# South Surrey—White Rock

South Surrey—White Rock (French: Surrey-Sud—White Rock) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompass a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta, and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale.
South Surrey—White Rock 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, on October 19, 2015.
The 2017 by-election was won by Liberal candidate and former White Rock mayor Gordie Hogg. However, the Conservatives were quick to regain their seat with Kerry-Lynne Findlay winning the 43nd Canadian federal election, defeating Gordie Hogg who entered Parliament through a by-election.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in South Surrey—White Rock (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 70,055 | 60.08% | 70,635 | 69.86% | 73,055 | 79.44% |
| East Asian | 21,745 | 18.65% | 15,075 | 14.91% | 8,665 | 9.42% |
| South Asian | 14,095 | 12.09% | 8,640 | 8.55% | 5,495 | 5.98% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,140 | 2.69% | 1,745 | 1.73% | 1,515 | 1.65% |
| Indigenous | 2,475 | 2.12% | 2,250 | 2.23% | 1,555 | 1.69% |
| African | 1,325 | 1.14% | 685 | 0.68% | 505 | 0.55% |
| Latin American | 1,195 | 1.02% | 680 | 0.67% | 345 | 0.38% |
| Middle Eastern | 980 | 0.84% | 520 | 0.51% | 360 | 0.39% |
| Other | 1,600 | 1.37% | 870 | 0.86% | 475 | 0.52% |
| Total responses | 116,610 | 97.44% | 101,105 | 97.17% | 91,965 | 97.13% |
| Total population | 119,672 | 100% | 104,051 | 100% | 94,678 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Religions: 52.1% Christian, 4.3% Sikh, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.1% Muslim, 2.0% Other, 39.1% None.
Median income: $34,974 (2010)
Average income: $50,826 (2010)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| South Surrey—White Rock Riding created from Fleetwood—Port Kells, Newton—North Delta and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Dianne Watts | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2017–2019 | Gordie Hogg | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Conservative |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,802 | 42.44 |
| Liberal | 21,816 | 38.90 |
| New Democratic | 8,302 | 14.80 |
| People's | 2,162 | 3.86 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,158 | 42.5 | +0.6 | $116,336.93 |
| | Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 22,166 | 39.0 | +2.9 | $106,216.01 |
| | New Democratic | June Liu | 8,395 | 14.8 | +2.5 | $5,597.59 |
| | People's | Gary Jensen | 2,186 | 3.8 | +2.3 | $2,520.21 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,905 | 99.6 | – | $116,892.25 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 340 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,245 | 64.7 | -6.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,048 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.6 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,310 | 41.9 | -0.24 | $109,768.11 |
| | Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 21,692 | 37.4 | -10.09 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Stephen Crozier | 6,716 | 11.6 | +6.72 | none listed |
| | Green | Beverly Pixie Hobby | 4,458 | 7.7 | +3.58 | none listed |
| | People's | Joel Poulin | 852 | 1.5 | – | $5,942.36 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,028 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 326 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,354 | 69.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,138 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.3 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election which was held on December 11, 2017.
Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017 Resignation of Dianne Watts :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 14,369 | 47.49 | +6.00 |
| | Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 12,752 | 42.14 | -1.89 |
| | New Democratic | Jonathan Silveira | 1,478 | 4.88 | -5.53 |
| | Green | Larry Colero | 1,247 | 4.12 | +0.70 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 238 | 0.79 | |
| | Libertarian | Donald Wilson | 89 | 0.29 | -0.17 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Michael Huenefeld | 86 | 0.28 | +0.09 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 30,259 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,259 | 38.13 | -36.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,359 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +1.40 |
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dianne Watts | 24,934 | 44.03 | -8.85 | $161,579.40 |
| | Liberal | Judith Higginbotham | 23,495 | 41.49 | +22.40 | $40,658.82 |
| | New Democratic | Pixie Hobby | 5,895 | 10.41 | -8.78 | $38,925.44 |
| | Green | Larry Colero | 1,938 | 3.42 | -2.44 | $12.62 |
| | Libertarian | Bonnie Hu | 261 | 0.46 | – | – |
| | Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 108 | 0.19 | – | $400.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,631 | 100.00 | | $208,357.11 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.39 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,850 | 74.73 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,078 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -15.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,890 | 52.9 |
| New Democratic | 8,671 | 19.2 |
| Liberal | 8,624 | 19.0 |
| Green | 2,648 | 5.9 |
| Others | 1,344 | 3.0 |