Results of the Canadian federal election, 2004: Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

was widely regarded as the main battle ground of the 2004 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2004

The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...

in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Most pundits believed that this is where the election was lost for the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

. Ontario is home to more than one third of all of Canada's ridings. In the last three elections, right wing vote-splitting has resulted in just six riding losses for the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

, compared to 299 riding wins. This changed somewhat after the merger of the Canadian Alliance

Canadian Alliance

The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

and the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

, with a number of largely rural seats in going Conservative. The New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

(NDP) has some support in various pockets in Ontario in the past, but has only won one riding in the last three elections, and one more in a by-election, both in Windsor

Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...

. The did somewhat better, winning seats in not only in Windsor, but in Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Downtown Toronto, Ottawa Centre

Ottawa Centre

Ottawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...

, and in Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...

Ottawa

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
With the exception of west and the southern suburban and rural areas, the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton is a Liberal stronghold. A high proportion of francophones and civil servants have made ridings such as Ottawa—Vanier Ottawa—Vanier Ottawa—Vanier is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935... among the safest Liberal seats in the country. The NDP's only historical victory in the area, Ottawa Centre Ottawa Centre Ottawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968... in 1984, was repeated this year, as their former leader Ed Broadbent Ed Broadbent John Edward "Ed" Broadbent, is a Canadian social democratic politician and political scientist. He was leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989. In the 2004 federal election, he returned to Parliament for one additional term as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre.-Life... was elected. They also ran star candidate Monia Mazigh Monia Mazigh Monia Mazigh is a Canadian academic best known for her efforts to free her husband Maher Arar from a Syrian prison. A resident of Ottawa, Ontario, she was the New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of Ottawa South, a traditionally Liberal riding, in the 2004 federal election.She was born... in Ottawa South, but she did not win. Notes: 1 - formerly held by Mac Harb Mac Harb Mac Harb is a Canadian Senator and former Member of the House of Commons.-Life and career:Harb was born in Chaat, Lebanon and immigrated to Canada to study at the University of Ottawa. He subsequently worked as an engineer at Northern Telecom and a professor at Algonquin College in Ottawa... 2 - Bellemare Eugène Bellemare Eugène Bellemare is a Canadian politician.Bellemare is a former Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans between 2000 and 2004 and previously Carleton—Gloucester from 1988 to 2000. Bellemare is a former... lost nomination	•••••••	2004
	••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	•••••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	•••••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	•••••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Gordon O'Connor

Gordon James O'Connor, is a retired Brigadier-General, businessman, lobbyist, and current Canadian Member of Parliament and the Minister of State and Chief Government Whip....

Nepean—Carleton

Nepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997....

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David Pratt (Canadian politician)
David Pratt, PC is a former Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nepean—Carleton from 1997 until 2004.-Early political career:...

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|Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre, MP is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the suburban Ottawa riding of Nepean-Carleton. First elected in 2004, Poilievre was re-elected in 2006 and 2008. Poilievre received the second highest vote total of any...

Ottawa Centre

Ottawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...

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|Richard Mahoney

Richard Mahoney

Richard J. Mahoney is a Canadian lawyer, specializing in public policy and regulatory law. He is also a prominent member of the Liberal Party of Canada, known as a strategist and advisor to former Prime Minister Paul Martin. He ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Ottawa Centre during the...

Ed Broadbent

John Edward "Ed" Broadbent, is a Canadian social democratic politician and political scientist. He was leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989. In the 2004 federal election, he returned to Parliament for one additional term as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre.-Life...

Ottawa—Orléans

Ottawa—Orléans is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....

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|Marc Godbout

Marc Godbout

Marc Godbout is the former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ottawa—Orléans riding. He was first elected in the 2004 Canadian federal election, representing the Liberal Party of Canada....

Dan Biocchi

Dan Biocchi is a Canadian politician and former Olympic athlete . He was born November 28, 1955 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in August 1962....

Eugène Bellemare

Eugène Bellemare is a Canadian politician.Bellemare is a former Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans between 2000 and 2004 and previously Carleton—Gloucester from 1988 to 2000. Bellemare is a former...

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ottawa South

Ottawa South

Ottawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...

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|David McGuinty

David McGuinty

David Joseph McGuinty, MP is a Canadian lawyer politician from Ontario, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Ottawa South and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada's Critic for Natural Resources...

25,956
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|Alan Riddell

Alan Riddell

Alan Riddell is a bilingual labour relations lawyer and partner with the law firm of Soloway Wright LLP in Ottawa, Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and France's Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris...

20,622
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|Monia Mazigh

Monia Mazigh

Monia Mazigh is a Canadian academic best known for her efforts to free her husband Maher Arar from a Syrian prison. A resident of Ottawa, Ontario, she was the New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of Ottawa South, a traditionally Liberal riding, in the 2004 federal election.She was born...

John Manley (politician)

John Paul Manley, PC, OC is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to 2004, and a Cabinet Minister from 1993 to 2003. He is presently President and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.-Background:Manley was...

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ottawa—Vanier

Ottawa—Vanier

Ottawa—Vanier is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935...

Ottawa West—Nepean

Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:...

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|Marlene Catterall

Marlene Catterall

Marlene Catterall is a former Canadian politician. Catterall was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean from 1997 to 2005 and previously representing the riding of Ottawa West from 1988 to 1997. Catterall is a former...

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|Sean Casey
22,591
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|Marlene Rivier
7,449
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|Neil Adair
2,748
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|Alexandre Legeais (M-L)
68
Russell Barth (Mar.)
430
Mary-Sue Haliburton (CAP)
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Eastern Ontario

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
Though recent election results imply otherwise, this region is traditionally a Conservative-Liberal split. Most of the rural anglophone areas in the western, southern, and more recently northern parts of this region lean conservative. The Liberals are strong in the far eastern parts of the region, where there is a significant francophone population. The 1984 election saw the Progressive Conservatives Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues.... sweep the country and the region, claiming all ridings except the francophone-heavy Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953... and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.It is represented by Cheryl Gallant of the Conservative Party.... (held by strong incumbent Len Hopkins Len Hopkins Leonard Donald "Len" Hopkins was a Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Canada.Born in Argyle, Ontario, Hopkins was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, the North Bay Teacher's College, as well as receiving a B.A... ). In 1988, the Tories lost four seats to the Liberals, holding onto only Lanark—Carleton and Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.-Description:... . In 1993, as the Tories collapsed nationwide, the Liberals won every single riding in this region, and would do so again in 1997 thanks to vote splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party Reform Party of Canada The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party.... . Reform's successor, the Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held... , finally made breakthroughs here in 2000, winning two seats in the upper Ottawa Valley. With the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives, the new Conservative Party of Canada Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... made significant breakthroughs in the anglophone portions of this region. Notes: 1 - Vanclief Lyle Vanclief Lyle Vanclief, PC was Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997-2003.Born in Ameliasburg, Ontario, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament representing the rural Ontario riding of Prince Edward—Hastings in 1988... not seeking re-election	•••••••	2004
	••••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	••••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	••••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	••••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	••••••••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	••••••••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	••••••••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953...	Don Boudria Don Boudria Donald "Don" Boudria, PC is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2005 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien.... 23,921	Alain Lalonde 18,729	Martin Cauvier 4,238	Roy Fjarlie 2,634	Tim Bloedow (CHP Christian Heritage Party of Canada The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles... ) 464	Don Boudria
Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....	Peter Milliken Peter Milliken Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, UE is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until his retirement in 2011 and served as Speaker of the House for 10 years beginning in 2001. Milliken represented the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a... 28,544	Blair MacLean Blair MacLean Blair MacLean is a Canadian politician. He has campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons on two occasions, for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Conservative Party of Canada.-Early life:... 12,582	Rob Hutchison Rob Hutchison Rob Hutchison is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He has served on the Kingston City Council since 2006 and has run for the New Democratic Party in two federal elections.-Early life and career:... 8,964	Janina Fisher Balfour 3,339	Don Rogers (CAP) 179 Terry Marshall (CHP) 481 Karl Eric Walker (Ind.) 100 Rosie The Clown Elston (Ind.) 237	Peter Milliken
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....	Larry McCormick 17,507	Scott Reid 27,566	Ross Sutherland 7,418	John Baranyi 2,736	Bill Vankoughnet Bill Vankoughnet William John Vankoughnet is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1993, and a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.Vankoughnet was educated at Loyalist... (Ind.) 820 George Kolaczynski (Mar.) 479	Larry McCormick
						merged district
						Scott Reid
Leeds—Grenville Leeds—Grenville Leeds—Grenville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.It consists of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.-History:...	Joe Jordan 16,967	Gord Brown Gord Brown Gordon "Gord" Brown is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville as a Conservative member.... 26,002	Steve Armstrong Steve Armstrong Steve Armstrong is a professional wrestler and is the son of the legendary "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. He has three brothers that also wrestle: Scott, Brad and Brian.-Professional wrestling career:... 5,834	Chris Bradshaw Chris Bradshaw Christopher John Bradshaw is a Canadian politician and business person. He served as interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2001 to 2003, and has sought public office as a candidate of the Green Party of Canada and the Green Party of Ontario.Bradshaw has a Bachelor of Arts degree in... 2,722		Joe Jordan
Prince Edward—Hastings Prince Edward—Hastings Prince Edward—Hastings is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...	Bruce Knutson 20,042	Daryl Kramp Daryl Kramp Daryl Kramp is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing Prince Edward—Hastings as a Conservative.... 22,598	Dan Douglas 8,105	Tom Lawson 2,130	Joseph Sahadat (Ind.) 468	Lyle Vanclief¹
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.It is represented by Cheryl Gallant of the Conservative Party....	Rob Jamieson 14,798	Cheryl Gallant Cheryl Gallant Cheryl Gallant, MP is a Conservative Canadian politician representing the riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke.-Personal life:... 27,494	Sue McSheffrey 5,720	Gord McLeod 1,191	Stanley Sambey (Mar.) 714	Cheryl Gallant
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.Its population in 2001 was 98,933.-Geography:...	Bob Kilger Bob Kilger Robert “Bob” Kilger is a Canadian politician.Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Kilger is the former Liberal member of Parliament for the Cornwall region, representing the riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2000 to 2004, and Stormont—Dundas from 1988 to 2000... 17,779	Guy Lauzon Guy Lauzon Guy Lauzon is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry as a Conservative. He was born in St... 21,678	Elaine MacDonald 5,387	Tom Manley Tom Manley Tom Manley is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was one of three co-Deputy Leaders of the Green Party of Canada until 2005, and was considered a leading candidate to be its next leader. On Friday, September 23, 2005, Manley resigned from the Green Party to join the Liberal Party of Canada... 3,491		Bob Kilger

