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Surrey-Tynehead

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Surrey-Tynehead
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created1999
District abolished2015
First contested2001
Last contested2013
Demographics
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Surrey

Surrey-Tynehead was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The electoral district, firstly represented by Dave Hayer (2001–2013), then Amrik Virk (2013–2017).After the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2015 the riding became Surrey-Guildford[1]

Demographics historic

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Population, 2001 59,081
Population change, 1996–2001 24.3%
Area (km2) 70.81
Population density (people per km2) 834

Geography

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1999 redistribution

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Changes from Surrey-Cloverdale to Surrey-Tynehead include:

  • Inclusion of all of Surrey-Tynehead, except for portion from Surrey-Green Timbers

Changes from Surrey-Green Timbers to Surrey-Tynehead include:

  • Inclusion of the quarter sections between 104th and 96th Avenue, and 152nd and 160th Street

History

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The riding was created for the 2001 election from parts of Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Whalley and Surrey-Green Timbers. It was abolished in the 2015 redistribution into Surrey-Guildford, Surrey-Cloverdale and Surrey-Fleetwood.

Surrey-Tynehead
Assembly Years Member Party
Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Guildford, and Surrey-Whalley prior to 2001
37th 2001–2005     Dave Hayer Liberal
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017 Amrik Virk
Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Fleetwood, and Surrey-Guildford after 2017

Election results

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2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Amrik Virk 9,172 48.15 -4.35
New Democratic Avtar Bains 7,539 39.58 -3.65
Conservative Barry J. Sikora 2,040 10.71
Vision Sukhi Gill 298 1.56
Total valid votes 19,049 100.00
Total rejected ballots 176 0.92
Turnout 19,225 52.13
Source: Elections BC[2]
BC General Election 2009 Surrey-Tynehead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Hayer 8,814 52.50% +1.13%
  NDP Pat Zanon 7,257 43.23% +2.87%
Green Gerald Singh 717 4.27% -0.40%
Total 16,788 100.00%
BC General Election 2005: Surrey-Tynehead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Hayer 12,052 51.37% -9.58%
  NDP Barry Bell 9,469 40.36% +24.64%
Green Sean Orr 1,095 4.67% -4.67%
Marijuana Donald Joseph Briere 243 1.04% -0.28%
  Independent Summer Davis 380 1.62%
  Independent Gary Alan Hoffman 223 0.95%
Total 23,462 100.00%
BC General Election 2001: Surrey-Tynehead
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Dave Hayer 12,252 60.95% $52,615
  NDP Barry Bell 3,159 15.72% $2,502
Green Joel Macht 1,876 9.33% $305
Unity Bill Stilwell 1,234 6.14% $2,831
  Independent Marilyn Collins 880 4.38% $9,970
Marijuana Donald Joseph Briere 385 1.92% $821
Reform Enoch Ephraimson 265 1.31% $3,452
  Independent Mandir Benipal 50 0.25% $1,400
Total valid votes 20,101 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 95 0.47%
Turnout 20,196 72.25%

References

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  1. ^ "Surrey-Tynehead BC Votes". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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