South Surrey—White Rock Explained

Province:British Columbia
Coordinates:49.057°N -122.786°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:59030
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Kerry-Lynne Findlay
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:94678
Demo-Electors:79,359
Demo-Electors-Date:2017
Demo-Area:154
Demo-Cd:Metro Vancouver
Demo-Csd:Semiahmoo, 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.

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.

The 2017 by-election was won by Liberal candidate and former White Rock mayor Gordie Hogg.[2] 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.[3]

Demographics

Panethnic
group! colspan="2"
2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
European70,05570,63573,055
East Asian21,74515,0758,665
South Asian14,0958,6405,495
Southeast Asian3,1401,7451,515
Indigenous2,4752,2501,555
African1,325685505
Latin American1,195680345
Middle Eastern980520360
Other1,600870475
Total responses116,610101,10591,965
Total population119,672104,05194,678

According to the 2011 Canadian census[7]

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

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

Election results

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[8]
PartyVote%
 23,802 42.44
 21,816 38.90
 8,302 14.80
 2,162 3.86

2013 representation order

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.[9]

2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
PartyVote%
 23,890 52.9
 8,671 19.2
 8,624 19.0
 2,648 5.9
 Others 1,344 3.0

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Gordie Hogg takes hotly contested South Surrey-White Rock byelection. 2021-01-01. Global News. en-US.
  3. News: Federal election . . 5 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131003917/https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/results/ . Jan 31, 2023 . . en . 2019 . live.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: 2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. May 8, 2013. www12.statcan.gc.ca. June 11, 2019.
  8. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  9. Web site: Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections. November 5, 2017. Prime Minister's Office.
  10. Web site: South Surrey—White Rock, BC (2013 Rep. Order). Alice. Funke. www.punditsguide.ca. June 11, 2019.