Leeds—Grenville (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Leeds—Grenville
Leeds—Grenville (provincial electoral district)
Ontario electoral district
Leeds–Grenville shown within the Eastern Ontario region
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Steve Clark
Progressive Conservative
District created 1986
First contested 1987
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006) 99,206
Electors (2008) 73,763
Area (km²) 3,751
Pop. density (per km²) 26.4
Census divisions Leeds and Grenville
Census subdivisions Athens, Augusta, Brockville, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elizabethtown–Kitley, Front of Yonge, Gananoque, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Merrickville–Wolford, North Grenville, Prescott, Rideau Lakes, Westport

Leeds—Grenville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1987.

It consists of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Since 1999, provincial ridings have been defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

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Members

Assembly Years Member Party
34th 1987-1990     Robert Runciman Progressive Conservative
35th 1990-1995
36th 1995-1999
37th 1999-2003
38th 2003-2007
39th 2007-2010
2010-2011     Steven Clark Progressive Conservative
40th 2011-present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Steve Clark 24,314 63.6 -3.08
     Liberal Ray Heffernan 6,663 17.4 -2.68
     New Democrat David Lundy 5,822 15.2 +10.1
     Green Charlie Taylor 1,329 3.5 -4.17
     Socialist Lance Fulsom 111 0.3 -  
Total valid votes 38,239 100.00
By-election on March 4, 2010
Resignation of Bob Runciman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Steve Clark 18,510 66.68 +10.44
     Liberal Stephen Mazurek 5,573 20.08 -8.59
     Green Neil Kudrinko 2,130 7.67 +0.48
     New Democrat Steve Armstrong 1,417 5.10 -1.87
     Libertarian Anthony Giles 129 0.46 -  
Total valid votes 27,759 100.00
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 22,755 56.24 +7.54
     Liberal Lori Bryden 11,602 28.67 -11.46
     Green Jeanie Warnock 2,907 7.19 +3.10
     New Democrat Pauline Kuhlmann 2,821 6.97 +1.36
     Family Coalition Michael Dwyer 377 0.93 -0.54
Total valid votes 40,462 100.00
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 21,443 48.70 -4.40
     Liberal Stephen Mazurek 17,667 40.13 +0.84
     New Democrat Steve Armstrong 2,469 5.61 +0.85
     Green Jerry Heath 1,799 4.09 +1.80
     Family Coalition Melody Trolly 649 1.47 -  
Total valid votes 44,027 100.00
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 23,390 53.10 -10.16
     Liberal Don Cameron 17,307 39.29 +13.26
     New Democrat Jim Murray 2,097 4.76 -1.97
     Green Ken Blackburn 1,008 2.29 -0.40
     Natural Law Britt Roberts 244 0.55 -  
Total valid votes 44,046 100.00
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 21,763 63.26 +14.19
     Liberal Peter McKenna 8,955 26.03 -0.69
     New Democrat Charles Stewart 2,316 6.73 -17.48
     Green Peter Bevan-Baker 927 2.69 -  
     Independent Phillip Blancher 438 1.27 -  
Total valid votes 34,399 100.00
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 16,846 49.07 +5.89
     Liberal Chris Puddicombe 9,172 26.72 -15.88
     New Democrat Art Lane 8,312 24.21 +9.99
Total valid votes 34,330 100.00
Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 14,787 43.18 -  
     Liberal Jim Jordan 14,589 42.60 -  
     New Democrat Geri Sheedy 4,869 14.22 -  
Total valid votes 34,245 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 28,156 71.19
Mixed Member Proportional 11,392 28.81
Total valid votes 39,548 100.00

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