Surrey-Newton is a provincial

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for the

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, Canada. The riding was first created out of the two-member

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district in

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, which had been in existence since 1966. Surrey had always been a battleground between the

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and

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, trading back and forth between the two parties. The riding was represented by Premier

Rita Johnston Rita Margaret Johnston (born April 22, 1935; née Leichert) is a Canadian politician in British Columbia. Johnston became the first female premier in Canadian history when she succeeded Bill Vander Zalm in 1991 to become the 29th premier of Brit ...

, who was a prominent Cabinet minister in the Vander Zalm government between 1986 and 1991. In 1991,

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defeated Johnston in a realigning election that saw

experience massive defeats all across the province. During the NDP government from 1991 to 2001, Priddy emerged as a prominent Cabinet minister in portfolios such as Women's Equality, Tourism and Culture, Health, Labour and Children and Families. Although the riding was won by the Liberals during their 2001 landslide victory, it has been a relatively safe NDP seat since the 2005 election. The riding is home to a large

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community, whose population has exploded in

since the early 1990s. The shift towards the NDP can largely be attributed to the party's inroads in the

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community.

Demographics

Geography

1999 Redistribution

Surrey-Newton has its entire southern half removed.

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is

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. He was first elected in

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, and was re-elected in

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and

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. He represents the

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Election results

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References

External links

BC Stats - 2001Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures1996 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts, 1986, 2020 British Columbia provincial electoral districts Politics of Surrey, British Columbia Provincial electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley