Results of the Canadian federal election, 2004: Ontario

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[edit] Ontario

Ontario was widely regarded as the main battle ground of the 2004 federal election in Canada. Most pundits believed that this is where the election was lost for the Conservative Party. Ontario is home to more than one third of all of Canada's ridings. In the last three elections, right wing vote-splitting has resulted in just six riding losses for the Liberal Party, compared to 299 riding wins. This changed somewhat after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party, with a number of largely rural seats in going Conservative. The New Democratic Party (NDP) has some support in various pockets in Ontario in the past, but has only won one riding in the last three elections, and one more in a by-election, both in Windsor. The did somewhat better, winning seats in not only in Windsor, but in Hamilton, Downtown Toronto, Ottawa Centre, and in Northern Ontario.

[edit] Ottawa

Profile & Notes Electoral History
With the possible exception of the more conservative western end, the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton is a Liberal heartland. A high proportion of francophones and civil servants have made ridings such as Ottawa—Vanier among the safest Liberal seats in the country. The NDP's only historical victory in the area, Ottawa Centre in 1984, was repeated this year, as their former leader Ed Broadbent was elected. They also ran star candidate Monia Mazigh in Ottawa South, but she did not win.

Notes:1 - formerly held by Mac Harb
2 - Bellemare lost nomination

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Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative   NDP   Green   Other
Carleton—Lanark Dan Wicklum
22,185
Gordon O'Connor
32,664
Rick Prashaw
6,758
Stuart Langstaff
3,665
  new district
Nepean—Carleton David Pratt
26,684
Pierre Poilievre
30,420
Phil Brown [1]
6,072
Chris Walker
2,886
Brad Powers (Mar.)
561
David Pratt
Ottawa Centre Richard Mahoney
19,478
Mike Murphy
11,933
Ed Broadbent
25,734
David Chernushenko
4,730
Michael Foster (Mar.)
455
Louis Lang (M-L)
67
Stuart Ryan (Comm.)
90
Robert Gauthier (Ind.)
121
Carla Marie Dancey (CAP)
76
Vacant1
Ottawa—Orléans Marc Godbout
26,383
Walter Robinson
23,655
Crystal Leblanc
5,905
Dan Biocchi
2,699
  Eugène Bellemare
Ottawa South David McGuinty
25,956
Alan Riddell
20,622
Monia Mazigh
8,080
John Ford
3,398
Brad Thomson (PC)
375
John Akpata (Mar.)
495
Saroj Bains (M-L)
79
Raymond Aubin (Ind.)
225
John Manley
Ottawa—Vanier Mauril Bélanger
25,952
Kevin Friday
12,769
Ric Dagenais
9,787
Raphaël Thierrin
3,628
Françoise Roy (M-L)
85
Carol Taylor (Mar.)
558
Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean Marlene Catterall
23,971
Sean Casey
22,591
Marlene Rivier
7,449
Neil Adair
2,748
Alexandre Legeais (M-L)
68
Russell Barth (Mar.)
430
Mary-Sue Haliburton (CAP)
121
Marlene Catterall

[edit] Eastern Ontario

Profile & Notes Electoral History
Though recent election results imply otherwise, this region is traditionally a Conservative-Liberal split. Most of the rural anglophone areas in the western, southern, and more recently northern parts of this region lean conservative. The Liberals are strong in the far eastern parts of the region, where there is a significant francophone population. The 1984 election saw the Progressive Conservatives sweep the country and the region, claiming all ridings except the francophone-heavy Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (held by strong incumbent Len Hopkins). In 1988, the Tories lost four seats to the Liberals, holding onto only Lanark—Carleton and Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington. In 1993, as the Tories collapsed nationwide, the Liberals won every single riding in this region, and would do so again in 1997 thanks to vote splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party. Reform's successor, the Canadian Alliance, finally made breakthroughs here in 2000, winning two seats in the upper Ottawa Valley. With the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives, the new Conservative Party of Canada made significant breakthroughs in the anglophone portions of this region.

