ELECTIONS BC announced on Saturday that the candidate nomination period for the Surrey South by-election closed at 1 p.m. and there are five candidates representing five registered political parties:

· Jason Bax (Libertarian)

· Harman Bhangu (Conservative)

· Pauline Greaves (BC NDP)

· Simran Sarai (BC Green Party)

· Elenore Sturko (BC Liberal Party)

For more information about candidates in the by-election, visit https://elections.bc.ca/provincial-elections/surrey-south-by-election/#candidates.

Residents of the Surrey South electoral district are eligible to vote in the by-election if they are:

· 18 or older on September 10, 2022,

· a Canadian citizen, and

· a resident of British Columbia since March 9, 2022.

The boundaries of the Surrey South electoral district are shown in this map:

https://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/SUS_ED.pdf

Eligible voters can register or update their voter information online at elections.bc.ca/ovr or by phone at 1-800-661-8683 until midnight on August 31. After August 31 eligible voters can still register or update their information when they vote, but doing so now will help make the voting process faster.

Election Day is Saturday, September 10. Advance voting will be available from September 1-4, and September 6-7. Note that advance voting places are closed on Labour Day, September 5. Eligible voters can also vote by mail or at the Surrey South district electoral office during office hours from now until 4 p.m. on September 10.

For more information visit elections.bc.ca/surreysouth.