# Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley (formerly known as Surrey—White Rock, South Surrey—White Rock and Surrey) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1988 to 1997.

## Geography

This electoral district included the City of White Rock, the southern portions of the Township of Langley, and the City of Surrey.

## History

This riding was created in 1966 as "Surrey" from New Westminster riding.
In 1971, it was renamed “Surrey—White Rock".
In 1976, Surrey—White Rock was abolished and redistributed into Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings.
The riding was re-created in 1987 as "Surrey—White Rock" from Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings.
In 1990, it was renamed "Surrey—White Rock—South Langley".
In 1996, it was abolished, with parts of it going to form the ridings of South Surrey—White Rock—Langley, Surrey Central and Langley—Abbotsford.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Surrey Riding created from New Westminster |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Barry Mather | New Democratic |
| Surrey—White Rock |||||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Barry Mather | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Benno Friesen | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta |||||
| Surrey—White Rock Riding re-created from Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Benno Friesen | Progressive Conservative |
| Surrey—White Rock—South Langley |||||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Val Meredith | Reform |
| Riding dissolved into South Surrey—White Rock—Langley, Surrey Central and Langley—Abbotsford |||||

## Election results
### Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Val Meredith | 32,918 | 44.11 | +37.80 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Hogg | 24,683 | 33.82 | +10.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Blain | 8,885 | 12.17 | −31.31 |
| | New Democratic | Mota Jheeta | 3,029 | 4.15 | −20.18 |
| | National | Carolyn Goertzen | 2,387 | 3.27 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Heather Stilwell | 877 | 1.20 | −0.20 |
| | Green | Steve Chitty | 464 | 0.64 | +0.20 |
| | Natural Law | Derek Nadeau | 251 | 0.34 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 67 | 0.09 | – |
| | Independent | Rhonda Thiessen | 59 | 0.08 | – |
| | Canada Party | Farlie Paynter | 56 | 0.08 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Giancarlo Dalla Valle | 35 | 0.05 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 72,991 | 99.54 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 334 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,325 | 71.77 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 102,164 |
| | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +34.55 |

### Surrey—White Rock

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Benno Friesen | 26,320 | 43.48 |
| | New Democratic | Charan Gill | 14,725 | 24.33 |
| | Liberal | Judy Higginbotham | 14,217 | 23.49 |
| | Reform | Val Meredith | 3,821 | 6.31 |
| | Christian Heritage | Roy Pilkey | 846 | 1.40 |
| | Green | Steve Kisby | 263 | 0.43 |
| | Libertarian | Joe Kyriakakis | 134 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Bill White | 109 | 0.18 |
| | Communist | Viola Swann | 97 | 0.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,532 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, both of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Benno Friesen was the incumbent from Surrey—White Rock—North Delta. |||||||