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Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

Coordinates: 49°1′11.7″N 122°48′9.4″W / 49.019917°N 122.802611°W / 49.019917; -122.802611
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Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley (formerly known as Surrey—White Rock, South Surrey—White Rock and Surrey) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1988 to 1997.

Geography

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This electoral district included the City of White Rock, the southern portions of the Township of Langley, and the City of Surrey.

History

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This riding was created in 1966 as "Surrey" from New Westminster riding.

In 1971, it was renamed “Surrey—White Rock".

In 1976, Surrey—White Rock was abolished and redistributed into Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings.

The riding was re-created in 1987 as "Surrey—White Rock" from Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings.

In 1990, it was renamed "Surrey—White Rock—South Langley".

In 1996, it was abolished, with parts of it going to form the ridings of South Surrey—White Rock—Langley, Surrey Central and Langley—Abbotsford.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Surrey
Riding created from New Westminster
28th  1968–1972     Barry Mather New Democratic
Surrey—White Rock
29th  1972–1974     Barry Mather New Democratic
30th  1974–1979     Benno Friesen Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley West and
Surrey—White Rock—North Delta
Surrey—White Rock
Riding re-created from Fraser Valley West and
Surrey—White Rock—North Delta
34th  1988–1993     Benno Friesen Progressive Conservative
Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
35th  1993–1997     Val Meredith Reform
Riding dissolved into South Surrey—White Rock—Langley,
Surrey Central and Langley—Abbotsford

Election results

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Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

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1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Val Meredith 31,916 43.92 +37.61
Liberal Gordon Hogg 24,648 33.91 +10.42
Progressive Conservative Norm Blain 8,859 12.19 −31.29
New Democratic Mota Jheeta 3,046 4.20 −20.13
National Carolyn Goertzen 2,387 3.28
Christian Heritage Heather Stilwell 871 1.20 −0.20
Green Steve Chitty 464 0.64 +0.21
Natural Law Derek Nadeau 252 0.35
Canada Party Farlie Paynter 68 0.09
Marxist–Leninist Charles Boylan 67 0.09
Independent Rhonda Thiessen 61 0.08
Commonwealth of Canada Giancarlo Dalla Valle 37 0.05
Total valid votes 72,676 100.00  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.60

Surrey—White Rock

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1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Benno Friesen 26,320 43.48
New Democratic Charan Gill 14,725 24.33
Liberal Judy Higginbotham 14,217 23.49
Reform Val Meredith 3,821 6.31
Christian Heritage Roy Pilkey 846 1.40
Green Steve Kisby 263 0.43
Libertarian Joe Kyriakakis 134 0.22
Independent Bill White 109 0.18
Communist Viola Swann 97 0.16
Total valid votes 60,532 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, both of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Benno Friesen was the incumbent from Surrey—White Rock—North Delta.

See also

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49°1′11.7″N 122°48′9.4″W / 49.019917°N 122.802611°W / 49.019917; -122.802611