Central Ontario

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
The central region of southern Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... —most notably its rural portions in and around Lake Simcoe Lake Simcoe Lake Simcoe is a lake in Southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk by the Huron natives... —is the closest thing one finds to a conservative heartland in Canada's largest province and provincial conservative governments have long relied on this region as the nucleus of their powerbase. Overwhelmingly white, Protestant and agrarian with a large number of social conservatives, the Reform Party Reform Party of Canada The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party.... and Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held... 's unapologetic conservative populism took root here relatively early, with Simcoe Centre Simcoe Centre Simcoe Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Grey—Simcoe, Simcoe South and Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings.... electing a Reform MP in 1993. Vote-splitting with Progressive Conservatives Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues.... is often cited as the only reason Liberals otherwise swept this region during the Chretien years, and few expected all the Liberal incumbents to be returned this year. Notable Conservative candidates include former leadership contender Belinda Stronach Belinda Stronach Belinda Caroline Stronach, PC is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008. Originally elected as a Conservative, she later crossed the floor to join the Liberals... and backroom heavy-hitter Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan, PC MP is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe. He has been the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons since May 18, 2011, a role he previously held from 2007 to 2008.-Biography:Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Van... . The electoral district of Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... has long been recognized by political scientists as one of the best bellwether Bellwether A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings.The term is derived from the Middle English bellewether and refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram leading his flock of sheep.The movements of... ridings in the country. Notes: 1 - Shepherd Alex Shepherd Alexander James Shepherd was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004.Shepherd was a Chartered Accountant based in Port Perry, Ontario when he became the Liberal party candidate for Durham electoral district in the 1993 general election... not seeking re-election 2 - Kraft Sloan Karen Kraft Sloan Karen Kraft Sloan was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant.... not seeking re-election	•••••••••••	2004
	••••••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	••••••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	•••••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	•••••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	••••••••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	••••••••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	••••••••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Barrie Barrie (electoral district) Barrie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It consists of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was...	Aileen Carroll Aileen Carroll Margaret Aileen Carroll, PC, MPP is a Canadian politician. She was the federal Minister for International Cooperation in the Paul Martin government, and later Ontario's Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors.- Personal life :Carroll has a Bachelor of Arts from St... 21,233	Patrick Brown Patrick Brown (politician) Patrick W. Brown is a Canadian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006, Brown was elected to serve in the Canadian parliament representing the riding of Barrie... 19,938	Peter Bursztyn 5,312	Erich Jacoby-Hawkins 3,288		Aileen Carroll
Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge	Tim Lang 19,548	Bev Oda Bev Oda The Hon. Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history. She represents the riding of Durham for the Conservative Party of Canada. She was... 20,813	Bruce Rogers Bruce Rogers (broadcaster) Bruce Rogers is a Canadian broadcast journalist, author and politician. Rogers is best known for his work as a television host on TVOntario and as a radio broadcaster on CBC Radio and CFRB in Toronto.... 7,721	Virginia Ervin 2,085	Durk Bruinsma (CHP) 915	Alex Shepherd ¹
Dufferin—Caledon Dufferin—Caledon Dufferin—Caledon is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey riding.-Member of Parliament:...	Murray Calder Murray Calder Murray Calder was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. He is a farmer by profession.... 17,557	David Tilson David Tilson David Allan Tilson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2002, and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 2004.Tilson was educated at the University of New... 19,270	Rita Landry 3,798	Ted Alexander 3,947	Ursula Ellis (CHP) 443	Murray Calder
Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound	Ovid L. Jackson 17,824	Larry Miller Larry Miller (politician) Larry Miller is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound for the Conservative Party.... 22,411	Sebastian Ostertag 6,516	Alex Drossos 2,076	Steven Taylor (CHP) 982	Ovid L. Jackson
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2001 was 111,343...	John O'Reilly 19,294	Barry Devolin Barry Devolin Barry Devolin, MP is a Canadian politician. He is a current Member of Parliament serving the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock.... 24,731	Gil McElroy 8,427	Tim Holland 2,637	Peter Vogel (CHP) 493 Charles Olito (Ind.) 330	John O'Reilly
Newmarket—Aurora Newmarket—Aurora Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The district contains the towns of Newmarket and Aurora....	Martha Hall Findlay Martha Hall Findlay Martha Hall Findlay is a Canadian lawyer, businesswoman and politician. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate in the Toronto riding of Willowdale in a federal by-election held on March 17, 2008 to fill a vacancy created by former Liberal MP Jim... 21,129	Belinda Stronach Belinda Stronach Belinda Caroline Stronach, PC is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008. Originally elected as a Conservative, she later crossed the floor to join the Liberals... 21,818	Ed Chudak 5,111	Daryl Wyatt 2,298	Dorian Baxter Dorian Baxter Dorian Baxter is an Anglican minister in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada who uses the music of Elvis Presley in his services, using the name The Reverend Elvis Priestly.-Background:... (PC) 1,079	new district
Northumberland—Quinte West Northumberland—Quinte West Northumberland—Quinte West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	Paul Macklin Paul Macklin Paul Harold Macklin, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West of the Liberal Party caucus from 2000 to 2006.... 22,989	Doug Galt Doug Galt Doug Galt is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and an unsuccessful contender for the Canadian House of Commons in 2004.... 22,676	Russ Christianson 9,007	Steve Haylestrom 3,016		Paul Macklin
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of...	Peter Adams 25,099	James Jackson 18,393	Linda Slavin 10,957	Brent Wood 3,182		Peter Adams
Simcoe—Grey Simcoe—Grey Simcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It was created in 1996 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe.It consists of...	Paul Bonwick Paul Bonwick Paul Bonwick, PC is a lobbyist and former politician in Canada.A businessman, sales and marketing consultant, Bonwick was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 general election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey... 22,396	Helena Guergis Helena Guergis Helena C. Guergis, PC, is a Canadian politician. She has represented Simcoe—Grey in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was appointed Minister of State on October 30, 2008, following the October 14, 2008 Canadian federal election... 22,496	Colin Mackinnon 5,532	Peter Ellis 2,668	Peter Vander Zaag (CHP) 2,285	Paul Bonwick
Simcoe North Simcoe North Simcoe North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867. Its population was 119,400 in 2006.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 92.3% White, 5.9% Native Canadian...	Paul DeVillers Paul DeVillers Paul J. DeVillers, PC is a former Canadian politician. He served as Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Simcoe North from 1993 to 2005.... 23,664	Peter Stock 20,570	Jen Hill 6,162	Mary Lou Kirby 3,486	Adrian Kooger (CHP) 544 Ian Woods (CAP) 145	Paul DeVillers
York—Simcoe York—Simcoe York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe....	Kate Wilson 16,763	Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan, PC MP is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe. He has been the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons since May 18, 2011, a role he previously held from 2007 to 2008.-Biography:Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Van... 21,343	Sylvia Gerl 5,314	Bob Burrows 2,576	Vicki Gunn (CHP) 588 Stephen Sircelj (PC) 670	Karen Kraft Sloan ²

