Surrey—Newton

Surrey—Newton
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Sukh Dhaliwal
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 105,183
Electors (2015) 62,855
Area (km²)[2] 30
Pop. density (per km²) 3,506.1
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Surrey

Surrey—Newton is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta and Surrey North.[3]

Surrey—Newton was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Surrey—Newton
Riding created from Fleetwood—Port Kells,
Newton—North Delta and Surrey North
42nd  2015–Present     Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal24,86955.98+21.90$165,371.15
New DemocraticJinny Sims11,60226.12-9.17$123,083.62
ConservativeHarpreet Singh6,97815.71-11.71$89,371.95
GreenPamela Sangha9752.19-0.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,424100.00 $199,113.86
Total rejected ballots 3280.73
Turnout 44,75269.06
Eligible voters 64,798
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +15.54
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic11,45935.29
  Liberal11,06634.08
  Conservative8,90327.42
  Green8442.60
  Others1990.61

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Final Report – British Columbia
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey—Newton, 30 September 2015
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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