Surrey North
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Surrey North

British Columbia electoral district
Surrey North in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Penny Priddy NDP
District created	1986
First contested	1988
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	111,960
Electors (2006)	64,897
Area (km²)	49
Pop. density (per km²)	2,284.9
Census divisions	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions	Surrey

Surrey North is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It covers the northern part of Surrey.

It is home to 106,904 residents in 2001, more than 46 percent of which are immigrants -- 21 percent of residents are East Indian, the second-highest concentration in Canada.[1] Most residents are employed in the manufacturing and service sectors, with an average family income of $50,445 and an unemployment rate of nine percent.[2]

Geography

Bounded by the Fraser River at the north and west, the riding stretches south to 88th Avenue, King George Highway, 120th Street, and 96th Avenue, and east to Fraser Highway and 152nd Street.

History

The riding was formed in 1986 from portions of Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, Surrey Central, and Fraser Valley West ridings. The riding was revised in 1996 and 2003.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. 1988-1993: Jim Karpoff - New Democratic Party
2. 1993-1997: Margaret Bridgman - Reform
3. 1997-2005: Chuck Cadman - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2004), Independent (2004-2005)
4. 2006-present Penny Priddy - New Democratic Party

Current Member of Parliament

Surrey North's current Member of Parliament is Penny Priddy. She represents the NDP and was first elected in 2006.

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• CBC Riding Profile
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures – 1997
• Website of the Parliament of Canada

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