Results, Ridings and Candidates
Surrey North
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 179/179 polls | |||
| CON | Dona Cadman | 13,718 | 39.35 |
Elected |
| NDP | Rachid Arab | 12,608 | 36.17 |
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| LIB | Marc Muhammad | 5,232 | 15.01 |
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| GRN | Dan Kashagama | 1,941 | 5.57 |
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| CHP | Kevin Pielak | 484 | 1.39 |
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| LTN | Alex Joehl | 347 | 1.00 |
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| IND | Bernadette Keenan | 271 | 0.78 |
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| PCP | Nikolas Langlands | 152 | 0.44 |
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| CAP | Psam Frank | 105 | 0.30 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Psam Frank
- Kevin Pielak
- Dona Cadman
- Dan Kashagama
- Bernadette Keenan
- Marc Muhammad
- Alex Joehl
- Rachid Arab
- Nikolas Langlands
Psam Frank
Party: Canadian Action Party
Education: B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University
Career Background: Worked as a motorcycle courier through downtown Vancouver, an air traffic controller at Boundary Bay Airport, a programmer for automated steel fabrication machines and now as a professional musician.
Community Activities: Volunteer in fundraising efforts for Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.
Contact information:
Kevin Pielak
Party: Christian Heritage Party
Year of Birth: 1960
Birthplace: Montmartre, Sask.
Education:B.Ed. from the University of British Columbia.
Profession: Teacher
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two – a four-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl.
Career Background: Has been a teacher in the Surrey school district since 1992. Was a teacher at a school run by an aboriginal band from 1986 to 1991. Has also worked as a framing carpenter, hospital custodian, and as a assistant to geologists and geophysicists.
Community Activities: Co-ordinator of his church's Pro-Life and Family Committee, past volunteer for Agape street ministries in Vancouver and past volunteer for Abortion Recovery Canada as a telephone counselor.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Surrey North in 2006.
Contact information:
Telephone: 778-859-5424
Dona Cadman
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Chilliwack, B.C.
Marital Status: Widowed
Children: Two - Jodi and Jesse
Career Background: Worked for Canada Post for 10 years
Community Activities: With her late husband, Chuck, and a small group of friends, founded CRY (Crime Responsibility and Youth). CRY was dedicated to strengthening the justice system and helping youth at risk in the hopes of preventing future senseless acts of violence. Also coaches girl's softball and sits on the Surrey Girls Softball Board of Directors. Is a member of the Surrey Mayor's Crime Task Force and sits on the development committee for the SOS Children's Village B.C.
Contact information:
Telephone: 604-715-5257
Dan Kashagama
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Studied politics and international relations at the University of Toronto; obtained an International Baccalaureate diploma in Nairobi, Kenya.
Profession: Journalist, artist and actor.
Career Background: In journalism, has worked as production and assignment editor, news researcher, producer, and television reporter. Has worked with Kenya Television Network and with British Columbia Television.
Community Activities: Administrator with the Canadian Network for International Surgery, which runs medical and education projects in the African Union. Has served in various executive positions, including as chair of the board of directors, with the African Canadian Association of British Columbia, advocating for international aid reform, cross-cultural and inter-community relations, social work, community development, employment equity, immigration, and resettlement of displaced people, and helping victims of genocide and war. Currently director on the board of the African Peace Forum, which promotes peace in Africa; member of the board of the B.C. branch of the African Diaspora Association of Canada; and member of the executive committee of the African Unification Front, which has observer status at the UN. Works as a consultant with organizations, including the UN, that are concerned with human security, and with transnational crime.
Contact information:
Telephone: 604-910-5614
Marc Muhammad
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Contact information:
Telephone: 778-229-8009
Alex Joehl
Party: Libertarian Party of Canada
Birthdate: March 6, 1982
Age: 26
Birthplace: Surrey, B.C.
Education: Earned a diploma in journalism from Langara College in Vancouver and a BA in applied journalism from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia.
Profession: Meat cutter, journalist
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Vanessa Bellamy
Career Background: Former sports editor of the Northern Daily News in Kirkland Lake, Ont. and currently a meat cutter for the Real Canadian Superstore.
Community Activities: Editor and board member for the Swiss Society of Vancouver, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Swiss culture and assiting people of Swiss origin who immigrated to the province.
Mailing address:
#405 - 9626 148 Street City
Surrey, B.C.
V3R 2W0
Contact information:
Telephone: 778-862-4605
Rachid Arab
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Lebanon
Education: Studied manufacturing engineering technology at Camosun College
Profession: In aerospace industry
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Kimberly
Children: Two
Career Background: Currently employed by ASCO Aerospace as a quality assurance manager.
Mailing address:
82-14129 104th Ave.
Surrey, B.C.
V3T 1X6
Contact information:
Telephone: 604-584-2212
Nikolas Langlands
Party: Progressive Canadian Party
Age: 30
Birthplace: Victoria
Career Background: Manager for a food-service importer and distributor.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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