Surrey-Whalley is a newly formed provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries. The newly created riding of Surrey-Whalley kept the majority of the original Surrey-Whalley riding and added a portion of Surrey-Green Timbers.[1]
Demographics pre 2008
Population, 2001 |
48,686 |
Population Change, 1996-2001 |
3.0% |
Area (km²) |
25.25 |
Pop. Density (people per km²) |
1,928 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Its MLA is Bruce Ralston. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.
Election results
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-Whalley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
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BC Liberal |
Elayne Brenzinger |
6,693 |
45.73% |
|
$53,614 |
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NDP |
Joan Smallwood |
4,536 |
30.99% |
|
$42,735 |
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Green |
Terry McComas |
1,652 |
11.28% |
|
$100 |
|
Unity |
John A. Conway |
838 |
5.73% |
|
$2,880 |
|
Marijuana |
Khalid Damien Arnaout |
544 |
3.72% |
|
$394 |
|
BC Reform |
Mike Runté |
374 |
2.55% |
|
$7,957 |
Total Valid Votes |
14,637 |
100.00% |
|
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Total Rejected Ballots |
85 |
0.58% |
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Turnout |
14,722 |
66.79% |
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B.C. General Election 1996: Surrey-Whalley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
NDP |
Joan K. Smallwood |
7,396 |
50.14% |
|
$37,063 |
|
BC Liberal |
Judy Higginbotham |
4,576 |
31.02% |
|
$46,879 |
|
BC Reform |
John A. Conway |
1,302 |
8.83% |
|
$6,238 |
|
PDA |
Vlad Marjanovic |
968 |
6.56% |
|
$591 |
|
Green |
Jens M. Haeusser |
243 |
1.65% |
|
$100 |
|
Social Credit |
Dora Fehr |
115 |
0.78% |
|
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Libertarian |
Donald A. Roberts |
82 |
0.56% |
|
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|
Natural Law |
Valerie Hubert |
70 |
0.47% |
|
$118 |
Total Valid Votes |
14,752 |
100.00% |
|
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Total Rejected Ballots |
147 |
0.99% |
|
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Turnout |
14,899 |
65.38% |
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B.C. General Election 1991: Surrey-Whalley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
NDP |
Joan K. Smallwood |
7,243 |
47.77% |
|
$37,199 |
|
BC Liberal |
Daphne E. Edwards |
4,862 |
32.06% |
|
$2,676 |
|
Social Credit |
John A. Conway |
2,922 |
19.27% |
|
$27,880 |
|
Green |
Imtiaz N. Popat |
137 |
0.90% |
|
$189 |
Total Valid Votes |
15,164 |
100.00% |
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Total Rejected Ballots |
340 |
2.19% |
|
|
Turnout |
15,504 |
69.78% |
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References
External links
British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2009–) |
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North / Central |
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Southern Interior |
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Fraser Valley / South LM |
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Vancouver / North LM |
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Vancouver Island / South Coast |
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