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Mike Starchuk

Mike Starchuk is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2020 to 2024, representing the electoral district of Surrey-Cloverdale as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Mike Starchuk
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Cloverdale
In office
October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024
Preceded byMarvin Hunt
Succeeded byElenore Sturko
Surrey City Councillor
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia
PartyImagine Surrey (since 2025)
New Democratic
Surrey First (until 2018)
ProfessionFirefighter

Biography

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Born in Vancouver, Starchuk moved to Surrey in the 1960s, graduating from Princess Margaret Secondary School before attending Douglas College.[1] He joined the Surrey Fire Service as a firefighter, ultimately becoming the city's chief fire prevention officer before retiring in 2014.[1][2][3]

Running as a Surrey First candidate,[3][4] he was elected to Surrey City Council at the 2014 municipal election.[5] During his time as councillor, he served as chair of the city's Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee,[6] Agricultural and Food Security Committee, and Seniors Committee.[7] He lost his re-election bid in 2018.[8]

Starchuk ran in the 2020 provincial election as a New Democratic Party candidate in Surrey-Cloverdale,[7] and defeated the incumbent Liberal candidate Marvin Hunt to become the riding's member of the Legislative Assembly.[9][10] In the 42nd Parliament, he served on the Select Standing Committees on Health, Aboriginal Affairs, and Finance and Government Services.[2] He ran for re-election in 2024, but lost to Conservative candidate Elenore Sturko.[11]

In December 2025, Starchuk founded Imagine Surrey and became its candidate for Mayor in the 2026 municipal election.[12]

Electoral record

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Provincial elections

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2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Cloverdale
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeElenore Sturko10,26848.3%+44.82
New DemocraticMike Starchuk9,68145.6%–6.5
GreenPat McCutcheon1,1505.4%–3.3
FreedomJudy Meilleur1530.7%
Total valid votes 21,252–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +44.82
Source: Elections BC[13]
2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Cloverdale
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMike Starchuk12,99252.10+13.54$56,040.91
LiberalMarvin Hunt8,75835.12−12.86$38,284.81
GreenRebecca Smith2,1698.70−3.63$2,758.94
ConservativeAisha Bali8673.48–$0.00
IndependentMarcella Williams1490.60–$1,431.11
Total valid votes 24,935100.00–
Total rejected ballots 2060.82+0.09
Turnout 25,14155.16−6.65
Registered voters 45,575
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +13.20
Source: Elections BC[14][15]

Municipal elections

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Top 8 candidates elected - Incumbents marked with "(X)"

2014 British Columbia municipal elections: Surrey City Council
Party Council candidate Vote %
  Surrey FirstTom Gill (X)50,3867.48
  Surrey FirstJudy Villeneuve (X)47,0296.98
  Surrey FirstBarbara Steele (X)42,4646.30
  Surrey FirstMary Martin (X)41,9866.23
  Surrey FirstBruce Hayne (X)39,9395.93
  Surrey FirstDave Woods39,2585.83
  Surrey FirstMike Starchuk38,3525.69
  Surrey FirstVera LeFranc35,9265.33
  Safe Surrey CoalitionRina Gill27,4484.07
  One SurreyKal Dosanjh26,4653.93
  One SurreyMichael Bose26,2433.90
  Safe Surrey CoalitionJustin Thind23,9233.55
  Safe Surrey CoalitionBeau Simpson19,3572.87
  Safe Surrey CoalitionLaurie Guerra18,0022.67
  One SurreyNarima Dela Cruz17,6792.62
  One SurreyBrian Young16,9392.51
  One SurreyDarlene Bowyer15,3842.28
  Team SurreyBrenda Locke15,3742.28
  One SurreyMaz Artang13,9042.06
  One SurreyMerv Bayda13,6152.02
  IndependentSaira Aujla12,3601.83
  IndependentJim McMurtry9,1771.36
  Team SurreyStephen Gammer9,1401.36
  IndependentCliff Blair8,9071.32
  IndependentNav Dhanoya8,8691.32
  IndependentTanvir S. Bhupal8,7911.30
  IndependentGary Hoffman8,0151.19
  IndependentMartin Rooney7,5201.12
  IndependentRita Elvins7,4261.10
  IndependentFiona Dionne5,5250.82
  IndependentJames Duncan5,4480.81
  IndependentShawn Francis5,4190.80
  IndependentRick Scorsese3,2820.49
  IndependentObi Canuel2,8080.42
  IndependentTouraj Ghanbar-Zadeh1,3870.21

References

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  1. 1 2 Jordan, Malin (January 13, 2021). "New MLA Mike Starchuk chats about Cloverdale, politics, the Surrey policing transition, and more". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "MLA: Mike Starchuk". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the candidates: Surrey council". Surrey Now-Leader. November 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ Diakiw, Kevin (June 24, 2014). "Mountie, firefighter and social services provider join Surrey First". Cloverdale Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Election 2014: Linda Hepner wins in Surrey First sweep". Surrey Now-Leader. November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Reid, Amy (June 27, 2018). "Surrey says no plastic straws, cutlery allowed at Fusion Festival this year". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "RIDING PROFILE: Surrey-Cloverdale". Surrey Now-Leader. October 15, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ Zytaruk, Tom (October 21, 2018). "SURREY FIRST, burst: How the ruling slate earned just one council seat". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Little, Simon (October 25, 2020). "B.C. election 2020: Mike Starchuck is projected to take Surrey-Cloverdale". Global News. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ Jordan, Malin (November 9, 2020). "Starchuk cruises to election win after final votes tallied; Cadieux holds on in Surrey South". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ Jordan, Malin (October 21, 2024). "Elenore Sturko wins Surrey-Cloverdale for Conservative Party of B.C." Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ Zytaruk, Tom (December 8, 2025). "Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race under new Imagine Surrey banner". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  13. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779097/bc-election-2024-results-surrey-cloverdale/
  14. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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