BC Liberals nominate RCMP Sgt. Elenore Sturko as Surrey South byelection candidate
Posted May 5, 2022 9:06 am.
Last Updated May 5, 2022 5:17 pm.
A familiar name has been nominated by the BC Liberals as the party’s candidate in the upcoming Surrey South byelection.
Elenore Sturko, an RCMP sergeant in Surrey, has been given the nod.
Many may know Sturko from her time as the Surrey RCMP’s media relations officer. She lives in the South Surrey community with her wife and three kids.
In a statement, Sturko says she’s tired of what she calls “the NDP’s failed promises,” adding she wants to “bring fresh ideas and a new perspective to Victoria on behalf of the people of Surrey South.”
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Former Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, who has also served as MP for South Surrey-White Rock, is throwing her support behind Sturko, saying she “brings a unique perspective to politics.”
There’s no date yet for the byelection, which is needed after MLA Stephanie Cadieux resigned to become Canada’s first chief accessibility officer.
No other parties have announced candidates to run in the byelection yet.
Sturko is on leave from the RCMP.
