Surrey Centre

Surrey Centre
British Columbia electoral district
	Location in the Lower Mainland
Coordinates:	49°11′24″N122°50′49″W / 49.190°N 122.847°W
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Randeep Sarai ; Liberal
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District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	120,172
Electors (2015)	68,719
Area (km²)	40
Pop. density (per km²)	3,004.3
Census division(s)	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Surrey

Last updated February 08, 2024

Surrey Centre (French : Surrey-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral district of Surrey North.^[2]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Surrey Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[4]		2016^[5]		2011^[6]
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
South Asian	52,060	40.04%	41,515	35.06%	36,530	33.23%
European ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	28,845	22.19%	36,030	30.43%	39,670	36.09%
Southeast Asian ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	18,800	14.46%	15,065	12.72%	14,325	13.03%
East Asian ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	9,680	7.45%	8,910	7.52%	7,320	6.66%
Middle Eastern ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	5,420	4.17%	4,195	3.54%	2,235	2.03%
African	4,545	3.5%	3,225	2.72%	2,035	1.85%
Indigenous	3,660	2.82%	4,465	3.77%	4,175	3.8%
Latin American	2,955	2.27%	2,450	2.07%	2,110	1.92%
Other^{[lower-alpha 5]}	4,050	3.12%	2,555	2.16%	1,530	1.39%
Total responses	130,010	98.74%	118,410	98.53%	109,915	98.59%
Total population	131,670	100%	120,172	100%	111,486	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years		Party
Surrey Centre Riding created from Surrey North
42nd	2015–2019	Randeep Sarai	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Surrey Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Randeep Sarai	16,862	44.4	+7.0	$88,830.88
	New Democratic	Sonia Andhi	10,268	27.0	-0.5	$48,702.94
	Conservative	Tina Bains	8,075	21.2	-4.2	$16,911.31
	People's	Joe Kennedy	1,539	4.0	+2.3	$2,301.17
	Green	Felix Kongyuy	838	2.2	-4.0	$0.00
	Christian Heritage	Kevin Pielak	289	0.8	-0.1	$3,869.07
	Communist	Ryan Abbott	137	0.4	+0.1	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,386	98.7	–	$108,719.22
Total rejected ballots			510	1.3
Turnout			38,896	51.7
Eligible voters			75,297
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.8
Source: Elections Canada ^[7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Randeep Sarai	15,453	37.40	-7.62	$83,457.32
	New Democratic	Sarjit Singh Saran	11,353	27.48	-2.60	$50,584.88
	Conservative	Tina Bains	10,505	25.42	+5.62	$45,184.43
	Green	John Werring	2,558	6.19	+2.73	$2,721.98
	People's	Jaswinder Singh Dilawari	709	1.72		$5,821.65
	Christian Heritage	Kevin Pielak	378	0.91	-0.37	none listed
	Independent	Jeffrey Breti	243	0.59		none listed
	Communist	George Gidora	120	0.29	-0.02	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,319	98.87
Total rejected ballots			471	1.13	+0.32
Turnout			41,790	54.46	-6.05
Eligible voters			76,731
	Liberal hold		Swing		-2.54
Source: Elections Canada ^[8]^[9]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Randeep Sarai	19,471	45.07	+27.31	$106,885.13
	New Democratic	Jasbir Sandhu	12,992	30.08	-9.95	$128,114.24
	Conservative	Sucha Thind	8,556	19.81	-15.85	$93,713.10
	Green	Jeremiah Deneault	1,493	3.46	-0.18	–
	Christian Heritage	Kevin Pielak	553	1.28	–	$5,295.88
	Communist	Iqbal Kahlon	133	0.31	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,198	99.19		$203,771.47
Total rejected ballots			352	0.81	–
Turnout			43,550	60.51	–
Eligible voters			71,966
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+18.63
Source: Elections Canada ^[10]^[11]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[12]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	13,041	40.03
	Conservative	11,618	35.66
	Liberal	5,787	17.76
	Green	1,186	3.64
	Others	949	2.91

Notes

↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" 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.

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References

1 2 Statistics Canada: 2011
↑ Final Report – British Columbia
↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey Centre, 30 September 2015
↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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[euro-7] Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

[SoutheastAsian-8] Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.

[EastAsian-9] Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.

[MiddleEastern-10] Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.

[Other-11] Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

[ReferenceA-1] 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2011

[report-2] Final Report – British Columbia

[timeline-3] Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts

[2021censusB-4] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[2016census-5] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[2011census-6] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[12] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[13] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[14] "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[15] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey Centre, 30 September 2015

[16] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[17] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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v t e Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland
Conservative	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge South Surrey—White Rock
Liberal	Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Richmond Centre Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

v t e List of federal ridings in British Columbia
British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country Kootenay—Columbia North Okanagan—Shuswap Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Skeena—Bulkley Valley South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton
Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby South Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby North Vancouver Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver South West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria