Oakville North—Burlington

Oakville North—Burlington (French: Oakville-Nord—Burlington) is a federal electoral district in Halton Region, Ontario.

Oakville North—Burlington
Ontario electoral district
Oakville North—Burlington in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Pam Damoff
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, 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

History

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]

Conservative

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]

Green Party

Adnan Shahbaz [6] is an educator working in the Curriculum Support Services division of a local school board as an Instructional Coach. He has worked as a classroom teacher, a behavioral support and special education teacher for nearly a decade.[7] Adnan was born and raised in Toronto and has called Oakville and Burlington home since 2001. He is the only candidate who actually lives in the riding.

Liberal

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.[8]

Libertarian

On January 6, 2015, the Libertarian Party of Canada nominated David Clement. He is a local entrepreneur in the consulting field.[9]

NDP

On March 22, 2015 members from the ONB NDP nominated Rebecca Rajcak,[10] an OSSTF member and high school teacher in Oakville. She later resigned the candidacy and Janice Best, a local union official, replaced her as the NDP candidate.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Oakville North—Burlington
Riding created from Halton
42nd  2015–2019     Pam Damoff Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Oakville North—Burlington (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPam Damoff33,59748.3$113,366.12
ConservativeSean Weir26,48438.0$111,573.20
New DemocraticNicolas Dion5,8668.4none listed
GreenMichael Houghton2,9254.2$332.94
People'sGilbert Joseph Jubinville7511.1none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,623100.0
Total rejected ballots 412
Turnout 70,03571.9
Eligible voters 97,439
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPam Damoff28,41546.74+19.77$87,266.36
ConservativeEffie Triantafilopoulos26,34243.33-10.83$133,882.22
New DemocraticJanice Best4,4057.25-8.26$10,112.38
GreenAdnan Shahbaz9681.6-1.5$2,273.28
LibertarianDavid Clement6661.1$3,998.74
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,796100.0   $223,412.78
Total rejected ballots 272
Turnout 61,068
Eligible voters 85,462
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative25,36854.16
  Liberal12,63326.97
  New Democratic7,26315.51
  Green1,4523.10
  Others1230.26

References

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