Burlington (electoral district)

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**Burlington**
Ontario electoral district
Burlington in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Mike Wallace Conservative
District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2001)	118,310
Electors (2001)	89,433
Area (km²)	79
Pop. density (per km²)	1,497.6
Census divisions	Halton
Census subdivisions	Burlington

Map of Burlington riding

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

Burlington is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.

1 Geography
2 Federal riding
- 2.1 Members of Parliament
- 2.2 Federal election results
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington, Ontario.

The riding consists of the neighbourhoods of Aldershot, Maple, Freeman, Wellington Square, Dynes, Roseland, Longmoor, Shoreacres, Pinedale, Elizabeth Gardens, Palmer, Mountainside, Brant Hills, Headon Forest, Millcroft, The Orchard and Tyandaga in Burlington.

[edit] Federal riding

Burlington was created in 1976 from Halton—Wentworth.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Bill Kempling, Progressive Conservative (1979-1993)
Paddy Torsney, Liberal (1993-2006)
Mike Wallace, Conservative (2006-present)

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mike Wallace	28,030
	Liberal	Paddy Torsney	25,431
	New Democrat	David Carter Laird	8,090
	Green	Rick Goldring	3,471

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paddy Torsney	27,423
	Conservative	Mike Wallace	23,389
	New Democrat	David Carter Laird	6,581
	Green	Angela Reid	3,169
	Christian Heritage	John Herman Wubs	429

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paddy Torsney	22,175
	Canadian Alliance	Don Pennell	11,500
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen Collinson	11,240
	New Democrat	Larry McMahon	1,722
	Green	Tom Snyder	771

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paddy Torsney	22,042
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Kuegle	16,344
	Reform	Terry Lamping	8,662
	New Democrat	Jim Hough	2,561
	Canadian Action	Ann Marsden	352

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paddy Torsney	22,785
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Kuegle	13,540
	Reform	Hugh Ramolla	11,984
	New Democrat	Jim Hough	1,554
	Independent	Bill Barlett	929
	National	Bill Watson	535
	Natural Law	Ursula Kropfel	336

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Kempling	26,293
	Liberal	James Smith	13,448
	New Democrat	Jane Mulkewich	8,149
	Christian Heritage	Ron Bremer	2,285
	Libertarian	Dan Riga	321

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Kempling	37,577
	New Democrat	Walter Mulkewich	11,687
	Liberal	Fred Schwenger	11,406

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Kempling	27,212
	Liberal	Tom Sutherland	17,574
	New Democrat	Danny Dunleavy	8,421
	Libertarian	Bruno S. Oberski	341
	Marxist-Leninist	Charles Boylan	63

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Kempling	32,225
	Liberal	Tom Sutherland	16,100
	New Democrat	Danny Dunleavy	8,421
	Libertarian	John Lawson	365
	Marxist-Leninist	Charles Boylan	62

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament

v • d • e Federal ridings in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara

Conservative	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines

New Democratic	Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain

Liberal	Oakville • Welland • Halton*

* MP Garth Turner was elected as a Conservative, but has resigned from the party and is now sitting as a Liberal.

v • d • e Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering • Beaches—East York • Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Markham—Unionville • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Parkdale—High Park • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • St. Paul's • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • Thornhill • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • Oakville • St. Catharines • Welland

Midwestern Ontario	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Kenora • Nickel Belt • Nipissing—Timiskaming • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Rainy River • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London—Fanshawe • London North Centre • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

Categories: Ontario federal electoral districts

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