Trevor Halford

Trevor Halford MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-White Rock
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 2020
Preceded by	Tracy Redies
Personal details
Born	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	BC Conservative (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	BC United (until 2024) Surrey First (circa 2018)
Spouse	Holly Halford
Residence(s)	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	Trinity Western University

Trevor Halford is a Canadian politician who currently serves as member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the electoral district of Surrey-White Rock. First elected in the 2020 British Columbia general election as a member of the BC Liberal Party (later renamed BC United),[1] he was re-elected in 2024 as part of the Conservative Party.

Biography

Born and raised in Surrey, British Columbia, Halford attended Elgin Park Secondary School in South Surrey before graduating from Trinity Western University with a degree in political science.[2][3][4] He and his wife Holly have three children together.[2][5]

He volunteered for BC Liberal Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordie Hogg in the late 1990s before getting a job in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, becoming chief of staff for two cabinet ministers.[1][4] He was involved in Kevin Falcon's 2011 bid for the Liberal leadership, then worked in the office on communications and issue management for Premier Christy Clark.[1][4] After leaving government, he became director of public affairs for TransCanada Pipelines.[1][4] He ran for Surrey City Council in the 2018 municipal election as part of Surrey First,[6] but was not elected.[1][4]

Halford secured the Liberal nomination for Surrey-White Rock in September 2020;[7] he defeated New Democrat Bryn Smith by 224 votes in that October's provincial election to become the riding's MLA,[1][8] and was named the official opposition critic for mental health and addictions that November.[9] He became the shadow minister for Transportation and Infrastructure, ICBC and Affordability in December 2022,[10][11] and later added TransLink, BC Transit and Sport to his portfolio.[2]

He was originally slated to run in the 2024 provincial election as a candidate for BC United (renamed from the Liberals in 2023); after BC United pulled out of the election, Halford was announced as the BC Conservative candidate for Surrey-White Rock on September 3, 2024.[12][13] He replaced Bryan Tepper, who instead ran for the Conservatives in Surrey-Panorama.[13] Halford was re-elected in Surrey-White Rock,[8] and was named official opposition critic for environment and parks by Conservative leader John Rustad that November.[14]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey-White Rock
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Trevor Halford	14,667	52.3%
	New Democratic	Darryl Walker	12,699	45.3%
	Libertarian	Damyn Tassie	671	2.4%
Total valid votes			28,037	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[15]

v t e 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[16][17]

References

1. Hinks, Aaron (October 25, 2020). "BC Liberal Trevor Halford expected to take Surrey-White Rock seat". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
2. "MLA: Trevor Halford". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
3. "TWU alumnus Trevor Halford named Official Opposition Critic for Mental Health and Addictions". Trinity Western University. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
4. "MEET THE CANDIDATES: Five in the running for Surrey -White Rock riding". Peace Arch News. October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
5. "Meet the candidates: Surrey-White Rock". Surrey Now-Leader. October 7, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
6. "Surrey First - Trevor Halford for Council". Surrey First. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
7. Hinks, Aaron (September 22, 2020). "Surrey South MLA says premier's decision to call a snap election is self-serving". Cloverdale Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
8. Weel, Tricia (October 19, 2024). "ELECTED: Conservative Trevor Halford wins Surrey-White Rock". Peace Arch News. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
9. Hinks, Aaron (November 30, 2020). "BC Liberals give Halford, Cadieux critic responsibilities". Peace Arch News. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
10. "Kevin Falcon announces Official Opposition Shadow Ministers". British Columbia Liberal Party. December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022.
11. Browne, Alex (December 10, 2022). "Semiahmoo Peninsula MLAs gain 'shadow minister' portfolios". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
12. John Rustad (September 3, 2024). "Uniting for a Stronger Future: John Rustad Welcomes Ian Paton, Peter Milobar, and Trevor Halford to the Conservative Party of British Columbia". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
13. Weel, Tricia (September 3, 2024). "Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford to run for BC Conservatives". Peace Arch News. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
14. Andreas, Jeff (November 20, 2024). "BC Conservative shadow cabinet revealed". Radio NL. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
15. https://globalnews.ca/news/10779110/bc-election-2024-results-surrey-white-rock/
16. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
17. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.