Oakville North—Burlington (federal electoral district)

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
District abolished2024
First contested2015
Last contested2021
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

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

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]

2015 federal election

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]

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.[6]

2022 redistribution

As a result of the 2022 electoral Redistribution this riding was abolished on April 22, 2024 and created out of its dissolution were three new riding's Burlington North-Milton West, Oakville West, and Oakville East. These new districts are set to benefit the Conservatives in the upcoming election and as a result many Conservatives are interested in becoming the Candidates for these ridings.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[7]

Ethnic groups: 54.9% White, 16.0% South Asian, 8.6% Chinese, 5.6% Arab, 3.4% Black, 2.5% Latin American, 1.8% Korean, 1.8% Filipino, 1.1% Indigenous, 1.1% West Asian

Languages: 57.5% English, 5.3% Mandarin, 4.1% Arabic, 2.6% Spanish, 2.5% Urdu, 1.7% Punjabi, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Polish, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% Hindi, 1.3% French, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian, 1.0% Russian

Religions: 52.4% Christian (29.6% Catholic, 4.1% Christian Orthodox, 3.2% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.6% Presbyterian, 11.1% Other), 11.6% Muslim, 5.5% Hindu, 2.5% Sikh, 1.0% Buddhist, 26.2% None

Median income: $51,200 (2020)

Average income: $74,100 (2020)

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  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Oakville North—Burlington (parties that never received at least 2% of the vote are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pam Damoff 30,910 46.8 –1.5 $71,960.98
Conservative Hanan Rizkalla 25,091 38.0 ±0.0 $81,816.65
New Democratic Lenaee Dupuis 6,574 10.0 +1.6 $9,944.56
People's Gilbert Jubinville 2,429 3.7 +2.6 $9,465.38
Green Bruno Sousa 1,019 1.5 –2.7 $2,312.56
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,023 99.2 – $126,208.50
Total rejected ballots 533 0.8
Turnout 66,556 66.9
Eligible voters 99,493
Liberal hold Swing -0.8
Source: Elections Canada[8]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pam Damoff 33,597 48.26 +1.52 $113,366.12
Conservative Sean Weir 26,484 38.04 −5.29 $111,573.20
New Democratic Nicolas Dion 5,866 8.43 +1.18 none listed
Green Michael Houghton 2,925 4.20 +2.61 $332.94
People's Gilbert Joseph Jubinville 751 1.08 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,623 99.41
Total rejected ballots 412 0.59 +0.14
Turnout 70,035 71.69 +0.45
Eligible voters 97,696
Liberal hold Swing +3.40
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pam Damoff 28,415 46.74 +19.77 $87,266.36
Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 26,342 43.33 –10.83 $133,882.22
New Democratic Janice Best 4,405 7.25 –8.26 $10,112.38
Green Adnan Shahbaz 968 1.59 –1.51 $2,273.28
Libertarian David Clement 666 1.10 – $3,998.74
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,796 99.55   $223,412.78
Total rejected ballots 272 0.45 –
Turnout 61,068 71.24 –
Eligible voters 85,727
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +15.30
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]


2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 25,368 54.16
  Liberal 12,633 26.97
  New Democratic 7,263 15.51
  Green 1,452 3.10
  Others 123 0.26

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved November 26, 2013
  4. ^ Final Report – Ontario, archived from the original on November 27, 2020, retrieved November 26, 2013
  5. ^ http://www.onbconservative.ca/events/congratulations-effie-triantafilopoulos/ [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Pam Damoff secures Liberal nomination for Oakville North-Burlington riding". insidehalton.com. May 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Oakville North--Burlington [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Oakville North—Burlington, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections". Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

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