Notes:
1 - Vanclief not seeking re-election

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Don Boudria
23,921
Alain Lalonde
18,729
Martin Cauvier
4,238
Roy Fjarlie
2,634
Tim Bloedow (CHP)
464
Don Boudria
Kingston and the Islands Peter Milliken
28,544
Blair MacLean
12,582
Rob Hutchison
8,964
Janina Fisher Balfour
3,339
Don Rogers (CAP)
179
Terry Marshall (CHP)
481
Karl Eric Walker (Ind.)
100
Rosie The Clown Elston (Ind.)
237
Peter Milliken
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Larry McCormick
17,507
Scott Reid
27,566
Ross Sutherland
7,418
John Baranyi
2,736
Bill Vankoughnet (Ind.)
820
George Kolaczynski (Mar.)
479
Larry McCormick
merged district
Scott Reid
Leeds—Grenville Joe Jordan
16,967
Gord Brown
26,002
Steve Armstrong
5,834
Chris Bradshaw
2,722
  Joe Jordan
Prince Edward—Hastings Bruce Knutson
20,042
Daryl Kramp
22,598
Dan Douglas
8,105
Tom Lawson
2,130
Joseph Sahadat (Ind.)
468
Lyle Vanclief1
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Rob Jamieson
14,798
Cheryl Gallant
27,494
Sue McSheffrey
5,720
Gord McLeod
1,191
Stanley Sambey (Mar.)
714
Cheryl Gallant
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry Bob Kilger
17,779
Guy Lauzon
21,678
Elaine MacDonald
5,387
Tom Manley
3,491
  Bob Kilger

[edit] Central Ontario

Profile & Notes Electoral History
The central region of southern Ontario—most notably its rural portions in and around Lake Simcoe—is the closest thing one finds to a conservative heartland in Canada's largest province and provincial conservative governments have long relied on this region as the nucleus of their powerbase. Overwhelmingly white, Protestant and agrarian with a large number of social conservatives, the Reform Party and Canadian Alliance's unapologetic conservative populism took root here relatively early, with Simcoe Centre electing a Reform MP in 1993. Vote-splitting with Progressive Conservatives is often cited as the only reason Liberals otherwise swept this region during the Chretien years, and few expected all the Liberal incumbents to be returned this year. Notable Conservative candidates include former leadership contender Belinda Stronach and backroom heavy-hitter Peter Van Loan. The electoral district of Peterborough has long been recognized by political scientists as one of the best bellwether ridings in the country.

Notes:
1 - Shepherd not seeking re-election
2 - Kraft Sloan not seeking re-election

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Barrie Aileen Carroll
21,233
Patrick Brown
19,938
Peter Bursztyn
5,312
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
3,288
  Aileen Carroll
Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Tim Lang
19,548
Bev Oda
20,813
Bruce Rogers
7,721
Virginia Ervin
2,085
Durk Bruinsma (CHP)
915
Alex Shepherd 1
Dufferin—Caledon Murray Calder
17,557
David Tilson
19,270
Rita Landry
3,798
Ted Alexander
3,947
Ursula Ellis (CHP)
443
Murray Calder
Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Ovid L. Jackson
17,824
Larry Miller
22,411
Sebastian Ostertag
6,516
Alex Drossos
2,076
Steven Taylor (CHP)
982
Ovid L. Jackson
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock John O'Reilly
19,294
Barry Devolin
24,731
Gil McElroy
8,427
Tim Holland
2,637
Peter Vogel (CHP)
493
Charles Olito (Ind.)
330
John O'Reilly
Newmarket—Aurora Martha Hall Findlay
21,129
Belinda Stronach
21,818
Ed Chudak
5,111
Daryl Wyatt
2,298
Dorian Baxter (PC)
1,079
new district
Northumberland—Quinte West Paul Macklin
22,989
Doug Galt
22,676
Russ Christianson
9,007
Steve Haylestrom
3,016
  Paul Macklin
Peterborough Peter Adams
25,099
James Jackson
18,393
Linda Slavin
10,957
Brent Wood
3,182
  Peter Adams
Simcoe—Grey Paul Bonwick
22,396
Helena Guergis
22,496
Colin Mackinnon
5,532
Peter Ellis
2,668
Peter Vander Zaag (CHP)
2,285
Paul Bonwick
Simcoe North Paul DeVillers
23,664
Peter Stock
20,570
Jen Hill
6,162
Mary Lou Kirby
3,486
Adrian Kooger (CHP)
544
Ian Woods (CAP)
145
Paul DeVillers
York—Simcoe Kate Wilson
16,763
Peter Van Loan
21,343
Sylvia Gerl
5,314
Bob Burrows
2,576
Vicki Gunn (CHP)
588
Stephen Sircelj (PC)
670
Karen Kraft Sloan ²

