Surrey Centre

Surrey Centre (French: Surrey-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral district of Surrey North.[2]

Surrey Centre
British Columbia electoral district
Coordinates:49.190°N 122.847°W / 49.190; -122.847
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Randeep Sarai
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]120,172
Electors (2015)68,719
Area (km²)[1]40
Pop. density (per km²)3,004.3
Census divisionsMetro Vancouver
Census subdivisionsSurrey

Surrey Centre 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.[3]

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Surrey Centre (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupSouth Asian41,51535.1%
European36,89031.2%
Filipino10,7109%
Chinese6,8005.7%
Aboriginal4,5653.9%
Southeast Asian4,3553.7%
Black3,2252.7%
Arab2,9602.5%
Latin American2,4502.1%
Korean1,6001.4%
West Asian1,2351%
Japanese5100.4%
Multiple minorities1,7401.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e.8150.7%
Total population118,410100%

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Surrey Centre
Riding created from Surrey North
42nd  2015–2019     Randeep Sarai Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Surrey Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai15,43537.4
New DemocraticSarjit Singh Saran11,35327.5
ConservativeTina Bains10,50525.4
GreenJohn Werring2,5586.2
People'sJaswinder Singh Dilawari7091.7
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak3780.9
IndependentJeffrey Breti2430.6
CommunistGeorge Gidora1200.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,319100.0
Total rejected ballots 471
Turnout 41,79054.9
Eligible voters 76,170
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai19,47145.07+27.31$106,885.13
New DemocraticJasbir Sandhu12,99230.08-9.95$128,114.24
ConservativeSucha Thind8,55619.81-15.85$93,713.10
GreenJeremiah Deneault1,4933.46-0.18–
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak5531.28–$5,295.88
CommunistIqbal Kahlon1330.31––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,198100.00 $203,771.47
Total rejected ballots 3520.81–
Turnout 43,55061.78–
Eligible voters 70,493
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.63
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic13,04140.03
  Conservative11,61835.66
  Liberal5,78717.76
  Green1,1863.64
  Others9492.91
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References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Final Report – British Columbia
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey Centre, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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