South Surrey—White Rock
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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South Surrey—White Rock (French: Surrey-Sud—White Rock) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompass a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta, and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale.[2]
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Coordinates: | 49.057°N 122.786°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 94,678 | ||
| Electors (2017) | 79,359 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 154 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 614.8 | ||
| Census division | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Surrey (part), White Rock, Semiahmoo | ||
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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, on October 19, 2015.[3]
The 2017 by-election was won by Liberal candidate and former White Rock mayor Gordie Hogg.[4] However, the Conservatives were quick to regain their seat with Kerry-Lynne Findlay winning the riding in the 43rd Canadian federal election in 2019.[5]
Demographics
| Panethnic group |
2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 70,055 | 60.08% | 70,635 | 69.86% | 73,055 | 79.44% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 21,745 | 18.65% | 15,075 | 14.91% | 8,665 | 9.42% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 14,095 | 12.09% | 8,640 | 8.55% | 5,495 | 5.98% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 3,140 | 2.69% | 1,745 | 1.73% | 1,515 | 1.65% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 2,475 | 2.12% | 2,250 | 2.23% | 1,555 | 1.69% | ||||||||
| African | 1,325 | 1.14% | 685 | 0.68% | 505 | 0.55% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 1,195 | 1.02% | 680 | 0.67% | 345 | 0.38% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 980 | 0.84% | 520 | 0.51% | 360 | 0.39% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 1,600 | 1.37% | 870 | 0.86% | 475 | 0.52% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 116,610 | 97.44% | 101,105 | 97.17% | 91,965 | 97.13% | ||||||||
| Total population | 119,672 | 100% | 104,051 | 100% | 94,678 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
- According to the 2011 Canadian census[9]
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 House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Surrey—White Rock Riding created from Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale |
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| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Dianne Watts | Conservative | |
| 2017–2019 | Gordie Hogg | Liberal | ||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Conservative | |
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | Ernie Klassen | Liberal | |
Election results
Graph of election results in South Surrey—White Rock (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2023 representation order
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ernie Klassen | 33,094 | 50.50 | +11.60 | $103,687.08 | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 29,924 | 45.67 | +3.23 | $134,499.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Jureun Park | 1,634 | 2.49 | –12.31 | none listed | |||
| Green | Christine Kinnie | 875 | 1.34 | – | $4,957.34 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,527 | 99.44 | – | $136,873.75 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 368 | 0.56 | –0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 65,895 | 71.59 | +6.75 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,041 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 23,802 | 42.44 | |
| Liberal | 21,816 | 38.90 | |
| New Democratic | 8,302 | 14.80 | |
| People's | 2,162 | 3.86 | |
2013 representation order
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,158 | 42.45 | +0.56 | $116,744.84 | |||
| Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 22,166 | 38.95 | +1.57 | $106,156.01 | |||
| New Democratic | June Liu | 8,395 | 14.75 | +3.18 | $5,597.59 | |||
| People's | Gary Jensen | 2,186 | 3.84 | +2.37 | $2,520.21 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,905 | 99.41 | – | $116,892.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 340 | 0.59 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,245 | 64.84 | –4.08 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,281 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,310 | 41.89 | –0.39 | $107,342.28 | |||
| Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 21,692 | 37.38 | –9.99 | $86,461.45 | |||
| New Democratic | Stephen Crozier | 6,716 | 11.57 | +6.70 | $16,252.90 | |||
| Green | Beverly Pixie Hobby | 4,458 | 7.68 | +3.57 | $6,434.86 | |||
| People's | Joel Poulin | 852 | 1.47 | – | $5,942.36 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,028 | 99.44 | – | $110,594.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 326 | 0.56 | +0.39 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,354 | 68.92 | +30.78 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,664 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017 Resignation of Dianne Watts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 14,369 | 47.37 | +5.89 | $88,736.12 | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 12,824 | 42.28 | –1.75 | $87,702.59 | |||
| New Democratic | Jonathan Silveira | 1,478 | 4.87 | –5.54 | $14,166.92 | |||
| Green | Larry Colero | 1,247 | 4.11 | +0.69 | $2,586.08 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 238 | 0.78 | – | $9,833.08 | |||
| Libertarian | Donald Wilson | 89 | 0.29 | –0.17 | none listed | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Michael Huenefeld | 86 | 0.28 | +0.09 | $508.36 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,331 | 99.83 | – | $102,950.75 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.17 | –0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,383 | 38.14 | –35.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,653 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.82 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17][18] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dianne Watts | 24,934 | 44.03 | –8.85 | $161,579.40 | |||
| Liberal | Judy Higginbotham | 23,495 | 41.49 | +22.40 | $57,630.26 | |||
| New Democratic | Beverly Pixie Hobby | 5,895 | 10.41 | –8.78 | $36,670.41 | |||
| Green | Larry Colero | 1,938 | 3.42 | –2.44 | $12.62 | |||
| Libertarian | Bonnie Hu | 261 | 0.46 | – | none listed | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 108 | 0.19 | – | $400.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,631 | 99.61 | – | $208,357.11 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Turnout | 56,850 | 73.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 76,833 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –15.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[19][20] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[21] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 23,890 | 52.9 | |
| New Democratic | 8,671 | 19.2 | |
| Liberal | 8,624 | 19.0 | |
| Green | 2,648 | 5.9 | |
| Others | 1,344 | 3.0 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.