Oakville North—Burlington (federal electoral district)

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For the provincial district, see Oakville North—Burlington (provincial electoral district).
Oakville North—Burlington
Ontario electoral district
Oakville North—Burlington in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Pam Damoff
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]114,378
Electors (2015)84,100
Area (km²)[2]92
Pop. density (per km²)1,243.2
Census division(s)Halton
Census subdivision(s)Burlington, Oakville

Oakville North—Burlington (French: Oakville-Nord—Burlington) is a federal electoral district in Halton Region, Ontario.

History

Oakville North—Burlington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] The riding was created out of part of the electoral district of Halton.[4]

2015 federal election

Conservative

On June 7, 2015, at the Burlington Convention Centre, Conservative members of the Oakville North—Burlington Electoral District Association nominated Effie Triantafilopoulos as their official candidate for the October 19, 2015 federal election.[5]

Green Party

Adnan Shahbaz [6] is an educator working in the Curriculum Support Services division of a local school board as an Instructional Coach. He has worked as a classroom teacher, a behavioral support and special education teacher for nearly a decade.[7] Adnan was born and raised in Toronto and has called Oakville and Burlington home since 2001. He is the only candidate who actually lives in the riding.

Liberal

Ward 6 Councillor for Oakville, Max Khan bested aviation-pilot Rohit Dhamjia by an unknown number of votes in the party's nomination vote on September 25, 2014, in Oakville. Khan died at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on March 29, 2015, vacating his role as the Liberals candidate. Oakville Town Councillor and longtime community volunteer Pam Damoff was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate on May 26, 2015.[8]

Libertarian

On January 6, 2015, the Libertarian Party of Canada nominated David Clement. He is a local entrepreneur in the consulting field.[9]

NDP

On March 22, 2015 members from the ONB NDP nominated Rebecca Rajcak,[10] an OSSTF member and high school teacher in Oakville. She later resigned the candidacy and Janice Best, a local union official, replaced her as the NDP candidate.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Oakville North—Burlington
Riding created from Halton
42nd  2015–2019     Pam Damoff Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Oakville North—Burlington (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pam Damoff 33,597 48.3
Conservative Sean Weir 26,484 38.0
New Democratic Nicolas Dion 5,866 8.4
Green Michael Houghton 2,925 4.2
People's Gilbert Joseph Jubinville 751 1.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,623 100.0
Total rejected ballots 412
Turnout 70,035 71.9
Eligible voters 97,439
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election: Oakville North—Burlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pam Damoff 28,415 46.74 +19.77 $87,266.36
Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 26,342 43.33 -10.83 $133,882.22
New Democratic Janice Best 4,405 7.25 -8.26 $10,112.38
Green Adnan Shahbaz 968 1.6 -1.5 $2,273.28
Libertarian David Clement 666 1.1 – $3,998.74
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,796 100.0     $223,412.78
Total rejected ballots 272 – –
Turnout 61,068 – –
Eligible voters 85,462
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 25,368 54.16
  Liberal 12,633 26.97
  New Democratic 7,263 15.51
  Green 1,452 3.10
  Others 123 0.26

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  5. ^ http://www.onbconservative.ca/events/congratulations-effie-triantafilopoulos/
  6. ^ https://greenparty.ca/en/riding/2013-35073
  7. ^ http://www.adnanshahbaz.ca
  8. ^ "Pam Damoff secures Liberal nomination for Oakville North-Burlington riding". m.insidehalton.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  9. ^ https://www.libertarian.ca/candidate/david-clement/
  10. ^ http://www.onbndp.ca
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Oakville North—Burlington, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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