2007 Ontario provincial by-elections
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By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. By-elections were held in three electoral districts (ridings): Burlington, Markham and York South–Weston.[1]
The by-elections resulted in York South-Weston being taken by the NDP from the Liberals, Burlington remaining Progressive Conservative and Markham being retained by the Liberals.
Since this was a by-election of the 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the ridings used the same boundaries as the 2003 general election. The subsequent October 10, 2007 general election were run on new electoral district boundaries, mostly following the new federal boundaries that were in place for the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.[2]
Burlington electoral district
The Burlington by-election was called following the resignation of Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Cam Jackson. He resigned to make a successful run in Burlington's 2006 mayoralty election.[3] .
Information about candidates and parties[4]
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 12, 2007: Burlington Resignation of Cam Jackson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joyce Savoline | 11,146 | 49.00 | +2.85 | ||||
| Liberal | Joan Lougheed | 9,362 | 41.16 | –1.01 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cory Judson | 1,309 | 5.76 | –2.47 | ||||
| Green | Frank de Jong | 734 | 3.23 | +0.90 | ||||
| Freedom | Barry Spruce | 105 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 89 | 0.39 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,745 | 99.61 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 89 | 0.39 | –0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,834 | 29.37 | –32.14 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,749 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
Markham electoral district
The Markham by-election was called following the resignation of Liberal MPP Tony Wong. He resigned to make a successful run for one of the four York Region councillor seats in Markham's 2006 municipal election.[6]
Information about candidates and parties[7]
| Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007: Markham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Michael Chan | 9,080 | 49.32% | −2.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alex Yuan | 6,420 | 34.87% | −5.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 1,492 | 8.10% | +3.02 | ||||
| Green | Bernadette Manning | 999 | 5.43% | +3.87 | ||||
| Freedom | Cathy McKeever | 159 | 0.86% | – | ||||
| Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 135 | 0.73% | −0.59 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jay Miller | 126 | 0.69% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,411 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.25 | ||||||
York South–Weston electoral district
The York South–Weston by-election was called following the resignation of Liberal MPP Joe Cordiano. He stated the reason for his resignation was the need to spend more time with his family.[8]
Information about candidates and parties.[9]
| Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007: York South—Weston Resignation of Joseph Cordiano | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 8,146 | 43.33 | +24.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Albanese | 7,831 | 41.44 | −20.12 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pina Martino | 1,917 | 10.27 | −4.96 | ||||
| Green | Mir Kamal | 263 | 1.39 | −1.06 | ||||
| Independent | Kevin Clarke | 220 | 1.16 | |||||
| Independent | Mohammed Choudhary | 142 | 0.75 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 134 | 0.74 | −0.73 | ||||
| Libertarian | Nunzio Venuto | 101 | 0.52 | |||||
| Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 77 | 0.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 18,831 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 146 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,977 | 28.62 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,308 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.08 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2007). "By-Election 2007: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate". Retrieved August 24, 2015. | ||||||||