Dufferin—Caledon
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Dufferin—Caledon is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 142,838 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 108,375 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 2,293 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 62.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Dufferin County, Peel | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Caledon (part), Orangeville, Mono, Shelburne, Amaranth, Grand Valley, Mulmur, Melancthon, East Garafraxa | ||
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It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey riding.
This riding gained a fraction of territory from Vaughan during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
After David Tilson's resignation, in March 2019 the Dufferin—Caledon nomination for the Conservative Party in the 2019 election was won by Harzadan Singh Khattra,[3] amid accusations within the party of vote tampering, membership reimbursement, and payments to foreign students to attend, despite their ineligibility within party rules.[4]
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost all of Caledon south of King Street and west of The Gore Road to Brampton North—Caledon. These changes came into effect for the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]
Languages: 74.7% English, 6.7% Punjabi, 3.3% Italian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.1% Spanish
Religions: 56.5% Christian (30.5% Catholic, 5.1% United Church, 4.3% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Baptist, 11.1% Other), 8.6% Sikh, 3.2% Hindu, 1.8% Muslim, 28.9% None
Median income: $44,800 (2020)
Average income: $59,650 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 104,155 | 73.57% | 107,945 | 84.95% | 105,420 | 91.63% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 19,440 | 13.73% | 7,880 | 6.2% | 2,465 | 2.14% | ||||||||
| African | 6,355 | 4.49% | 3,475 | 2.73% | 1,950 | 1.69% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 2,120 | 1.5% | 1,310 | 1.03% | 880 | 0.76% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 2,010 | 1.42% | 1,785 | 1.4% | 1,140 | 0.99% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 2,000 | 1.41% | 1,355 | 1.07% | 875 | 0.76% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 1,555 | 1.1% | 1,275 | 1% | 1,005 | 0.87% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 1,530 | 1.08% | 665 | 0.52% | 350 | 0.3% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 2,425 | 1.71% | 1,375 | 1.08% | 965 | 0.84% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 141,575 | 99.12% | 127,065 | 99.09% | 115,055 | 98.89% | ||||||||
| Total population | 142,838 | 100% | 128,237 | 100% | 116,341 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufferin—Caledon Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | David Tilson | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | |||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kyle Seeback | ||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
Election results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kyle Seeback | 42,458 | 60.1 | +11.0 | ||||
| Liberal | Malalai Halimi | 24,818 | 35.2 | +6.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Viktor Karklins | 1,380 | 2.0 | –8.4 | ||||
| Green | Ifra Baig | 927 | 1.3 | –3.2 | ||||
| People's | Dympna Carolan | 752 | 1.1 | –6 | ||||
| Independent | Jeffrey Halsall | 260 | 0.4 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 70,595 | 99.6 | +0.2 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 318 | 0.4 | -0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 70,913 | 71.5 | +10.7 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 99,251 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 28,338 | 49.04 | |
| Liberal | 16,541 | 28.63 | |
| New Democratic | 5,995 | 10.38 | |
| People's | 4,112 | 7.12 | |
| Green | 2,606 | 4.51 | |
| Others | 188 | 0.33 | |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kyle Seeback | 31,490 | 48.0 | +6.0 | $114,758.32 | |||
| Liberal | Lisa Post | 19,867 | 30.3 | -2.7 | $46,734.31 | |||
| New Democratic | Samantha Sanchez | 6,866 | 10.5 | -1.1 | $250.74 | |||
| People's | Anthony Zambito | 4,389 | 6.7 | +4.5 | none listed | |||
| Green | Jenni Michelle Le Forestier | 2,754 | 4.2 | -6.4 | $30,773.52 | |||
| Independent | Stephen McKendrick | 207 | 0.3 | – | $1,450.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 65,573 | 99.4 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 398 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Turnout | 65,971 | 60.83 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 108,445 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kyle Seeback | 28,852 | 42.0 | -4.28 | $120,879.34 | |||
| Liberal | Michele Fisher | 22,645 | 33.0 | -6.11 | $47,017.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Allison Brown | 7,981 | 11.6 | +4.32 | $2,935.40 | |||
| Green | Stefan Wiesen | 7,303 | 10.6 | +3.27 | $35,743.85 | |||
| People's | Chad Ransom | 1,516 | 2.2 | – | $14,281.99 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Russ Emo | 319 | 0.5 | – | $1,435.59 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,616 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 447 | |||||||
| Turnout | 69,063 | 65.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 106,138 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Tilson | 27,977 | 46.28 | -12.73 | $89,524.29 | |||
| Liberal | Ed Crewson | 23,643 | 39.11 | +26.01 | $98,995.67 | |||
| Green | Nancy Urekar | 4,433 | 7.33 | -7.36 | $29,801.14 | |||
| New Democratic | Rehya Yazbek | 4,398 | 7.28 | -5.92 | $9,127.01 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,451 | 100.00 | $234,924.06 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 232 | 0.38 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 60,683 | 65.63 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,461 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 28,651 | 59.01 | |
| Green | 7,132 | 14.69 | |
| New Democratic | 6,409 | 13.20 | |
| Liberal | 6,362 | 13.10 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Tilson | 28,647 | 59.00 | +5.85 | ||||
| Green | Ard Van Leeuwen | 7,132 | 14.69 | -2.11 | ||||
| New Democratic | Leslie Parsons | 6,409 | 13.20 | +3.21 | ||||
| Liberal | Bill Prout | 6,361 | 13.10 | -6.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,549 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.38 | 0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,736 | 60.91 | +3.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,019 | – | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.98 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Tilson | 23,363 | 53.21 | +5.28 | $61,440 | |||
| Liberal | Rebecca Finch | 8,495 | 19.35 | -10.58 | $18,089 | |||
| Green | Ard Van Leeuwen | 7,377 | 16.80 | +6.80 | $66,728 | |||
| New Democratic | Jason Bissett | 4,385 | 9.99 | -2.14 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Dean Woods | 284 | 0.65 | * | $384 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,904 | 100.00 | $84,072 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 44,072 | 57.71 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.93 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Tilson | 23,641 | 47.93 | +1.01 | $49,542 | |||
| Liberal | Garry Moore | 14,777 | 29.93 | -12.82 | $34,414 | |||
| New Democratic | Chris Marquis | 5,983 | 12.13 | +2.88 | $3,352 | |||
| Green | Ted Alexander | 4,912 | 10.00 | +0.39 | $10,218 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,313 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,479 | 64.94 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Tilson | 19,270 | 42.81 | -5.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Murray Calder | 17,557 | 39.00 | -6.93 | ||||
| Green | Ted Alexander | 3,947 | 8.77 | +5.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rita Landry | 3,798 | 8.44 | +5.42 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Ursula Ellis | 443 | 0.98 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,015 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | ||||||
Change is based on redistributed results from part of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey in the 2000 election. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.