Vaughan (electoral district)

Vaughan

Ontario electoral district
Vaughan in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Julian Fantino Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	154,206
Electors (2011)	123,096
Area (km²)	230
Pop. density (per km²)	670.5
Census divisions	York
Census subdivisions	Vaughan

For the provincial electoral district, see Vaughan (provincial electoral district)

Map of Vaughan riding

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.

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

Political geography

The riding is divided between the rural and urban parts. The Conservative concentrations in the riding can be found in the more rural parts, in the north and east parts of the riding, like the community of Kleinburg. The rest of the riding, the more suburban southern part is strongly Liberal. [1]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

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

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Vaughan—King—Aurora prior to 2003
38th	2004–2006		Maurizio Bevilacqua	Liberal
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2010
	2010–2011		Julian Fantino	Conservative
41st	2011–present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	Julian Fantino	38,533	56.32	+7.22
	Liberal	Mario Ferri	20,435	29.87	-16.78
	New Democratic	Mark Pratt	7,940	11.60	+9.92
	Green	Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain	1,515	2.21	+0.99
Total valid votes			68,423	100.00
Total rejected ballots			480	0.70	+0.12
Turnout			68,903	55.98	+23.48
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-election on November 29, 2010 resignation of Maurizio Bevilacqua on September 2, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Julian Fantino	19,290	49.10	+14.77
	Liberal	Tony Genco	18,326	46.65	-2.53
	New Democratic	Kevin Bordian	661	1.68	-7.96
	Green	Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain	481	1.22	-5.64
	Libertarian	Paolo Fabrizio	251	0.64	–
	Independent	Leslie Bory	111	0.28	–
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	110	0.28	–
	United	Brian Jedan	55	0.14	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			39,285	100.00	$114,412
Total rejected ballots			231	0.58	-0.16
Turnout			39,516	32.50	-19.42
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	-8.6

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	27,773	49.18	-10.54	$36,208
	Conservative	Richard Lorello	19,390	34.33	+8.28	$65,173
	New Democratic	Vicky Wilkin	5,442	9.64	+1.38	$1,896
	Green	Adrian Visentin	3,870	6.85	+2.00	$11,775
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,475	100.00	$103,581
Total rejected ballots			421	0.74	-0.02
Turnout			56,906	51.92	-12.09
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.4

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	36,968	59.72	-3.24
	Conservative	Richard Majkot	16,124	26.05	+2.37
	New Democratic	Yurgo Alexopoulos	5,114	8.26	-0.50
	Green	Adrian Visentin	3,004	4.85	+1.40
	Libertarian	Paolo Fabrizio	688	1.11	+0.33
Total valid votes			62,031	100.00
Total rejected ballots			472	0.76	-0.34
Turnout			62,370	64.01	+8.00
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.8

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	31,430	62.96	-12.96
	Conservative	Joe Spina	11,821	23.68	+3.20
	New Democratic	Octavia Beckles	4,371	8.76	+5.78
	Green	Russell Korus	1,722	3.45	-
	Libertarian	Paolo Fabrizio	388	0.78	-
	Canadian Action	Walter Aolari	192	0.38	–
Total valid votes			49,924	100.00
Total rejected ballots			556	1.10
Turnout			50,480	56.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.1

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

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada