Surrey-Whalley

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Surrey-Whalley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada located within the city of Surrey.

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001 48,686
Population Change, 1996-2001 3.0%
Area (km²) 25.25
Pop. Density (people per km²) 1,928

[edit] Crime

The Whalley community of Surrey is generally considered to have a high rate of crime. Especially notorious for crime is the area of West Whalley, from 93 Ave, extending down King George Highway to the base of the Pattullo Bridge.[citation needed] Another high rate criminal area is the skytrain station at surrey central. Gang violence has risen 174.3% according to The Vancouver Sun

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Bruce Ralston. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005: Surrey-Whalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Bruce Ralston 8,903 55.00%
     BC Liberal Barbara Steele 4,949 30.57%
     Green Roy Whyte 1,238 7.65%
     DRBC Elayne Brenzinger 607 3.75%
     Marijuana Melady Belinda Earl 302 1.87%
     Independent Joe Pal 139 0.86%
     Platinum Neil Gregory Magnuson 50 0.31%
Total 16,188 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-Whalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Elayne Brenzinger 6,693 45.73% $53,614
     NDP Joan Smallwood 4,536 30.99% $42,735
     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%
Total Rejected Ballots 85 0.58%
Turnout 14,722 66.79%
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%
     Libertarian Donald A. Roberts 82 0.56%
     Natural Law Valerie Hubert 70 0.47% $118
Total Valid Votes 14,752 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 147 0.99%
Turnout 14,899 65.38%
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%
Total Rejected Ballots 340 2.19%
Turnout 15,504 69.78%

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