With the municipal election happening today, Surrey voters took to social media throughout the day and their reaction ramped up as news broke that Doug McCallum won the night.
Some of the hashtags being used today are #SurreyVotes #SurreyBC #ElectionDay #SurreyElection and #Elections2018
Results from Surrey show just how much Surrey First was the party of @DianneWatts4BC Without her, the party disintegrated
— Rod Mickleburgh (@rodmickleburgh) October 21, 2018
Once upon a time one group dominated Surrey city council, until a different group dominated Surrey city council...
— Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk) October 21, 2018
Congrats to Doug and @safesurrey2018 winning, as they don’t call it a come back. #surreybc #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/FqRqFLImwh
— Inderpal Brar (@inderpoli) October 21, 2018
Congrats Doug McCallum and his team,! Doug McCallum to be next Mayor of Surrey and Jack Hundial to be next councillor.#SurreyVotes #canada
— Adityas (@adityasood21) October 21, 2018
And I'm also upset that punjabis will never come together and support another punjabi. The representation on #surrey counsel is so unrepresentative of the population, you'd think we would want to change that. #surreyvotes #isaidit
— PallyB (@PallyB) October 21, 2018
You can blame Hayne all you want for McCallum’s win (and you should) but Hepner should be held equally responsible. She’s been a completely ineffective mayor since day one. And then there’s Tom Gill... pic.twitter.com/5fTGOE4dzU
— Surrey Is The Bomb (@SurreyIsTheBomb) October 21, 2018
really disappointed in the #surreybc outcome. Voters really need to not be swayed by topical promises from party platforms. next little while will be an absolute disaster.
— Nav.Ramirez (@navchops) October 21, 2018
Backward Mayor elect Doug McCallum wants ban an emerging LEGAL sector of the economy. REALLY! #SurreyBC
— zesty zaz. (@zahiddossa) October 21, 2018
#SurreyBC wanted change and chose the sledgehammer approach.. interesting times ahead..
— Sonya M (@LotusGrafix) October 21, 2018
Did Doug McCallum just yell at his own supporters to be quiet during his victory speech?! Lol #SurreyBC
— Kamil Somaratne (@K_Somaratne) October 21, 2018
I totally understand the rejection of SurreyFirst and SurreyFirstLite. But at same time I don’t understand the appeal of McCallum, not at all. 😕 I’m not sure he’ll fulfill his promises, or whether they were even good promises. I definitely wanted to see @p_greaves win. #SurreyBC
— jodimurphy604 (@jodirmurphy) October 21, 2018
Wild election night. Kudos to all the reporters putting in the overtime! 👏🏼 #bcpoli #surreybc #deltabc #whiterockbc
— Tiffany Kwong (@kxiaohua) October 21, 2018
Guess Surrey Mounties will be dusting off their resumes...
— Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk) October 21, 2018
McCallum arrives. pic.twitter.com/Z1t48FVEMs
— Cloverdale Reporter (@CloverdaleNews) October 21, 2018
Dianne Watts, who defeated McCallum for Surrey mayor's seat in 2005, looking somewhat pale on TV tonight as things not boding well for Surrey First, the slate she helped found.
— Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk) October 21, 2018
Unbelievable! #BCElection18 https://t.co/AvcBvynaLK
— Laura Baziuk (@LauraBaziuk) October 21, 2018
Listening to Linda Hepner on Global, it seems that the massive defeat of Surrey First candidates had nothing to do with her leadership of city in past four years. #surreybc #bcpoli
— Frank Bucholtz (@frank_bucholtz) October 21, 2018
So far, Linda Annis is the only @surreyfirst councillor who is in the top 8 councillors as votes continue to come in. She’s hopeful her team mates will rise up, and that she holds her spot. #surreybc #surreyvotes pic.twitter.com/CM9cMud4wc
— Surrey Now-Leader (@SurreyNowLeader) October 21, 2018
Here’s what council candidate Doug Elford had to say before results started coming in: #SurreyBC #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/r9fPr5Frxm
— Lauren Collins (@laurenpcollins1) October 21, 2018
As of 9:30 p.m., McCallum is at 35,914 votes. Gill is at 23,401 and Hayne is at 23,194. #SurreyBc #SurreyVotes
— Lauren Collins (@laurenpcollins1) October 21, 2018
Wow, Doug McCallum killing the polls. A transit decision reversal from LRT to skytrain sounds good on paper but in practice, could this set back Surrey on getting anything, anytime soon? Regardless, people want skytrain, based on these results.
