King—Vaughan

King—Vaughan
Ontario electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Deb Schulte
Liberal

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 109,235
Electors (2015) 83,550
Area (km²)[2] 449
Pop. density (per km²) 243.3
Census divisions York
Census subdivisions King, Vaughan

King—Vaughan is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

King—Vaughan was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election.[3] It was created out of parts of the ridings of Oak Ridges—Markham and Vaughan.[4]

Geography

The riding consists of:

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 66.7% White, 10.9% South Asian, 4.0% Chinese, 3.5% Black, 2.9% Southeast Asian, 2.7% Filipino, 2.7% Latin American, 2.4% West Asian
Languages: 54.3% English, 12.3% Italian, 4.2% Russian, 3.3% Chinese, 2.9% Urdu, 2.7% Spanish, 1.7% Portuguese, 1.7% Farsi, 1.5% Tamil, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.2% Punjabi, 1.0% Arabic
Religions: 68.6% Christian (49.0% Catholic, 4.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% United Church, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.7% Anglican, 1.3% Presbyterian, 7.6% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 4.8% Hindu, 4.5% Jewish, 2.5% Buddhist, 1.1% Sikh, 11.3% No religion
Median income (2010): $34,451
Average income (2010): $50,519

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
King—Vaughan
Riding created from Oak Ridges—Markham and Vaughan
42nd  2015–Present     Deb Schulte Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalDeb Schulte 25,908 47.38 +19.87
ConservativeKonstantin Toubis 24,170 44.20 -12.92
New DemocraticNatalie Rizzo 3,571 6.53 -5.78
GreenAnn Raney 1,037 1.90 -0.84
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,686100.00 $221,143.16
Total rejected ballots 2900.53
Turnout 54,97664.73
Eligible voters 84,925
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.40
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 22,172 57.12
  Liberal 10,676 27.50
  New Democratic 4,778 12.31
  Green 1,063 2.74
  Others 127 0.33

References

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