Vaughan—King—Aurora was a federal electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral riding represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001)[1] | 164,590 |
| Electors (2000)[2] | 98,805 |
| Area (km²)[1] | 494 |
Federal riding
editThe federal riding was created in 1996 as Vaughan—Aurora from parts of Markham, Oak Ridges, and York North ridings. It was subsequently renamed "Vaughan—King—Aurora".
It existed only for the 1997 and 2000 elections.
It was abolished in 2004, as ridings in York Region were redistributed due to its fast-growing population. The riding was redistributed into Newmarket—Aurora, Oak Ridges—Markham, and Vaughan ridings.
Provincial riding
editThe provincial riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora was created before the 1999 election when Ontario provincial electoral districts were redefined to be the same as the federal districts. Municipalities in this riding were previously in parts of York Centre (Vaughan) and York—Mackenzie (Newmarket, Aurora, King) ridings.
The riding was last held by Greg Sorbara, representing the Ontario Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Sorbara served as the Minister of Finance for the Cabinet of Ontario from 2003 to 2005, and from 2006 to 2007.
In 2007 the riding was abolished to match the boundaries of the federal ridings. The riding was redistributed into Newmarket—Aurora, Oak Ridges—Markham, and Vaughan ridings.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Markham, Oak Ridges and York North | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Vaughan, Newmarket—Aurora and Oak Ridges—Markham |
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Federal election results
edit| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 33,502 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lara Coombs | 8,591 | ||||||
| Reform | Maralyn Hazelgrove | 7,273 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Robert Navarretta | 2,250 | ||||||
| Independent | Andrew James | 524 | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 38,208 | ||||||
| Alliance | Adrian Visentin | 9,757 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Menotti Mazzuca | 6,551 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Octavia Beckles | 1,938 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Lesley Arden Knight | 384 | ||||||
Provincial election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Greg Sorbara | 36928 | 56.14 | 15.97 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Carmine Iacono | 21744 | 33.06 | -21.64 | |
| New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 4697 | 7.14 | 4.22 | |
| Green | Adrian Visentin | 2412 | 3.67 | 2.73 | |
| 1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Al Palladini | 28836 | 54.7 | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Genco | 21173 | 40.17 | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Seaward | 1539 | 2.92 | |||||
| Libertarian | John W. Genser | 670 | 1.27 | |||||
| Green | Ernst von Bezold | 495 | 0.94 | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Profile of the Vaughan--King--Aurora Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on July 12, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Districts: Vaughan--King--Aurora - Past Results". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on July 11, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2020.