Surrey-Whalley is a former provincial
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 ...
for the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...
, Canada in use from 1991 to 2024.
Under the
2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution
An electoral redistribution in British Columbia was undertaken by the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2021. On October 21, 2021, the Government of British Columbia appointed Justice Nitya Iyer, Linda Tynan and Chief Electoral Officer Anton ...
that took effect for the
2024 election, the riding was split along 96 Avenue, with portions to the west becoming part of the new electoral district of
Surrey North Surrey North may refer to:
* Surrey North (federal electoral district), a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, from 1988 to 2015
* Surrey North (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in British Col ...
and portions to the east becoming part of the new electoral district of
Surrey City Centre
Whalley is the most densely populated and urban area, urban of the six town centres in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses City Centre, the city's central business district, and is home to the Surrey City Hall, the Surrey City Centr ...
.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Its
MLA is
Bruce Ralston. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in the 2009 election. He represents the
British Columbia New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since ...
.
Election results
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
,
Joan Smallwood
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,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
,
Joan K. Smallwood
, align="right", 7,243
, align="right", 47.77%
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, align="right", $37,199
References
External links
BC Stats - 2001Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures (pdf)1996 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia
Politics of Surrey, British Columbia
Provincial electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Constituencies established in 1991
1991 establishments in British Columbia
British Columbian provincial electoral districts disestablished in 2024