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Surrey-White Rock is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.

Demographics

Population, 2001	52,770
Population Change, 1996–2001	6.8%
Area (km²)	24.07
Pop. Density (people per km²)	2,192

Geography

The riding is bounded on the south and west by Semiahmoo Bay

Semiahmoo Bay

Semiahmoo Bay is the southeastern section of Boundary Bay on the Pacific coast of North America. The name "Semiahmoo" is a Coast Salish word for "half moon".From the north to south, the following communities and places are located on its shore:...

, on the east by Highway 99, and on the north by 24th Avenue. The riding contains the southwest corner of Surrey

Surrey, British Columbia

Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...

, the city of White Rock

White Rock, British Columbia

White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...

, and the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve

Semiahmoo Indian Reserve

The Semiahmoo Indian Reserve is an Indian Reserve in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, located on Semiahmoo Bay between the City of White Rock and Peace Arch Park, which sits astride the international boundary with Washington state...

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

is Gordon Hogg

Gordon Hogg

Gordon Hogg is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He has represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock since 1997. He currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary for Not for Profit-Public Partnerships. Previously he has been Minister of...

, a former mayor of White Rock. He was first elected in a 1997 by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

Election results

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Gordon Hogg

Gordon Hogg

|align="right"|15,121
|align="right"|62.05%
|align="right"|

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

Reform Party of British Columbia

The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...

|David Charles Hawkins
|align="right"|464
|align="right"|1.90%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|24,371
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Gordon Hogg

Gordon Hogg

|align="right"|16,462
|align="right"|57.86%
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|Moh Chelali

Moh Chelali

Mohamed Chelali, , is an Algerian-born Canadian teacher and politician. He holds degrees in engineering, business, and education. Chelali currently teaches French at R.E...

Green Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

Democratic Reform British Columbia

Democratic Reform British Columbia is a progressive–centrist political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.-Formation of the party:...

|Ronald Edward Dunsford
|align="right"|87
|align="right"|0.31%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|28,451
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

Green Party of British Columbia

|Ruth Christine
|align="right"|3,577
|align="right"|13.16%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,700

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

|David Bourgeois
|align="right"|536
|align="right"|1.96%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$394
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|27,189
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|91
!align="right"|0.33%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|27,280
!align="right"|77.64%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Wilf Hurd

Wilf Hurd

Wilf Hurd is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock for the Liberal Party as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 federal election.-Political career:Hurd has a degree in...

|align="right"|18,039
|align="right"|58.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$43,193
|-

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|David Thompson
|align="right"|8,215
|align="right"|26.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$46,434

|PDA

Progressive Democratic Alliance

The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....

Reform Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

|Rick Post
|align="right"|226
|align="right"|0.73%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$3,395
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|31,081
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|118
!align="right"|0.38%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|31,199
!align="right"|75.89%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Wilf Hurd

Wilf Hurd

|align="right"|11,008
|align="right"|38.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$7,291

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Social Credit Party

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

|Bill Smith
|align="right"|209
|align="right"|0.74%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,188
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|28,342
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|540
!align="right"|1.50%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|28,882
!align="right"|80.36%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

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