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With a population of 568,322 (2021), Surrey is the second-most populated city in Metro Vancouver. Burnaby is the third-most populated city in Metro Vancouver with a population of 249,125 (2021). This regional district comprises 23 local authorities as members: 21 municipalities, one electoral area and one treaty First Nation. [13]
Surrey forms an integral part of Metro Vancouver as it is the second largest city in the region, albeit while also serving as the secondary economic core of the metropolitan area. When combined with the City of Vancouver, both cities account for nearly 50 percent of the region's population.
Metro Vancouver, also known as Greater Vancouver, would be renamed “Metro Surrey” or “Greater Surrey.” As well, the regional government’s name of “Metro Vancouver Regional District” would be renamed “Metro Surrey Regional District.”
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Greater Vancouver occupies the southwest corner of mainland British Columbia. It comprises roughly the western half of the Lower Mainland and sits astride the lower reaches of the Fraser River and both banks of Burrard Inlet. Thirteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located in Greater Vancouver. The official land area of t...
The 2016 census indicates a population of 2,463,431 in Greater Vancouver, representing a 6.5 percent increase from the 2011 census. The population of Metro Vancouver is of diverse origin. The 2016 census showed that 48.6 percent of the population was of European heritage, 2.5 percent was of Indigenous heritage, and the remaining 48.9 percent of the...
Federal
Federally, the electorates in the Greater Vancouver region elect Conservative, New Democratic, and Liberalmembers of Parliaments – the region is an important bedrock of left-of-centre support in conservative-leaning Western Canada; along with the NDP's strength on Vancouver Island, coastal BC often accounts for over half of left-of-center MPs west of Ontario in most parliaments. After the 2011 election, the Conservatives and NDP emerged as the two strongest parties in the region, with Conserv...
Provincial
Greater Vancouver, like the rest of British Columbia, is divided between BC United and the BC NDP. While BC United are not formally affiliated with any federal party, they tend to draw support from those who vote for either the Liberal Party of Canada or the Conservative Party of Canada, while the BC NDP provide a centre-left alternative, and is formally affiliated with the New Democratic Party of Canada. Polling from the 2013 provincial election showed that supporters of the BC Liberals were...
Minority representation
Due to the region's ethnically diverse population, there is also diverse government representation. Federally, there are five MPs of visible minority origin: three of South Asian descent, one of Chinese descent, and one of Trinidadian descent. Provincially, there are six South Asian, three Chinese, one Japanese, and one Filipino MLAs. The Greater Vancouver region has many "electoral firsts". Rosemary Brown was the first black woman elected to political office, becoming an MLA in 1972, and the...
The City of Surrey is one of 21 municipalities in Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. We are located on the Lower Mainland on the south side of the Fraser River and share a border with the United States of America.
Surrey is Metro Vancouver’s second largest municipality and home to a large East Indian population, the Cloverdale Rodeo, Bear Creek Park and Crescent Beach. The city is also home to the Museum of Surrey, Surrey Fusion Festival and Halloween attractions like Cougar Creek House of Horrors and Dreadworks Haunted House in the fall.
Aug 7, 2008 · Part of Metro Vancouver, it is bounded by the Fraser River on the north and Washington state on the south. The municipalities of Langley and Delta lie to the east and west. Settlement.
