Surrey Centre

Surrey Centre
British Columbia electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Coordinates:49°11′24″N 122°50′49″W / 49.190°N 122.847°W / 49.190; -122.847
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Randeep Sarai
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]120,172
Electors (2015)68,719
Area (km²)[1]40
Pop. density (per km²)3,004.3
Census divisionMetro Vancouver
Census subdivisionSurrey (part)

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]

Surrey Centre 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, scheduled for October 2015.[3]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Surrey Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
South Asian 52,060 40.04% 41,515 35.06% 36,530 33.23%
European[a] 28,845 22.19% 36,030 30.43% 39,670 36.09%
Southeast Asian[b] 18,800 14.46% 15,065 12.72% 14,325 13.03%
East Asian[c] 9,680 7.45% 8,910 7.52% 7,320 6.66%
Middle Eastern[d] 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[e] 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 Member Party
Surrey Centre
Riding created from Surrey North
42nd  2015–2019     Randeep Sarai Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–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)

2023 representation order

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai19,90048.01+3.38$117,867.21
ConservativeRajvir Dhillon17,92043.23+22.57$113,859.96
New DemocraticDominic Denofrio2,8116.78–20.79$110.61
GreenKrishan Khurana3950.95–1.26none listed
People'sBeverly Tanchak2460.59–3.27none listed
CommunistRyan Abbott1820.44+0.09none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,45499.08–$123,551.88
Total rejected ballots 3870.92–0.39
Turnout 41,84158.50+7.09
Eligible voters 71,528
Liberal notional hold Swing –9.68
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2021 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Liberal15,75344.63
  New Democratic9,72927.57
  Conservative7,29220.66
  People's1,3613.86
  Green7802.21
  Others3791.07

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai16,86243.93+6.53$88,830.88
New DemocraticSonia Andhi10,62727.68+0.21$48,702.94
ConservativeTina Bains8,09421.09–4.34$16,911.31
People'sJoe Kennedy1,5394.01+2.29$2,301.17
GreenFelix Kongyuy8382.18–4.01none listed
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak2890.75–0.16$3,869.07
CommunistRyan Abbott1370.36+0.07none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,38698.69–$108,719.22
Total rejected ballots 5101.31+0.18
Turnout 38,89651.41–3.05
Eligible voters 75,657
Liberal hold Swing +3.37
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai15,45337.40–7.67$83,051.68
New DemocraticSarjit Singh Saran11,35327.48–2.60$50,584.88
ConservativeTina Bains10,50525.42+5.62$43,285.76
GreenJohn Werring2,5586.19+2.73$2,721.98
People'sJaswinder Singh Dilawari7091.72–$5,821.65
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak3780.91–0.37$3,980.80
IndependentJeffrey Breti2430.59–none listed
CommunistGeorge Gidora1200.29–0.02$476.56
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,31998.87–$105,898.14
Total rejected ballots 4711.13+0.32
Turnout 41,79054.46–6.05
Eligible voters 76,731
Liberal hold Swing –2.54
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai19,47145.07+27.31$106,885.13
New DemocraticJasbir Sandhu12,99230.08–9.95$125,509.29
ConservativeSucha Thind8,55619.81–15.85$93,713.10
GreenJeremiah Deneault1,4933.46–0.18none listed
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak5531.28–$5,286.92
CommunistIqbal Kahlon1330.31–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,19899.19–$203,771.47
Total rejected ballots 3520.81–
Turnout 43,55060.51–
Eligible voters 71,966
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +18.63
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic13,04140.03
  Conservative11,61835.66
  Liberal5,78717.76
  Green1,1863.64
  Others9492.91

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Final Report – British Columbia
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  8. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  9. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  11. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  12. ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
  13. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  14. ↑ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
  15. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  16. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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