Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1987
District abolished 1996
First contested 1988
Last contested 1993

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley (formerly known as Surrey—White Rock) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.

Geography

This electoral district included the City of White Rock, the southern portions of the Township of Langley, and the City of Surrey.

History

This riding was created in 1987 as "Surrey—White Rock" from Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings.

In 1990, it was renamed "Surrey—White Rock—South Langley".

In 1996, it was abolished, with parts of it going to form South Surrey—White Rock—Langley riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Surrey—White Rock
Riding created from Fraser Valley West and
Surrey—White Rock—North Delta
34th  1988–1993     Benno Friesen Progressive Conservative
Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
35th  1993–1997     Val Meredith Reform
Riding dissolved into South Surrey—White Rock—Langley

Election results

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ReformVal Meredith 31,916 43.92 +37.61
LiberalGordon Hogg 24,648 33.91 +10.42
Progressive ConservativeNorm Blain 8,859 12.19 −31.29
New DemocraticMota Jheeta 3,046 4.20 −20.13
NationalCarolyn Goertzen 2,387 3.28
Christian HeritageHeather Stilwell 871 1.20 −0.20
GreenSteve Chitty 464 0.64 +0.21
Natural LawDerek Nadeau 252 0.35
Canada PartyFarlie Paynter 68 0.09
Marxist–LeninistCharles Boylan 67 0.09
IndependentRhonda Thiessen 61 0.08
Commonwealth of CanadaGiancarlo Dalla Valle 37 0.05
Total valid votes 72,676100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.60

Surrey—White Rock

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBenno Friesen 26,320 43.48
New DemocraticCharan Gill 14,725 24.33
LiberalJudy Higginbotham 14,217 23.49
ReformVal Meredith 3,821 6.31
Christian HeritageRoy Pilkey 846 1.40
GreenSteve Kisby 263 0.43
LibertarianJoe Kyriakakis 134 0.22
IndependentBill White 109 0.18
CommunistViola Swann 97 0.16
Total valid votes 60,532100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, both of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Benno Friesen was the incumbent from Surrey—White Rock—North Delta.

See also


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