Dufferin—Caledon (provincial electoral district)

Dufferin—Caledon (provincial electoral district)
Dufferin—Caledon
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
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Dufferin—Caledon in relation to other central Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Sylvia Jones
Progressive Conservative
District created 1987
First contested 1988
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006) 111,486
Electors (2007) 73,263
Area (km²) 2,293
Pop. density (per km²) 48.6
Census divisions Dufferin County, Peel
Census subdivisions Caledon, Orangeville, Mono, Shelburne, Amaranth, Mulmur, Melancthon, East Luther Grand Valley, East Garafraxa

Dufferin—Caledon is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. The entire riding was carved from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, and includes all of Dufferin County plus the town of Caledon in Peel Region.

The riding also existed from 1987 until 1999 with the same borders, but was known as Dufferin—Peel.

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Members

Assembly Years Member Party
34th 1987-1990     Mavis Wilson Liberal
35th 1990-1995     David Tilson Progressive Conservative
36th 1995-1999
39th 2007-present     Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative
40th 2011-present     Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 17,820 47.0 +5.2
     Liberal Lori Holloway 10,008 26.6 -5.4
     Green Rob Strang 5,540 14.6 -1.7
     New Democrat Karen Gventer 4,195 11.1 +1.2
     Libertarian Daniel Kowalewski 250 0.7 -  
Total valid votes 37,183 100.0
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 16,508 41.8 -  
     Liberal Betsy Hall 12,636 32.0 -  
     Green Rob Strang 6,429 16.3 -  
     New Democrat Lynda McDougall 3,891 9.9 -  
Total valid votes 39,464 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 24,736 64.1
Mixed member proportional 13,867 35.9
Total valid votes 38,603 100.0

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