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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
Location in the Lower Mainland
Coordinates:49°03′25″N 122°47′10″W / 49.057°N 122.786°W / 49.057; -122.786
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Kerry-Lynne Findlay
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, 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

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Panethnic groups in South Surrey—White Rock (2011−2021)
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

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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  2019–2021     Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative
44th  2021–present

Election results

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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)

2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 23,802 42.44
  Liberal 21,816 38.90
  New Democratic 8,302 14.80
  People's 2,162 3.86

2013 representation order

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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[11][12]
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[13][14]

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.[15]

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[16][17]
2011 federal election redistributed results[18]
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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "Gordie Hogg takes hotly contested South Surrey-White Rock byelection". Global News. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Federal election". CBC News. Canada. 2019. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Canada, Elections. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". enr.elections.ca. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
  16. ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  17. ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  18. ^ Funke, Alice. "South Surrey—White Rock, BC (2013 Rep. Order)". www.punditsguide.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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