Paul Calandra

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2022 Ontario general election: Markham—Stouffville
The Honourable
Paul Calandra
MPP
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Calandra in 2023
Ontario Government House Leader
Assumed office
June 20, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Paul Calandra 21,17648.43+0.31
Liberal Kelly Dunn15,51235.48+9.46
New Democratic Kingsley Kwok4,1379.46−10.96
Green Myles O'Brien1,7233.94−0.06
New Blue Jennifer Gowland6581.50 
Ontario Party Michele Petit5171.18 
Total valid votes43,723100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots229
Turnout43,95244.51
Eligible voters96,810
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −4.58
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023.
2018 Ontario general election : Markham—Stouffville
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Paul Calandra 25,91248.12
Liberal Helena Jaczek 14,00726.01
New Democratic Kingsley Kwok10,99720.42
Green Jose Etcheverry2,1534.00
Libertarian Paul Balfour6601.23
Moderate Yuri Duboisky1170.22
Total valid votes53,846100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario [44]
2015 Canadian federal election : Markham-Stouffville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jane Philpott 29,41649.21+20.26$112,011.35
Conservative Paul Calandra25,56542.77-7.72$164,609.85
New Democratic Gregory Hines3,6476.10-10.88$7,176.28
Green Myles O'Brien1,1451.92-0.81$1,395.62
Total valid votes/Expense limit59,773100.00 $225,802.37
Total rejected ballots1890.32
Turnout59,96268.56
Eligible voters87,460
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +13.99
Source: Elections Canada [45] [46]
2011 Canadian federal election : Oak Ridges—Markham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Paul Calandra46,24151.12+8.88$133,192
Liberal Lui Temelkovski 25,56128.26-13.26$108,951
New Democratic Janice Hagan15,22916.84+7.45$4,650
Green Trifon Haitas2,3492.60-4.23$0.00
Progressive Canadian John Sicilano1,0801.19–$564
Total valid votes/Expense limit90,460 100.00– $134,351
Total rejected ballots 430 0.47–
Turnout90,890 59.96+4.30
Eligible voters 151,584 ––
Conservative hold Swing +11.07%
2008 Canadian federal election : Oak Ridges—Markham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Calandra32,02842.2%+ 3.7%
Liberal Lui Temelkovski 31,48341.5%- 5.5%
New Democratic Andy Arifin7,1269.4%- 0.5%
Green Richard Taylor5,1846.8%+ 2.2%
Total valid votes75,821 – +1.80%
Turnout– 61.26%
2000 Canadian federal election : Scarborough East
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal John McKay 24,01959.82$37,639
Alliance Paul Calandra 7,55918.83$32,135
Progressive Conservative Paul McCrossan 6,28415.65$26,016
New Democratic Denise Lake1,8844.69$4,973
Canadian Action Dave Glover2920.73none listed
Marxist–Leninist France Tremblay1130.28$8
Total valid votes40,151 100.00
Total rejected ballots155
Turnout40,306 55.91
Electors on the lists72,092
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

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