- Newton—North Delta
-
Newton—North Delta British Columbia electoral district Newton—North Delta in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
NDPDistrict created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 118,649 Electors (2011) 73,317 Area (km²) 52 Pop. density (per km²) 2,281.7 Census divisions Greater Vancouver Census subdivisions Surrey, Delta Newton—North Delta is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It has the highest percentage of Sikhs in Canada, at 27.6%
Contents
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.
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:
Parliament Years Member Party Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central prior to 2004 38th 2004–2006 Gurmant Grewal Conservative 39th 2006–2008 Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Jinny Sims New Democratic During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Jinny Sims 15,413 33.42 +7.29 Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 14,510 31.46 -4.96 Conservative Mani Kaur Fallon 14,437 31.30 +0.39 Green Liz Walker 1,520 3.30 -2.30 Independent Ravi S. Gill 123 0.27 Communist Sam Hammond 116 0.25 -0.02 Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,119 100.00 Total rejected ballots 294 0.63 +0.07 Turnout 46,413 62.59 +0.52 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 16,481 36.42 +2.17 $79,459 Conservative Sandeep Pandher 13,988 30.91 +0.29 $79,709 New Democrat Teresa Townsley 11,824 26.13 -5.83 $41,739 Green Liz Walker 2,533 5.60 +3.65 $2,243 Independent James W. Miller-Cousineau 179 0.40 Independent John Shavluk 126 0.28 Communist Harjit Daudharia 121 0.27 +0.01 $377 Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,252 100.00 $81,605 Total rejected ballots 255 0.56 +0.16 Turnout 45,507 62.07 -1.02 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 15,006 34.25 +2.70 $76,831 New Democrat Nancy Clegg 14,006 31.96 +2.76 $50,542 Conservative Phil Eidsvik 13,416 30.62 -2.20 $76,831 Green Sunny Athwal 853 1.95 -4.25 $12,622 Independent Rob Girn 319 0.73 Communist Harjit Daudharia 112 0.26 +0.02 $379 Independent Mike Saifie 106 0.24 Total valid votes 43,818 100.00 Total rejected ballots 174 0.40 -0.12 Turnout 43,992 63.09 0 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Gurmant Grewal 13,529 32.82 $72,183 Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal 13,009 31.55 $64,449 New Democrat Nancy Clegg 12,037 29.20 $28,384 Green John Hague 2,535 6.20 $3,135 Communist Nazir Rizvi 98 0.24 $389 Total valid votes 41,228 100.0 Total rejected ballots 216 0.52 Turnout 41,444 63 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley Conservative New Democratic Newton—North Delta • Surrey NorthCategories:- British Columbia federal electoral districts
- Electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
- Politics of Delta, British Columbia
- Politics of Surrey, British Columbia
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.