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Vaughan—Woodbridge
Ontario electoral district
	Vaughan—Woodbridge in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Coordinates:	43°47′N 79°35′W / 43.79°N 79.59°W
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Francesco Sorbara; Liberal
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District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)	106,810
Electors (2021)	80,832
Area (km²)	79.59
Pop. density (per km²)	1,342
Census division(s)	York
Census subdivision(s)	Vaughan

Vaughan—Woodbridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It covers the Woodbridge neighbourhood, previously included in the electoral district of Vaughan.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation^[3]

Ethnic groups: 65.7% White, 10.2% South Asian, 4% Chinese, 3.5% Latin American, 3.1% Southeast Asian, 3.1% West Asian, 3% Black, 1.9% Arab, 1.7% Filipino
Languages: 46.9% English, 18.8% Italian, 3% Spanish, 2.3% Punjabi, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.6% Portuguese, 1.4% Russian, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Yue. 1% Tamil
Religions: 72.9% Christian (60.5% Catholic, 3.9% Christian Orthodox, 1% Pentecostal and other Charismatic), 11.5% No religion, 4.9% Muslim, 4.7% Hindu, 2.7% Sikh, 2.5% Buddhist
Median income (2020): $42,400
Average income (2020): $60,750

In 2021, the riding has the second-highest percentage of Italian Canadians in all of Canada (46.7%).^[1]

History

Vaughan—Woodbridge was first proposed as part of the 2012 electoral district redistribution. It would contain the City of Vaughan west of Highway 400 and south of Major Mackenzie Drive.^[4] It was legally defined in the 2013 representation order with no changes and came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election.^[5]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Vaughan—Woodbridge Riding created from Vaughan
42nd	2015–2019	Francesco Sorbara	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in Vaughan—Woodbridge (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	23,423	46.15
	Conservative	20,438	40.27
	New Democratic	3,515	6.93
	People's	2,735	5.39
	Green	488	0.96
	Others	159	0.31

2013 representation order

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Francesco Sorbara	21,699	45.98	-5.30	$101,382.39
	Conservative	Angela Panacci	19,019	40.35	+4.01	$54,146.42
	New Democratic	Peter Michael DeVita	3,265	6.93	-0.84	$1,680.93
	People's	Mario Greco	2,567	5.45	+3.76	$4,672.39
	Green	Muhammad Hassan Khan	453	0.96	-1.63	$361.60
	Independent	Luca Mele	159	0.34	–	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,162	–	–	$111,032.70
Total rejected ballots			460
Turnout			47,622	58.31%
Eligible voters			80,832
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.66
Source: Elections Canada^[7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Francesco Sorbara	25,810	51.28	+2.38	$99,407.18
	Conservative	Teresa Kruze	18,289	36.34	-7.30	none listed
	New Democratic	Peter DeVita	3,910	7.77	+3.12	none listed
	Green	Raquel Fronte	1,302	2.59	+1.32	none listed
	People's	Domenic Montesano	852	1.69		none listed
	Independent	Muhammad Hassan Khan	165	0.33		$1,220.37
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,328	100.0
Total rejected ballots			480
Turnout			50,808	63.7
Eligible voters			79,749
	Liberal hold		Swing		+9.87
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Francesco Sorbara	23,131	48.90	+18.19	$79,166.04
	Conservative	Julian Fantino	20,647	43.64	-12.93	$157,901
	New Democratic	Adriana Marie Zichy	2,198	4.65	-6.05	–
	Libertarian	Anthony Gualtieri	731	1.55	–	–
	Green	Elise Boulanger	600	1.27	-0.76	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$206,812.04
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			73,190
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+15.56
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]