Jagrup Brar, Jinny Sims and Garry Begg upset Liberals in Surrey ridings

The NDP took three seats from the Liberals in Surrey, winning six seats in total in the area, something the party has never done before.

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Jagrup Brar upset former ministerPeter Fassbender in Surrey-Fleetwood, Jinny Simsdefeated the Liberals'PuneetSandharin Surrey-Panorama andin Surrey-Guildford, Garry BeggdefeatedAmrik Virk, another former minister.

Surrey-Fleetwood

Brar was able to win one of the closest swing ridings in the 2017 B.C. election.

He attributed his victory to the NDP's promise to eliminate tolls on local bridges, focus on daycare and build new hospitals and schools.

"That very powerful [NDP] agenda was key," he said.

Surrey-Fleetwood wasone of the only two ridings in B.C. to have thesame three candidates for the B.C. Liberals, NDP and Green Party as in the last election.

That's when formerLangleymayor PeterFassbenderwas able to squeak this riding out for the Liberals by 200 votes, their smallest margin of victory in the entire province.

Fassbenderwas education minister during the 2014 teacher's dispute, withmany Surrey schools struggling to cope with more students than they can accommodate.

Surrey-Panorama

Meanwhile, theNDP'sJinnySims was inof the closest battles of the night with the Liberals'PuneetSandhar.

Less than 2,000 votes separated the two.

Simsrepresented part of the riding as MP for Newton-North Delta from 2011 to 2015.

Sandharisa young lawyer who sits on multiple boards in Surrey.

Key issues in the riding were theaftermath of the 2014 truck drivers strike anda promise by the B.C. Liberals toallowUberinto the Metro Vancouver market.

Surrey-Guildford

The B.C. Liberals' AmrikVirk could not hold onto the riding of Surrey-Guilford, which used to be part of the oldSurrey-Tyneheadriding.

It was broken up when Surrey gained a ninth electoral district for this election. The NDP's Beggwon with slightly more than 49 per cent of the vote.

He'sa formerRCMPinspector, who ran for the federal NDP in Fleetwood-PortKellslast election.

"There was a deep desire for change," said Begg who added that the amount of time leaderJohn Horgan spent in the riding helped him win.

Virkserved as minister of advanced education before being shuffled to the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services in 2014.

Surrey-South

Stephanie Cadieuxheld onto the Liberal seatin Surrey South, the newestSurrey riding.

The former B.C. Paraplegic Association director of marketing and development won in Surrey-Panorama in 2009 and Surrey-Cloverdale in 2013, both by wide margins.

For the past four years, she served as the ministerfor children and family development.

The riding of Surrey South includes parts of the Surrey South neighbourhoodbut also parts of Panorama and Cloverdale.

Surrey-Cloverdale

Liberal Marvin Hunt was re-elected in Surrey-Cloverdale.

Surrey-Green Timbers

The NDP'sRachnaSingh was elected in Surrey Green-Timbers to hold onto the seat whichSue Hammellhad for the party for 22 years.

Surrey-Newton

Harry Bains won his fourth term in Surrey-Newton for the NDP.

Surrey-Whalley

The NDP'sBruce Ralston was been re-elected in Surrey-Whalley for his fourth term.

Surrey-White Rock

The Liberals's Tracy Redieswas elected in Surrey-White Rock.

The Liberals have won the riding in every election since it was created prior to the 1991 vote.

Delta North

The NDP picked up a seat in Delta North.

RaviKahlon, a former national field hockey player who played for Canada in the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics, defeated Liberal incumbent Scott Hamilton.

The riding has been decided by 2,000 votes or less in six elections.

Delta South

The Liberals Ian Patton won the riding of Delta South, which had been held by independentVicki Huntington, who did not run for re-election.

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