[edit] Southern Durham and York

Profile & Notes Electoral History
This sprawling and rapidly-growing suburban area to the north and east of the City of Toronto encompasses the eastern portion of what Canadian political watchers in the early nineties dubbed the "905 belt"—a swath of middle class suburban voters roughly corresponding to the same boundaries of the 905 Area Code. 905's buy-in on the provincial level to Mike Harris's Common Sense Revolution secured him two conservative majority governments, while its rejection of the Tories in 2003 paved the way for Dalton McGuinty's landslide. In this election the 905 again went solidly for the Liberals, perhaps the Conservatives most important defeat.

Notes:
1 - Grose lost nomination
2 - Caplan not seeking re-election

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Ajax—Pickering Mark Holland
21,706
René Soetens
14,666
Kevin Modeste
5,286
Karen MacDonald
1,951
  new district
Markham—Unionville John McCallum
30,442
Joe Li
10,325
Janice Hagan
3,993
Ed Wong
1,148
  John McCallum
Oak Ridges—Markham Lui Temelkovski
31,964
Bob Callow
20,712
Pamela Courtot
5,430
Bernadette Manning
2,406
Jim Conrad (PC)
820
Maurice Whittle (CHP)
458
new district
Oshawa Louise Parkes
14,510
Colin Carrie
15,815
Sid Ryan
15,352
Liisa Whalley
1,850
Tim Sullivan (M-L)
91
Ivan Grose1
Pickering—Scarborough East Dan McTeague
27,312
Tim Dobson
13,417
Gary Dale
5,392
Matthew Pollesel
1,809
  Dan McTeague
Richmond Hill Bryon Wilfert
27,102
Peter Merrifield
11,530
Nella Cotrupi
4,495
Tim Rudkins
2,144
Ellena Lam (PC)
1,074
Bryon Wilfert
Thornhill Susan Kadis
28,709
Josh Cooper
18,125
Rick Morelli
3,671
Lloyd Helferty
1,622
Simion Iron (Ind.)
233
Benjamin Fitzerman (Ind.)
241
Elinor Caplan²
Vaughan Maurizio Bevilacqua
31,430
Joe Spina
11,821
Octavia Beckles
4,371
Russell Korus
1,722
Paolo Fabrizio (Libert.)
388
Walter Aolari (CAP)
192
Maurizio Bevilacqua
Whitby—Oshawa Judi Longfield
25,649
Ian MacNeil
20,531
Maret Sadem-Thompson
8,002
Michael MacDonald
2,759
  Judi Longfield

[edit] Central Toronto

Profile & Notes Electoral History
Since 1993 Central Toronto has been a bastion of Liberal support. It is far more competitive in the 2004 election, however, largely because new NDP leader Jack Layton is a former Toronto city councillor who has reoriented the NDP towards drawing support in the urban centres. Most of the ridings remained safe Liberal seats, with only four or five seats vulnerable to the New Democrats and Conservatives. Eventually only Layton was to win his seat.