Southern Durham and York

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
This sprawl Urban sprawl Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a... ing and rapidly-growing suburban area to the north and east of the City of Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... encompasses the eastern portion of what Canadian political watchers in the early nineties dubbed the "905 belt"—a swath of middle class suburban voters roughly corresponding to the same boundaries of the 905 Area Code. 905's buy-in on the provincial level to Mike Harris Mike Harris Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government... 's Common Sense Revolution Common Sense Revolution The phrase Common Sense Revolution has been used as a political slogan to describe common sense conservative platforms in Australia and the U.S. state of New Jersey in the 1990s. Based on the Singapore Model of economics, its main goal is to reduce taxes while balancing the budget by reducing the... secured him two conservative majority governments, while its rejection of the Tories in 2003 paved the way for Dalton McGuinty Dalton McGuinty Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario.... 's landslide. In this election the 905 again went solidly for the Liberals, perhaps the Conservatives most important defeat. Notes: 1 - Grose Ivan Grose Ivan Grose is a Canadian businessman and politician.From 1947 to 1951, Grose served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.In 1957 Grose, then 29, held up a bank in Hamilton, Ontario... lost nomination 2 - Caplan Elinor Caplan Elinor Caplan, PC is a retired politician and businesswoman in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004... not seeking re-election	•••••••••	2004
	•••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	•••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	•••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	•••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	•••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Ajax—Pickering Ajax—Pickering Ajax—Pickering is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander....	Mark Holland Mark Holland Mark Holland is a Canadian politician. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Liberal Party in the Ontario riding of Ajax-Pickering. Holland was subsequently re-elected in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections... 21,706	René Soetens René Soetens René John Soetens was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. His background was in business and sales.Rene was elected to Town of Ajax Council in 1980 and re-elected 1982 and 1985.... 14,666	Kevin Modeste 5,286	Karen MacDonald 1,951		new district
Markham—Unionville Markham—Unionville Markham—Unionville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Boundaries:...	John McCallum John McCallum John McCallum, PC, MP is a Liberal Canadian politician, economist and university professor. Following the 2006 Federal Election, he became the Liberal Finance Critic in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet... 30,442	Joe Li 10,325	Janice Hagan 3,993	Ed Wong 1,148		John McCallum
Oak Ridges—Markham Oak Ridges—Markham Oak Ridges—Markham is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 169,645., with 136,755 electors, the highest of any riding in Canada...	Lui Temelkovski Lui Temelkovski Lubomir "Lui" Temelkovski is a Canadian federal politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Oak Ridges—Markham in Ontario, representing the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected in the 2004 federal election and was re-elected in the 2006 election... 31,964	Bob Callow 20,712	Pamela Courtot 5,430	Bernadette Manning 2,406	Jim Conrad Jim Conrad Jim Conrad is a Canadian politician. He has campaigned for public office on several occasions, and has been active with no fewer than five different political parties throughout the course of his career.... (PC) 820 Maurice Whittle Maurice Whittle Maurice Whittle , is an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League.-External links:*... (CHP) 458	new district
Oshawa Oshawa (electoral district) Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....	Louise Parkes 14,510	Colin Carrie Colin Carrie Colin Carrie is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Oshawa in the province of Ontario for the Conservative Party of Canada.-Personal life:... 15,815	Sid Ryan Sid Ryan Patrick Cyril "Sid" Ryan is president of the Ontario Federation of Labour and a longtime Canadian labour union leader and politician.-Biography:... 15,352	Liisa Whalley 1,850	Tim Sullivan (M-L) 91	Ivan Grose¹
Pickering—Scarborough East Pickering—Scarborough East Pickering—Scarborough East is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....	Dan McTeague Dan McTeague Daniel P. "Dan" McTeague, PC is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Pickering—Scarborough East.-Background:He was born to a devoutly Catholic family, one of three children... 27,312	Tim Dobson 13,417	Gary Dale 5,392	Matthew Pollesel 1,809		Dan McTeague
Richmond Hill Richmond Hill (electoral district) Richmond Hill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.-Geography:...	Bryon Wilfert Bryon Wilfert Bryon J. Wilfert, PC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Richmond Hill for the Liberal Party from 1997 to 2011... 27,102	Peter Merrifield 11,530	Nella Cotrupi Nella Cotrupi Nella Cotrupi is an Italian-born Canadian author, lawyer, scholar, and educator. She has also been a candidate for public office. Her scholarly work on Canadian literary theorist, Northrop Frye, has focused on the social function of literature and the role that metaphorical language plays in... 4,495	Tim Rudkins 2,144	Ellena Lam (PC) 1,074	Bryon Wilfert
Thornhill Thornhill (electoral district) Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It covers the community of Thornhill, Ontario, which is made up of portions of Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1996 from parts of...	Susan Kadis Susan Kadis Susan R. Kadis is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Thornhill in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008.-Background:... 28,709	Josh Cooper 18,125	Rick Morelli 3,671	Lloyd Helferty 1,622	Simion Iron (Ind.) 233 Benjamin Fitzerman (Ind.) 241	Elinor Caplan²
Vaughan Vaughan (electoral district) Vaughan is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The riding covers the fast-growing region of Vaughan north of Toronto....	Maurizio Bevilacqua Maurizio Bevilacqua Maurizio Bevilacqua, PC, is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1988 to 2010 and was of eleven candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada but dropped out of the race on August 14, 2006... 31,430	Joe Spina Joe Spina Joe Spina is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, representing a Brampton-area riding for the Progressive Conservative Party.... 11,821	Octavia Beckles 4,371	Russell Korus 1,722	Paolo Fabrizio (Libert.) 388 Walter Aolari (CAP) 192	Maurizio Bevilacqua
Whitby—Oshawa Whitby—Oshawa Whitby—Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It has been represented in the House of Commons since 2006 by Jim Flaherty, the federal Minister of Finance.-History:...	Judi Longfield 25,649	Ian MacNeil 20,531	Maret Sadem-Thompson 8,002	Michael MacDonald 2,759		Judi Longfield

