Burlington (electoral district)

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Burlington Electoral district
Burlington in relation to the surrounding area
MP	Mike Wallace (2006-)
Party	Conservative (2006-)
MPP	Joyce Savoline (2007-)
Party	Prog. Cons. (1999-)
Province	Ontario
Census division(s)	Halton
Census subdivision(s)	Burlington
Federal district created	1976
Provincial district created	1999

Burlington is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Federal riding 2.1 Members of Parliament 2.2 Federal election results 3 Provincial riding 3.1 Members of Provincial Parliament 3.2 2007 by-election 3.3 Provincial election results 4 See also 5 External link

[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:

1. Bill Kempling, Progressive Conservative (1979-1993)
2. Paddy Torsney, Liberal (1993-2006)
3. 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] Provincial riding

Burlington was created in 1999 from portions of Burlington South, Oakville South, and Halton Centre.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Cam Jackson, Progressive Conservative (1999-2006)
2. Joyce Savoline, Progressive Conservative (2007-present)

[edit] 2007 by-election

Following Cam Jackson's resignation to successfully run for mayor of Burlington, the riding was left with a vacant seat at Queen's Park. Consequently, a by-election was called by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty on January 10, 2007, to be held on February 8, 2007.[1] Joan Lougheed, who was defeated by Jackson for the mayor's post, was nominated as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate on January 4, 2007. [2] Former Halton Regional Chair Joyce Savoline has is the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate, narrowly defeating former Miss Canada Blair Lancaster for the nod.[3] On January 12, 2007, Brantford school teacher and community activist Cory Judson defeated former Halton District School Board trustee David Abbott for the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate.[4] On January 25, 2007, Frank de Jong was named the Ontario Green Party candidate.

By-election, February 8, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Progressive Conservative	Joyce Savoline	11,143	49.0%	+2.8%
	Liberal	Joan Lougheed	9,365	41.2%	-1.0%
	New Democrat	Cory Judson	1,310	5.8%	-1.4%
	Green	Frank de Jong	734	3.2%	+0.9%
	Freedom	Barry Spruce	106	0.5%	*
	Independent	John C. Turmel	90	0.4%	*

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2003: Burlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Cam Jackson	21,506	46.15
	Liberal	Mark Fuller	19,654	42.18
	New Democratic Party	David Laird	3,832	8.22
	Green	Julie Gordon	1,086	2.33
	Family Coalition	Vic Corvaro	523	1.12
Total			46,601	100

Ontario general election, 1999: Burlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Cam Jackson	29,055	62.74
	Liberal	Linda Glover	14,220	30.71
	New Democratic Party	Danny Dunleavy	2,167	4.68
	Green	Bruce Smith	432	0.93
	Independent	Anne Marsden	289	0.62
	Natural Law	Regina Law	144	0.31
Total			46,307	100

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External link

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament

• [5] Elections Ontario

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

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