Surrey-Newton (provincial electoral district)

Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

The riding was first created out of the two-member Surrey district, which had been in existence since 1966, and first returned members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the 1986 election. Surrey had always been a battleground between the NDP and Social Credit, trading back and forth between the two parties. The riding was represented by Premier Rita Johnston, who was a prominent Cabinet minister in the Vander Zalm government between 1986 and 1991.

In 1991, Penny Priddy defeated Johnston in a realigning election that saw Social Credit experience massive defeats all across the province. During the NDP government from 1991 to 2001, Priddy emerged as a prominent Cabinet minister in portfolios such as Women's Equality, Tourism and Culture, Health, Labour and Children and Families.

Although the riding was won by the Liberals during their 2001 landslide victory, it has been a relatively safe NDP seat since the 2005 election. The riding is home to a large South Asian community, whose population grew tremendously in the city Surrey starting in the early 1990s. The shift towards the NDP can largely be attributed to the party's inroads in the Indo-Canadian community.

1999 redistribution
Surrey-Newton has its entire southern half removed.

Member of the Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Harry Bains. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009 and 2013. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.

Election results



 * NDP
 * Param Grewal
 * align="right"|3,949
 * align="right"|28.93%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|$32,318


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 * NDP
 * Penny Priddy
 * align="right"|13,969
 * align="right"|49.54%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|$42,833




 * Natural Law
 * Shane Laporte
 * align="right"|48
 * align="right"|0.17%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|$118


 * }


 * NDP
 * Penny Priddy
 * align="right"|10,193
 * align="right"|42.28%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|$47,584


 * }