Elections BC suspends probe of complaint from Fraser Valley candidate who lost by 22 votes
FRASER VALLEY — Elections BC says it has suspended a review from a B.C. Conservative candidate who submitted a complaint after losing his Fraser Valley riding by 22 votes.
According to a statement Tuesday (Jan. 28), Elections BC said it received a complaint from Surrey-Guildford candidate Honveer Singh Randhawa on January 3, 2025. The complaint argued there were potential violations of the Election Act in his electoral district during the 2024 provincial election.
Roughly a week later on January 9, Elections BC confirmed that Randhawa’s complaint was being reviewed.
Four days later on January 13, Randhawa submitted a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking a judicial declaration that the election of NDP Surrey-Guildford candidate Gary Begg was invalid. The chief electoral officer and Garry Begg were named as respondents to the judicial petition.