Surrey North

Surrey North in relation to the other Vancouver area ridings''

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Population, 2001	106,904
Electors	62,644
Area (km²)	49
Population density (people per km²)	2181.7

Surrey North is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It covers the northern part of Surrey.

It is home to 106,904 residents in 2001, more than 46 percent of which are immigrants -- 21 percent of residents are East Indian, the second-highest concentration in Canada.Most residents are employed in the manufacturing and service sectors, with an average family income of ^*50,445 and an unemployment rate of nine percent.^*

Geography

Bounded by the Fraser River at the north and west, the riding stretches south to 88th Avenue, King George Highway, 120th Street, and 96th Avenue, and east to Fraser Highway and 152nd Street.

History

The riding was formed in 1986 from portions of Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, Surrey Central, and Fraser Valley West ridings. The riding was revised in 1996 and 2003.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1988-1993: Jim Karpoff - New Democratic Party
1993-1997: Margaret Bridgman - Reform
1997-2005: Chuck Cadman - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2004), Independent (2004-2005)
2006-present Penny Priddy - New Democratic Party

Current Member of Parliament

Surrey North's current Member of Parliament is Penny Priddy. She represents the NDP and was first elected in 2006.

Election results

Party		2006		2004		2000		1997		1993		1988		Liberal		Surjit Kooner 6,951		Dan Sheel 5,413		Shinder Purewal 10,729		Clayton J. Campbell 9,723		Prem S. Vinning 15,893		Don Ross 13,412	Conservative		Dave Matta 9,864		Jasbir Singh Cheema 4,340									Canadian Alliance						Chuck Cadman 19,973							Reform								Chuck Cadman 16,158		Margaret Bridgman 22,302		Ray Herd 1,247	New Democratic Party		Penny Priddy 16,226		Jim Karpoff 8,312		Art Hildebrant 2,619		Judy Villeneuve 6,579		Jim Karpoff 10,332		Jim Karpoff 19,940	Progressive Conservative						Dareck Faichuk 1,714		David Sikal 1,093		Cliff Blair 8,326		Cliff Blair 17,674	Green		Roy Whyte 956		Sunny Athwal 658		Brian Lutes 556		Suzanne Shephard 280				Child Buffalo 156	Christian Heritage		Kevin Pielak 411		Gerhard Herwig 460				Allen Gray 291		Bill Stilwell 900		Bill Stilwell 883	Progressive Canadian		Nikolas Langlands 221											Communist				Joyce Holmes 93		Tyler Campbell 174							Libertarian												Jack Boulogne 247	Action				Roy Tyler Whyte 85				Vlad Marjanovic 87					Rhinoceros												Toney The Weasel Wiezoreck 219	Natural Law								Anthony Quance 70		Anthony Quance 378			National										Shirely Ann Stonier 1,997			Marxist-Leninist								Mardi Couture 42					Commonwealth										Louise J. Belanger 83			Independent		Nina Rivet 512 John Baloun 420		Chuck Cadman 15,089		Gerhard Herwig 285		Donald I. Knights 200		Braden Karringten 125		Harbhajan Cheema 103

Penny Priddy 16,226 45.6% $69,873.23

David Matta 9864 27.7%

Surjit Kooner 6951 19.5%

Roy Whyte 956 2.7% $411.02

Nina Rivet 512 1.4% $4,064.73

John Baloun 420 1.2%

Christian Heritage Kevin Pielak 411 1.2% $8,647.05

Nikolas Langlands 221 0.6% $2,247.11 Total valid votes 35,687 100.00% Total rejected ballots 156 Turnout 35,843 56.1%

No affiliation Chuck Cadman 15,089 43.79% $67,419

New Democratic Party Jim Karpoff 8,312 24.12% $42,786

Liberal Dan Sheel 5,413 15.71% $62,788

Conservative Jasbir Singh Cheema 4,340 12.59% $68,848

Green Sunny Athwal 658 1.91% $6,169

Christian Heritage Gerhard Herwig 460 1.33% $5,235

Communist Joyce Holmes 93 0.26% $512

Canadian Action Roy Tyler Whyte 85 0.24% $444 Total valid votes 34,450 100.00% Total rejected ballots 254 0.73% Turnout 34,704 55.40%

Canadian Alliance Chuck Cadman 19,973 56.10% $54,054 Liberal Shinder Purewal 10,279 28.87% $60,897 New Democratic Party Art Hildebrant 2,619 7.35% $6,657

Progressive Conservative Dareck Faichuk 1,714 4.81% $2,651

Green Brian Lutes 556 1.56%

No affiliation Gerhard Herwig 285 0.80% $2,138

Communist Tyler Campbell 174 0.48% $189 Total valid votes 35,600 100.00% Total rejected ballots 192 0.54% Turnout 35,792 55.42%

Reform Chuck Cadman 16,158 46.80% $56,674 Liberal Clayton J. Campbell 9,723 28.16% $55,219

New Democratic Party Judy Villeneuve 6,579 19.05% $44,861

Progressive Conservative David Sikal 1,093 3.16% $11,791

Christian Heritage Allen Gray 291 0.84% $1,573

Green Suzanne Shephard 280 0.81%

Independent Donald I. Knight 200 0.57% $10,505

Canadian Action Vlad Marjanovic 87 0.25% $2,335

Natural Law Anthony Quance 70 0.20%

Marxist-Leninist Mardi Couture 42 0.12% Total valid votes 34,523 100.00% Total rejected ballots 234 0.67% Turnout 34,757 61.01%

BRIDGMAN, Margaret 22,302

VINNING, Prem S. 15,893

KARPOFF, Jim 10,332

BLAIR, Cliff 8,326

STONIER, Shirley Ann 1,997

STILWELL, Bill 900

QUANCE, Anthony F. 378

KARRINGTEN, Braden 125

BELANGER, Louise J. 83

KARPOFF, Jim 19,940

BLAIR, Cliff 17,674

ROSS, Don 13,412

HERD, Ray 1,247

STILWELL, Bill 883

BOULOGNE, Jack 247

WIEZORECK, Toney The Weasel 219

BUFFALO, Child 156

CHEEMA, Harbhajan 103

External links

British Columbia federal electoral districts