— B (@jagdeeper) October 21, 2018
Great way to spend a Saturday #SurreyBC #SurreyVotes2018 #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/CefGwg4yNb
— Karmen Clark (@karmwinsatlife) October 21, 2018
Votkng a nutritious part to any citizen's day. #Surreypoli #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/LqR2JcC5Xc
— Annie Ohana (@ohana_annie) October 21, 2018
start ‘em young #myfutureliveshere #BcPoli #SurreyVotes @SurreyTeachers @bctf pic.twitter.com/o6pghtd6Xc
— Ms Pope (@PopeSD36) October 21, 2018
I applaud all who ran. Running for office is not easy. It requires sacrifice. Time away from family, overly critical commentary; some fair, some not and no guarantee of victory. Thank you to all of you who stepped up! #bcvotes #munipoli pic.twitter.com/wAprVDHM8Q
— Barinder Rasode (@BarinderRasode) October 21, 2018
Heads Up – Fleetwood Community Centre, Newton Seniors Centre, Guildford Rec Centre, Tamanawis Secondary have long lineups! Try Newton Elementary, Coast Meridian, Cougar Creek or Guildford Park Elementary instead. More voting locations at https://t.co/ceKW3p8qBQ #SurreyVotes
— City of Surrey (@CityofSurrey) October 21, 2018
#voted #SurreyBC #surreybcelection pic.twitter.com/qk22bqz1tM
— Annie Christiaens (@AnniePierotti) October 21, 2018
On October 18 and 19, thousands of students, both elementary and high school, cast their ballots in the municipal election. Adults, you currently have just under 2 hours left to do the same! #iteachivote #bced #bcpoli https://t.co/RyAkBr2JOv pic.twitter.com/B1Hic9Uj5e
— Surrey Teachers’ Association (@SurreyTeachers) October 21, 2018
Surrey's election night isn't the only important result we're anxiously awaiting in the newsroom. #GoBrewers #NCLS #SurreyVotes #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/WKTzVzFYKT
— Surrey Now-Leader (@SurreyNowLeader) October 21, 2018
Exercise your right to vote or don't complain what you end up with! #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/F7177FegLS
— Alex Sangha (@alex_sangha) October 20, 2018
For a journalist, nothing screams election night like pizza! #surreyvotes #SurreyBC Thanks, @OceanParkPizza it looks delish! pic.twitter.com/WStimi8TcO
— Surrey Now-Leader (@SurreyNowLeader) October 21, 2018
I voted #SurreyVotes! Did you? pic.twitter.com/2NIqklnft7
— Billie Semak (@BillieSemak) October 20, 2018
Now I've earned my right to whine. #SurreyVotes #surreybc #bcelection pic.twitter.com/IzvY4TrbVf
— Hudi (@RunHudi) October 21, 2018
#SurreyVotes #Surreyeatsbrownies #SiWC18 pic.twitter.com/8B61D9Jjlk
— Atulya (@atulyawrites) October 21, 2018
Vote! Lineups out the door at Cloverdale rec centre, awesome to see! #bcpoli #election2018 #surreyvotes #PulsePolitics pic.twitter.com/O2UkwQVRxy
— Vanessa Ybarra (@VanessaLYbarra) October 21, 2018
How was your #SurreyVotes experience? In Advance Voting feedback results of 10,350 voters, 79% said they were very satisfied. Tell us today in the Voter's Experience Survey: https://t.co/3sNuqlyQZY pic.twitter.com/8Nj9pfAyqg
— City of Surrey (@CityofSurrey) October 20, 2018
