King—Vaughan

King—Vaughan is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

King—Vaughan
Ontario electoral district
King—Vaughan in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Deb Schulte
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]131,995
Electors (2015)83,550
Area (km²)[1]426.39
Pop. density (per km²)309.6
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)King, Vaughan

King—Vaughan was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election.[2] It was created out of parts of the ridings of Oak Ridges—Markham and Vaughan.[3]

Geography

The riding consists of:

  • the part of the Township of King lying south of Highway 9 and Davis Drive West; and the part of the City of Vaughan lying north and east of a line commencing at the intersection of the western city limit with Major Mackenzie Drive; then easterly along Major Mackenzie then east along said drive to Humber Bridge Trail, on and from which it runs east to and on Old Major Mackenzie Drive to Major Mackenzie Drive; then east along Major Mackenzie to Highway 400; then south on Highway 400 to Rutherford Road; then easterly along Rutherford road to the eastern city limit.[3]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[4][5]

Ethnic groups: 66.7% White, 10.9% South Asian, 4.0% Chinese, 3.5% Black, 2.9% Southeast Asian, 2.7% Filipino, 2.7% Latin American, 2.4% West Asian
Languages: 54.3% English, 12.3% Italian, 4.2% Russian, 3.3% Chinese, 2.9% Urdu, 2.7% Spanish, 1.7% Portuguese, 1.7% Farsi, 1.5% Tamil, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.2% Punjabi, 1.0% Arabic
Religions: 68.6% Christian (49.0% Catholic, 4.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% United Church, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.7% Anglican, 1.3% Presbyterian, 7.6% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 4.8% Hindu, 4.5% Jewish, 2.5% Buddhist, 1.1% Sikh, 11.3% No religion
Median income (2010): $34,451
Average income (2010): $50,519

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association Name CEO HQ City
  Liberal Party of Canada King-Vaughan Federal Liberal Association Frank Ye Vaughan
  New Democratic Party King-Vaughan Federal NDP Shannon Cruickshank Stratford, Ontario
  Green Party of Canada King-Vaughan Federal Green Party Association Ann E. Raney King City, Ontario
  Conservative Party of Canada King-Vaughan Conservative Association Michael Guglielmin Toronto
  People's Party of Canada King-Vaughan - PPC Association Anton Strgacic King City, Ontario

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
King—Vaughan
Riding created from Oak Ridges—Markham and Vaughan
42nd  2015–2019     Deb Schulte Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in King—Vaughan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDeb Schulte28,72545.00-2.38$95,558.89
ConservativeAnna Roberts27,58443.20-1.00$61,976.67
New DemocraticEmilio Bernardo-Ciddio4,2976.70+0.17none listed
GreenAnn Raney2,5113.90+2.00$16,180.64
People'sAnton Strgacic7311.10+1.10$1,568.81
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,848100.0  
Total rejected ballots 5980.93
Turnout 64,44664.94
Eligible voters 99,246
Liberal hold Swing -1.38
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDeb Schulte25,90847.38+19.87$90,592.57
ConservativeKonstantin Toubis24,17044.20-12.92$144,224.44
New DemocraticNatalie Rizzo3,5716.53-5.78$6,632.62
GreenAnn Raney1,0371.90-0.84$9,983.35
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,686100.00 $222,565.07
Total rejected ballots 2900.53
Turnout 54,97664.73
Eligible voters 84,925
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.40
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative22,17257.12
  Liberal10,67627.50
  New Democratic4,77812.31
  Green1,0632.74
  Progressive Canadian1270.33

References

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