# Newton—North Delta

Newton—North Delta was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015, when it was abolished and redistributed to the Delta and Surrey—Newton electoral districts.

## 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.

## Demographics

Newton—North Delta has the highest percentage of people of Sikh ethnic origin (27.6%); of native Punjabi speakers (33.4%); of those that use Punjabi as home language (26.8%); as well as of South Asians overall (42.7%), lagging only Richmond - 50.2% Chinese - in terms of population proportion of a single visible minority group.
In terms of religion, it is the federal riding with the highest percentage of Sikhs (27.6%) and, more generally, the highest percentage of people with a non-Judeo-Christian religion affiliation, 38.0% in particular (Sikh: 27.6%, Muslim: 4.3%, Hindu: 4.1%, etc.).

## 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 |
| Newton—North Delta Riding created from Delta—South Richmond and Surrey Central |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Gurmant Grewal | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Sukh Dhaliwal | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Sukh Dhaliwal | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Jinny Sims | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Delta and Surrey—Newton |||||
During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

## Election results

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jinny Sims | 15,413 | 33.42 | +7.29 |
| | Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 14,510 | 31.46 | -4.96 |
| | Conservative | Mani Kaur Fallon | 14,437 | 31.30 | +0.39 |
| | Green | Liz Walker | 1,520 | 3.30 | -2.30 |
| | Independent | Ravi S. Gill | 123 | 0.27 | – |
| | Communist | Sam Hammond | 116 | 0.25 | -0.02 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,119 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 294 | 0.63 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,413 | 62.59 | +0.52 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.79 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 16,481 | 36.42 | +2.17 | $79,459 |
| | Conservative | Sandeep Pandher | 13,988 | 30.91 | +0.29 | $79,709 |
| | New Democratic | Teresa Townsley | 11,824 | 26.13 | -5.83 | $41,739 |
| | Green | Liz Walker | 2,533 | 5.60 | +3.65 | $2,243 |
| | Independent | James W. Miller-Cousineau | 179 | 0.40 | – | |
| | Independent | John Shavluk | 126 | 0.28 | – | |
| | Communist | Harjit Daudharia | 121 | 0.27 | +0.01 | $377 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,252 | 100.00 | $81,605 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 255 | 0.56 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,507 | 62.07 | -1.02 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.00 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 15,006 | 34.25 | +2.70 | $76,831 |
| | New Democratic | Nancy Clegg | 14,006 | 31.96 | +2.76 | $50,542 |
| | Conservative | Phil Eidsvik | 13,416 | 30.62 | -2.20 | $76,831 |
| | Green | Sunny Athwal | 853 | 1.95 | -4.25 | $12,622 |
| | Independent | Rob Girn | 319 | 0.73 | – | |
| | Communist | Harjit Daudharia | 112 | 0.26 | +0.02 | $379 |
| | Independent | Mike Saifie | 106 | 0.24 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,818 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.40 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,992 | 63.09 | 0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +2.45 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Gurmant Grewal | 13,529 | 32.82 | – | $72,183 |
| | Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 13,009 | 31.55 | – | $64,449 |
| | New Democratic | Nancy Clegg | 12,037 | 29.20 | – | $28,384 |
| | Green | John Hague | 2,535 | 6.20 | – | $3,135 |
| | Communist | Nazir Rizvi | 98 | 0.24 | – | $389 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,228 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,444 | 63 |