Notes:
1 - Caccia not seeking re-election

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Beaches—East York Maria Minna
22,494
Nick Nikopoulos
6,603
Peter Tabuns
15,156
Peter Davison
2,127
Roger Carter (M-L)
46
Daniel Dufresne (Mar.)
365
Edward Slota (Ind.)
80
Miguel Figueroa (Comm.)
62
Maria Minna
Davenport Mario Silva
16,773
Theresa Rodrigues
3,077
Rui Pires
11,292
Mark O'Brien
1,384
Sarah Thompson (M-L)
79
Elmer Gale (Mar.)
251
John Riddell (CAP)
97
Johan Boyden (Comm.)
137
Charles Caccia1
Don Valley West John Godfrey
30,615
David Turnbull
14,495
David Thomas
4,393
Serge Abbat
1,703
  John Godfrey
Eglinton—Lawrence Joe Volpe
28,360
Bernie Tanz
11,792
Max Silverman
4,886
Shel Goldstein
1,924
Corrinne Prévost (CAP)
115
Joe Volpe
Parkdale—High Park Sarmite Bulte
19,727
Jurij Klufas
7,221
Peggy Nash
16,201
Niel Spiegel
3,249
Lorne Gershuny (M-L)
130
Terry Parker (Mar.)
384
Sarmite Bulte
St. Paul's Carolyn Bennett
32,171
Barry Cline
11,226
Norm Tobias
8,667
Peter Elgie
3,031
  Carolyn Bennett
Toronto Centre Bill Graham
30,336
Megan Harris
7,936
Michael Shapcott
12,747
Gabriel Draven
2,097
Philip Fernandez (M-L)
65
Dan Goldstick (Comm.)
106
Kevin Peck (CAP)
63
Jay Wagner (Mar.)
313
Bill Graham
Toronto—Danforth Dennis Mills
19,803
Loftus Cuddy
2,975
Jack Layton
22,198
Jim Harris
2,575
Scott Yee (Mar.)
265
Marcell Rodden (M-L)
84
Dennis Mills
Trinity—Spadina Tony Ianno
23,202
David Watters
4,605
Olivia Chow
22,397
Mark Viitala
2,259
Asif Hossain (PC)
531
Nick Lin (M-L)
102
Daniel Knezetic (Ind.)
89
Tristan Downe-Dewdney (CAP)
91
Tony Ianno
York South—Weston Alan Tonks
20,537
Stephen Halicki
5,133
Paul Ferreira
7,281
Jessica Fracassi
1,199
Shirley Hawley (Comm.)
175
Alan Tonks

[edit] Suburban Toronto

Profile & Notes Electoral History
Suburban Toronto ridings have collectively racked up the largest Liberal numbers in the country in recent years, with ridings like Scarborough—Rouge River delivering upwards of 80% of the vote to the Chretien Liberals in 2000. The region, however, went uniformly blue during Mulroney's 1984 sweep; four years earlier its changing whims almost single-handedly prevented Joe Clark from re-forming a government. The Conservatives hoped to make progress in this area, but it again went solidly Liberal.

Notes:
1 - Collenette not seeking re-election.
2 - formerly held by Allan Rock.
3 - Eggleton not seeking re-election.

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Don Valley East Yasmin Ratansi
21,864
David Johnson
11,206
Valerie Mah
5,287
Dan King
1,172
Ryan Kidd (CHP)
351
Christopher Black (Comm.)
149
David Collenette1
Etobicoke Centre Borys Wrzesnewskyj
30,441
Lida Preyma
14,829
John Richmond
5,174
Margo Pearson
1,676
France Tremblay (M-L)
112
(vacant)²
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Jean Augustine
24,909
John Capobianco
15,159
Margaret Anne McHugh
7,179
John Huculiak
2,201
Janice Murray (M-L)
129
Jean Augustine
Etobicoke North Roy Cullen
19,450
Rupinder Nannar
5,737
Cesar Martello
3,761
Mir Kamal
605
Anna Di Carlo (M-L)
195
George Szebik (Ind.)
309
William Ubbens (CHP)
661
Roy Cullen
Scarborough—Agincourt Jim Karygiannis
26,400
Andrew Faust
8,649
D'arcy Palmer
4,182
Wayne Yeechong
919
Tony Karadimas (PC)
1,048
Jim Karygiannis
Scarborough Centre John Cannis
20,740
John Mihtis
8,515
Greg Gogan
6,156
Greg Bonser
1,045
Dorothy Sauras (Comm.)
152
John Cannis
Scarborough—Guildwood John McKay
20,950
Tom Varesh
8,277
Sheila White
5,885
Paul Charbonneau
1,106
Brenda Thompson (CAP)
200
John McKay
Scarborough—Rouge River Derek Lee
22,564
Tony Backhurst
5,184
Fauzia Khan
3,635
Kathryn Holloway
610
Raymond Cho (Ind.)
6,962
Derek Lee
Scarborough Southwest Tom Wappel
18,776
Heather Jewell
9,028
Dan Harris
8,471
Peter Van Dalen
1,520
Elizabeth Rowley (Comm.)
168
Tom Wappel
Willowdale Jim Peterson
30,855
Jovan Boseovski
11,615
Yvonne Bobb
4,812
Sharolyn Vettese
1,844
Ardavan Behrouzi (PC)
883
Bernadette Michael (Ind.)
253
Jim Peterson
York Centre Ken Dryden
21,520
Michael Mostyn
10,318
Peter Flaherty
5,376
Constantine Kritsonis
1,240
Max Royz (Ind.)
824
Art Eggleton³
York West Judy Sgro
17,903
Leslie Soobrian
3,120
Sandra Romano Anthony
4,228
Tim McKellar
824
Joseph Grubb (CHP)
1,580
Judy Sgro

