Canadian federal election results in Southern Durham and York

Electoral history

Year	Results
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Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in the suburban sections of Durham and York Regions.

Regional profile

The region roughly conforms to the boundaries of the 905 Area Code (often referred to as the "905 belt"), and is populated predominantly by middle class, suburban voters. The area had been traditionally conservative, supporting the Mike Harris government at the provincial level and helping the PCs to win two majority governments. Support for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the New Democratic Party, however, was heavy in the unionist city of Oshawa, especially when popular NDP leader Ed Broadbent held this seat from the late 1960s to late 1980s.

However, rapid growth of the Greater Toronto Area accompanied with an influx of immigrants and urban professionals turned the region a Liberal stronghold, similar to the outer areas of the City of Toronto. In particular, its provincial rejection of the Tories in 2003 helped to secure Dalton McGuinty's landslide majority.

In 2006, the Liberals easily held onto most of the seats, with the exception of Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa. which were taken by the Conservatives. In 2008, the Conservatives gained another two seats, Thornhill and Oak Ridges—Markham, and in a 2010 by-election the riding of Vaughan. In 2011, the Conservatives took another 3 seats (Ajax-Pickering, Pickering-Scarborough East and Richmond Hill); leaving the Liberals with only Markham—Unionville.

2015 - 42nd General Election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Conservative		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Ajax		Chris Alexander 19,374 34.41%		Stephanie Brown 4,630 8.22%		Mark Holland 31,458 55.87%		Jeff Hill 788 1.40%		Bob Kesic (United) 57 0.10%		Chris Alexander Ajax—Pickering
Aurora—Oak Ridges— Richmond Hill		Costas Menegakis 23,039 45.19%		Brenda Power 2,912 5.71%		Leona Alleslev 24,132 47.34%		Randi Ramdeen 654 1.28%		Kyle Bowles (Animal All.) 243 0.48%	New District
King—Vaughan		Konstantin Toubis 24,170 44.20%		Natalie Rizzo 3,571 6.53%		Deb Schulte 25,908 47.38%		Ann Raney 1,037 1.90%			New District
Markham—Stouffville		Paul Calandra 25,565 42.77%		Gregory Hines 3,647 6.10%		Jane Philpott 29,416 49.21%		Myles O'Brien 1,145 1.92%				Paul Calandra Oak Ridges—Markham
Markham—Thornhill		Jobson Easow 13,849 32.31%		Senthi Chelliah 4,595 10.72%		John McCallum 23,878 55.72%		Joshua Russell 535 1.25%			New District
Markham—Unionville		Bob Saroya 24,605 49.37%		Colleen Zimmerman 2,528 5.07%		Bang-Gu Jiang 21,596 43.33%		Elvin Kao 1,110 2.23%				John McCallum‡
Oshawa		Colin Carrie 23,162 38.17%		Mary Fowler 19,339 31.87%		Tito-Dante Marimpietri 16,588 27.33%		Michael Dempsey 1,522 2.51%		David Gershuny (M-L) 75 0.12%		Colin Carrie
Pickering—Uxbridge		Corneliu Chisu 22,591 38.19%		Pamela Downward 5,446 9.21%		Jennifer O'Connell 29,757 50.30%		Anthony Jordan Navarro 1,365 2.31%				Corneliu Chisu Pickering—Scarborough East
Richmond Hill		Michael Parsa 21,275 43.32%		Adam DeVita 3,950 8.04%		Majid Jowhari 23,032 46.90%		Gwendolyn Veenema 856 1.74%				Costas Menegakis‡
Thornhill		Peter Kent 31,911 58.56%		Lorne Cherry 2,814 5.16%		Nancy Coldham 18,395 33.76%		Josh Rachlis 627 1.15%		Gene Balfour (Libert.) 587 1.08%		Peter Kent
										Margaret Leigh Fairbairn (Seniors) 157 0.29%
Vaughan—Woodbridge		Julian Fantino 20,746 43.86%		Adriana Marie Zichy 2,198 4.65%		Francesco Sorbara 23,041 48.71%		Elise Boulanger 597 1.26%		Anthony Gualtieri (Libert.) 716 1.51%		Julian Fantino Vaughan
Whitby		Pat Perkins 27,154 42.09%		Ryan Kelly 6,677 10.35%		Celina Caesar-Chavannes 29,003 44.95%		Craig Cameron 1,403 2.17%		Jon O'Connor (Ind.) 279 0.43%		Pat Perkins Whitby—Oshawa