Central Toronto

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
Since 1993 Central Toronto has been a bastion of Liberal support. It is far more competitive in the 2004 election, however, largely because new NDP leader Jack Layton Jack Layton John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC was a Canadian social democratic politician and the Leader of the Official Opposition. He was the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, serving at times during that period as acting mayor and deputy mayor of... is a former Toronto city councillor who has reoriented the NDP towards drawing support in the urban centres. Most of the ridings remained safe Liberal seats, with only four or five seats vulnerable to the New Democrats and Conservatives. Eventually only Layton was to win his seat. Notes: 1 - Caccia Charles Caccia Charles L. Caccia, PC was a Canadian politician.Caccia was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the Toronto riding of Davenport between 1968 and 2004.Caccia was born in 1930 in Milan, Italy... not seeking re-election	••••••••••	2004
	••••••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	••••••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	••••••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	••••••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	•••••••••••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	•••••••••••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	•••••••••••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Beaches—East York Beaches—East York Beaches—East York is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....	Maria Minna Maria Minna Maria Minna, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011.-Background:... 22,494	Nick Nikopoulos 6,603	Peter Tabuns Peter Tabuns Peter Charles Tabuns is a Canadian politician. He is serving as a member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly where he represents the riding of Toronto-Danforth as a member of the New Democratic Party. He launched a bid to lead the party after the previous leader, Howard Hampton, resigned. A... 15,156	Peter Davison 2,127	Roger Carter (M-L) 46 Daniel Dufresne (Mar.) 365 Edward Slota (Ind.) 80 Miguel Figueroa Miguel Figueroa Miguel Figueroa has been the leader of the Communist Party of Canada since 1992.- Early political career :Figueroa was born in Montreal, and has been a member of the CPC since 1977. He has held many positions within the CPC, including party organizer in Vancouver from 1978 to 1985, and leader of... (Comm.) 62	Maria Minna
Davenport Davenport (electoral district) Davenport is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. Its population in 2001 was 111,705.-Geography:...	Mario Silva Mario Silva Mario Silva, is a Canadian politician and a former Canadian Member of Parliament. Silva is a former a Toronto City Councillor and acting mayor."Acting Mayor" is a non-elected position. For example, the sets out the duties and powers of their Acting Mayor. Other cities will no doubt have somewhat... 16,773	Theresa Rodrigues 3,077	Rui Pires 11,292	Mark O'Brien 1,384	Sarah Thompson (M-L) 79 Elmer Gale (Mar.) 251 John Riddell (CAP) 97 Johan Boyden (Comm.) 137	Charles Caccia¹
Don Valley West Don Valley West Don Valley West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539....	John Godfrey John Godfrey John Ferguson Godfrey, PC is a Canadian educator, journalist and former Member of Parliament.- Education :He was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Senator John Morrow Godfrey , was a Canadian pilot, lawyer and politician. John Godfrey graduated from Upper Canada College in 1960... 30,615	David Turnbull David Turnbull David Turnbull is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and was a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the federal election of 2004.Turnbull was educated at the Edinburgh College of Domestic... 14,495	David Thomas 4,393	Serge Abbat 1,703		John Godfrey
Eglinton—Lawrence Eglinton—Lawrence Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....	Joe Volpe Joe Volpe Giuseppe Joseph "Joe" Volpe, PC, was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until the 2011 federal election, being surpassed by the conservative member Joe Oliver Joe Oliver, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet... 28,360	Bernie Tanz 11,792	Max Silverman 4,886	Shel Goldstein Shel Goldstein Shel Goldstein is a Canadian actress intermittently active in politics.She was born in Toronto, and was educated at McGill University and York University. While continuing to play roles in film, television, theatre, and advertising, she stood for the now-defunct National Party of Canada in... 1,924	Corrinne Prévost (CAP) 115	Joe Volpe
Parkdale—High Park Parkdale—High Park Parkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.Peggy Nash of the New Democratic Party was elected the Member of Parliament for the riding on May 2, 2011....	Sarmite Bulte Sarmite Bulte Sarmite Drosma "Sam" Bulte, PC is a Latvian-Canadian lawyer, advocate and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she represented the Toronto riding of Parkdale-High Park in the Canadian House of Commons through three successive parliaments from June 2, 1997 to January 22, 2006 until her defeat... 19,727	Jurij Klufas 7,221	Peggy Nash Peggy Nash Peggy A. Nash is a Canadian labour official and politician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the Parkdale—High Park electoral district in Toronto, and was the Official Opposition's Finance Critic, in Canada's 41st parliament... 16,201	Neil Spiegel 3,249	Lorne Gershuny (M-L) 130 Terry Parker (Mar.) 384	Sarmite Bulte
St. Paul's	Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Bennett Carolyn Ann Bennett, PC, MP is the Member of Parliament for the riding of St. Paul's, a constituency located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was formerly a candidate for its leadership.... 32,171	Barry Cline 11,226	Norm Tobias 8,667	Peter Elgie 3,031		Carolyn Bennett
Toronto Centre Toronto Centre Toronto Centre is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto , Toronto Centre , Rosedale and Toronto Centre—Rosedale .Toronto Centre covers the heart of...	Bill Graham 30,336	Megan Harris 7,936	Michael Shapcott Michael Shapcott Michael Shapcott is a Canadian social activist and academic best known for his work on housing and anti-poverty issues in Toronto.Trained as a lawyer Shapcott came to public attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s for his work in BASIC which became the "Breads Not Circuses" coalition which... 12,747	Gabriel Draven Gabriel Draven Gabriel Draven is a Toronto based entrepreneur with an MBA from the Schulich School of Business York University. In 2001 he was co-awarded the school's top prize for strategy for work undertaken with Toronto based anti-poverty organization, the Daily Bread Food Bank.He is known for his work in the... 2,097	Philip Fernandez (M-L) 65 Dan Goldstick Dan Goldstick Daniel Goldstick is a Canadian Philosopher, writer and political activist. He is currently a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.-Academic biography:... (Comm.) 106 Kevin Peck (CAP) 63 Jay Wagner (Mar.) 313	Bill Graham
Toronto—Danforth Toronto—Danforth Toronto—Danforth is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto....	Dennis Mills Dennis Mills Dennis Joseph Mills is a Canadian businessman and former politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Toronto-Danforth in the east-end of downtown Toronto. He now sits on the board of directors of Magna International.... 19,803	Loftus Cuddy 2,975	Jack Layton Jack Layton John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC was a Canadian social democratic politician and the Leader of the Official Opposition. He was the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, serving at times during that period as acting mayor and deputy mayor of... 22,198	Jim Harris Jim Harris (politician) James R. M. "Jim" Harris is a Canadian author, environmentalist, and politician. He was leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006, when he was succeeded by Elizabeth May.-Early life and Green activism:... 2,575	Scott Yee (Mar.) 265 Marcell Rodden (M-L) 84	Dennis Mills
Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people, of whom 74,409 were eligible to...	Tony Ianno Tony Ianno Tony Ianno, PC is a businessman and a former Canadian politician. He served as a Liberal Party of Canada MP representing Trinity-Spadina and Minister of Families and Caregivers .-Personal life:... 23,202	David Watters 4,605	Olivia Chow Olivia Chow Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for... 22,397	Mark Viitala 2,259	Asif Hossain (PC) 531 Nick Lin (M-L) 102 Daniel Knezetic (Ind.) 89 Tristan Downe-Dewdney (CAP) 91	Tony Ianno
York South—Weston York South—Weston York South—Weston is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Electoral district:It is in the west-end of Toronto. The riding has a largely working class and immigrant population...	Alan Tonks Alan Tonks Alan Tonks is a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal MP for the federal electoral district of York South—Weston in Toronto from 2000 to 2011, and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman before the amalgamation of Metro Toronto into the new City of Toronto.-Background:Tonks is the son of the late... 20,537	Stephen Halicki 5,133	Paul Ferreira Paul Ferreira Paul Ferreira is a Canadian social democratic politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office in Canada. He also has the distinction of being the very first Azorean-Canadian MPP... 7,281	Jessica Fracassi 1,199	Shirley Hawley (Comm.) 175	Alan Tonks

Suburban Toronto

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
Suburban Toronto ridings have collectively racked up the largest Liberal numbers in the country in recent years, with ridings like Scarborough—Rouge River Scarborough—Rouge River Scarborough—Rouge River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.... delivering upwards of 80% of the vote to the Chretien Liberals in 2000. The region, however, went uniformly blue during Mulroney Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S... 's 1984 sweep; four years earlier its changing whims almost single-handedly prevented Joe Clark Joe Clark Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician... from re-forming a government. The Conservatives hoped to make progress in this area, but it again went solidly Liberal. Notes: 1 - Collenette David Collenette David Michael Collenette, PC was a Canadian politician from 1974 to 2004, and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. A graduate from York University's Glendon College in 1969, he subsequently received his MA from in 2004... not seeking re-election. 2 - formerly held by Allan Rock Allan Rock Allan Michael Rock, PC is a lawyer, former Canadian politician, diplomat and now the President of University of Ottawa. He was Canada's ambassador to the United Nations and had previously served in the Cabinet of Jean Chrétien, most notably as Justice Minister and Health Minister .Rock was... . 3 - Eggleton Art Eggleton Arthur "Art" C. Eggleton, PC is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and Mayor of Toronto, and is currently a Senator representing Ontario.-City council:... not seeking re-election.	••••••••••••	2004
	••••••••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	••••••••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	••••••••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	••••••••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	••••••••••••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	••••••••••••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	••••••••••••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Don Valley East Don Valley East Don Valley East is a federal electoral district in Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings....	Yasmin Ratansi Yasmin Ratansi Yasmin Ratansi is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Don Valley East in the Canadian House of Commons. She is a member of the Liberal Party. Ratansi is an Ismaili Muslim, and was the first Muslim woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons.-Before politics:Born in Dar es... 21,864	David Johnson 11,206	Valerie Mah 5,287	Dan King 1,172	Ryan Kidd (CHP) 351 Christopher Black Christopher Black Christopher Black is an international criminal lawyer and political activist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been involved in high-profile cases involving human rights and war crimes and has defended those accused of these crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and is on the list of... (Comm.) 149	David Collenette¹
Etobicoke Centre	Borys Wrzesnewskyj Borys Wrzesnewskyj Borys Wrzesnewskyj is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Canadian House of Commons in the 38th, 39th and 40th Parliaments. He is a member of the Liberal Party.-Background:... 30,441	Lida Preyma 14,829	John Richmond 5,174	Margo Pearson 1,676	France Tremblay (M-L) 112	(vacant)²
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke—Lakeshore is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....	Jean Augustine Jean Augustine Jean Augustine, PC, CM is a former Canadian politician.From 1993 to 2005, Augustine was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore. She is a former member of Cabinet, and a former school principal... 24,909	John Capobianco 15,159	Margaret Anne McHugh 7,179	John Huculiak 2,201	Janice Murray (M-L) 129	Jean Augustine
Etobicoke North Etobicoke North Etobicoke North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It covers Rexdale, the northern part of Etobicoke, which is part of Toronto....	Roy Cullen Roy Cullen For the Texas businessman, see Hugh Roy Cullen.Roy Cullen, PC, MP was a Liberal MP for the riding of Etobicoke North in the Canadian House of Commons.-Background:... 19,450	Rupinder Nannar 5,737	Cesar Martello 3,761	Mir Kamal 605	Anna Di Carlo (M-L) 195 George Szebik (Ind.) 309 William Ubbens (CHP) 661	Roy Cullen
Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough—Agincourt is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto...	Jim Karygiannis Jim Karygiannis James "Jim" Karygiannis, PC, MP is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal... 26,400	Andrew Faust 8,649	D'arcy Palmer 4,182	Wayne Yeechong 919	Tony Karadimas (PC) 1,048	Jim Karygiannis
Scarborough Centre	John Cannis John Cannis John Cannis is a former member of the House of Commons in Canada.-Background:Born in Kalymnos, Greece, Cannis was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario. A successful entrepreneur for 18 years, Cannis owned a Toronto-based international executive search firm and was a member in good standing of... 20,740	John Mihtis 8,515	Greg Gogan Greg Gogan Greg Gogan is a Canadian politician and businessman. During the early 1990s, he was the leader of a short-lived political party called Option Canada.... 6,156	Greg Bonser 1,045	Dorothy Sauras (Comm.) 152	John Cannis
Scarborough—Guildwood Scarborough—Guildwood Scarborough—Guildwood is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre....	John McKay John McKay (politician) John Norman McKay, PC, MP is a lawyer and a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. McKay was formerly the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance while the Liberal party governed, but now serves as an opposition MP... 20,950	Tom Varesh 8,277	Sheila White Sheila White (politician) Sheila White is a Canadian political activist and a member of the New Democratic Party. She has run for office unsuccessfully five times, to date, in Toronto, Canada.... 5,885	Paul Charbonneau 1,106	Brenda Thompson (CAP) 200	John McKay
Scarborough—Rouge River Scarborough—Rouge River Scarborough—Rouge River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....	Derek Lee 22,564	Tony Backhurst 5,184	Fauzia Khan 3,635	Kathryn Holloway Kathryn Holloway Kathryn Holloway is a Canadian political activist, journalist, and entrepreneur, best known for her work in the Canadian Green and Ontario Liberal parties, and for her private and public-sector work on climate change, participatory democracy, and free speech.She is currently Executive Director of... 610	Raymond Cho (Ind.) 6,962	Derek Lee
Scarborough Southwest Scarborough Southwest Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...	Tom Wappel Tom Wappel Thomas William "Tom" Wappel is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, representing the Toronto riding of Scarborough West and its successor riding of Scarborough Southwest. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 general election.Wappel is a... 18,776	Heather Jewell 9,028	Dan Harris 8,471	Peter Van Dalen 1,520	Elizabeth Rowley Elizabeth Rowley Elizabeth Rowley is a politician, writer, and political activist in Ontario, Canada. Current leader of the Communist Party of Ontario, and a leading member of the Communist Party of Canada, Rowley has campaigned for office many times at both the municipal, federal and provincial levels.-Political... (Comm.) 168	Tom Wappel
Willowdale Willowdale (electoral district) Willowdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.The riding was created in 1976 from part of Eglinton....	Jim Peterson Jim Peterson James Scott "Jim" Peterson, PC is a retired Canadian politician and former Minister of International Trade.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he has a DCL from McGill University, a Master of Laws from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario... 30,855	Jovan Boseovski 11,615	Yvonne Bobb 4,812	Sharolyn Vettese 1,844	Ardavan Behrouzi (PC) 883 Bernadette Michael (Ind.) 253	Jim Peterson
York Centre York Centre York Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953....	Ken Dryden Ken Dryden Kenneth Wayne Dryden, PC, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender. Dryden is married with two children and four grandchildren and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame... † 21,520	Michael Mostyn 10,318	Peter Flaherty 5,376	Constantine Kritsonis 1,240	Max Royz (Ind.) 824	Art Eggleton³
York West York West York West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and since 1917.Its population was 110,384 in 2001...	Judy Sgro Judy Sgro Judy Sgro, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she currently represents the electoral district of York West in the Canadian House of Commons.-Councillor:... 17,903	Leslie Soobrian 3,120	Sandra Romano Anthony 4,228	Tim McKellar 824	Joseph Grubb (CHP) 1,580	Judy Sgro

Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
This area is part of the rapidly growing 905 belt, where the Conservatives were hoping for a breakthrough, as it is a traditionally Conservative area. Until their collapse in 1993, the Conservatives only lost two ridings in this area between 1979 and 1988. Despite star candidates, such as former Ontario cabinet minister and federal Conservative leadership candidate Tony Clement Tony Clement Tony Peter Clement, PC, MP is a Canadian federal politician, President of the Treasury Board, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario and member of the Conservative Party of Canada.... , the Conservatives failed to win seats here as in the other parts of suburban Toronto. Notes: 1 - Hundal replaced previous Conservative candidate Gurjit Grewal after a past conviction for assault came to light. 2 - Assadourian Sarkis Assadourian Sarkis Assadourian is an Armenian-Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He became the first Armenian-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons, with great support of the Armenian community of Toronto.Assadourian has grown distant to some in the Armenian-Canadian community by... not seeking re-election. 3 - Mahoney Steve Mahoney Steven W. Mahoney, PC is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. In the latter capacity, he served as a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien... lost nomination.	•••••••••	2004
	••••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	••••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	•••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	•••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	•••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	•••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	•••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Bramalea—Gore—Malton Bramalea—Gore—Malton Bramalea—Gore—Malton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the Canadian House of Commons....	Gurbax S. Malhi Gurbax S. Malhi Gurbax Singh Malhi, PC, was a Canadian politician. He was the first ever turbaned politician to be elected anywhere in the western world. A Liberal, he was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in 1993, and served as its representative in the House of Commons for 18... 20,394	Raminder Gill Raminder Gill Raminder Singh Gill is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and has unsuccessfully sought election to the Canadian House of Commons on three separate occasions. He currently serves as a citizenship judge. Gill was born... 12,594	Fernando Miranda 6,113	Sharleen McDowall 1,832	Frank Chilelli (M-L) 237	Gurbax S. Malhi
Brampton—Springdale Brampton—Springdale Brampton—Springdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-History:...	Ruby Dhalla Ruby Dhalla Ruby Dhalla is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party... † 19,385	Sam Hundal¹ 11,182	Kathy Pounder 8,038	Nick Hudson 1,927	Gurdev Singh Mattu (Comm.) 86	Sarkis Assadourian²
Brampton West Brampton West Brampton West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population was 170,422 in 2006- making it the most populous riding in Canada....	Colleen Beaumier Colleen Beaumier Colleen Beaumier is a Canadian politician, who served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2008.-Pre-politics:... 21,254	Tony Clement Tony Clement Tony Peter Clement, PC, MP is a Canadian federal politician, President of the Treasury Board, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario and member of the Conservative Party of Canada.... 18,768	Chris Moise 4,920	Sanjeev Goel Sanjeev Goel Sanjeev Goel is a male former deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario and is a physician in Brampton, Ontario. He is a previous candidate for both the Green Party of Ontario and the Green Party of Canada.... 1,603	Tom Bose (Ind.) 371	Colleen Beaumier
Mississauga—Brampton South Mississauga—Brampton South Mississauga—Brampton South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....	Navdeep Singh Bains 24,753	Parvinder Sandhu 10,433	Larry Taylor Larry Taylor Larry Taylor is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis... 6,411	Paul Simas 1,525	David Gershuny (M-L) 185	new district
Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga East—Cooksville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-History:It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East ridings....	Albina Guarnieri Albina Guarnieri Albina Guarnieri, PC, MP is a former politician. She was a member of Paul Martin's Liberal government and was Canada's 24th Minister of Veterans Affairs... 22,435	Riina DeFeria 10,299	Jim Gill Jim Gill James Clifford Gill was an American professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns of the American Association. He appeared in two games on June 27 & July 1, 1889. He had two hits in eight at-bats in that game.-External links:... 4,619	Jason Hinchcliffe 1,167	Pierre Chénier (M-L) 154 Sally Wong (CHP) 778 Andrew Seitz (Ind.) 114	Albina Guarnieri
Mississauga—Erindale Mississauga—Erindale Mississauga—Erindale is a federalelectoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga West ridings....	Carolyn Parrish 28,246	Bob Dechert Bob Dechert Robert "Bob" Dechert is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He represents the electoral district of Mississauga—Erindale in the House of Commons of Canada. He is a member of the Conservative Party.-Political history:... 16,600	Simon Black 5,104	Jeff Brownridge 1,855	David Greig (M-L) 145	Carolyn Parrish
						merged district
						Steve Mahoney³
Mississauga South Mississauga South Mississauga South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....	Paul Szabo Paul Szabo Paul John Mark Szabo is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga South for the Liberal Party.-Early life and education:... 24,628	Phil Green 16,027	Michael James Culkin 5,004	Neeraj Jain 1,899	Dagmar Sullivan (M-L) 107	Paul Szabo
Mississauga—Streetsville Mississauga—Streetsville Mississauga—Streetsville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	Wajid Khan Wajid Khan Wajid Ali Khan is a Canadian businessman and politician. Until 2008, he was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville as a Conservative Member of Parliament.-Early life:Khan served as an officer and a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force from 1966 to... 22,768	Nina Tangri 14,287	Manjinder Rai 4,266	Otto Casanova 2,415	Peter Creighton (PC) 1,293	new district
Oakville Oakville (electoral district) Oakville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton ridings....	Bonnie Brown 28,729	Rick Byers 19,524	Alison Myrden 4,027	Tania Orton 2,861	Zeshan Shahbaz (CAP) 95	Bonnie Brown

Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara

Profile & Notes	Electoral History
This region has been traditionally Conservative, however the Liberal Party swept the region, along with most of the rest in Ontario, in the last three elections. However, most Liberal victories outside Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... proper can be attributed to vote-splitting between the two right-wing parties. The Conservatives Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... had targeted several ridings in the area in this election. While in Hamilton, the NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in... was looking for major gains as well. In the end the Liberals stimied both parties with the NDP only gaining a seat. Notes: 1 - Bryden John H. Bryden John H. Bryden is a Canadian politician, journalist, historian.-Education:He received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from McMaster University in 1966, and a Masters of Philosophy in English from the University of Leeds in 1968.-Early career:From 1969 to 1989, Bryden held... defected from Liberals in Feb. '04; lost Conservative nomination. 2 - Reed Julian Reed Julian Alexander Arnott Reed is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. Reed is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.... not seeking re-election. 3 - Copps Sheila Copps Sheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997.... lost nomination. 4 - Pillitteri not seeking re-election. 5 - Tirabassi Tony Tirabassi Anthony "Tony" Tirabassi was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2004. He won the Niagara Centre electoral district in Ontario to become a member of the 37th Canadian Parliament. He is a career salesman.Tirabassi left political life after his first term... lost nomination.	••••••••••	2004
	•••••••••••	2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
	•••••••••••	1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
	•••••••••••	1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
	•••••••••••	1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
	•••••••••••	1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
	•••••••••••	1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
	•••••••••••	1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....	Russ Powers Russ Powers Russ Powers is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale for the Liberal Party.... 21,935	David Sweet David Sweet David S. Sweet is a Canadian politician who began serving his first term of office in January 2006. He is a former CEO of Promise Keepers Canada.-Political career:... 19,135	Gordon Guyatt Gordon Guyatt Gordon Henry Guyatt is a physician and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is known for his work on evidence-based medicine, a term that first appeared in a paper he published. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed articles in... 11,557	David Januczkowski 2,636		John Bryden¹
Burlington Burlington (electoral district) Burlington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Geography:It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington, Ontario....	Paddy Torsney Paddy Torsney Patricia Ann "Paddy" Torsney, PC is a Canadian politician. She is a former member of the Canadian House of Commons, previously representing the riding of Burlington for the Liberal Party... 27,423	Mike Wallace Mike Wallace (politician) Michael L. Wallace is a Canadian politician, currently representing the electoral district of Burlington in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.... 23,389	David Laird 6,581	Angela Reid Angela Reid Angela Reid is an elected City Councillor in the City of Kelowna and the former Deputy Leader for the Green Party of British Columbia, a position she held from 2007 to 2009. Angela was elected to the Green Party of Canada Federal Council in 2006, where she served for two years, and is the CEO of... 3,169	John Herman Wubs (CHP) 429	Paddy Torsney
Halton Halton (electoral district) Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...	Gary Carr Gary Carr Gary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006... 27,362	Dean Martin Dean Martin (politician) Dean Martin was the Arizona State Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. A Republican, he defeated Democrat Rano Singh in the 2006 general election. He was previously a member of the Arizona Senate.-Personal:... 21,704	Anwar Naqvi 4,642	Frank Marchetti 2,889		Julian Reed²
Hamilton Centre Hamilton Centre Hamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....	Stan Keyes Stan Keyes Stanley Kazmierczak Keyes, PC is a Canadian diplomat and former politician.Keyes was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 election as the Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for Hamilton West. He was subsequently reelected in 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections... 14,948	Leon O'Connor 6,714	David Christopherson David Christopherson David Christopherson is a Canadian politician. Since 2004, he has represented the riding of Hamilton Centre in the Canadian House of Commons. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Bob Rae... 20,321	Anne Marie Pavlov 1,422	Stephen Downey (CHP) 520 Jamile Ghaddar (M-L) 91 Michael Baldasaro Michael Baldasaro Michael A. James Baldasaro is a political and religious figure in Hamilton, Ontario. Together, with his friend Walter Tucker, he presides over a religious sect known as the Church of the Universe... (Ind.) 345	Stan Keyes
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton East—Stoney Creek is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The riding was formed in 2003 from parts of the former ridings of Hamilton East and Stoney Creek....	Tony Valeri Tony Valeri Tony Valeri, PC is a former Canadian politician. Valeri was the Canadian Government House Leader in Paul Martin's government from 2004 until 2006... 18,417	Fred Eisenberger Fred Eisenberger Fred Eisenberger is a Canadian politician. He is a former mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry Di Ianni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history... 10,888	Tony DePaulo 17,490	Richard Safka 1,446	Bob Mann Communist Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election The Communist Party of Canada - Ontario ran six candidates in the 2003 provincial election in Ontario, Canada. Relevant information about these candidates may be found on this page.-Howard Cukoff :... (CHP) 166 Sam Cino (Ind.) 393	Tony Valeri
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Hamilton Mountain	Beth Phinney Beth Phinney Elizabeth Phinney is a former Canadian politician. She was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until her retirement in 2005, representing the riding of Hamilton Mountain in Ontario for the Liberal Party.Phinney grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, and was educated at McMaster University... 18,548	Tom Jackson Tom Jackson (politician) Tom Jackson is a Hamilton City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBorn and raised in Hamilton, Jackson is a past owner of two Second Cup stores in Hamilton and a past employee of Stelco Hilton Works. He attended Westmount Secondary School and graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with an... 15,590	Chris Charlton Chris Charlton Chris Charlton, MP, MA is a German-born, Canadian politician from the City of Hamilton, Ontario. As a New Democrat, she has served as the Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain since 2006... 17,552	Jo Pavlov 1,378	Paul Lane (M-L) 214	Beth Phinney
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls (electoral district) Niagara Falls is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.It consists of the city of Niagara Falls and the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie....	Victor Pietrangelo 18,745	Rob Nicholson Rob Nicholson Robert Douglas "Rob" Nicholson, PC, QC, MP , is the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Niagara Falls for the Conservative Party and the current Minister of Justice after serving for one year as... 19,882	Wayne Gates 10,680	Ted Mousseau 2,071		Gerry Pillitteri⁴
Niagara West—Glanbrook Niagara West—Glanbrook Niagara West—Glanbrook is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot,...	Debbie Zimmerman 20,210	Dean Allison Dean Allison Dean Allison is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 federal election for the new riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook... 20,874	David Heatley David Heatley David Heatley is an American cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer and musician.- Education :Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Heatley graduated from Teaneck High School in 1993. He graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2000.-Comics:Though he studied painting and filmmaking at Oberlin,... 7,681	Tom Ferguson 1,761	David Bylsma (CHP) 1,107 Phil Rose (CAP) 179	new district
St. Catharines St. Catharines (electoral district) St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St...	Walt Lastewka Walt Lastewka Walter Thomas "Walt" Lastewka, PC is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006, representing the Ontario riding of St... 21,277	Leo Bonomi 18,261	Ted Mouradian 10,135	Jim Fannon Jim Fannon Jim Fannon , is a Canadian politician, radio talk show host, entrepreneur, and real estate agent in St. Catharines. He campaigned for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada in 2006.... 1,927	Elaine Couto (M-L) 61 Linda Klassen (CHP) 751 Jane Paxton (CAP) 204	Walt Lastewka
Welland Welland (electoral district) Welland is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,875....	John Maloney 19,642	Mel Grunstein 12,997	Jody Di Bartolomeo 14,623	Ryan McLaughlin 1,454	Ron Walker (M-L) 113 Irma Ruiter (CHP) 735	John Maloney
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						Tony Tirabassi⁵

Midwestern Ontario

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This area is traditionally conservative, except for the riding of Brant

Brant (electoral district)

Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....

which has not voted Conservative since 1958. Brant is where the NDP did well with popular MP Derek Blackburn

Derek Blackburn

Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn was a Canadian Member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993. He was elected as a candidate of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Brant in Ontario...

from 1971-1993. However, the NDP have been unable to duplicate this success in this area, and are unlikely to do so. The Conservatives won every other seat except for three seats in 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 sweeping the area (except for Brant) in 1984 and 1979. The three seats that went Liberal were Guelph and Kitchener (1980) and Haldimand-Norfolk (1988). Since the collapse of the Conservatives, and vote splitting the Liberals swept this area in 1993, 1997 and 2000. With a united right several seats went to the Conservatives.

Notes:

1 - Stewart not seeking re-election

2 - Finlay

John Baird Finlay

John Baird Finlay was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. His career had been in the school system, as a teacher and superintendent....

not seeking re-election

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The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....

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Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...

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Canadian federal election, 1993
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Canadian federal election, 1988
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Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...

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Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...