[edit] Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville

Profile & Notes Electoral History
This area is part of the rapidly growing 905 belt, where the Conservatives were hoping for a breakthrough, as it is a traditionally Conservative area. Until their collapse in 1993, the Conservatives only lost two ridings in this area between 1979 and 1988. Despite star candidates, such as former Ontario cabinet minister and federal Conservative leadership candidate Tony Clement, the Conservatives failed to win seats here as in the other parts of suburban Toronto.

Notes:
1 - Hundal replaced previous Conservative candidate Gurjit Grewal after a past conviction for assault came to light.
2 - Assadourian not seeking re-election.
3 - Mahoney lost nomination.

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Bramalea—Gore—Malton Gurbax S. Malhi
20,394
Raminder Gill
12,594
Fernando Miranda
6,113
Sharleen McDowall
1,832
Frank Chilelli (M-L)
237
Gurbax S. Malhi
Brampton—Springdale Ruby Dhalla
19,385
Sam Hundal1
11,182
Kathy Pounder
8,038
Nick Hudson
1,927
Gurdev Singh Mattu (Comm.)
86
Sarkis Assadourian²
Brampton West Colleen Beaumier
21,254
Tony Clement
18,768
Chris Moise
4,920
Sanjeev Goel
1,603
Tom Bose (Ind.)
371
Colleen Beaumier
Mississauga—Brampton South Navdeep Singh Bains
24,753
Parvinder Sandhu
10,433
Larry Taylor
6,411
Paul Simas
1,525
David Gershuny (M-L)
185
new district
Mississauga East—Cooksville Albina Guarnieri
22,435
Riina DeFeria
10,299
Jim Gill
4,619
Jason Hinchcliffe
1,167
Pierre Chénier (M-L)
154
Sally Wong (CHP)
778
Andrew Seitz (Ind.)
114
Albina Guarnieri
Mississauga—Erindale Carolyn Parrish
28,246
Bob Dechert
16,600
Simon Black
5,104
Jeff Brownridge
1,855
David Greig (M-L)
145
Carolyn Parrish
merged district
Steve Mahoney³
Mississauga South Paul Szabo
24,628
Phil Green
16,027
Michael James Culkin
5,004
Neeraj Jain
1,899
Dagmar Sullivan (M-L)
107
Paul Szabo
Mississauga—Streetsville Wajid Khan
22,768
Nina Tangri
14,287
Manjinder Rai
4,266
Otto Casanova
2,415
Peter Creighton (PC)
1,293
new district
Oakville Bonnie Brown
28,729
Rick Byers
19,524
Alison Myrden
4,027
Tania Orton
2,861
Zeshan Shahbaz (CAP)
95
Bonnie Brown

[edit] Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara

Profile & Notes Electoral History
This region has been traditionally Conservative, however the Liberal Party swept the region, along with most of the rest in Ontario, in the last three elections. However, most Liberal victories outside Hamilton proper can be attributed to vote-splitting between the two right-wing parties. The Conservatives had targeted several ridings in the area in this election. While in Hamilton, the NDP was looking for major gains as well. In the end the Liberals stimied both parties with the NDP only gaining a seat.

