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]
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Location in the Lower Mainland | |||
| Coordinates: | 49°03′25″N 122°47′10″W / 49.057°N 122.786°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| 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 division(s) | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | 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]
The 2017 by-election was won by Liberal candidate and former White Rock mayor Gordie Hogg.[4] However, the Conservatives were quick to regain their seat with Kerry-Lynne Findlay winning the 43nd Canadian federal election, defeating Gordie Hogg who entered Parliament through a by-election.[5]
Demographics edit
| Panethnic group |
2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 70,055 | 60.08% | 70,635 | 69.86% | 73,055 | 79.44% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 21,745 | 18.65% | 15,075 | 14.91% | 8,665 | 9.42% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 14,095 | 12.09% | 8,640 | 8.55% | 5,495 | 5.98% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 3,140 | 2.69% | 1,745 | 1.73% | 1,515 | 1.65% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 2,475 | 2.12% | 2,250 | 2.23% | 1,555 | 1.69% | ||||||||
| African | 1,325 | 1.14% | 685 | 0.68% | 505 | 0.55% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 1,195 | 1.02% | 680 | 0.67% | 345 | 0.38% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 980 | 0.84% | 520 | 0.51% | 360 | 0.39% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 1,600 | 1.37% | 870 | 0.86% | 475 | 0.52% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 116,610 | 97.44% | 101,105 | 97.17% | 91,965 | 97.13% | ||||||||
| Total population | 119,672 | 100% | 104,051 | 100% | 94,678 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
- According to the 2011 Canadian census[9]
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 | |
| 2017–2019 | Gordie Hogg | Liberal | ||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Conservative | |
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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)
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,158 | 42.5 | +0.6 | $116,336.93 | |||
| Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 22,166 | 39.0 | +2.9 | $106,216.01 | |||
| New Democratic | June Liu | 8,395 | 14.8 | +2.5 | $5,597.59 | |||
| People's | Gary Jensen | 2,186 | 3.8 | +2.3 | $2,520.21 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,905 | 99.6 | – | $116,892.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 340 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 57,245 | 64.7 | -6.7 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,048 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,310 | 41.9 | -0.24 | $109,768.11 | |||
| Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 21,692 | 37.4 | -10.09 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Stephen Crozier | 6,716 | 11.6 | +6.72 | none listed | |||
| Green | Beverly Pixie Hobby | 4,458 | 7.7 | +3.58 | none listed | |||
| People's | Joel Poulin | 852 | 1.5 | – | $5,942.36 | |||
| 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[12][13] | ||||||||
On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.[14]
| 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[15][16] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Notes edit
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References edit
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ "Gordie Hogg takes hotly contested South Surrey-White Rock byelection". Global News. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Federal election". CBC News. Canada. 2019. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". enr.elections.ca. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 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.