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South Surrey—White Rock () is a federal
electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
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since 2015. It encompass a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of
Fleetwood—Port Kells Fleetwood—Port Kells is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geogr ...
,
Newton—North Delta Newton—North Delta was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015, when it was abolished and redistributed to the Delta and Surrey†...
, and
South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until the 2015 election. History This electoral district was created in 2003 ...
. South Surrey—White Rock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election The 2015 Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015, to elect the 338 members of the House of Commons of the 42nd Parliament of Canada. In accordance with the maximum four-year term under a 2007 amendment to the ''Canada Election ...
, on October 19, 2015. The 2017 by-election was won by Liberal candidate and former White Rock mayor
Gordie Hogg Gordon "Gordie" Hogg (born August 24, 1946) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Surrey—White Rock in the House of Commons of Canada from 2017 to 2019, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He ...
. However, the Conservatives were quick to regain their seat with
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Kerry-Lynne Donna Findlay (born January 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for South Surrey—White Rock from 2019 to 2025, and previously represented the riding of Delta—Richmond East in the ...
winning the 43nd Canadian federal election, defeating Gordie Hogg who entered Parliament through a by-election.


Demographics

:''According to the
2011 Canadian census The 2011 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short form ...
'' Religions: 52.1% Christian, 4.3% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.1% Muslim, 2.0% Other, 39.1% None.
Median income: $34,974 (2010)
Average income: $50,826 (2010)


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the
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:


Election results


2025 representation order


2013 representation order

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignation in 2025 and was the member of Parliament ...
announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.


See also

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List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...


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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:South Surrey-White Rock British Columbia federal electoral districts Federal electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Politics of Surrey, British Columbia Politics of White Rock, British Columbia