South Surrey—White Rock
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 49°03′25″N 122°47′10″W / 49.057°N 122.786°WCoordinates: 49°03′25″N 122°47′10″W / 49.057°N 122.786°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2017 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 94,678 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 76,078 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 154 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 614.8 | ||
| Census divisions | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivisions | Semiahmoo, Surrey, White Rock | ||
South Surrey—White Rock (French: Surrey-Sud—White Rock) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompass a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta, and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale.[2]
South Surrey—White Rock 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, on October 19, 2015.[3]
Demographics[edit]
| Ethnic groups in South Surrey White Rock (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | European | 69,005 | 68.3% |
| Chinese | 12,925 | 12.8% | |
| South Asian | 8,640 | 8.5% | |
| Aboriginal | 2,965 | 2.9% | |
| Korean | 1,495 | 1.5% | |
| Filipino | 1,340 | 1.3% | |
| Black | 685 | 0.7% | |
| Latin American | 680 | 0.7% | |
| Japanese | 655 | 0.6% | |
| Southeast Asian | 405 | 0.4% | |
| Arab | 320 | 0.3% | |
| West Asian | 200 | 0.2% | |
| Multiple minorities | 625 | 0.6% | |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 245 | 0.2% | |
| Total population | 101,105 | 100% | |
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[4][4]
Ethnic groups: 78.5% White, 7.1% Chinese, 6.0% South Asian, 2.6% Indigenous, 1.7% Korean, 1.3% Filipino, 2.8% Other
Religions: 52.1% Christian, 4.3% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.1% Muslim, 2.0% Other, 39.1% None.
Median income: $34,974 (2010)
Average income: $50,826 (2010)
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Surrey—White Rock Riding created from Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale |
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| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Dianne Watts | Conservative | |
| 2017–present | Gordie Hogg | Liberal | ||
Election results[edit]
On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.[5]
| Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017 Resignation of Dianne Watts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 14,369 | 47.49 | +6.00 | ||||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 12,752 | 42.14 | -1.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jonathan Silveira | 1,478 | 4.88 | -5.53 | ||||
| Green | Larry Colero | 1,247 | 4.12 | +0.70 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 238 | 0.79 | |||||
| Libertarian | Donald Wilson | 89 | 0.29 | -0.17 | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Michael Huenefeld | 86 | 0.28 | +0.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 30,259 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 30,259 | 38.13 | -36.60 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,359 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.40 | ||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dianne Watts | 24,934 | 44.03 | -8.85 | $161,579.40 | |||
| Liberal | Judith Higginbotham | 23,495 | 41.49 | +22.40 | $40,658.82 | |||
| New Democratic | Pixie Hobby | 5,895 | 10.41 | -8.78 | $38,925.44 | |||
| Green | Larry Colero | 1,938 | 3.42 | -2.44 | $12.62 | |||
| Libertarian | Bonnie Hu | 261 | 0.46 | – | – | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 108 | 0.19 | – | $400.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,631 | 100.00 | $208,357.11 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.39 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,850 | 74.73 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,078 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 23,890 | 52.9 | |
| New Democratic | 8,671 | 19.2 | |
| Liberal | 8,624 | 19.0 | |
| Green | 2,648 | 5.9 | |
| Others | 1,344 | 3.0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (May 8, 2013). "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Funke, Alice. "South Surrey—White Rock, BC (2013 Rep. Order)". www.punditsguide.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
