# Surrey-Green Timbers

Surrey-Green Timbers is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, in use from 1991 to 2024.
As per the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding was dissolved for the 2024 election, with its territory divided between Surrey North, Surrey City Centre and Surrey-Newton.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 53,132 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 6.7% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 16.80 |
| Pop. Density (people per km$^2$) | 3,163 |

## History

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Surrey-Green Timbers :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Surrey-Guildford-Whalley prior to 1991. |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Sue Hammell | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Sue Hammell | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Brenda Locke | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Sue Hammell | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Sue Hammell | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Sue Hammell | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Rachna Singh | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–present | Rachna Singh | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Surrey North, Surrey City Centre and Surrey-Newton |||||

## Election results

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rachna Singh | 8,171 | 59.59 | +1.40 | $31,108.56 |
| | Liberal | Dilraj Atwal | 5,540 | 40.41 | +7.46 | $34,751.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,711 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 224 | 1.61 | +0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,935 | 47.20 | –7.41 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 29,526 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rachna Singh | 8,945 | 58.29 | +0.23 | $58,322 |
| | Liberal | Brenda Locke | 5,056 | 32.95 | −1.57 | $20,975 |
| | Green | Saira Aujla | 1,112 | 7.25 | +3.2 | $7,739 |
| | No affiliation | Vikram Bajwa | 163 | 1.06 | – | $7,980 |
| | Your Political Party | Kanwaljit Singh Moti | 69 | 0.44 | – | $3,612 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,345 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 163 | 1.05 | −0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,508 | 54.61 | +2.29 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 28,400 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Sue Hammell | 9386 | 58.06 |
| | Liberal | Amrik Tung | 5581 | 34.52 |
| | Green | Richard Hosein | 655 | 4.05 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Maharaj | 444 | 2.75 |
| | Vision | Harjit Singh Heir | 101 | 0.62 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16167 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 194 | 1.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16361 | 52.32 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Sue Hammell | 10,965 | 72.73 | +11.91 |
| | Liberal | Rani Mangat | 3,624 | 24.03 | −8.51 |
| | Green | Dan Kashagama | 488 | 3.24 | −1.20 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,077 | 100.00 |
vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Sue Hammell | 10,836 | 60.82 | +24.51 |
| | Liberal | Brenda Locke | 5,619 | 31.54 | −17.41 |
| | Green | Sebastian Sajda | 791 | 4.44 | – |
| | Marijuana | Amanda Boggan | 225 | 1.26 | −2.39 |
| | Emerged Democracy | Rob Norberg | 151 | 0.85 | – |
| | Democratic Reform | Ravi Chand | 142 | 0.80 | – |
| | Communist | Harjit Singh Daudharia | 52 | 0.29 | +0.38 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,816 | 100.00 |
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-Green Timbers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Locke | 7,539 | 48.95% | +15.16% | $46,658 |
| | NDP | Sue Hammell | 5,592 | 36.31% | -13.80% | $37,237 |
| | Unity | C. Lewis Robinson | 1,067 | 6.93% | n/a | $7,196 |
| | Marijuana | Dennis Kalsi | 561 | 3.65% | n/a | $394 |
| | Reform | Jim Paterson | 538 | 3.49% | -2.28% | $3,277 |
| | Communist | Harjit Singh Daudharia | 103 | 0.67% | +0.37% | $332 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,400 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,551 | 66.77% |
B.C. General Election 1996: Surrey-Green Timbers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Sue Hammell | 10,278 | 50.11% | +3.95% | $36,931 |
| | Liberal | Bill Phelps | 6,930 | 33.79% | +0.47% | $39,334 |
| | Reform | Dominic Darmanin | 1,183 | 5.77% | n/a | $7,188 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Gerard Baisch | 1,150 | 5.61% | n/a | |
| | Family Coalition | Gerhard Herwig | 255 | 1.24% | n/a | $2,120 |
| | Green | Romeo De La Pena | 228 | 1.11% | +0.64% | $865 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cliff Blair | 179 | 0.87% | n/a | |
| | Social Credit | Victoria Kedzierski | 114 | 0.56% | -19.29% | $1,048 |
| | Independent | Don Knight | 101 | 0.49% | n/a | $1,245 |
| | Communist | George Gidora | 62 | 0.30% | n/a | $503 |
| | Natural Law | Ross Ranger | 32 | 0.16% | n/a | $110 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,512 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 254 | 1.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,766 | 69.40% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Surrey-Green Timbers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Sue Hammell | 8,708 | 46.16% | n/a | $32,800 |
| | Liberal | Archibald McMurchy | 6,324 | 33.52% | n/a | $4,777 |
| | Social Credit | Russ Burtnick | 3,744 | 19.85% | n/a | $35,747 |
| | Green | Gjhrard Baisch | 89 | 0.47% | n/a | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,865 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 512 | 2.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,377 | 72.04% |