2011 - 41st General Election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Ajax—Pickering		Chris Alexander 24,797 44.07%		Mark Holland 21,569 38.33%		Jim Koppens 8,270 14.70%		Mike Harilaid 1,561 2.77%		Bob Kesic (United) 71 0.13%		Mark Holland
Markham—Unionville		Bob Saroya 17,734 35.55%		John McCallum 19,429 38.95%		Nadine Marie Hawkins 10,897 21.84%		Adam Poon 1,597 3.20%		Allen Small (Libert.) 231 0.46%		John McCallum
Oak Ridges—Markham		Paul Calandra 46,241 51.12%		Lui Temelkovski 25,561 28.26%		Janice Hagan 15,229 16.84%		Trifon Haitas 2,349 2.60%		John Siciliano (PC) 1,080 1.19%		Paul Calandra
Oshawa		Colin Carrie 26,034 51.31%		James Cooper Morton 3,536 6.97%		Chris Buckley 19,212 37.87%		Gail Bates 1,631 3.21%		Matthew Belanger (Libert.) 260 0.51%		Colin Carrie
										David Gershuny (M-L) 61 0.12%
Pickering— Scarborough East		Corneliu Chisu 19,220 40.11%		Dan McTeague 18,013 37.59%		Andrea Moffat 8,932 18.64%		Kevin Smith 1,751 3.65%				Dan McTeague
Richmond Hill		Costas Menegakis 22,078 44.14%		Bryon Wilfert 17,671 35.33%		Adam DeVita 8,433 16.86%		Cameron W. Hastings 1,832 3.66%				Bryon Wilfert
Thornhill		Peter Kent 36,629 61.38%		Karen Mock 14,125 23.67%		Simon Strelchik 7,141 11.97%		Norbert Koehl 1,562 2.62%		Liz White (AAEVP) 215 0.36%		Peter Kent
Vaughan		Julian Fantino 38,533 56.32%		Mario Ferri 20,435 29.87%		Mark Pratt 7,940 11.60%		Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain 1,515 2.21%				Julian Fantino
Whitby—Oshawa		Jim Flaherty 37,525 58.42%		Trevor Bardens 9,066 14.11%		Trish McAuliffe 14,305 22.27%		Rebecca Harrison 3,143 4.89%		Josh Insang (Libert.) 198 0.31%		Jim Flaherty

2008 - 40th General Election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Ajax—Pickering		Rick Johnson 18,471 37.95%		Mark Holland 21,675 44.53%		Bala Thavarajasoorier 4,422 9.08%		Mike Harilaid 3,543 7.28%		Kevin Norng (CHP) 398 0.82%		Mark Holland
										Stephanie Wilson (Libert.) 167 0.34%
Markham—Unionville		Duncan Fletcher 13,855 30.13%		John McCallum 25,296 55.02%		Nadine Hawkins 4,682 10.18%		Leonard Aitken 1,921 4.18%		Allen Small (Libert.) 225 0.49%		John McCallum
Oak Ridges—Markham		Paul Calandra 32,028 42.24%		Lui Temelkovski 31,483 41.52%		Andy Arifin 7,126 9.40%		Richard Taylor 5,184 6.84%				Lui Temelkovski
Oshawa		Colin Carrie 19,951 41.37%		Sean Godfrey 7,741 16.05%		Mike Shields 16,750 34.73%		Pat Gostlin 3,374 7.00%		David Gershuny (M-L) 117 0.24%		Colin Carrie
										Alex Kreider (CAP) 52 0.11%
										Peter Vogel (CHP) 246 0.51%
Pickering— Scarborough East		George Khouri 14,940 32.45%		Dan McTeague 22,874 49.69%		Andrea Moffat 4,875 10.59%		Jason Becevello 3,023 6.57%		Rick Chue (CHP) 191 0.41%		Dan McTeague
										Chai Kalevar (CAP) 130 0.28%
Richmond Hill		Chungsen Leung 16,318 35.69%		Bryon Wilfert 21,488 47.00%		Wess Dowsett 4,526 9.90%		Dylan Marando 3,388 7.41%				Bryon Wilfert
Thornhill		Peter Kent 26,660 49.01%		Susan Kadis 21,448 39.43%		Simon Strelchik 3,601 6.62%		Norbert Koehl 2,686 4.94%				Susan Kadis
Vaughan		Richard Lorello 19,390 34.33%		Maurizio Bevilacqua 27,773 49.18%		Vicky Wilkin 5,442 9.64%		Adrian Visentin 3,870 6.85%				Maurizio Bevilacqua
Whitby—Oshawa		Jim Flaherty 30,704 50.99%		Brent Fullard 15,460 25.68%		David Purdy 8,584 14.26%		Doug Anderson 5,067 8.42%		Yvonne Forbes (CHP) 395 0.66%		Jim Flaherty

