Surrey—Newton

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Surrey—Newton
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Sukh Dhaliwal
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
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 division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)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]

The riding takes its name from Newton, Surrey.

Demographics[]

Ethnic groups in Surrey Newton (2016)
Source: [1]		 Population %
Ethnic group South Asian 68,880 60.7%
European 25,500 22.5%
Filipino 5,405 4.8%
Chinese 3,250 2.9%
Aboriginal 2,940 2.6%
Black 2,270 2%
Latin American 1,640 1.4%
Southeast Asian 1,245 1.1%
Arab 860 0.8%
West Asian 830 0.7%
Japanese 360 0.3%
Korean 155 0.1%
Multiple minorities 1,205 1.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 335 0.3%
Total population 113,490 100%

Members of Parliament[]

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

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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  2019–2021
44th  2021–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)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 19,721 53.9 +8.9
New Democratic Avneet Johal 9,536 26.0 -3.2
Conservative Syed Mohsin 5,758 15.7 -5.3
People's Pamela Singh 967 2.6 +1.0
Independent Parveer Hundal 628 1.7 N/A
Total valid votes 36,610 98.9
Total rejected ballots 404 1.1
Turnout 37,014 56.2
Eligible voters 65,857
Liberal hold Swing +6.1
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 18,960 45.0 −10.98 $89,331.46
New Democratic Harjit Singh Gill 12,306 29.2 +3.08 none listed
Conservative Harpreet Singh 8,824 21.0 +5.29 none listed
Green Rabaab Khehra 1,355 3.2 +1.01 none listed
People's Holly Verchère 653 1.6 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,098 100.0   $102,264.49
Total rejected ballots 505 1.19 +0.46
Turnout 42,603 63.4 −5.66
Eligible voters 67,247
Liberal hold Swing −7.03
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 24,869 55.98 +21.90 $165,371.15
New Democratic Jinny Sims 11,602 26.12 -9.17 $123,083.62
Conservative Harpreet Singh 6,978 15.71 -11.71 $89,371.95
Green Pamela Sangha 975 2.19 -0.40 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,424 100.00   $199,113.86
Total rejected ballots 328 0.73 –
Turnout 44,752 69.06 –
Eligible voters 64,798
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +15.54
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 11,459 35.29
  Liberal 11,066 34.08
  Conservative 8,903 27.42
  Green 844 2.60
  Others 199 0.61

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 – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey—Newton, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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