Oakville North—Burlington (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Oakville North—Burlington in relation to nearby electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| District abolished | 2024 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, 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
[edit]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
[edit]Conservative
[edit]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]
Liberal
[edit]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.[6]
2022 redistribution
[edit]As a result of the 2022 electoral Redistribution this riding was abolished on April 22, 2024 and created out of its dissolution were three new riding's Burlington North-Milton West, Oakville West, and Oakville East. These new districts are set to benefit the Conservatives in the upcoming election and as a result many Conservatives are interested in becoming the Candidates for these ridings.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[7]
Ethnic groups: 54.9% White, 16.0% South Asian, 8.6% Chinese, 5.6% Arab, 3.4% Black, 2.5% Latin American, 1.8% Korean, 1.8% Filipino, 1.1% Indigenous, 1.1% West Asian
Languages: 57.5% English, 5.3% Mandarin, 4.1% Arabic, 2.6% Spanish, 2.5% Urdu, 1.7% Punjabi, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Polish, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% Hindi, 1.3% French, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian, 1.0% Russian
Religions: 52.4% Christian (29.6% Catholic, 4.1% Christian Orthodox, 3.2% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.6% Presbyterian, 11.1% Other), 11.6% Muslim, 5.5% Hindu, 2.5% Sikh, 1.0% Buddhist, 26.2% None
Median income: $51,200 (2020)
Average income: $74,100 (2020)
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville North—Burlington Riding created from Halton |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Pam Damoff | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pam Damoff | 30,910 | 46.8 | –1.5 | $71,960.98 | |||
| Conservative | Hanan Rizkalla | 25,091 | 38.0 | ±0.0 | $81,816.65 | |||
| New Democratic | Lenaee Dupuis | 6,574 | 10.0 | +1.6 | $9,944.56 | |||
| People's | Gilbert Jubinville | 2,429 | 3.7 | +2.6 | $9,465.38 | |||
| Green | Bruno Sousa | 1,019 | 1.5 | –2.7 | $2,312.56 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 66,023 | 99.2 | – | $126,208.50 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 533 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Turnout | 66,556 | 66.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 99,493 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pam Damoff | 33,597 | 48.26 | +1.52 | $113,366.12 | |||
| Conservative | Sean Weir | 26,484 | 38.04 | −5.29 | $111,573.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Nicolas Dion | 5,866 | 8.43 | +1.18 | none listed | |||
| Green | Michael Houghton | 2,925 | 4.20 | +2.61 | $332.94 | |||
| People's | Gilbert Joseph Jubinville | 751 | 1.08 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,623 | 99.41 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 412 | 0.59 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 70,035 | 71.69 | +0.45 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,696 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.59 | –1.51 | $2,273.28 | |||
| Libertarian | David Clement | 666 | 1.10 | – | $3,998.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,796 | 99.55 | $223,412.78 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.45 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,068 | 71.24 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,727 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also
[edit]- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
- Oakville North—Burlington (provincial electoral district)
References
[edit]- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved November 26, 2013
- ^ Final Report – Ontario, archived from the original on November 27, 2020, retrieved November 26, 2013
- ^ http://www.onbconservative.ca/events/congratulations-effie-triantafilopoulos/ [dead link]
- ^ "Pam Damoff secures Liberal nomination for Oakville North-Burlington riding". insidehalton.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Oakville North--Burlington [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Oakville North—Burlington, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections". Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
