Surrey-Fleetwood

Carolyn Hofbauer is the OneBC candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood on Elections BC’s accepted nominations list for the October 24, 2026 provincial election. She grew up in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood, attended Frank Hurt Secondary, and later studied music, English, and history at what is now Kwantlen Polytechnic University while working as a substitute teacher. Much of her early career was in restaurants, including as a chef at Fresgo Inn and nearly a decade as head chef at The Vault Restaurant in Cloverdale. She now manages BC Firearms Academy with her husband and is raising their son in Surrey; OneBC presents her as a lifelong Surrey resident, mother, and small-business owner. She has volunteered on political campaigns since college.

Garry Purewal is the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood in the 2026 provincial election. Public business profiles identify him as a produce-industry executive, including as COO of sales and marketing at Everything Produce Inc., with earlier work in sales, marketing, operations, and purchasing connected to the Purewal family’s blueberry and produce businesses. Party announcements in late September 2026 named him as part of the Conservatives’ full Surrey slate.

Jagrup Brar is the sitting BC NDP MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood and Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals. Born in Punjab, India, and a former member of India’s national basketball team, he moved to Canada to study (MPA, University of Manitoba) and worked in career and entrepreneurship development in Surrey, including as executive director of SEEDS. First elected in a 2004 Surrey-Panorama Ridge by-election, he has represented Surrey-Fleetwood in multiple terms (with a 2013–2017 interruption) and previously served as Minister of State for Trade. He is seeking re-election in 2026.

Paul Brar is the CentreBC candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood. Indo-Canadian Voice reported that leader Elenore Sturko announced him on September 24, 2026. He has lived in Surrey for more than 30 years and has been a licensed realtor since 1988. He came to Canada in 1983, started work as a shingle sawyer in Mission, and earned a diploma in urban land economics from UBC in 1999. Before immigrating he attended DAV College in Jalandhar and Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. He grew up on a farm, has volunteered on municipal, provincial, and federal campaigns, and has raised four children in Surrey.

Tim Binnema is the BC Green Party candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood, filed with Elections BC for the October 24, 2026 election. He is a repeat Green standard-bearer in the same riding: third in 2024 (1,321 votes, 6.5 percent), third in 2017 (2,004 votes, 9.7 percent), and third in 2013 (1,147 votes, 5.8 percent). His 2024 campaign finance report showed roughly $225 raised and $476 spent. Additional public biographical detail beyond his Green candidacies remains limited.