Newton—North Delta Explained

Province:British Columbia
Coordinates:49.131°N -122.886°W
Fed-Status:defunct
Fed-District-Number:59016
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Abolished:2013
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2011
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:127954
Demo-Electors:73317
Demo-Electors-Date:2011
Demo-Area:51.08
Demo-Cd:Greater Vancouver
Demo-Csd:Surrey, Delta

Newton—North Delta was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015, when it was abolished and redistributed to the Delta and Surrey—Newton electoral districts.

Geography

It is located within the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and consists of the eastern part of the Corporation of Delta and the western and central parts of the City of Surrey.

Demographics

Newton—North Delta has the highest percentage of people of Sikh ethnic origin (27.6%);[3] of native Punjabi speakers (33.4%);[4] of those that use Punjabi as home language (26.8%);[5] as well as of South Asians overall (42.7%),[6] lagging only Richmond - 50.2% Chinese - in terms of population proportion of a single visible minority group.

In terms of religion, it is the federal riding with the highest percentage of Sikhs (27.6%) and, more generally, the highest percentage of people with a non-Judeo-Christian religion affiliation, 38.0% in particular (Sikh: 27.6%, Muslim: 4.3%, Hindu: 4.1%, etc.).[7] [8]

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central ridings.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

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Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-20.
  4. Web site: 2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
  5. Web site: First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
  6. Web site: 2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Federal Electoral District (FED) Profile, 2006 Census . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
  7. Web site: Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-20.
  8. Web site: 2001 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations . 2.statcan.ca . 2012-07-04 . 2012-11-30.