Newton—North Delta
Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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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—Newton electoral districts.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
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Newton—North Delta in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: | 49.131°N 122.886°W |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 127,954 |
| Electors (2011) | 73,317 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 51.08 |
| Census division | Greater Vancouver |
| Census subdivision(s) | Surrey, Delta |
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%);[3] of native Punjabi speakers (33.4%);[4] of those that use Punjabi as home language (26.8%);[5] as well as of South Asians overall (42.7%),[6] 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.).[7][8]
History
The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central ridings.
Members of Parliament
The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton—North Delta Riding created from Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Gurmant Grewal | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Sukh Dhaliwal | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Jinny Sims | New Democratic | |
| Riding dissolved into Delta and Surrey—Newton | ||||
During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Election results
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jinny Sims | 15,413 | 33.42 | +7.29 | $77,719.25 | |||
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 14,510 | 31.46 | –4.96 | $74,338.64 | |||
| Conservative | Mani Fallon | 14,437 | 31.30 | +0.39 | $75,595.27 | |||
| Green | Liz Walker | 1,520 | 3.30 | –2.30 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Ravi S. Gill | 123 | 0.27 | – | $5,095.65 | |||
| Communist | Samuel Frank Hammond | 116 | 0.25 | –0.02 | $306.07 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,119 | 99.37 | – | $85,439.40 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 294 | 0.63 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,413 | 61.45 | –0.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,535 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.79 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 16,481 | 36.42 | +2.17 | $81,327.89 | |||
| Conservative | Sandeep Pandher | 13,988 | 30.91 | +0.29 | $78,520.57 | |||
| New Democratic | Teresa Townsley | 11,824 | 26.13 | –5.83 | $40,898.10 | |||
| Green | Liz Walker | 2,533 | 5.60 | +3.65 | $2,243.32 | |||
| Independent | James William Miller-Cousineau | 179 | 0.40 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | John Shavluk | 126 | 0.28 | – | none listed | |||
| Communist | Harjit Daudharia | 121 | 0.27 | +0.01 | $377.54 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,252 | 99.44 | – | $81,605.45 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 255 | 0.56 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,507 | 62.07 | –1.02 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,317 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 15,006 | 34.25 | +2.69 | $67,987.74 | |||
| New Democratic | Nancy Clegg | 14,006 | 31.96 | +2.77 | $49,197.21 | |||
| Conservative | Phil Eidsvik | 13,416 | 30.62 | –2.20 | $72,801.42 | |||
| Green | Sunny Athwal | 853 | 1.95 | –4.25 | $12,580.23 | |||
| Independent | Rob Girn | 319 | 0.73 | – | none listed | |||
| Communist | Harjit Daudharia | 112 | 0.26 | +0.02 | $379.38 | |||
| Independent | Mike Saifie | 106 | 0.24 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,818 | 99.60 | – | $75,124.92 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.40 | –0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,992 | 63.09 | +0.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,725 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.45 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gurmant Grewal | 13,529 | 32.82 | – | $72,183.08 | |||
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 13,009 | 31.55 | – | $64,235.28 | |||
| New Democratic | Nancy Clegg | 12,037 | 29.20 | – | $24,563.59 | |||
| Green | John Hague | 2,555 | 6.20 | – | $2,736.63 | |||
| Communist | Nazir Rizvi | 98 | 0.24 | – | $389.84 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,228 | 99.48 | – | $72,282.76 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.52 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 41,444 | 62.99 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,794 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17] | ||||||||