page lists him only as the Surrey City Centre candidate, so voche.me does not repeat that label. Two of his 2026 positions, on the school curriculum and on small business, come only from the Indo-Canadian Voice's description, which matches his 2024 campaign biography and quotes no new words from him. A person should ask the campaign to confirm them. His January 2026 speech in White Rock is known from one news report, and no recording was found. The Elections BC notice gives a longer legal name with Zeeshan in brackets and names him as the 2024 candidate in Surrey City Centre. voche.me did not find whether the $250 penalty was paid or reviewed. The Surrey Now-Leader reported a 236-vote margin after the 2024 recount, and he uses that number. The statement of votes gives 6,726 to 6,494, a margin of 232. On the Elections BC list stamped September 30, 2026 at 10 p.m. he was the only accepted nomination in the district. Nominations close October 3, 2026. His 2024 campaign finance report, all-candidates meetings in the district and endorsements were not reviewed or not found on this date. The questionnaire has not been sent. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list, key dates page, 2024 statement of votes, enforcement notice and penalties page; the party's candidate, team and platform pages and its Surrey release; his X page; nine Surrey Now-Leader reports from 2024 to 2026; and reports from the Indo-Canadian Voice, Global News, the Western Standard, VoteMate and BC Ballot. No campaign website was found. His Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages could not be read without signing in, and his engineering registration could not be checked because the regulator's directory refused the request. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2024 ### Candidate for MLA, Surrey City Centre Finished second for the Conservative Party with 6,494 votes (45.08 percent), 232 votes behind Amna Shah of the BC NDP. [Elections BC statement of votes](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) 2026 ### Professional engineer and owner of a consulting firm Stated by the party, which says he is registered in four provinces. The Surrey Now-Leader in 2024 also wrote that he runs an engineering consulting business. voche.me has not checked this with a regulator. [Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/zeeshan-wahla/) 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.
What would repealing SOGI change in schools: which rule or program, and by when? No response has been submitted.
Which provincial measure would you support to lower costs for households in Surrey City Centre? No response has been submitted.
How many treatment places would you ask the Province to fund in Surrey, and at what cost? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Zeeshan Wahla 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 Zeeshan Wahla's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Zeeshan Wahla? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Zeeshan Wahla's own campaign.
What party is Zeeshan Wahla running with? Zeeshan Wahla is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Zeeshan Wahla currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Zeeshan Wahla.
How many sources does this Zeeshan Wahla profile cite? This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Zeeshan Wahla's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Zeeshan Wahla 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 Zeeshan Wahla 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/zeeshan-wahla/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Elections BC · enforcement notice, October 7, 2025 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/amp/Enforcement%20Notice-File%202024-048.pdf)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · who is running in Surrey ](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/28/b-c-votes-whos-running-in-surrey-ridings-oct-24-and-what-happened-last-election/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · White Rock rally, January 2026 ](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/01/06/white-rock-residents-protest-supportive-housing-in-2026-community-plan/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Indo-Canadian Voice · candidate profile ](https://voiceonline.com/zeeshan-wahla-is-b-c-conservative-candidate-in-surrey-city-centre/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [X · @zeewahla84 ](https://x.com/zeewahla84)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/zeeshan-wahla/) [X: @zeewahla84](https://x.com/zeewahla84) [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/people/Zeeshan-Wahla-Surrey-City-Centre-Conservative-Party-of-BC/61565140815007/) ## 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 Zeeshan Wahla 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.