Honveer Singh Randhawa, the BC Conservatives' candidate for Surrey-Guildford, has announced that he will be taking Elections BC to court over the results of the 2024 election.
He was defeated in his riding by the BC NDP's Garry Begg by just 22 votes.
During a press conference in Victoria on Thursday alongside party leader John Rustad, Randhawa outlined his case.
He went on to explain that the goal was simply to get to the bottom of things, and ensure British Columbians have faith in the election process going forward.
At the centre of his claim was Argyll Lodge, a 25-bed addiction and substance abuse recovery facility in Surrey. Despite being located just 80 metres from the nearest polling station, Guildford Park Secondary School, 21 mail-in ballots were cast, allegedly by residents.
According to the party, a number of residents "deny requesting a mail-in ballot or being aware that a provincial election was even taking place." One said they had been "instructed how to complete their mail-in ballot package by a third party."
It was revealed that the manager of Argyll Lodge, as listed in a Fraser Health inspection report, has the same name as someone who made a $1,400 donation to the BC NDP in 2023.
The party also alleged that one voter in Surrey-Guildford "voted twice, using two slightly different names," and that 22 voters "did not reside in the riding and were not eligible to vote."