Newton—North Delta was a federal

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in the

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, Canada, that had been represented in the

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from 2004 to 2015, when it was abolished and redistributed to the

Delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...

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

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ethnic origin (27.6%); of native

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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

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- 50.2% Chinese - in terms of

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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 Delta—South Richmond and

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ridings.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament: During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Election results

References

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
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