Notes:
1 - Bryden defected from Liberals in Feb. '04; lost Conservative nomination.
2 - Reed not seeking re-election.
3 - Copps lost nomination.
4 - Pillitteri not seeking re-election.
5 - Tirabassi lost nomination.

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Russ Powers
21,935
David Sweet
19,135
Gordon Guyatt
11,557
David Januczkowski
2,636
  John Bryden1
Burlington Paddy Torsney
27,423
Mike Wallace
23,389
David Laird
6,581
Angela Reid
3,169
John Herman Wubs (CHP)
429
Paddy Torsney
Halton Gary Carr
27,362
Dean Martin
21,704
Anwar Naqvi
4,642
Frank Marchetti
2,889
  Julian Reed²
Hamilton Centre Stan Keyes
14,948
Leon O'Connor
6,714
David Christopherson
20,321
Anne Marie Pavlov
1,422
Stephen Downey (CHP)
520
Jamile Ghaddar (M-L)
91
Michael Baldasaro (Ind.)
345
Stan Keyes
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Tony Valeri
18,417
Fred Eisenberger
10,888
Tony DePaulo
17,490
Richard Safka
1,446
Bob Mann (CHP)
166
Sam Cino (Ind.)
393
Tony Valeri
merged district
Sheila Copps³
Hamilton Mountain Beth Phinney
18,548
Tom Jackson
15,590
Chris Charlton
17,552
Jo Pavlov
1,378
Paul Lane (M-L)
214
Beth Phinney
Niagara Falls Victor Pietrangelo
18,745
Rob Nicholson
19,882
Wayne Gates
10,680
Ted Mousseau
2,071
  Gerry Pillitteri4
Niagara West—Glanbrook Debbie Zimmerman
20,210
Dean Allison
20,874
David Heatley
7,681
Tom Ferguson
1,761
David Bylsma (CHP)
1,107
Phil Rose (CAP)
179
new district
St. Catharines Walt Lastewka
21,277
Leo Bonomi
18,261
Ted Mouradian
10,135
Jim Fannon
1,927
Elaine Couto (M-L)
61
Linda Klassen (CHP)
751
Jane Paxton (CAP)
204
Walt Lastewka
Welland John Maloney
19,642
Mel Grunstein
12,997
Jody Di Bartolomeo
14,623
Ryan McLaughlin
1,454
Ron Walker (M-L)
113
Irma Ruiter (CHP)
735
John Maloney
merged district
Tony Tirabassi5

[edit] Midwestern Ontario

Profile & Notes Electoral History

This area is traditionally conservative, except for the riding of Brant which has not voted Conservative since 1958. Brant is where the NDP did well with popular MP Derek Blackburn from 1971-1993. However, the NDP have been unable to duplicate this success in this area, and are unlikely to do so. The Conservatives won every other seat except for three seats in 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 sweeping the area (except for Brant) in 1984 and 1979. The three seats that went Liberal were Guelph and Kitchener (1980) and Haldimand-Norfolk (1988). Since the collapse of the Conservatives, and vote splitting the Liberals swept this area in 1993, 1997 and 2000. With a united right several seats went to the Conservatives.
Notes:
1 - Stewart not seeking re-election
2 - Finlay not seeking re-election

