Surrey-Newton
Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Provincial electoral district | |||
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Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 58,340 | ||
Area (km²) | 12 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 4,861.7 | ||
Census divisions | Metro Vancouver | ||
Census subdivisions | Surrey |
The riding was first created out of the two-member Surrey district in 1986, which had been in existence since 1966. Surrey had always been a battleground between the NDP and Social Credit, trading back and forth between the two parties. The riding was represented by Premier Rita Johnston, who was a prominent Cabinet minister in the Vander Zalm government between 1986 and 1991.
In 1991, Penny Priddy defeated the sitting Premier in a realigning election that saw Social Credit experience massive defeats all across the province. During the NDP government (1991-2001), Priddy emerged as a prominent Cabinet minister in portfolios such as Women's Equality, Tourism and Culture, Health, Labour and Children and Families.
Although the riding was won by the Liberals during their 2001 landslide victory, it has been a relatively safe NDP seat since 2005. The riding is home to a large South Asian community, whose population has exploded in Surrey since the early 1990s. The shift towards the NDP can largely be attributed to the party's inroads in the Indo-Canadian community.
Demographics
Population, 2001 | 50,281 |
Population Change, 1996–2001 | 16.4% |
Area (km²) | 21 |
Pop. Density (people per km²) | 2,388 |
Geography
1999 Redistribution
Surrey-Newton has its entire southern half removed.
History
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Harry Bains. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009 and 2013. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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See Surrey 1986-1991 | ||||
35th | 1986–1991 | Rita Johnston | Social Credit | |
35th | 1991–1996 | Penny Priddy | NDP | |
36th | 1996–2001 | |||
37th | 2001–2005 | Tony Bhullar | Liberal | |
38th | 2005–2009 | Harry Bains | NDP | |
39th | 2009–2013 | |||
40th | 2013–2017 | |||
41st | 2017–present |
Election results
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Harry Bains | 8,823 | 57.37 | |||||
Liberal | Gurminder Singh Parihar | 4,603 | 29.93 | |||||
Green | Richard Krieger | 1,073 | 6.98 | |||||
No affiliation | Balpreet Singh Bal | 881 | 5.73 | |||||
Total valid votes | 15,380 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[1] |
2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Harry Bains | 9,788 | 56.42 | -12.51 | $90,282 | |||
Liberal | Sukhminder S. Virk | 6,604 | 38.07 | +2.25 | $86,997 | |||
Conservative | Satinder Singh | 674 | 3.89 | $3,660 | ||||
Helping Hand | Alan Saldanha | 282 | 1.63 | $250 | ||||
Total valid votes | 17,348 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 191 | 1.09 | ||||||
Turnout | 17,539 | 52.56 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[2] |
2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Harry Bains | 10,709 | 68.93 | +11.04 | ||||
Liberal | Ajay Caleb | 4,011 | 25.82 | −9.07 | ||||
Green | Trevor Loke | 759 | 4.89 | +0.17 | ||||
Communist | George Gidora | 58 | 0.37 | – |
2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Harry Bains | 10,741 | 57.89 | |||||
Liberal | Daniel Igali | 6,473 | 34.89 | |||||
Green | Dan Deresh | 876 | 4.72 | |||||
Democratic Reform | Harry Grewal | 268 | 1.44 | |||||
Work Less | Gordon Scott | 123 | 0.66 | |||||
Platinum | Jeff Robert Evans | 72 | 0.39 | |||||
Total | 18,553 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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Liberal | Tony Bhullar | 6,750 | 49.45% | $51,429 | ||
NDP | Param Grewal | 3,949 | 28.93% | $32,318 | ||
Green | David Walters | 1,673 | 12.26% | – | $2,471 | |
Unity | Paul Joshi | 498 | 3.65% | $4,578 | ||
Marijuana | Stephen Kawamoto | 364 | 2.20% | $394 | ||
Reform | Margaret Bridgman | 159 | 0.96% | $1,285 | ||
Total valid votes | 13,649 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 92 | 0.67% | ||||
Turnout | 13,741 | 65.51% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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NDP | Penny Priddy | 13,969 | 49.54% | $42,833 | ||
Liberal | Indra Thind | 9,788 | 34.71% | $54,778 | ||
Progressive Democrat | Ian Brown | 1,841 | 6.53% | – | $100 | |
Reform | Liaqat Bajwa | 1,244 | 4.41% | $12,184 | ||
Family Coalition | Bill Stilwell | 577 | 2.05% | – | $890 | |
Green | Maureen A. MacDonald | 340 | 1.21% | – | $100 | |
Conservative | John Keith Bannister | 217 | 0.77% | $931 | ||
Social Credit | Neil Maharaj | 174 | 0.62% | – | $3,600 | |
Natural Law | Shane Laporte | 48 | 0.17% | $118 | ||
Total valid votes | 28,198 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 244 | 0.86% | ||||
Turnout | 28,442 | 71.33% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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NDP | Penny Priddy | 10,193 | 42.28% | $47,584 | ||
Social Credit | Rita Johnston | 7,796 | 32.33% | – | $126,919 | |
Liberal | A. Charles McKinney | 5,923 | 24.57% | $1,942 | ||
Green | Paul George | 197 | 0.82% | – | $2,740 | |
Total valid votes | 24,109 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 638 | 2.58% | ||||
Turnout | 24,747 | 76.28% |
References
- "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.