Multiple infractions of election signs too close to intersections and polling stations. #soniaandhi #surreyvotes #surreystudentsnow
— Carolyn Walsh (@fearlessgirl1) October 20, 2018
Voted.. Was in and put under 16mins!! #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/cYygJROVLB
— pepper faber (@peppersp) October 20, 2018
Exercising my right to choose the candidate who best represents my interests! Lineup though! #votebc #SurreyBC
— HPB (@bhatticpa) October 20, 2018
People are dying all across the world for this. #democracy pic.twitter.com/YzcAA2ycwi
Did the thing. #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/dwxD6q2hgY
— Daniel Wagner (@ADanielWagner) October 20, 2018
I Voted #SurreyVotes #BCpoli It was easy 😁 pic.twitter.com/7wdPmdmM4m
— Armie Apura-Ready (@ArmieReady) October 20, 2018
How lucky are we to live in a country where our democratic rights are entrenched in our constitution? Go get your vote on! #SurreyVotes #bcmunielxn18 pic.twitter.com/sdRbyIqH8a
— Christa Barberis (@_MrsBarb) October 20, 2018
Election Day! Feeling blessed to he able to vote in a democratic election! Long lineups waiting to vote #SurreyVotes
— Dawn-Marie Hugh (@hugh_dawn) October 20, 2018
We voted today #municipalelections #surreyvotes pic.twitter.com/qFSZbo8wOq
— Hasan Namir (@HNamir) October 20, 2018
So now we are at election day, with a #Surrey race that will determine the how the city moves forward on big issues like LRT, development, and crime. Get out and vote! #bcpoli #SurreyVotes
— Cherise Seucharan (@CSeucharan) October 20, 2018
No excuses. There's still more than six hours to vote in your community.#npa #visionvancouver #yesvancouver #onecityvancouver #cope #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre #affordablehousing #bchousing #bclp #bcndp #bcgreens pic.twitter.com/vYXRKgJjlW
— IntegrityBC (@INTEGRITYBC) October 20, 2018
#SurreyVotes be aware of ilinformed election volunteers who tell you you HAVE to vote for a set number of candidates. This is not true. Vote for as few as you want. There's a maximum NOT a minimum
— DropkicksAndHi5s (@DropkicksNHi5s) October 20, 2018
Two different cities, but two important votes! #Vote #bcelections #CQvotes2018 #SurreyVotes @CamJBarra pic.twitter.com/3rdTw3uvxZ
— Robyn Crawford (@rcrawford980) October 20, 2018
All done. This election is particularly important to me because of #SOGI. Schools should be safe spaces for all students.#SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/x494eQpPcv
— Sabhootni👻🎃 Khan #LOVEANDLIES (@Sabina_Writer) October 20, 2018
It's election day. Go VOTE! #BCelections #SurreyVotes pic.twitter.com/yMLrY9A8Cn
— Dhiraj Narang (@DhirajNarang1) October 20, 2018
Vote vote vote vote vote. Don’t care who you vote for, just vote. #surreyvotes #voted #civicduty https://t.co/E6mqW9Zf0e
— Michael Hoven (@hoven_michael) October 20, 2018
Sable would have voted except for the silly rule that limits voters to humans! Get out and cast your ballot #SurreyVotes #sd36learn pic.twitter.com/gLfZ0wxb7L
— Shelagh Lim (@shelagh09) October 20, 2018
Done. Voted. ✅ #getyourvoteon #municipalelections #surreyvotes #civicduty #democracy pic.twitter.com/hSeP9rYlSP