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Canadian federal election, 1979
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Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Brant Brant (electoral district) Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....	Lloyd St. Amand Lloyd St. Amand Lloyd St. Amand is a Canadian politician and a former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brant. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.... 20,455	Gregory Martin Gregory Martin (politician) Gregory Martin is a Canadian politician. He is a city councillor in the city of Brantford, Ontario, and was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Brant in the 2004 federal election.... 17,792	Lynn Bowering 11,826	Helen-Anne Embry 2,738	John Turmel (Ind.) 373 Barra Gots (CHP) 570	Jane Stewart¹
Cambridge Cambridge (electoral district) Cambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 119,140.-Geography:...	Janko Peric Janko Peric Janko Peric , is a former Canadian politician. Peric was the Liberal Party MP for the riding of Cambridge from 1993 to 2004.He was born Janko Perić in Orehovica near Bedekovčina, Croatia and was a welder and airplane pilot.... 18,899	Gary Goodyear Gary Goodyear Gary T. Goodyear, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, having been elected to represent the riding of Cambridge as a Conservative in 2004. On October 30, 2008 he was named Minister of State for Science & Technology within Prime Minister Stephen... 19,123	Gary Price 10,392	Gareth White 2,506	John Oprea (Ind.) 134 John Gots (CHP) 395 Alex Gryc (Ind.) 114	Janko Peric
Guelph Guelph (electoral district) Guelph is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and has been since 2004.The riding's parliamentary seat is held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote.-History:...	Brenda Chamberlain Brenda Chamberlain Brenda Kay Chamberlain, PC was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Guelph for the Liberal Party from 1993 until her resignation as of April, 2008.... 23,442	Jon Dearden 13,721	Phil Allt 10,527	Mike Nagy 3,866	Manuel Couto (M-L) 66 Peter Ellis (CHP) 634 Lyne Rivard (Mar.) 291	Brenda Chamberlain
Haldimand—Norfolk Haldimand—Norfolk Haldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. Its Member of Parliament is Conservative Diane Finley...	Bob Speller Bob Speller Robert "Bob" Speller, PC is a Canadian politician.A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Speller was elected to the Canadian House of Commons four times from 1988 to 2000... 19,336	Diane Finley Diane Finley Diane Finley, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She serves as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Of the 12 MPs in the Priorities and Planning Committee of cabinet , known as the inner cabinet, she is the only woman... 20,981	Carrie Sinkowski 7,143	Colin Jones 1,703	Steven Elgersma (CHP) 617	Bob Speller
Huron—Bruce Huron—Bruce Huron—Bruce is a federalelectoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-History:...	Paul Steckle Paul Steckle Paul Daniel Steckle is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. - Political positions :... 25,538	Barbara Fisher 15,930	Grant Robertson 6,707	Dave Vasey 1,518	Glen Smith (Mar.) 638 Dave Joslin (CHP) 958	Paul Steckle
Kitchener Centre Kitchener Centre Kitchener Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Political geography:...	Karen Redman Karen Redman Karen Redman, PC is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008, representing the riding of Kitchener Centre for the Liberal Party. She served as Chief Government Whip in the 2004-05 Parliament, and was the Chief Official Opposition Whip in the... 21,264	Thomas Ichim 12,412	Richard Walsh-Bowers 8,717	Karol Vesely 2,450	Mark Corbiere (Ind.) 277	Karen Redman
Kitchener—Conestoga Kitchener—Conestoga Kitchener—Conestoga is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	Lynn Myers Lynn Myers Lynn A. Myers is a former Canadian politician.Before being elected federally, he was involved in politics in the Waterloo Region from 1978 to 1997. He served in various capacities including mayor of Wilmot Township, Township councillor and regional councillor... 17,819	Frank Luellau 14,903	Len Carter 6,623	Kris Stapleton 2,793		Lynn Myers
Kitchener—Waterloo	Andrew Telegdi Andrew Telegdi Andrew Telegdi, PC is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2008, representing Waterloo and the successor riding of Kitchener—Waterloo.... 28,015	Steven Strauss 17,155	Edwin Laryea 9,267	Pauline Richards 3,277	Frank Ellis (CHP) 379 Ciprian Mihalcea (Ind.) 124	Andrew Telegdi
Oxford Oxford (electoral district) Oxford is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since the 1935 election.It consists of the county of Oxford....	Murray Coutler 14,011	David Mackenzie 20,606	Zoé Dorcas Kunschner 6,673	Irene Tietz 1,951	Kaye Sargent Kaye Sargent Kaye Sargent was a political activist in Ontario, Canada. She was the Deputy Leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party, and served as the party's leader for three years in the late 1980s. She also campaigned as a federal candidate for the Libertarian Party of Canada.Formerly a singer, Sargent became... (Libert.) 226 Alex Kreider (CAP) 108 James Bender (Mar.) 794 Leslie Bartley (CHP) 1,534	John Finlay²
Perth—Wellington Perth—Wellington Perth—Wellington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, Perth—Middlesex and Waterloo—Wellington ridings....	Brian Innes 15,032	Gary Schellenberger Gary Schellenberger Gary Ralph Schellenberger is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Perth—Wellington for the Conservative Party.... 18,879	Robert Roth 7,027	John Cowling 2,770	Irma Devries (CHP) 1,273	Gary Schellenberger
Wellington—Halton Hills Wellington—Halton Hills Wellington—Halton Hills is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The Member of Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hills is Mike Chong of the Conservative Party of Canada....	Bruce Hood (Ice Hockey) 19,173	Mike Chong 21,479	Noel Duignan Noel Duignan Noel Duignan is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:... 5,974	Brent Bouteiller 2,725	Pat Woode (CHP) 826	new district

Southwestern Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

and London

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

, and Conservatives do well in the rural areas of Kent County, Essex County, Lambton County, Elgin County, and Middlesex County. The NDP also has done well in the past, and currently in Windsor and London, where unions are strong. The NDP was elected in both Windsor-Walkerville and London-Fanshawe in 1984 and 1988, and hold both Windsor seats currently. The Liberas swept all but the riding of Elgin in 1980, the Conservatives swept all but the two Windsor ridings in 1984, and one London riding. The Liberals swept every single riding here in 1993 and 1997, and all but the riding of Windsor-St. Clair in 2000.
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The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...

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Canadian federal election, 1993
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Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....

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Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...

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Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...

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Canadian federal election, 1979
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Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Chatham-Kent—Essex Chatham-Kent—Essex Chatham-Kent—Essex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Federal riding:...	Jerry Pickard Jerry Pickard Jerry Pickard, PC, MP is a former Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until his retirement in 2005 representing the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex for the Liberal Party in his later terms in office.Pickard has Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education... 17,435	Dave Van Kesteren Dave Van Kesteren David "Dave" E. Van Kesteren is the Conservative Member of the Parliament of Canada in the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex.... 17,028	Kathleen Kevany 7,538	Rod Hetherington 1,845	Margaret Mondaca (M-L) 150	Jerry Pickard
Elgin—Middlesex—London Elgin—Middlesex—London Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex ridings.-Members of Parliament:...	Gar Knutson Gar Knutson Thomas Garfield "Gar" Knutson, PC is a lawyer and former member of the Parliament of Canada, as well as a former cabinet minister.... 15,860	Joe Preston Joe Preston (politician) Joseph "Joe" Preston is a Canadian politician and Conservative Member of Parliament representing Elgin—Middlesex—London riding.He defeated Liberal incumbent Gar Knutson in the 2004 federal election... 20,333	Tim McCallum 6,763	Julie-Ann Stodolny 2,033	Ken DeVries (CHP) 1,246 Will Arlow (CAP) 146	Gar Knutson
Essex Essex (electoral district) Essex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882 and since 1968.-Geography:...	Susan Whelan Susan Whelan Susan Elizabeth Whelan, PC is a former Canadian Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party of Canada. Whelan, a lawyer, first won a seat in the Canadian House of Common in the 1993 election representing Essex—Windsor. In 1997 and 2000 she was elected to represent Essex... 17,926	Jeff Watson 18,755	David Tremblay 12,519	Paul Forman Paul Forman Paul Forman is an historian of science and a curator of the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History. Forman's primary research focus has been the history of physics, in which he has helped pioneer the application of cultural history to scientific... 1,981	Robert Cruise (M-L) 105	Susan Whelan
London—Fanshawe London—Fanshawe London—Fanshawe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:The district consists of the southeast part of the City of London....	Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien (politician) Patrick Wayne "Pat" O'Brien, is a former member of the Canadian House of Commons. Elected as a Liberal, he ended his career in 2005 as the independent Member of Parliament for London—Fanshawe in London, Ontario.... 15,664	John Mazzilli 10,811	Irene Mathyssen Irene Mathyssen Irene R. Mathyssen is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons... 12,511	Ed Moore 1,634	Derrall Bellaire (PC) 453 Cameron Switzer (M-L) 65	Pat O'Brien
London North Centre London North Centre London North Centre is an electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....	Joe Fontana Joe Fontana Joseph Frank "Joe" Fontana, PC is the current mayor of London, Ontario. He was previously a Liberal member of the Parliament of Canada for the riding of London North Centre.... 21,472	Tim Gatten 13,677	Joe Swan 12,034	Bronagh Morgan 2,376	Rod Morley (PC) 220 Gustavo Granados-Ocon (M-L) 67	Joe Fontana
London West London West London West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 118,335.-Geography:The district includes the northwest part of the City of London....	Sue Barnes Sue Barnes Susan "Sue" Barnes, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. Barnes is currently a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and was in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of London West from 1993 to 2008.... 25,061	Mike Menear 17,335	Gina Barber 9,522	Rebecca Bromwich 2,611	Steve Hunter (PC) 511 Margaret Villamizar (M-L) 67	Sue Barnes
Middlesex—Kent—Lambton	Rose-Marie Ur Rose-Marie Ur Rose-Marie Margaret Ur is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 2005 and, in her final term in office, represented the riding of Middlesex—Kent—Lambton for the Liberal Party.- Biography :Ur was educated at the Strathroy Middlesex General... 19,452	Bev Shipley Bev Shipley Beverly T. "Bev" Shipley is a farmer and Conservative Party politician in Ontario, Canada. He was first elected as Member of Parliament for the Lambton—Kent—Middlesex electoral district in 2006, re-elected in 2008 and 2011.A graduate of Agriculture Technology, Shipley is married to Barb Shipley ... 19,288	Kevin Blake 7,376	Allan McKeown Allan McKeown Allan McKeown is an English Emmy-Award winning UK and US television and stage producer.- Early life :Allan McKeown was born in Ealing on 21 May 1946. His parents Edith McKeown and Victor McKeown moved first to Hackney and then to Hainault in Essex. His father was the Clerk of Works at the new... 1,834	Allan James (CHP) 1,015	Rose-Marie Ur
Sarnia—Lambton Sarnia—Lambton Sarnia—Lambton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....	Roger Gallaway Roger Gallaway Roger John Gallaway, PC is an educator and retired Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006, representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton for the Liberal Party.... 19,932	Marcel Beaubien Marcel Beaubien Marcel Beaubien is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and unsuccessfully sought election to the Canadian House of Commons as the Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Sarnia-Lambton in... 14,500	Greg Agar 7,764	Anthony Cramer 2,548	Dave Core (Ind.) 749 John Elliot (Ind.) 229 Gary De Boer (CHP) 1,819	Roger Gallaway
Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor—Tecumseh is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Essex and Windsor—St. Clair ridings....	Rick Limoges Rick Limoges Richard Limoges is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Windsor—St. Clair in the Canadian House of Commons from 1999 to 2000.... 16,219	Rick Fuschi 9,827	Joe Comartin 20,037	Élizabeth Powles 1,613	Laura Chesnik (M-L) 182	Joe Comartin
Windsor West Windsor West Windsor West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S...	Richard Pollock Richard Pollock Richard Pollock is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in 2002 and 2004, as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada.... 13,831	Jordan Katz 8,348	Brian Masse Brian Masse Brian S. Masse is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2002, representing the riding of Windsor West as a member of the New Democratic Party.... 20,297	Rob Spring 1,545	Enver Villamizar (M-L) 134	Brian Masse

