Surrey (electoral district)

Surrey was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1983. The area it covered was formerly part of the electoral district of Delta. It returned one member to the Legislative Assembly of B.C. from 1966 to 1975 and two members thereafter. It was abolished prior to the 1986 election into Surrey-Guildford-Whalley, Surrey-Newton and Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale.

For the federal electoral district 1968–1971, see Surrey—White Rock—South Langley.

For other historical and current ridings in Vancouver or the North Shore see Vancouver (electoral districts). For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster (electoral districts).

Demographics
Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Notable MLAs

Electoral history
28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticErnest Hall7,03948.20%unknown
Social CreditRoderick Anthony Archer6,25442.82%–unknown
  Liberal Renaldo Angelo Masi 1,234 8.45% unknown
CommunistJean Maryl MacLaren770.53%unknown
Total valid votes 14,604 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 119
Turnout %
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
  New Democrat Ernest Hall 9,398 47.23% unknown
Social CreditAnthony (Tony) Hatcher8,92144.83%–unknown
  Liberal Robert Jacobs 1,581 7.94% unknown
Total valid votes 19,900 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 223
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticErnest Hall12,57452.49%unknown
Social CreditJames B. Wallace5,87724.53%–unknown
  Liberal William Nick (Bill) Vander Zalm 3,995 16.68% unknown
  Progressive Conservative William Earl (Bill) Reid 1,415 5.91% unknown
CommunistFrederick Joseph Bianco950.40%unknown
Total valid votes 23,956 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 395
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditWilliam Nick (Bill) Vander Zalm14,34153.35%–unknown
New DemocraticErnest Hall11,21441.72%unknown
  Liberal Donald Alvin Ross 1,257 4.68% unknown
CommunistFrederick Joseph Bianco670.25%unknown
Total valid votes 26,879 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 386
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979 1
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditWilliam Nick (Bill) Vander Zalm29,69324.88%–unknown
New DemocraticErnest Hall28,64424.00%unknown
New DemocraticMichael Garry Watkins28,49723.87%unknown
Social CreditDalton O. Jones26,30622.04%–unknown
  Progressive Conservative Brian Kent Westwood 5,834 4.89% unknown
CommunistTimothy George Gidora2040.17%unknown
CommunistJosephine P. Arland1830.15%unknown
Total valid votes 119,361 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 1,368
Turnout %
1 Seat increased to two members from one.
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditRita Margaret Johnston38,08125.24%–unknown
Social CreditWilliam Earl (Bill) Reid37,37024.76%–unknown
New DemocraticErnest Hall34,08222.59%unknown
New DemocraticCarol Langford32,74821.70%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Frank Nelson Wright 2,531 1.68% unknown
  Liberal Judith E. Higginbotham 1,673 1.11% unknown
  Liberal Donald Peter McKinnon 1,651 1.09% unknown
Western Canada ConceptDavid J. Bannister1,1811.25%unknown
GreenJack Boulogne6920.46%–unknown
CommunistViola Swann1850.12%unknown
Total valid votes 150,894 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 1,018
Turnout %

The riding was reconstituted into three ridings for the 1986 election: Surrey-Newton, Surrey-Guildford-Whalley and Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale. These were later reconstituted into the following ridings:

Sources

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