Newton—North Delta

Newton—North Delta

British Columbia electoral district
Newton—North Delta in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2008
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	118,649
Electors (2011)	73,317
Area (km²)	52
Pop. density (per km²)	2,281.7
Census division(s)	Greater Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Surrey, Delta

Newton—North Delta is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It has the highest percentage of Sikhs in Canada, at 27.6%

Geography

It is located within the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and consists of

• the eastern part of the Corporation of Delta, and
• the western and central parts of the City of Surrey.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central ridings.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central prior to 2004
38th	2004-2006	rowspan="1" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative |	Gurmant Grewal	Conservative
39th	2006-2008	rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal |	Sukh Dhaliwal	Liberal
40th	2008-present

During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Election results

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See also

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

External links

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile
• Expenditures - 2004
• Website of the Parliament of Canada