Vaughan (federal electoral district)

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Vaughan
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Vaughan, riding.png
Vaughan in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
District created2003
District abolished2013
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) [1] 196,068
Electors (2011)123,096
Area (km²) [2] 218.46
Census division(s) York
Census subdivision(s) Vaughan
Map of Vaughan riding Vaughan (riding map).png
Map of Vaughan riding

Vaughan was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2015.

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The riding covered the fast-growing region of Vaughan north of Toronto, Ontario.

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Vaughan—King—Aurora riding. It consisted of the part of the City of Vaughan that lies west of Highway 400 or north of Rutherford Road.

Political geography

The riding was divided between the rural and urban parts. The Conservative concentrations in the riding can be found in the more rural parts, in the north and east parts of the riding, like the community of Kleinburg. The rest of the riding, the more suburban southern part is strongly Liberal.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Canadian census

Racial groups: 74.3% White, 9.3% South Asian, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 44.8% English, 0.5% French, 54.6% Other
Religions (2001): 77.0% Catholic, 7.3% Protestant, 2.7% Muslim, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 3.9% No religion
Average income: $34,485

The Vaughan riding had the highest percentage of Italian Canadians in all of Canada (54.4%). [3] 17.1% of its residents are Italian immigrants, [4] the highest such percentage for a Canadian federal riding, and 19.2% of its residents having Italian as their mother tongue. [5]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Vaughan
Riding created from Vaughan—King—Aurora
38th  2004–2006   Maurizio Bevilacqua Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2010
 2010–2011   Julian Fantino Conservative
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Dufferin—Caledon, King—Vaughan
and Vaughan—Woodbridge

Election results

Graph of general election results in Vaughan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Julian Fantino 38,53356.32+7.22–
Liberal Mario Ferri 20,43529.87-16.78–
New Democratic Mark Pratt7,94011.60+9.92–
Green Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain1,5152.21+0.99–
Total valid votes68,423100.00 –
Total rejected ballots4800.70+0.12
Turnout68,90355.98+23.48
Conservative hold Swing
Canadian federal by-election, November 29, 2010
resignation of Maurizio Bevilacqua on September 2, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Julian Fantino 19,29049.10+14.77–
Liberal Tony Genco18,32646.65-2.53–
New Democratic Kevin Bordian6611.68-7.96–
Green Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain4811.22-5.64–
Libertarian Paolo Fabrizio2510.64––
Independent Leslie Bory1110.28––
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 1100.28––
UnitedBrian Jedan550.14––
Total valid votes/expense limit39,285100.00 $114,412
Total rejected ballots2310.58-0.16
Turnout39,51632.50-19.42
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -8.6
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua 27,77349.18-10.54$36,208
Conservative Richard Lorello19,39034.33+8.28$65,173
New Democratic Vicky Wilkin5,4429.64+1.38$1,896
Green Adrian Visentin3,8706.85+2.00$11,775
Total valid votes/Expense limit56,475100.00 $103,581
Total rejected ballots4210.74-0.02
Turnout56,90651.92-12.09
  Liberal holdSwing-9.4
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua 36,96859.72-3.24
Conservative Richard Majkot16,12426.05+2.37
New Democratic Yurgo Alexopoulos5,1148.26-0.50
Green Adrian Visentin3,0044.85+1.40
Libertarian Paolo Fabrizio6881.11+0.33
Total valid votes62,031100.00
Total rejected ballots4720.76-0.34
Turnout62,37064.01+8.00
  Liberal holdSwing-2.8
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua 31,43062.96-12.96
Conservative Joe Spina 11,82123.68+3.20
New Democratic Octavia Beckles4,3718.76+5.78
Green Russell Korus1,7223.45–
Libertarian Paolo Fabrizio3880.78–
Canadian Action Walter Aolari1920.38–
Total valid votes49,924100.00
Total rejected ballots5561.10
Turnout50,48056.01
  Liberal holdSwing-8.1

^ % Change is based on redistributed results. Conservative change is from a combination of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ↑ "2Profile of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Immigrant Status and Place of Birth (38), Sex (3) and Age Groups (10) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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