Who's running in Surrey-Serpentine River?
- Baltej Singh Dhillon, B.C. NDP
- Linda Hepner, B.C. Conservative Party
- Jim McMurtry, Independent
A brief history of Surrey-Serpentine River
Surrey-Serpentine River is a new provincial electoral district that will be contested for the first time in the 2024 British Columbia general election. The riding, located between Cloverdale and Newton, was created out of portions of Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Panorama and Surrey-Fleetwood. Both farmland and Surrey’s Serpentine River cut through the centre of the riding, separating the small south-east corner of the new electoral district—comprising West Cloverdale—from both the Fleetwood and East Newton portions.
What to watch for in Surrey-Serpentine River
Three newcomers to provincial politics will contest this riding: former teacher Jim McMurtry, former Surrey mayor Linda Hepner, and former RCMP officer Baltej Singh Dhillon. The riding is likely a two-horse race as both the former mayor and the former officer are both well known, while little is known about McMurtry.
