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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 • 7-9pm
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PEOPLESTATS
*DECLARED AS OF SEPT. 16
SURREY-NEWTON
POPULATION FOR SOUTH SURREY-WHITE ROCK-CLOVERDALE
2006
2011
SOURCE: STATS CANADA *ESTIMATED
Sukh Dhaliwal A professional engineer and B.C. land surveyor, he served as Liberal MP for Newton-North Delta from 2006 to 2011, and was also official Opposition critic for the Asia Pacific Gateway.
A professional facilitator and management consultant who has taught graduate-level business ethics at both UBC and SFU, he is a long-time social justice and peace advocate, and a second time candidate for the Green Party in the area.
Liberal Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
111,756
Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
JOBS EARNINGLEVELS
UNEMPLOYMENT
*Incumbent
$125,000 & OVER
5,245
4.2%
$80,000 & OVER
10,620
2006
5.9% 0.0% 2011
2015
FAMILYINCOME
*MEDIAN, BY HOUSEHOLD
*2010 – SOUTH SURREY SURREY-WHITE ROCK-CLOVERDALE
2006 2010
19,455
$50,000 & OVER
$20,000 & OVER
32,730
$65,884 $75,364
127,729
2011 ELECTION RESULTS SS-WR-CLOVERDALE With a voter turnout of 65.15 per cent, voters in South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale returned Conservative MP Russ Hiebert for his fourth (and what turned out to be final) term of office, with more than half votes cast for him in a field of nine candidates. In February 2014 Hiebert announced he would not for a fifth term, and his riding was redistributed between South Surrey-White Rock and Langley City-Cloverdale.
GREEN
ROB SCAGEL
COUNTINGHEADS CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREA (CMA)
PARTY
LIBERAL NDP
Jinny Sims New Democratic Party
Born in India, and raised and educated in England, the past president of the BC Teachers Federation has been MP since 2011 and is dedicated to both education and social justice issues.
Harpreet Singh Conservative Party of Canada
Libertarian Party of Canada
Dianne Lynn Watts Conservative Party of Canada
*DISCLAIMER: THIS WEB POLL, CONDUCTED AUG. 28 TO SEPT. 4, REFLECTS OPINIONS OF SITE VISITORS WHO VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED. RESULTS MAY NOT REPRESENT THE OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE
The day after you are not elected, what are you going to do for Surrey-White Rock?
PATTIE PETRALA
IND.
27%
45.1 21%
CONSERVATIVE
SOUTH SURREY-WHITE ROCK Larry Colero
Pamela Sangha
Judy Higginbotham
Raised in Surrey, and a keen environmentalist interested in building community, the University of Victoria graduate received a B.A. in political science in 2011.
A 40-year resident of Surrey, she was as a city council member for 25 years, serving on more than 40 committees. She bowed out of municipal politics for a run at federal office in 2008, but returned for a run as an independent candidate for Surrey councillor in 2011.
Pixie Hobby New Democratic Party A Crescent Beach resident for 16 years, she is a lawyer and passionate environmentalist who worked on development and implementation of Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act during her 32 years with the Department of Justice.
Bonnie Hu
A journalist and small business owner in Surrey for over a decade, he is well-known as a political commentator and TV host in Surrey’s ethnic media.
A recent arrival to the Semiahmoo Peninsula, studying for a real estate license, the 2015 business administration graduate of Seneca College in Ontario is inspired to run for office locally by the emergence of young candidates in other Greater Vancouver ridings.
WEASKED
A 23-year resident of South Surrey, Watts served three terms as mayor of Surrey between 2005 and 2015, establishing a record for moulding teams and building relationships with other levels of government and the private sector.
WILL YOU VOTE FOR THE PARTY OR THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE OCT. 19 ELECTION?
SOCIAL VOICES QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
73%
How will you ensure better regular useful communication and engagement with residents when elected?
ARLENE MCGINN What are you prepared to do to support women and women’s issues?
FIVE OTHER CANDIDATES
55% 20% 17% 6%
1.3 -0.3
%
(2011)
26K 83K
MEDIAN AGE IN COMMUNITY ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
MARRIED COUPLES WITH CHILDREN RESIDENTS AGED 15 TO 64
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