Vaughan (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Vaughan
province = Ontario


caption = Vaughan in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 35096
fed-created = 2003
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Maurizio Bevilacqua
fed-rep-party = Liberal
fed-rep-party-link = Liberal Party of Canada
prov-status = active
prov-created = 2003
prov-election-first = 2007
prov-election-last =
prov-rep = Greg Sorbara
prov-rep-party = Liberal
prov-rep-party-link = Ontario Liberal Party
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 154206
demo-electors = 100066
demo-electors-date = 2007
demo-area = 230
demo-cd = York
demo-csd = Vaughan

Vaughan is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.

The riding covers the fast-growing region of Vaughan north of Toronto.

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Vaughan—King—Aurora riding. It consists of the part of the City of Vaughan that lies west of Highway 400 and north of Rutherford Road.

Demographics

:"According to the Canada 2006 Census"

Racial groups: 74.3% White, 9.3% South Asian, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 44.8% English, 0.5% French, 54.6% Other
Religions (2001): 77.0% Catholic, 7.3% Protestant, 2.7% Muslim, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 3.9% No religion
Average income: $34,485

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Federal election results

Provincial election results

Election box begin | title=Ontario general election, 2007
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Greg Sorbara
align="right"|28,961
align="right"|61.9
align="right"
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Gayani Weerasinghe
align="right"|8,773
align="right"|18.8
align="right"
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Rick Morelli
align="right"|5,417
align="right"|11.6
align="right"
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Russell Korus
align="right"|2,978
align="right"|6.4
align="right"
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Savino Quatela
align="right"|624
align="right"|1.3
align="right"

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1347 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament