New Surrey Prefecture

New Surrey Prefecture (/njuː ˈsʌrɪ/, abbreviated as NS) is a prefecture in the Metro Central Region in southern Enderron. It is bordered by Cooksland Prefecture to the northwest, Lawrencia Prefecture to the south, and Westhaven Prefecture to the southwest. Its capital city is Woodleigh, while its largest city is Forsythia.

New Surrey is the third-most populous and the fourth-most densely populated prefecture, with a population of 3.1 million living in an area of 8,267 km². It is an economic powerhouse, with the country's second-highest GDP. Originally dependent on fishing, agriculture and trade, New Surrey transformed into a manufacturing centre during the 19th century before shifting to services and tourism after World War II. In the 21st century, New Surrey's economy is dominated by the finance, education and tourism sectors.

A majority of New Surrey's population lives on the coast of Marshall Bay or along the Monash Highway between the cities of Forsythia and Leightonfield. Approximately 70 percent of the prefecture's population lives in its three largest cities.

History
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Government
New Surrey has a semi-presidential political system, with the Governor of New Surrey Prefecture (currently Karen Luu of the Social Democratic Party of Enderron) as the head of state, and the Premier of New Surrey Prefecture (currently Randall Agrawal of the Social Democratic Party of Enderron) as the head of government. Its unicameral parliament consists of the 74-member New Surrey Prefectural Assembly, with elections held every four years, using full preferential voting.

Federal representation
New Surrey elects 15 Members of Parliament to the Enderronian Parliament.

Political culture
New Surrey is generally regarded as a politically moderate, "bellwether" prefecture. From the end of World War II to the 1990s, it had a slight lean towards the conservative United Party, but since then it has swung towards the Social Democrats. As of the 2018 federal election, the Social Democrats hold 12 of the prefecture's 15 seats.

The United Party held government at the prefectural level in New Surrey for all but 8 years between 1946 and 1994, producing the prefecture's two longest-serving Premiers: Jack Breckenridge (1951–1966) and Harry Bennett (1974–1985). Since 1994, the Social Democrats have won all but two elections in the prefecture.

The cities of St Claire, Woodleigh and Leightonfield are traditionally safe for the Social Democrats. Conversely, the Liberals perform the strongest in the western interior of the prefecture and the north coast. The Monash Region is a marginal area, though for most of its history it has tilted in favour of the Social Democrats.

Demographics
New Surrey's population as of October 2018 is 3,148,112, making it the third-most populous prefecture in Enderron.