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Oakville North—Burlington (federal electoral district)

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

LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2013
District abolished2024
First contested2015
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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 divisionHalton
Census subdivision(s)Burlington, Oakville
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History

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]

2015 federal election

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:

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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
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Election results

Graph of election results in Oakville North—Burlington (parties that never received at least 2% of the vote are omitted)
More information 2021 Canadian federal election, Party ...
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPam Damoff30,91046.8–1.5$71,960.98
ConservativeHanan Rizkalla25,09138.0±0.0$81,816.65
New DemocraticLenaee Dupuis6,57410.0+1.6$9,944.56
People'sGilbert Jubinville2,4293.7+2.6$9,465.38
GreenBruno Sousa1,0191.5–2.7$2,312.56
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,02399.2$126,208.50
Total rejected ballots 5330.8
Turnout 66,55666.9
Eligible voters 99,493
Liberal hold Swing -0.8
Source: Elections Canada[8]
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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPam Damoff33,59748.26+1.52$113,366.12
ConservativeSean Weir26,48438.04−5.29$111,573.20
New DemocraticNicolas Dion5,8668.43+1.18none listed
GreenMichael Houghton2,9254.20+2.61$332.94
People'sGilbert Joseph Jubinville7511.08none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,62399.41
Total rejected ballots 4120.59+0.14
Turnout 70,03571.69+0.45
Eligible voters 97,696
Liberal hold Swing +3.40
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
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2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPam Damoff28,41546.74+19.77$87,266.36
ConservativeEffie Triantafilopoulos26,34243.33–10.83$133,882.22
New DemocraticJanice Best4,4057.25–8.26$10,112.38
GreenAdnan Shahbaz9681.59–1.51$2,273.28
LibertarianDavid Clement6661.10$3,998.74
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,79699.55 $223,412.78
Total rejected ballots 2720.45
Turnout 61,06871.24
Eligible voters 85,727
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +15.30
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
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More information 2011 federal election redistributed results, Party ...
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative25,36854.16
  Liberal12,63326.97
  New Democratic7,26315.51
  Green1,4523.10
  Others1230.26
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