Surrey—Newton

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
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Sukh Dhaliwal
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]114,605
Electors (2015)62,855
Area (km²)[2]30
Pop. density (per km²)3,820.2
Census divisionsMetro Vancouver
Census subdivisionsSurrey

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]

The riding takes its name from Newton, Surrey.

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Surrey Newton (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupSouth Asian68,88060.7%
European25,50022.5%
Filipino5,4054.8%
Chinese3,2502.9%
Aboriginal2,9402.6%
Black2,2702%
Latin American1,6401.4%
Southeast Asian1,2451.1%
Arab8600.8%
West Asian8300.7%
Japanese3600.3%
Korean1550.1%
Multiple minorities1,2051.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.3350.3%
Total population113,490100%

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  2015–2019     Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Surrey—Newton (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal18,96045.0
New DemocraticHarjit Singh Gill12,30629.2
ConservativeHarpreet Singh8,82421.0
GreenRabaab Khehra1,3553.2
People'sHolly Verchère6531.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,098100.0
Total rejected ballots 505
Turnout 42,60363.4
Eligible voters 67,247
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
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[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
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. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey—Newton, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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