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Brant Lloyd St. Amand
20,455
Gregory Martin
17,792
Lynn Bowering
11,826
Helen-Anne Embry
2,738
John Turmel (Ind.)
373
Barra Gots (CHP)
570
Jane Stewart1
Cambridge Janko Peric
18,899
Gary Goodyear
19,123
Gary Price
10,392
Gareth White
2,506
John Oprea (Ind.)
134
John Gots (CHP)
395
Alex Gryc (Ind.)
114
Janko Peric
Guelph Brenda Chamberlain
23,442
Jon Dearden
13,721
Phil Allt
10,527
Mike Nagy
3,866
Manuel Couto (M-L)
66
Peter Ellis (CHP)
634
Lyne Rivard (Mar.)
291
Brenda Chamberlain
Haldimand—Norfolk Bob Speller
19,336
Diane Finley
20,981
Carrie Sinkowski
7,143
Colin Jones
1,703
Steven Elgersma (CHP)
617
Bob Speller
Huron—Bruce Paul Steckle
25,538
Barbara Fisher
15,930
Grant Robertson
6,707
Dave Vasey
1,518
Glen Smith (Mar.)
638
Dave Joslin (CHP)
958
Paul Steckle
Kitchener Centre Karen Redman
21,264
Thomas Ichim
12,412
Richard Walsh-Bowers
8,717
Karol Vesely
2,450
Mark Corbiere (Ind.)
277
Karen Redman
Kitchener—Conestoga Lynn Myers
17,819
Frank Luellau
14,903
Len Carter
6,623
Kris Stapleton
2,793
  Lynn Myers
Kitchener—Waterloo Andrew Telegdi
28,015
Steven Strauss
17,155
Edwin Laryea
9,267
Pauline Richards
3,277
Frank Ellis (CHP)
379
Ciprian Mihalcea (Ind.)
124
Andrew Telegdi
Oxford Murray Coutler
14,011
David Mackenzie
20,606
Zoé Dorcas Kunschner
6,673
Irene Tietz
1,951
Kaye Sargent (Libert.)
226
Alex Kreider (CAP)
108
James Bender (Mar.)
794
Leslie Bartley (CHP)
1,534
John Finlay²
Perth—Wellington Brian Innes
15,032
Gary Schellenberger
18,879
Robert Roth
7,027
John Cowling
2,770
Irma Devries (CHP)
1,273
Gary Schellenberger
Wellington—Halton Hills Bruce Hood
19,173
Mike Chong
21,479
Noel Duignan
5,974
Brent Bouteiller
2,725
Pat Woode (CHP)
826
new district

[edit] Southwestern Ontario

Profile & Notes Electoral History

Southwestern Ontario is traditionally a very Liberal region of Ontario, but is divided between urban and rural. The Liberals do well in the cities of Windsor and London, and Conservatives do well in the rural areas of Kent County, Essex County, Lambton County, Elgin County, and Middlesex County. The NDP also has done well in the past, and currently in Windsor and London, where unions are strong. The NDP was elected in both Windsor-Walkerville and London-Fanshawe in 1984 and 1988, and hold both Windsor seats currently. The Liberas swept all but the riding of Elgin in 1980, the Conservatives swept all but the two Windsor ridings in 1984, and one London riding. The Liberals swept every single riding here in 1993 and 1997, and all but the riding of Windsor-St. Clair in 2000.

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Chatham-Kent—Essex Jerry Pickard
17,435
Dave Van Kesteren
17,028
Kathleen Kevany
7,538
Rod Hetherington
1,845
Margaret Mondaca (M-L)
150
Jerry Pickard
Elgin—Middlesex—London Gar Knutson
15,860
Joe Preston
20,333
Tim McCallum
6,763
Julie-Ann Stodolny
2,033
Ken DeVries (CHP)
1,246
Will Arlow (CAP)
146
Gar Knutson
Essex Susan Whelan
17,926
Jeff Watson
18,755
David Tremblay
12,519
Paul Forman
1,981
Robert Cruise (M-L)
105
Susan Whelan
London—Fanshawe Pat O'Brien
15,664
John Mazzilli
10,811
Irene Mathyssen
12,511
Ed Moore
1,634
Derrall Bellaire (PC)
453
Cameron Switzer (M-L)
65
Pat O'Brien
London North Centre Joe Fontana
21,472
Tim Gatten
13,677
Joe Swan
12,034
Bronagh Morgan
2,376
Rod Morley (PC)
220
Gustavo Granados-Ocon (M-L)
67
Joe Fontana
London West Sue Barnes
25,061
Mike Menear
17,335
Gina Barber
9,522
Rebecca Bromwich
2,611
Steve Hunter (PC)
511
Margaret Villamizar (M-L)
67
Sue Barnes
Middlesex—Kent—Lambton Rose-Marie Ur
19,452
Bev Shipley
19,288
Kevin Blake
7,376
Allan McKeown
1,834
Allan James (CHP)
1,015
Rose-Marie Ur
Sarnia—Lambton Roger Gallaway
19,932
Marcel Beaubien
14,500
Greg Agar
7,764
Anthony Cramer
2,548
Dave Core (Ind.)
749
John Elliot (Ind.)
229
Gary De Boer (CHP)
1,819
Roger Gallaway
Windsor—Tecumseh Rick Limoges
16,219
Rick Fuschi
9,827
Joe Comartin
20,037
Élizabeth Powles
1,613
Laura Chesnik (M-L)
182
Joe Comartin
Windsor West Richard Pollock
13,831
Jordan Katz
8,348
Brian Masse
20,297
Rob Spring
1,545
Enver Villamizar (M-L)
134
Brian Masse