— Stephanie Cadieux (@Stephanie4BC) October 20, 2018
My 84 year old grandma got ready and just went to vote. What's your excuse not to? #SurreyVotes #Surrey #Vote #BcPoli pic.twitter.com/6ycJ2q1aeR
— Karanvir Singh Thiara (@KaranvirThiara) October 20, 2018
@CityofSurrey I worry that Semi High only had one scanning tabulator. Didn’t seem like enough for such a large centre #SurreyVotes
— Jason Cleghorn (@jasonacleghorn) October 20, 2018
Keep the great photos coming #SurreyBC. Wear, share & use #surreyvotes! pic.twitter.com/UTc9xZm5nL
— City of Surrey (@CityofSurrey) October 20, 2018
Did my democratic duty! #SurreyVotes #SurreyBC #municipalelections2018 #voting pic.twitter.com/2i5hKK1pLh
— Dr. Noelle Phillips (@Belladonsah) October 20, 2018
Time to make some big changes in #Surreybc - let's end the rein of #SurreyBURST @surreyfirst
— Schtev🇨🇦 (@schtev69) October 20, 2018
Vote no on Hepners Legacy project train-to-nowhere and community ruining growth at any cost. #bcpoli #bcelection #SurreyVotes
Don’t forget to #vote today! 57 locations open today till 8pm @CityofSurrey #SurreyBC #SurreyVotes #BCPoli Find your location https://t.co/GnSnvFNNQH https://t.co/u4HvH8xrrw
— Ehtesham 😀 (@EAzaad) October 20, 2018
Plan your vote with the help of the Voting Locations & Wait Time Map. Here's where we're at at 12pm. Green <15 min wait time, Yellow 16-30 min, Orange 31-45 min, Red > 45min. Map is being updated in real time by elections staff. https://t.co/V6FLOwD1fp #SurreyVotes #surreybc pic.twitter.com/24wbKJqchq
— City of Surrey (@CityofSurrey) October 20, 2018
Volunteers advertise candidates on street corners in #WhiteRockBC pic.twitter.com/Qka6CJV5my
— Sam Anderson (@sam_andrsn) October 20, 2018
I did the thing. And @bill_robbins did the thing. The city has done everything they can to make it easy for us, no excuses. Be an example for your kids and vote! #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/d1YKUrXwI5
— Jen Robbins (@jenxrobbins) October 20, 2018
Got our vote on. #Fleetwood is busy. 45 minute wait at the community center, 5 at @FPSSDRAGONS line up is growing #bcpoli #munipoli #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/zVT5Xnho7X
— Tony Miles (@bcajmiles) October 20, 2018
Please vote today ! Polls close at 8 pm - your voice matters ! pic.twitter.com/fJlL2OZKUh
— Dianne Watts (@DianneWatts4BC) October 20, 2018
Only sure about your Mayor vote or a couple of the Councilors/School Trustees? “You can vote for UP TO 8 councillors and UP TO 6 school trustees, but you are not required to vote for that amount.” #SurreyBC #VOTE #NoExcuses
— jodimurphy604 (@jodirmurphy) October 20, 2018
Guildford Recreation Centre currently has a 45 min + wait time - try Harold Bishop Elementary or Guildford Park Secondary instead. Wait times are updated in real time here: https://t.co/g5TUHRwYHx #SurreyVotes
— City of Surrey (@CityofSurrey) October 20, 2018
I heard that @SurreyMetroTaxi is offering free taxi rides to/from polling stations. 604-585-8888
— jodimurphy604 (@jodirmurphy) October 20, 2018
(Thank you, @SurreyMetroTaxi!)
