South 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

British Columbia electoral district
Coordinates:	49.057°N 122.786°W / 49.057; -122.786
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	94,678
Electors (2017)	79,359
Area (km²)[1]	154
Pop. density (per km²)	614.8
Census divisions	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions	Semiahmoo, Surrey, White Rock

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

Ethnic groups in South Surrey White Rock (2016) Source:		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

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
42nd	2015–2017		Dianne Watts	Conservative
	2017–2019		Gordie Hogg	Liberal
43rd	2019–present		Kerry-Lynne Findlay	Conservative

Election results

Graph of election results in South Surrey—White Rock (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	24,310	41.9	-0.24
	Liberal	Gordie Hogg	21,692	37.4	-10.09
	New Democratic	Stephen Crozier	6,716	11.6	+6.72
	Green	Beverly Pixie Hobby	4,458	7.7	+3.58
	People's	Joel Poulin	852	1.5	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,028	100.0
Total rejected ballots			326
Turnout			58,354	69.4
Eligible voters			84,138
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+3.3
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.[7]

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[8][9]

2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
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

1. Statistics Canada: 2011
2. Final Report – British Columbia
3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. 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.
5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
7. "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
8. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
9. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
10. Funke, Alice. "South Surrey—White Rock, BC (2013 Rep. Order)". www.punditsguide.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.