Surrey Centre

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Surrey Centre British Columbia electoral district

From the 2015 federal election to 2025

From the 2025 federal election

Interactive map of riding boundaries

Coordinates:| 49°11′24″N 122°50′49″W﻿ / ﻿49.190°N 122.847°W﻿ / 49.190; -122.847
Federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
MP| |

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Randeep Sarai
Liberal
District created| 2013
First contested| 2015
Last contested| 2021
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]| 120,172
Electors (2015)| 68,719
Area (km²)[1]| 40
Pop. density (per km²)| 3,004.3
Census division(s)| Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)| Surrey

Surrey Centre (French: Surrey-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral district of Surrey North.[2]

Surrey Centre was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3]

## Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Surrey Centre (2011−2021)  Panethnic
group  | 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
South Asian | 52,060  | 40.04%  | 41,515  | 35.06%  | 36,530  | 33.23%
European[a] | 28,845  | 22.19%  | 36,030  | 30.43%  | 39,670  | 36.09%
Southeast Asian[b] | 18,800  | 14.46%  | 15,065  | 12.72%  | 14,325  | 13.03%
East Asian[c] | 9,680  | 7.45%  | 8,910  | 7.52%  | 7,320  | 6.66%
Middle Eastern[d] | 5,420  | 4.17%  | 4,195  | 3.54%  | 2,235  | 2.03%
African | 4,545  | 3.5%  | 3,225  | 2.72%  | 2,035  | 1.85%
Indigenous | 3,660  | 2.82%  | 4,465  | 3.77%  | 4,175  | 3.8%
Latin American | 2,955  | 2.27%  | 2,450  | 2.07%  | 2,110  | 1.92%
Other[e] | 4,050  | 3.12%  | 2,555  | 2.16%  | 1,530  | 1.39%
Total responses  | 130,010  | 98.74%  | 118,410  | 98.53%  | 109,915  | 98.59%
Total population  | 131,670  | 100%  | 120,172  | 100%  | 111,486  | 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

## Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Surrey Centre
Riding created from Surrey North
42nd |  2015–2019 |  | Randeep Sarai | Liberal
43rd |  2019–2021
44th |  2021–present

## Election results

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Graph of election results in Surrey Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

### 2023 representation order

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2025 Canadian federal election

The 2025 general election will be held on April 28.
Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Communist | Ryan Abbott |  |  |  |
| New Democratic | Dominic Denofrio |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Rajvir Dhillon |  |  |  |
| Green | Krishan Khurana |  |  |  |
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai |  |  |  |
| People's | Beverly Tanchak |  |  |  |
Total valid votes/expense limit  |
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  |
Eligible voters  |
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2021 federal election redistributed results[8]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Liberal | 15,753 | 44.63
| New Democratic | 9,729 | 27.57
| Conservative | 7,292 | 20.66
| People's | 1,361 | 3.86
| Green | 780 | 2.21
| Others | 379 | 1.07

### 2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai | 16,862 | 44.4 | +7.0 | $88,830.88
| New Democratic | Sonia Andhi | 10,268 | 27.0 | -0.5 | $48,702.94
| Conservative | Tina Bains | 8,075 | 21.2 | -4.2 | $16,911.31
| People's | Joe Kennedy | 1,539 | 4.0 | +2.3 | $2,301.17
| Green | Felix Kongyuy | 838 | 2.2 | -4.0 | $0.00
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 289 | 0.8 | -0.1 | $3,869.07
| Communist | Ryan Abbott | 137 | 0.4 | +0.1 | $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 38,386 | 98.7 | – | $108,719.22
Total rejected ballots  | 510 | 1.3
Turnout  | 38,896 | 51.7
Eligible voters  | 75,297
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8
Source: Elections Canada[9]

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2019 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai | 15,453 | 37.40 | -7.62 | $83,457.32
| New Democratic | Sarjit Singh Saran | 11,353 | 27.48 | -2.60 | $50,584.88
| Conservative | Tina Bains | 10,505 | 25.42 | +5.62 | $45,184.43
| Green | John Werring | 2,558 | 6.19 | +2.73 | $2,721.98
| People's | Jaswinder Singh Dilawari | 709 | 1.72 |  | $5,821.65
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 378 | 0.91 | -0.37 | none listed
| Independent | Jeffrey Breti | 243 | 0.59 |  | none listed
| Communist | George Gidora | 120 | 0.29 | -0.02 | none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 41,319 | 98.87
Total rejected ballots  | 471 | 1.13 | +0.32
Turnout  | 41,790 | 54.46 | -6.05
Eligible voters  | 76,731
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.54
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

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2015 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai | 19,471 | 45.07 | +27.31 | $106,885.13
| New Democratic | Jasbir Sandhu | 12,992 | 30.08 | -9.95 | $128,114.24
| Conservative | Sucha Thind | 8,556 | 19.81 | -15.85 | $93,713.10
| Green | Jeremiah Deneault | 1,493 | 3.46 | -0.18 | -
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 553 | 1.28 | - | $5,295.88
| Communist | Iqbal Kahlon | 133 | 0.31 | - | -
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 43,198 | 99.19 |  | $203,771.47
Total rejected ballots  | 352 | 0.81 | -
Turnout  | 43,550 | 60.51 | -
Eligible voters  | 71,966
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +18.63
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]

Party  | Vote  | %
| New Democratic | 13,041 | 40.03
| Conservative | 11,618 | 35.66
| Liberal | 5,787 | 17.76
| Green | 1,186 | 3.64
| Others | 949 | 2.91

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## Notes

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1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

## References

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1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
2. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
7. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
8. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey Centre, 30 September 2015
13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
14. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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