Ernie Klassen
Ernie Klassen | |
|---|---|
 Klassen in 2025 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kerry-Lynne Findlay |
| White Rock City Councillor | |
| In office October 15, 2022 – April 28, 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Liberal |
Ernie Klassen is a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected in the 2025 federal election.[1] When elected as a member of Parliament, Klassen was serving as a city councillor in White Rock. He was elected to that post in 2022.[2]
Political career
[edit]Klassen, who is openly gay,[3] was previously the president of the White Rock Pride Society.[4]
Klassen was elected to White Rock city council on October 15, 2022.[5]
In 2024, BC United announced that Klassen was slated to be its candidate for Surrey South in the 2024 British Columbia provincial election.[6] On August 28, 2024, BC United leader Kevin Falcon suspended its campaign and withdrew its candidates.[7]
In 2025, Klassen was elected as member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock for the Liberal Party of Canada, defeating incumbent Kerry-Lynne Findlay.[8]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: South Surrey—White Rock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ernie Klassen | 33,094 | 50.50 | +11.60 | $103,687.08 | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 29,924 | 45.67 | +3.23 | $134,499.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Jureun Park | 1,634 | 2.49 | –12.31 | none listed | |||
| Green | Christine Kinnie | 875 | 1.34 | – | $4,957.34 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,527 | 99.44 | – | $136,873.75 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 368 | 0.56 | –0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 65,895 | 71.59 | +6.75 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,041 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Get live results from the Canadian federal election". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ↑ "Mayor and Council | White Rock, BC". www.whiterockcity.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ↑ Sobia Moman, "Liberals score upset win in South Surrey-White Rock". Peace Arch News, April 29, 2025.
- ↑ "White Rock Pride Society alleges discrimination after parish refuses to rent venue". CBC News British Columbia, April 1, 2019.
- ↑ "THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WHITE ROCK DETERMINATION OF OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION – 2022 MAYOR". City of White Rock. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Browne, Alex (7 August 2024). "White Rock city councillor to run in B.C. election". Surrey Now-Leader. Black Press Media. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Larsen, Karin (28 August 2024). "Kevin Falcon ends B.C. United campaign, throws support to Conservatives". CBC. CBC Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Moman, Sobia (29 April 2025). "Liberals score upset win in South Surrey-White Rock". Peace Arch News. Black Press Media. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: South Surrey—White Rock". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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