Newton—North Delta

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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
 
 		 
Jinny Sims
New Democratic
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 127,954
Electors (2011) 73,317
Area (km²)[2] 51.08
Pop. density (per km²) 2,505
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 House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

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.

Demographics

Newton—North Delta has the highest percentage of people of Sikh ethnic origin (27.6%);[3] of native Punjabi speakers (33.4%);[4] of those that use Punjabi as home language (26.8%);[5] as well as of South Asians overall (42.7%),[6] lagging only Richmond - 50.2% Chinese - in terms of population proportion of a single visible minority group.

In terms of religion, it is the federal riding with the highest percentage of Sikhs (27.6%) and, more generally, the highest percentage of people with a non-Judeo-Christian religion affiliation, 38.0% in particular (Sikh: 27.6%, Muslim: 4.3%, Hindu: 4.1%, etc.).[7][8]

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%±ppExpenditures
New DemocraticJinny Sims 15,413 33.42 +7.29
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal 14,510 31.46 -4.96
ConservativeMani Kaur Fallon 14,437 31.30 +0.39
GreenLiz Walker 1,520 3.30 -2.30
IndependentRavi S. Gill 123 0.27 –
CommunistSam Hammond 116 0.25 -0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,119100.00
Total rejected ballots 2940.63 +0.07
Turnout 46,41362.59+0.52
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal 16,481 36.42 +2.17 $79,459
ConservativeSandeep Pandher 13,988 30.91 +0.29 $79,709
New DemocraticTeresa Townsley 11,824 26.13 -5.83 $41,739
GreenLiz Walker 2,533 5.60 +3.65 $2,243
IndependentJames W. Miller-Cousineau 179 0.40 –
IndependentJohn Shavluk 126 0.28 –
CommunistHarjit Daudharia 121 0.27 +0.01 $377
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,252100.00$81,605
Total rejected ballots 2550.56+0.16
Turnout 45,50762.07-1.02
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal 15,006 34.25 +2.70 $76,831
New DemocraticNancy Clegg 14,006 31.96 +2.76 $50,542
ConservativePhil Eidsvik 13,416 30.62 -2.20 $76,831
GreenSunny Athwal 853 1.95 -4.25 $12,622
IndependentRob Girn 319 0.73 –
CommunistHarjit Daudharia 112 0.26 +0.02 $379
IndependentMike Saifie 106 0.24 –
Total valid votes 43,818100.00
Total rejected ballots 1740.40 -0.12
Turnout 43,99263.09 0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±ppExpenditures
ConservativeGurmant Grewal 13,529 32.82 – $72,183
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal 13,009 31.55 – $64,449
New DemocraticNancy Clegg 12,037 29.20 – $28,384
GreenJohn Hague 2,535 6.20 – $3,135
CommunistNazir Rizvi 98 0.24 – $389
Total valid votes 41,228100.0
Total rejected ballots 2160.52
Turnout 41,44463

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  3. ↑ "Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-20. 
  4. ↑ "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19. 
  5. ↑ "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19. 
  6. ↑ "2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Federal Electoral District (FED) Profile, 2006 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19. 
  7. ↑ "Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-20. 
  8. ↑ "2001 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations". 2.statcan.ca. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 

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