Surrey-Newton

Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

For the federal electoral district, see Surrey—Newton.
Surrey-Newton
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Surrey
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Harry Bains
New Democratic
First contested1991
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2001)58,340
Area (km²)12
Pop. density (per km²)4,861.7
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Surrey

The riding was first created out of the two-member Surrey district in 1986, which had been in existence since 1966. Surrey had always been a battleground between the NDP and Social Credit, trading back and forth between the two parties. The riding was represented by Premier Rita Johnston, who was a prominent Cabinet minister in the Vander Zalm government between 1986 and 1991.

In 1991, Penny Priddy defeated Johnston in a realigning election that saw Social Credit experience massive defeats all across the province. During the NDP government from 1991 to 2001, Priddy emerged as a prominent Cabinet minister in portfolios such as Women's Equality, Tourism and Culture, Health, Labour and Children and Families.

Although the riding was won by the Liberals during their 2001 landslide victory, it has been a relatively safe NDP seat since the 2005 election. The riding is home to a large South Asian community, whose population has exploded in Surrey since the early 1990s. The shift towards the NDP can largely be attributed to the party's inroads in the Indo-Canadian community.

Demographics
Population, 2001 50,281
Population change, 1996–2001 16.4%
Area (km2) 21
Population density (people per km2) 2,388

Geography

1999 Redistribution

Surrey-Newton has its entire southern half removed.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Harry Bains. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009 and 2013. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.

Assembly Years Member Party
See Surrey 1986-1991
35th 1986–1991 Rita Johnston Social Credit
35th 1991–1996 Penny Priddy New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005 Tony Bhullar Liberal
38th 2005–2009 Harry Bains New Democratic
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020-present

Election results
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticHarry Bains8,89362.64+5.27
LiberalPaul Boparai3,91127.55−2.38
GreenAsad Syed1,3939.81+2.83
Total valid votes 14,197100.00–
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[1]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticHarry Bains9,74457.31+0.89$41,769
LiberalGurminder Singh Parihar5,09929.99−8.08$73,162
GreenRichard Krieger1,1726.89–$225
No affiliationBalpreet Singh Bal9885.81–$8,768
Total valid votes 17,003100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1140.67−0.42
Turnout 17,11758.14+5.58
Registered voters 29,442
Source: Elections BC[2][3]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticHarry Bains9,78856.42−12.51$90,282
LiberalSukhminder S. Virk6,60438.07+2.25$86,997
ConservativeSatinder Singh6743.89–$3,660
Helping HandAlan Saldanha2821.63–$250
Total valid votes 17,348100.00
Total rejected ballots 1911.09
Turnout 17,53952.56
Source: Elections BC[4]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHarry Bains10,70968.93+11.04
LiberalAjay Caleb4,01125.82−9.07
GreenTrevor Loke7594.89+0.17
CommunistGeorge Gidora580.37–
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticHarry Bains10,74157.89
LiberalDaniel Igali6,47334.89
GreenDan Deresh8764.72
Democratic ReformHarry Grewal2681.44
Work LessGordon Scott1230.66
PlatinumJeff Robert Evans720.39
Total 18,553 100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalTony Bhullar6,75049.45%$51,429
  NDP Param Grewal 3,949 28.93% $32,318
GreenDavid Walters1,67312.26%–$2,471
UnityPaul Joshi4983.65%$4,578
MarijuanaStephen Kawamoto3642.20%$394
ReformMargaret Bridgman1590.96%$1,285
Total valid votes 13,649 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 92 0.67%
Turnout 13,741 65.51%
B.C. General Election 1996: Surrey-Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Penny Priddy 13,969 49.54% $42,833
LiberalIndra Thind9,78834.71%$54,778
Progressive DemocratIan Brown1,8416.53%–$100
ReformLiaqat Bajwa1,2444.41%$12,184
Family CoalitionBill Stilwell5772.05%–$890
GreenMaureen A. MacDonald3401.21%–$100
ConservativeJohn Keith Bannister2170.77%$931
Social CreditNeil Maharaj1740.62%–$3,600
  Natural Law Shane Laporte 48 0.17% $118
Total valid votes 28,198 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 244 0.86%
Turnout 28,442 71.33%
B.C. General Election 1991: Surrey-Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Penny Priddy 10,193 42.28% $47,584
Social CreditRita Johnston7,79632.33%–$126,919
LiberalA. Charles McKinney5,92324.57%$1,942
GreenPaul George1970.82%–$2,740
Total valid votes 24,109 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 638 2.58%
Turnout 24,747 76.28%

References
  1. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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