[edit] Northern Ontario

Profile & Notes Electoral History

Northern Ontario is traditionally a very Liberal area in Ontario, but with historically strong showings by the NDP. The Conservatives have only won a combined total of 9 seats in Northern Ontario since 1979, 4 of which in the very Conservative Parry Sound Muskoka. The NDP has consistently done well here, finishing either first or second, even if it means not winning seats. They are especially strong in Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Nickel Belt, and Sault Ste. Marie, but have also won seats in Kenora-Rainy River, Thunder Bay-Nipigon, and Timmins Chapleau. The only bad showing by the Liberals since 1979 came in 1984, where they still managed 3 of 12 seats winning in Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane despite a national Conservative landslide.
Notes:
1 - Nault not seeking re-election
2 - Wood not seeking re-election
3 - Dromisky not seeking re-election
4 - Bélair and Serré not seeking re-election

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Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Brent St. Denis
14,276
Blaine Armstrong
8,093
Carol Hughes
11,051
Lindsay Killen
1,449
  Brent St. Denis
Kenora Roger Valley
8,563
Bill Brown
6,598
Susan Barclay
7,577
Carl Chaboyer
898
  Bob Nault1
Nickel Belt Raymond Bonin
17,188
Michel Dupont
7,628
Claude Gravelle
13,980
Steve Lafleur
1,031
Don Lavallee (Ind.)
217
Steve Rutchinski (M-L)
51
Michel Ethier (Mar.)
430
Raymond Bonin
Nipissing-Timiskaming Anthony Rota
18,254
Al McDonald
16,001
Dave Fluri
7,354
Les Wilcox
1,329
Ross MacLean (CAP)
204
Bob Wood²
merged district
Ben Serré4
Parry Sound—Muskoka Andy Mitchell
19,271
Keith Montgomery
15,970
Jo-Anne Boulding
5,171
Glen Hodgson
3,524
  Andy Mitchell
Sault Ste. Marie Carmen Provenzano
15,760
Cameron Ross
9,969
Tony Martin
16,512
Julie Emmerson
814
Mike Taffarel (M-L)
67
Carmen Provenzano
Sudbury Diane Marleau
18,914
Stephen Butcher
9,008
Gerry McIntaggart
12,781
Luke Norton
1,999
David Starbuck (M-L)
100
Diane Marleau
Thunder Bay—Rainy River Ken Boshcoff
14,290
David Leskowski
9,559
John Rafferty
10,781
Russ Aegard
856
Johannes Scheibler (CHP)
267
Doug Thompson (Mar.)
547
Stan Dromisky³
Thunder Bay—Superior North Joe Comuzzi
15,022
Beverly Sarafin
7,394
Bruce Hyer
10,230
Carl Rose
1,614
Denis Carrière (Mar.)
645
Joe Comuzzi
Timmins—James Bay Ray Chénier
13,525
Andrew Van Oosten
5,682
Charlie Angus
14,138
Marsha Kriss
767
  Réginald Bélair4
merged district
Ben Serré4