Voting in #SurreyBC shortly. Done the research & picked my faves. But, for those that didn’t do research, it’s always good to simply NOT vote for anyone labeled “Incumbent”. Incumbent politicians become lazy of mind, body & soul; not good for vision and progress. #ElectionDay
— Dr. Fatty (@morgasmtheory) October 20, 2018
You Have the Right (and privilege) to #Vote You do not have the right to Complain if you don't bother to Vote #Elections2018 #SurreyBC #MunicipalElections2018
— C. Farquhar (@cskydesign) October 20, 2018
Educate yourself on CANADA's gunlaws before you vote. This is not the USA we already have strict laws. Maybe enforce the laws we have before making new ones #SurreyBC #vote #beingplayedbypoliticians #populistbullshit #SurreyVotes #bcmunielxn18 pic.twitter.com/GGY3miIP5f
— Simon (@only_living_boy) October 20, 2018
"Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote."
— Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani) October 20, 2018
I voted! Have you? Polls are open till 8 pm today. #bcmunielxn18 https://t.co/G4RiTY9d3p
— Tom Gill (@surreytomg) October 20, 2018
I just voted! Please make your vote count-support @ProudlySurrey @p_greaves and our exceptional and talented candidates! #yourvotecounts @acemacg @stuartlosaltos @ngallaf1 @pargoel @RINADIAZ82 @diana_ng @deano42 @Kapy407 pic.twitter.com/5AicOEHOf5
— Pauline Greaves (@p_greaves) October 20, 2018
Love that there was a line in front of me when voting this morning! Come on, Surrey, let’s vote! #SurreyVotes
— Laney B (@unityinaction) October 20, 2018
Make sure your blood sugar levels are high enough to get out and vote!
— B (@jagdeeper) October 20, 2018
Get out and vote today! #vote
— Kim K Rose (@KimKRose1) October 20, 2018
Voting in #SurreyBC shortly. Done the research & picked my faves. But, for those that didn’t do research, it’s always good to simply NOT vote for anyone labeled “Incumbent”. Incumbent politicians become lazy of mind, body & soul; not good for vision and progress. #ElectionDay
— Dr. Fatty (@morgasmtheory) October 20, 2018
Proud to have been one of the first to vote this morning! Please take time to get out and cast your vote! Thank you to all the candidates that put your name forward, good luck to you all! #SurreyBC #SurreyPoli #MunicipalElections2018 pic.twitter.com/e8XV67jQ7y
— Kelly Grayson 🇨🇦 (@redhotcrew2004) October 20, 2018
#SurreyVotes #SurreyBC #MunicipalElections2018 pic.twitter.com/6cJ7FBOWeA
— simrEn (@simrenpreet) October 20, 2018
Yiles - Sullivan polling station opened late and only one machine is working... #SurreyBC #SurreyVotes
— Jen Robbins (@jenxrobbins) October 20, 2018
E-Day is upon us! #SurreyBC get out and cast your vote! Don’t know where to vote? Check the @CityofSurrey web link below and find a location that works for you. Whatever you do, get out and VOTE! Please be an informed voter! #surreyvotes https://t.co/8qAaM3BsIW
— Jasmine Kaur G (@jgarcha) October 20, 2018
Hey local tweeps, don’t forget to do your duty #Election2018 #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/esEhxoW8lm
— Wendy Roberts (@authorwendy) October 20, 2018
Today we can end the Surrey 1st corruption. Please Vote #surreybc pic.twitter.com/Ze0KRxAz6V
— Brian Young (@YoungOneSurrey) October 20, 2018
Your feet and two pieces of ID...AND..hopefully a brain. All you need to vote in today's municipal election! Find one of the 57 voting stations in #surreybc near you at this link a get out and practice your democratic right! https://t.co/5Wg1vPTRpE #surreyvotes #bcvotes https://t.co/aZljXx3oub
— Vanessa Ybarra (@VanessaLYbarra) October 20, 2018
6am elxn day coffee for me! Remember to check out the real time wait time map to see wich of the 57 locations will be quicker for you. Thanks for voting 🗳 #surreybc https://t.co/T7qJKaQ8fD
— Amie Johnson (@Amie_R_Johnson) October 20, 2018
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