# Surrey-White Rock

Surrey-White Rock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 52,770 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 6.8% |
| Area (km²) | 24.07 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 2,192 |

## Geography

The riding is bounded on the south and west by Semiahmoo Bay, on the east by Highway 99, and on the north by 24th Avenue. The riding contains the southwest corner of Surrey, the city of White Rock, and the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve.

## History

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Surrey-White Rock :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Wilf Hurd | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–1997 | Wilf Hurd | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2001 | Gordon Hogg | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Gordon Hogg | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Gordon Hogg | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Gordon Hogg | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Gordon Hogg | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Tracy Redies | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Trevor Halford | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Trevor Halford | United |
| 42nd | 2024–present | Trevor Halford | Conservative |

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

The current MLA is Trevor Halford. He was elected in 2020. The previous MLA was Tracy Redies, first elected in 2017, she was the former CEO of Coast Capital Savings and is now the CEO for Science World. And before Redies was Gordon Hogg, a former mayor of White Rock first elected in a 1997 by-election. Hogg and Redies represented the BC Liberals, while Halford, representing BC United, defected to the Conservatives.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Halford | 14,667 | 52.3% |
| | New Democratic | Darryl Walker | 12,699 | 45.3% |
| | Libertarian | Damyn Tassie | 671 | 2.4% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,037 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Trevor Halford | 10,718 | 39.51 | −10.36 | $57,028.20 |
| | New Democratic | Bryn Smith | 10,494 | 38.69 | +8.10 | $9,021.54 |
| | Green | Beverly Hobby | 3,862 | 14.24 | −1.94 | $1,442.61 |
| | Independent | Megan Knight | 1,607 | 5.92 | – | $17,304.20 |
| | Libertarian | Jason Bax | 443 | 1.63 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,124 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 266 | 0.97 | +0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,390 | 61.23 | −5.90 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 44,733 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −9.23 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Tracy Redies | 14,101 | 49.87 | -8.22 | $47,304 |
| | New Democratic | Niovi Patsicakis | 8,648 | 30.59 | +2.96 | $11,988 |
| | Green | Bill Marshall | 4,574 | 16.18 | +7.31 | $1,549 |
| | Independent | Tom Bryant | 950 | 3.36 | – | $9,087 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,273 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 123 | 0.43 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,396 | 67.13 | +2.40 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 42,303 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2013: Surrey-White Rock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Hogg | 15,092 | 58.09% | -3.96% |
| | New Democratic | Susan Keeping | 7,180 | 27.63% | +0.27% |
| | Green | Don Pitcairn | 2,304 | 8.87% | +0.18% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Pagtakhan | 1,301 | 5.01% | - |
| | British Columbia Party | Jim Laurence | 105 | 0.40% | - |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 25,982 | 99.7% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 74 | 0.3% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,056 | 64.73% | |
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Hogg | 15,121 | 62.05 | +4.19 |
| | New Democratic | Drina Allen | 6,668 | 27.36 | +0.96 |
| | Green | Don Pitcairn | 2,118 | 8.69 | −2.03 |
| | Reform | David Charles Hawkins | 464 | 1.90 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,371 | 100.00 |
| Source:"2009 Official Election Results for Surrey-White Rock". Elections BC. June 5, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009. |||||||
vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Hogg | 16,462 | 57.86 | −10.84 |
| | New Democratic | Moh Chelali | 7,511 | 26.40 | +13.24 |
| | Green | Ashley Brie Hughes | 3,051 | 10.72 | −2.44 |
| | Conservative | David James Evans | 1,340 | 4.71 |
| | Democratic Reform | Ronald Edward Dunsford | 87 | 0.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,451 | 100.00 |
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-White Rock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Gordon J. Hogg | 18,678 | 68.70% | +10.66% | $46,685 |
| | Green | Ruth Christine | 3,577 | 13.16% | +10.98% | $2,700 |
| | NDP | Matt Todd | 3,415 | 12.56% | -13.87% | $5,509 |
| | Unity | Garry Sahl | 983 | 3.62% | - | |
| | Marijuana | David Bourgeois | 536 | 1.96% | - | $394 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,189 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 91 | 0.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,280 | 77.64% |
Byelection September 15, 1997: Surrey-White Rock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| | Liberal | Gordon Hogg | 10,497 | 51.73% | -6.31% |
| | Reform | David Secord | 5,298 | 26.11% | +18.01% |
| | New Democratic | David Thompson | 2,520 | 12.42% | -14.01% |
| | Green | Stuart Parker | 910 | 4.49% | +2.31% |
| | Progressive Democrat | Bill Gardner | 876 | 4.27% | +0.70% |
| | Family Coalition | Jim Hessels | 198 | 0.98% | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,290 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,322 |
B.C. General Election 1996: Surrey-White Rock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wilf Hurd | 18,039 | 58.04% | +19.20% | $43,193 |
| | NDP | David Thompson | 8,215 | 26.43% | -5.55% | $46,434 |
| | Reform | David Secord | 2,519 | 8.10% | - | $22,924 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Ahmad Bajwa | 1,110 | 3.57% | - | $100 |
| | Green | Steve Chitty | 677 | 2.18% | - | $400 |
| | Independent | Kathy Burden | 295 | 0.95% | - | |
| | Social Credit | Rick Post | 226 | 0.73% | -27.71% | $3,395 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,081 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,199 | 75.89% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Surrey-White Rock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wilf Hurd | 11,008 | 38.84% | | $7,291 |
| | NDP | Donna Osatiuk | 9,063 | 31.98% | | $28,721 |
| | Social Credit | Chip Barrett | 8,062 | 28.44% | – | $54,719 |
| | Conservative | Bill Smith | 209 | 0.74% | | $1,188 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,342 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 540 | 1.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,882 | 80.36% |