--- title: "Matthew J. Smed: candidate for Councillor, Surrey 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/matthew-j-smed" last_updated: "2026-10-10T03:55:34.409Z" meta: description: "Matthew J. Smed is on the City of Surrey’s Declaration of Election by Voting of September 21, 2026, as a candidate for Councillor. The City’s profile page..." "og:description": "Matthew J. Smed is on the City of Surrey’s Declaration of Election by Voting of September 21, 2026, as a candidate for Councillor. The City’s profile page..." "og:title": "Matthew J. Smed: candidate for Councillor, Surrey 2026" "twitter:description": "Matthew J. Smed is on the City of Surrey’s Declaration of Election by Voting of September 21, 2026, as a candidate for Councillor. The City’s profile page..." "twitter:title": "Matthew J. Smed: candidate for Councillor, Surrey 2026" --- ** Councillor · Surrey 2026 # Matthew J. Smed New Surrey+ candidate for Councillor. Matthew J. Smed is on the City of Surrey’s Declaration of Election by Voting of September 21, 2026, as a candidate for Councillor. The City’s profile page for Matthew J. Smed lists the elector organization New Surrey+. voche.me has not yet researched this candidacy beyond the City’s pages. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page New Surrey+2026 Matthew J. SmedSurrey municipal election *Matthew J. SmedCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Matthew J. Smed Matthew J. Smed appears on the City of Surrey’s Declaration of Election by Voting as a candidate for Councillor. The notice is signed by the City’s Chief Election Officer and dated September 21, 2026. voche.me has not contacted the campaign yet. Facts on this page come from the official list until the sections below say otherwise. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. No platform positions have been supplied. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-08: the City of Surrey’s Declaration of Election by Voting and the candidate’s profile page on the City’s website only. Name and office are as the City prints them. The campaign has not been searched for a website, platform or public statements yet, so those sections are empty. An empty section records that the research is not done. The candidate may well have statements that voche.me has not yet found. 03 / Background ## Experience & community ### Background not supplied Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile. 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. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Matthew J. Smed 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 Matthew J. Smed's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
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What party is Matthew J. Smed running with? Matthew J. Smed is running for Councillor with New Surrey+.
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When is the election Matthew J. Smed is running in? The 2026 Surrey municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 17, 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 - [City of Surrey · candidates for Office of Councillor ](https://www.surrey.ca/2026-municipal-election/candidates/candidates-office-of-councillor)Checked October 8, 2026 - [City of Surrey · Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 ](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/Notice_Election_Declaration.pdf)Checked October 8, 2026 - [City of Surrey · candidate profile, Smed, Matthew J. ](https://www.surrey.ca/2026-municipal-election/candidates/candidates-office-of-councillor/smed-matthew-j)Checked October 8, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Allison Patton**](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/allison-patton) [Councillor**Ashiyana Hanif**](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/ashiyana-hanif) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Matthew J. Smed 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/surrey-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.