2006 - 39th General Election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
Ajax—Pickering		Mark Holland 25,636 49.38%		Rondo Thomas 16,992 32.73%		Kevin Modeste 6,655 12.82%		Russell Korus 2,199 4.24%		Kevin Norng (CHP) 435 0.84%		Mark Holland
Markham—Unionville		John McCallum 32,769 61.89%		Joe Li 14,153 26.73%		Janice Hagan 4,257 8.04%		Wesley Weese 1,146 2.16%		Fayaz Choudhary (PC) 321 0.61%		John McCallum
										Partap Dua (Ind.) 297 0.56%
Oak Ridges—Markham		Lui Temelkovski 35,083 47.06%		Bob Callow 28,683 38.47%		Pamela Courtout 7,367 9.88%		Steve Armes 3,423 4.59%				Lui Temelkovski
Oshawa		Louise Parkes 12,831 23.98%		Colin Carrie 20,657 38.61%		Sid Ryan 17,905 33.47%		Adam Jobse 2,019 3.77%		David Gershuny (M-L) 91 0.17%		Colin Carrie
Pickering— Scarborough East		Dan McTeague 27,719 52.68%		Tim Dobson 16,693 31.73%		Gary Dale 6,090 11.57%		Jeff Brownridge 1,869 3.55%		Pedro Gonsalves (Ind.) 176 0.33%		Dan McTeague
										Chai Kalevar (CAP) 70 0.13%
Richmond Hill		Bryon Wilfert 27,837 53.58%		Joe Di Paola 16,564 31.88%		Wess Dowsett 5,176 9.96%		Tim Rudkins 2,379 4.58%				Bryon Wilfert
Thornhill		Susan Kadis 29,934 53.10%		Anthony Reale 19,005 33.71%		Simon Strelchik 4,405 7.81%		Lloyd Helferty 1,934 3.43%		Mark Abramowitz (PC) 1,094 1.94%		Susan Kadis
Vaughan		Maurizio Bevilacqua 36,968 59.72%		Richard Majkot 16,124 26.05%		Yurgo Alexopoulos 5,114 8.26%		Adrian Visentin 3,004 4.85%		Paolo Fabrizio (Libert.) 688 1.11%		Maurizio Bevilacqua
Whitby—Oshawa		Judi Longfield 25,882 38.75%		Jim Flaherty 29,294 43.86%		Maret Sadem-Thompson 8,716 13.05%		Ajay Krishnan 2,407 3.60%		Tom Cochrane (CAP) 217 0.32%		Judi Longfield
										Marty Gobin (Libert.) 274 0.41%

Key map

Ajax-Pickering Markham-Unionville Oak Ridges-Markham Oshawa Pickering-Scarborough East Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan Whitby-Oshawa

2004 - 38th General Election

Electoral District	Candidates					Incumbent
	Liberal	Conservative	NDP	Green	Other
Ajax—Pickering	Mark Holland 21,706	René Soetens 14,666	Kevin Modeste 5,286	Karen MacDonald 1,951		new district
Markham—Unionville	John McCallum 30,442	Joe Li 10,325	Janice Hagan 3,993	Ed Wong 1,148		John McCallum
Oak Ridges—Markham	Lui Temelkovski 31,964	Bob Callow 20,712	Pamela Courtot 5,430	Bernadette Manning 2,406	Jim Conrad (PC) 820 Maurice Whittle (CHP) 458	new district
Oshawa	Louise Parkes 14,510	Colin Carrie 15,815	Sid Ryan 15,352	Liisa Whalley 1,850	Tim Sullivan (M-L) 91	Ivan Grose1
Pickering—Scarborough East	Dan McTeague 27,312	Tim Dobson 13,417	Gary Dale 5,392	Matthew Pollesel 1,809		Dan McTeague
Richmond Hill	Bryon Wilfert 27,102	Peter Merrifield 11,530	Nella Cotrupi 4,495	Tim Rudkins 2,144	Ellena Lam (PC) 1,074	Bryon Wilfert
Thornhill	Susan Kadis 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	Maurizio Bevilacqua 31,430	Joe Spina 11,821	Octavia Beckles 4,371	Russell Korus 1,722	Paolo Fabrizio (Libert.) 388 Walter Aolari (CAP) 192	Maurizio Bevilacqua
Whitby—Oshawa	Judi Longfield 25,649	Ian MacNeil 20,531	Maret Sadem-Thompson 8,002	Michael MacDonald 2,759		Judi Longfield

Key map	Ajax-Pickering Markham-Unionville Oak Ridges-Markham Oshawa Pickering-Scarborough East Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan Whitby-Oshawa
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File:Sdlpc.PNG Liberal Party of Canada	File:Sdndp.PNG New Democratic Party

2000 - 37th General Election

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Liberal		Canadian Alliance		NDP		PC		Other
Markham		John McCallum 32,104 66.64%		Jim Jones 9,015 18.71%		Janice Hagan 1,129 2.34%		David Scrymgeour 5,085 10.55%		Akber Choudhry (Ind.) 222 0.46% Jim Conrad (CAP) 130 0.27% Bernadette Manning (Green) 493 1.02%		Jim Jones
Oak Ridges		Bryon Wilfert 33,058 59.41%		Bob Callow 11,714 21.05%		Joseph Thevarkunnel 1,623 2.92%		John Oostrom 8,409 15.11%		Steven Haylestrom (Green) 672 1.21% Mary Wan (NLP) 172 0.31%		Bryon Wilfert
Oshawa		Ivan Grose 16,179 42.92%		Barry Bussey 10,863 28.82%		Bruce Rogers 4,203 11.15%		Bruce L. Wright 5,675 15.05%		David Gershuny (M-L) 97 0.26% Craig James Michael McMillan (Mar.) 679 1.80%		Ivan Grose
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge		Dan McTeague 28,834 57.44%		Ken Griffith 11,941 23.79%		Ralph Chatoor 1,523 3.03%		Michael Hills 6,883 13.71%		Chris Pennington (Green) 1,014 2.02%		Dan McTeague
Thornhill		Elinor Caplan 27,152 64.59%		Robert Goldin 6,643 15.80%		Nathan Rotman 1,653 3.93%		Lou Watson 6,338 15.08%		Art Jaszczyk (CAP) 254 0.60%		Elinor Caplan
Vaughan—King—Aurora		Maurizio Bevilacqua 38,208 67.22%		Adrian Visentin 9,757 17.17%		Octavia Beckles 1,938 3.41%		Menotti Mazzuca 6,551 11.53%		Lesley Knight (NA) 384 0.68%		Maurizio Bevilacqua
Whitby—Ajax		Judi Longfield 25,693 52.68%		Shaun Gillespie 13,159 26.98%		Vic Perroni 2,359 4.84%		Rob Chopowick 7,563 15.51%				Judi Longfield