Vaughan (electoral district)
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Maurizio Bevilacqua Liberal |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| MPP | Greg Sorbara Liberal |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2007 | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 154,206 | |
| Electors (2007) | 100,066 | |
| Area (km²) | 230 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 670.5 | |
| Census divisions | York | |
| Census subdivisions | Vaughan | |
Vaughan is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.
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 and north of Rutherford Road.
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[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Vaughan—King—Aurora prior to 2003 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Federal election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 36,925 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Majkot | 16,335 | |||
| New Democrat | Yurgo Alexopoulos | 5,029 | |||
| Green | Adrian Visentin | 3,054 | |||
| Libertarian | Paolo Fabrizio | 688 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 31,430 | |||
| Conservative | Joe Spina | 11,821 | |||
| New Democrat | Octavia Beckles | 4,371 | |||
| Green | Russell Korus | 1,722 | |||
| Libertarian | Paolo Fabrizio | 388 | |||
| Canadian Action | Walter Aolari | 192 | |||
[edit] Provincial election results
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Greg Sorbara | 28,961 | 61.9 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Gayani Weerasinghe | 8,773 | 18.8 | ||
| New Democrat | Rick Morelli | 5,417 | 11.6 | ||
| Green | Russell Korus | 2,978 | 6.4 | ||
| Independent | Savino Quatela | 624 | 1.3 | ||
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 27507 | 61.9% | |
| Mixed member proportional | 16960 | 38.1% | |
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