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
Newton—North Delta has the highest percentage of people of Sikh ethnic origin ; of native Punjabi speakers ; of those that use Punjabi as home language ; as well as of South Asians overall, 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 and, more generally, the highest percentage of people with a non-Judeo-Christian religion affiliation, 38.0% in particular.

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:
During the 40th Parliament, Dhaliwal was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

Election results