Northern Ontario

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Northern Ontario is traditionally a very Liberal area in Ontario, but with historically strong showings by the NDP. The Conservatives have only won a combined total of 9 seats in Northern Ontario since 1979, 4 of which in the very Conservative Parry Sound Muskoka. The NDP has consistently done well here, finishing either first or second, even if it means not winning seats. They are especially strong in Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Nickel Belt, and Sault Ste. Marie, but have also won seats in Kenora-Rainy River, Thunder Bay-Nipigon, and Timmins Chapleau. The only bad showing by the Liberals since 1979 came in 1984, where they still managed 3 of 12 seats winning in Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane despite a national Conservative landslide.

Notes:

1 - Nault

Bob Nault

Robert Daniel "Bob" Nault, PC is a former Canadian politician.A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Nault served as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the cabinet of Jean Chrétien from 1999 to 2003....

not seeking re-election

2 - Wood not seeking re-election

3 - Dromisky

Stan Dromisky

Stanley Peter Dromisky was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004...

not seeking re-election

4 - Bélair

Réginald Bélair

Réginald Bélair is a Canadian politician.Bélair is a former Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Timmins—James Bay from 1997 to 2004 and Cochrane—Superior from 1988 to 1997. Bélair had been an administrator, a manager and a political assistant...

and Serré not seeking re-election

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Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....

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Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...

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Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...

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Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....

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Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...

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Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...

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Canadian federal election, 1979
The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

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Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...	NDP New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...	Green Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...	Other	Incumbent
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	Brent St. Denis Brent St. Denis Brent J. St. Denis is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2008, originally representing Algoma and later its successor ridings of Algoma—Manitoulin and Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing.St... 14,276	Blaine Armstrong 8,093	Carol Hughes Carol Hughes Carol Hughes is a Canadian politician, who has represented the electoral district of Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing in the Canadian House of Commons since 2008. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.... 11,051	Lindsay Killen 1,449		Brent St. Denis
Kenora Kenora (electoral district) Kenora is a federal and former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the early twentieth century....	Roger Valley Roger Valley Roger Valley is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008, representing the riding of Kenora for the Liberal Party.... 8,563	Bill Brown 6,598	Susan Barclay 7,577	Carl Chaboyer 898		Bob Nault¹
Nickel Belt Nickel Belt Nickel Belt is one of two federal electoral districts serving the Greater City of Sudbury.Nickel Belt has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.It consists of:...	Raymond Bonin Raymond Bonin Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin is a Canadian politician.Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Bonin was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Nickel Belt, representing the riding from 1993 to 2008. Prior to entering politics, he was a professor at Sudbury's Cambrian College... 17,188	Michel Dupont 7,628	Claude Gravelle Claude Gravelle Claude Gravelle is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.... 13,980	Steve Lafleur 1,031	Don Lavallee (Ind.) 217 Steve Rutchinski (M-L) 51 Michel Ethier (Mar.) 430	Raymond Bonin
Nipissing-Timiskaming	Anthony Rota Anthony Rota Anthony Rota is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011, representing the riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming.... 18,254	Al McDonald Al McDonald Al McDonald is a politician in Ontario, Canada, currently the mayor of North Bay, Ontario. He was previously a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2002 to 2003, and ran unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2004 federal election.McDonald... 16,001	Dave Fluri 7,354	Les Wilcox 1,329	Ross MacLean (CAP) 204	Bob Wood²
						merged district
						Ben Serré⁴
Parry Sound—Muskoka Parry Sound—Muskoka Parry Sound—Muskoka is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....	Andy Mitchell 19,271	Keith Montgomery 15,970	Jo-Anne Boulding 5,171	Glen Hodgson 3,524		Andy Mitchell
Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie (electoral district) Sault Ste. Marie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.In 2004, due to population changes in boundary distribution, the riding expanded significantly to include a significant portion of the Algoma District, from...	Carmen Provenzano Carmen Provenzano Carmen Provenzano was a Canadian politician. He represented the Sault Ste. Marie electoral district in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.... 15,760	Cameron Ross 9,969	Tony Martin Tony Martin (politician) Anthony A. "Tony" Martin is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, representing the riding of Sault Ste. Marie for the Ontario New Democratic Party . He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the federal NDP in 2004, again... 16,512	Julie Emmerson 814	Mike Taffarel (M-L) 67	Carmen Provenzano
Sudbury Sudbury (electoral district) Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....	Diane Marleau Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien... 18,914	Stephen Butcher 9,008	Gerry McIntaggart 12,781	Luke Norton 1,999	David Starbuck (M-L) 100	Diane Marleau
Thunder Bay—Rainy River Thunder Bay—Rainy River Thunder Bay—Rainy River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	Ken Boshcoff Ken Boshcoff Ken Boshcoff is a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine,... 14,290	David Leskowski 9,559	John Rafferty 10,781	Russ Aegard 856	Johannes Scheibler (CHP) 267 Doug Thompson (Mar.) 547	Stan Dromisky³
Thunder Bay—Superior North Thunder Bay—Superior North Thunder Bay—Superior North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1976....	Joe Comuzzi Joe Comuzzi Joseph Robert "Joe" Comuzzi, PC is a former Canadian politician.Comuzzi was born in Fort William, Ontario. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1954. In 1966, Comuzzi received the University of Windsor Alumni Award of Merit, the Alumni Association's most... 15,022	Bev Sarafin 7,394	Bruce Hyer Bruce Hyer Bruce Tolhurst Hyer is an American-born Canadian politician, who was first elected to represent the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the 2008 Canadian federal election, and re-elected with a wider margin in the 2011 federal election... 10,230	Carl Rose Carl Rose Carl Rose was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in The New Yorker, Popular Science, The Saturday Evening Post, and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award for 1958.... 1,614	Denis Carrière (Mar.) 645	Joe Comuzzi
Timmins—James Bay Timmins—James Bay Timmins—James Bay is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 84,001....	Ray Chénier Ray Chénier Jacques Raymond Chénier is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984... 13,525	Andrew Van Oosten 5,682	Charlie Angus Charlie Angus Charles Joseph Angus MP is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician. Angus entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins—James Bay. He was the NDP parliamentary critic for Canadian Heritage from 2004 to 2007,... 14,138	Marsha Kriss 767		Réginald Bélair⁴
						merged district
						Ben Serré⁴

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