Oakville North—Burlington (federal electoral district)

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LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2013
District abolished2024
First contested2015
Oakville North—Burlington
Ontario electoral district
Oakville North—Burlington in relation to nearby electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2013
District abolished2024
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]114,378
Electors (2015)84,100
Area (km²)[2]92
Census division(s)Halton
Census subdivision(s)Burlington, Oakville

Oakville North—Burlington (French: Oakville-Nord—Burlington) was a federal electoral district in Halton Region, Ontario.

2015 federal election

Oakville North—Burlington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] The riding was created out of part of the electoral district of Halton.[4]

Conservative

On June 7, 2015, at the Burlington Convention Centre, Conservative members of the Oakville North—Burlington Electoral District Association nominated Effie Triantafilopoulos as their official candidate for the October 19, 2015 federal election.[5]

Liberal

Ward 6 Councillor for Oakville, Max Khan bested aviation-pilot Rohit Dhamjia by an unknown number of votes in the party's nomination vote on September 25, 2014, in Oakville. Khan died at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on March 29, 2015, vacating his role as the Liberals candidate. Oakville Town Councillor and longtime community volunteer Pam Damoff was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate on May 26, 2015.[6]

2022 redistribution

As a result of the 2022 electoral Redistribution this riding was abolished upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election into the ridings of Burlington North-Milton West, Oakville West, and Oakville East.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[7]

Ethnic groups: 54.9% White, 16.0% South Asian, 8.6% Chinese, 5.6% Arab, 3.4% Black, 2.5% Latin American, 1.8% Korean, 1.8% Filipino, 1.1% Indigenous, 1.1% West Asian

Languages: 57.5% English, 5.3% Mandarin, 4.1% Arabic, 2.6% Spanish, 2.5% Urdu, 1.7% Punjabi, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.4% Polish, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% Hindi, 1.3% French, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian, 1.0% Russian

Religions: 52.4% Christian (29.6% Catholic, 4.1% Christian Orthodox, 3.2% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.6% Presbyterian, 11.1% Other), 11.6% Muslim, 5.5% Hindu, 2.5% Sikh, 1.0% Buddhist, 26.2% None

Median income: $51,200 (2020)

Average income: $74,100 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Oakville North—Burlington
Riding created from Halton
42nd  2015–2019     Pam Damoff Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
Riding dissolved into Burlington North—Milton West,
Oakville West, and Oakville East

Election results

See also

References

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