Vaughan—King—Aurora (provincial electoral district)
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 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1999 |
| Last contested | 2003 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001)[1] | 164,590 |
| Electors (2000)[2] | 98,805 |
| Area (km²)[1] | 494 |
Vaughan—King—Aurora was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.
The provincial riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora was created before the 1999 election when Ontario provincial electoral districts were redefined to be the same as the federal districts. Municipalities in this riding were previously in parts of York Centre (Vaughan) and York—Mackenzie (Newmarket, Aurora, King) ridings.
The riding was last held by Greg Sorbara, representing the Ontario Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Sorbara served as the Minister of Finance for the Cabinet of Ontario from 2003 to 2005, and from 2006 to 2007.
In 2007 the riding was abolished to match the boundaries of the federal ridings. The riding was redistributed into Newmarket—Aurora, Oak Ridges—Markham, and Vaughan ridings.
Provincial election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Greg Sorbara | 36928 | 56.14 | 15.97 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Carmine Iacono | 21744 | 33.06 | -21.64 | |
| New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 4697 | 7.14 | 4.22 | |
| Green | Adrian Visentin | 2412 | 3.67 | 2.73 | |
| 1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Al Palladini | 28836 | 54.7 | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Genco | 21173 | 40.17 | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Seaward | 1539 | 2.92 | |||||
| Libertarian | John W. Genser | 670 | 1.27 | |||||
| Green | Ernst von Bezold | 495 | 0.94 | |||||