Megan Knight
Megan Knight | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey South | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Brent Chapman |
| Mayor of White Rock | |
| In office November 7, 2022 – November 9, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Darryl Walker |
| White Rock City Councillor | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1962 British Columbia, Canada |
| Party | BC Conservative |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2020) |
| Spouse | Gary Knight |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of British Columbia |
Megan Knight MLA (born August 28, 1962) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Surrey South since 2026. She is a member of the Conservative Party. She has also served as the mayor of White Rock since 2022.
Early career and education
Knight grew up in Cloverdale in a family of 14 children; her father was the RCMP officer in charge of Surrey. She graduated from Semiahmoo Secondary School and went on to attend the University of British Columbia.
Political career
Knight first entered politics in the 2014 municipal elections, when she was elected to White Rock City Council. She served as a city councillor until 2018.
In the 2020 provincial election, Knight ran as an independent candidate in Surrey-White Rock, finishing fourth with 6% of the vote.
Knight returned to municipal politics in the 2022 municipal elections, defeating incumbent mayor Darryl Walker to become mayor of White Rock.
During the 2026 municipal elections, Knight initially sought re-election as mayor but subsequently withdrew from the race to contest the snap 2026 provincial election, which was called by Premier David Eby during the municipal campaign. Running as the BC Conservative candidate in Surrey South, she was elected with more than 60% of the vote.
Personal life
Knight and her husband, Gary, have five children and have lived in White Rock since 1979.
Accolades
In 2022, Megan received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medallion in recognition of her contributions to community service.
Electoral history
| 2026 British Columbia general election: Surrey South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Megan Knight | 13,479 | 61.33 | |||||
| New Democratic | Parik Tahlan | 4,901 | 22.30 | |||||
| CentreBC | Elenore Sturko | 2,178 | 9.91 | – | ||||
| Green | Bill McConnell | 1,122 | 5.11 | – | ||||
| Unaffiliated | Denis R Hurtubise | 274 | 1.25 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,954 | 99.89 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,978 | |||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.78 | ||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-White Rock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Trevor Halford | 10,718 | 39.51 | −10.36 | $57,028.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Bryn Smith | 10,494 | 38.69 | +8.10 | $9,021.54 | |||
| Green | Beverly Hobby | 3,862 | 14.24 | −1.94 | $1,442.61 | |||
| Independent | Megan Knight | 1,607 | 5.92 | – | $17,304.20 | |||
| Libertarian | Jason Bax | 443 | 1.63 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,124 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 266 | 0.97 | +0.54 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,390 | 61.23 | −5.90 | |||||
| Registered voters | 44,733 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.23 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Megan Knight on VoteMate". VoteMate. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ Knight, Megan (August 28, 2021). "Birthday dinner". Facebook. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
- ↑ "British Columbia election results: Conservatives to form majority government". CBC News. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
- ↑ "White Rock Mayor Megan Knight confirmed as B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey South". CBC News. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Mbugua, Simon (October 19, 2022). "Megan Knight Wiki, Age, Bio, Husband, White Rock Mayor, Family, Political Party |". Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "Megan Knight". Conservative Party of British Columbia. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "Megan Knight (Withdrawn with Ministerial Approval) | White Rock, BC". www.whiterockcity.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Megan Knight on VoteMate". VoteMate. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ none (September 25, 2026). "B.C. Conservatives name incumbent White Rock mayor as Surrey South candidate". Victoria News. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ Browne, Alex (October 25, 2026). "B.C. VOTES: Knight wins Surrey South for Conservatives, Sturko in 3rd". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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