Burlington (provincial electoral district)
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
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| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2014 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 118,310 | ||
| Electors (2007) | 88,385 | ||
| Area (km²) | 79 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,497.6 | ||
| Census divisions | Halton | ||
| Census subdivisions | Burlington | ||
Burlington is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It was created in 1999 from parts of Burlington South, Halton Centre, and a small part of South Oakville.
When the riding was created, it included the city of Burlington east of a line following the Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 to King Road and south of a line following Dundas Street to the 403 to Upper Middle Road to Walkers Line.
In 2007, the boundaries were altered so that the riding included all of Burlington south of a line following Dundas Street to Guelph Line to Upper Middle Road to Walker Line to the QEW.
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Burlington | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Burlington South, Halton Centre and Oakville South | ||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Cam Jackson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | |||
| 2007–2007 | Joyce Savoline | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | |||
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Jane McKenna | Progressive Conservative | |
| 41st | 2014–Present | Eleanor McMahon | Liberal | |
Election results
2014
| Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Eleanor McMahon | 23,573 | 43.41 | +7.34 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jane McKenna | 20,086 | 36.98 | -3.43 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jan Mowbray | 7,792 | 14.35 | -4.52 | ||||
| Green | Meredith Cross | 2,250 | 4.14 | +1.87 | ||||
| Libertarian | Charles Zach | 363 | 0.67 | -0.62 | ||||
| Freedom | Andrew Brannan | 245 | 0.45 | +0.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 54,309 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +5.38 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
2011
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jane McKenna | 20,061 | 40.41 | -0.90 | ||||
| Liberal | Karmel Sakran | 17,909 | 36.07 | -1.74 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peggy Russell | 9,370 | 18.87 | +7.87 | ||||
| Green | Alex Brown | 1,129 | 2.27 | -6.85 | ||||
| Libertarian | Anthony Giles | 639 | 1.29 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Tim O'Brien | 380 | 0.77 | +0.01 | ||||
| Freedom | Andrew Brannan | 156 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 49,644 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 231 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,875 | 54.83 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 90,964 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
2007 general
| Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joyce Savoline | 21,517 | 41.31 | -7.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Marianne Meed Ward | 19,693 | 37.81 | -3.36 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cory Judson | 5,731 | 11.00 | +5.24 | ||||
| Green | Tim Wilson | 4,750 | 9.12 | +5.89 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Mark Gamez | 395 | 0.76 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,086 | 100.00 | ||||||
2007 by-election
Following Cam Jackson's resignation to 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.[3] Joan Lougheed, who was defeated by Jackson for the mayor's post, was nominated as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate on January 4, 2007.[4] Former Halton Regional Chair Joyce Savoline became the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate, after narrowly defeating former Miss Canada Blair Lancaster at their nomination meeting.[5] 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 candidacy.[6] On January 25, 2007, Frank de Jong was named the Ontario Green Party candidate.
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| Ontario provincial by-election, January 12, 2007 by-election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joyce Savoline | 11,143 | 48.98 | +2.83 | ||||
| Liberal | Joan Lougheed | 9,365 | 41.17 | -1.01 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cory Judson | 1,310 | 5.76 | -2.46 | ||||
| Green | Frank de Jong | 734 | 3.23 | +0.90 | ||||
| Freedom | Barry Spruce | 106 | 0.47 | |||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 90 | 0.40 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,748 | 100.00 | ||||||
2003
| Ontario general election, 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cam Jackson | 21,506 | 46.15 | -16.59 | ||||
| Liberal | Mark Fuller | 19,654 | 42.18 | +11.47 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Carter Laird | 3,832 | 8.22 | +3.54 | ||||
| Green | Julie Gordon | 1,086 | 2.33 | +1.40 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Vic Corvaro | 523 | 1.12 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 46,601 | 100.00 | ||||||
1999
| Ontario general election, 1999 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cam Jackson | 29,055 | 62.74 | |||||
| Liberal | Linda Glover | 14,220 | 30.71 | |||||
| New Democratic | 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 valid votes | 46,307 | 100.00 | ||||||
2007 electoral reform referendum
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 33,067 | 65.7 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 17,267 | 34.7 | |
| Total valid votes | 50,334 | 100.0 | |
References
- ↑ "Official return from the records, 011 Burlington" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Burlington" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ YR News
- ↑ CHML.com
- ↑ Halton Search
- ↑ Hamiton Spectator
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