Newton—North Delta was a federal electoral district in the

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, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015, when it was abolished and redistributed to the

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and Surrey—Newton electoral districts.

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%); of native Punjabi speakers (33.4%); of those that use Punjabi as home language (26.8%); as well as of

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overall (42.7%), 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.).

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of

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and

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ridings.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following

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: During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Election results

References

Notes

External links

Library of Parliament Riding Profile

Expenditures - 2004
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada

Map of Newton—North Delta riding archived by Elections Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton-North Delta Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia Federal electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Politics of Delta, British Columbia Politics of Surrey, British Columbia