Surrey-White Rock

Surrey-White Rock
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		  
Gordon Hogg
BC Liberal
District created
Demographics
Population
Electors
Area (km²)
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Surrey

Surrey-White Rock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.[1]

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Demographics

Population, 2001 52,770
Population Change, 1996–2001 6.8%
Area (km²) 24.07
Pop. Density (people per km²) 2,192

Geography

The riding is bounded on the south and west by Semiahmoo Bay, on the east by Highway 99, and on the north by 24th Avenue. The riding contains the southwest corner of Surrey, the city of White Rock, and the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve.[1]

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Gordon Hogg, a former mayor of White Rock. He was first elected in a 1997 by-election. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2009 Surrey-White Rock[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Gordon Hogg 15,121 62.05%
     NDP Drina Allen 6,668 27.36%
     Green Don Pitcairn 2,118 8.69%
     BC Reform David Charles Hawkins 464 1.90%
Total 24,371 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2005: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Gordon Hogg 16,462 57.86%
     NDP Moh Chelali 7,511 26.40%
     Green Ashley Brie Hughes 3,051 10.72%
     Conservative David James Evans 1,340 4.71%
     DRBC Ronald Edward Dunsford 87 0.31%
Total 28,451 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Gordon J. Hogg 18,678 68.70% $46,685
     Green Ruth Christine 3,577 13.16% $2,700
     NDP Matt Todd 3,415 12.56% $5,509
     Unity Garry Sahl 983 3.62%
     Marijuana David Bourgeois 536 1.96% $394
Total Valid Votes 27,189 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 91 0.33%
Turnout 27,280 77.64%
B.C. General Election 1996: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Wilf Hurd 18,039 58.04% $43,193
     NDP David Thompson 8,215 26.43% $46,434
     PDA Ahmad Bajwa 1,110 3.57% $100
     BC Reform David Secord 2,519 8.10% $22,924
     Green Steve Chitty 677 2.18% $400
     Independent Kathy Burden 295 0.95%
     Social Credit Rick Post 226 0.73% $3,395
Total Valid Votes 31,081 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 118 0.38%
Turnout 31,199 75.89%
B.C. General Election 1991: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Wilf Hurd 11,008 38.84% $7,291
     NDP Donna Osatiuk 9,063 31.98% $28,721
     Social Credit Chip Barrett 8,062 28.44% $54,719
     Conservative Bill Smith 209 0.74% $1,188
Total Valid Votes 28,342 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 540 1.50%
Turnout 28,882 80.36%

References

  1. ^ a b "Surrey-White Rock B.C. votes". CBCNEWS.ca. CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/bcvotes2009/ridings/068/. Retrieved 2009-04-12. 
  2. ^ "2009 Official Election Results for Surrey-White Rock". Elections BC. 5 June 2009. http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/stats/2009-ge-ref/fres/ed/GE-2009-05-12_Surrey-White%20Rock.html. Retrieved 14 August 2009. 

External links

British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2009–)
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