5-405: Surrey-Newton may refer to: Surrey-Newton (provincial electoral district) Surrey—Newton (federal electoral district) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Surrey-Newton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
10-607: The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada. The riding was first created out of the two-member Surrey district , which had been in existence since 1966, and first returned members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the 1986 election . Surrey had always been a battleground between the NDP and Social Credit , trading back and forth between the two parties. The riding was represented by Premier Rita Johnston , who
15-427: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Surrey-Newton&oldid=1223371974 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Surrey-Newton (provincial electoral district) Surrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for
20-608: The riding was won by the Liberals during their 2001 landslide victory , it has been a relatively safe NDP seat since the 2005 election . The riding is home to a large South Asian community, whose population grew tremendously in the city Surrey starting in the early 1990s. The shift towards the NDP can largely be attributed to the party's inroads in the Indo-Canadian community. Surrey-Newton has its entire southern half removed. Its MLA
25-492: Was a prominent Cabinet minister in the Vander Zalm government between 1986 and 1991. In 1991, Penny Priddy defeated Johnston in a realigning election that saw Social Credit experience massive defeats all across the province. During the NDP government from 1991 to 2001, Priddy emerged as a prominent Cabinet minister in portfolios such as Women's Equality, Tourism and Culture, Health, Labour and Children and Families. Although
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