For the provincial electoral district, see Burlington (provincial electoral district) .
Burlington Ontario electoral district Burlington in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2015 boundaries)
Legislature House of Commons MP Karina Gould Liberal District created 1976 First contested 1979 Last contested 2019 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[1] 120,569 Electors (2015)94,679 Area (km²)[2] 84 Pop. density (per km²) 1,435.3 Census division(s) Halton Census subdivision(s) Burlington
Map of Burlington riding (2003 boundaries)
Burlington is a federal electoral district in Halton Region , Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
Geography [ ]
It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington .
The riding serves downtown Burlington and the neighbourhoods of Aldershot , Maple , Freeman , , Dynes , , Longmoor , Shoreacres , Pinedale , Elizabeth Gardens , Palmer , Mountainside , Brant Hills , and in Burlington.
Demographics [ ]
According to the Canada 2016 Census [3]
Ethnic groups: 86.5% White, 2.8% South Asian, 2.0% Black, 1.6% Filipino, 1.3% Chinese, 1.3% Indigenous, 1.2% Latin American
Languages: 83.1% English, 2.0% French, 1.4% Spanish, 1.2% Polish, 1.0% German
Religions (2011): 70.2% Christian (29.2% Catholic, 11.0% Anglican, 9.8% United Church, 3.9% Presbyterian, 2.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.0% Pentecostal, 9.9% Other), 1.4% Muslim, 26.2% None.[4]
Median income: $40,528 (2015)
Average income: $58,418 (2015)
History [ ]
Burlington was created in 1976 from Halton—Wentworth .
This riding gained small territories from Halton and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Parliament
Years
Member
Party
BurlingtonRiding created from Halton—Wentworth
31st
1979–1980 Bill Kempling Progressive Conservative
32nd
1980–1984
33rd
1984–1988
34th
1988–1993
35th
1993–1997 Paddy Torsney Liberal
36th
1997–2000
37th
2000–2004
38th
2004–2006
39th
2006–2008 Mike Wallace Conservative
40th
2008–2011
41st
2011–2015
42nd
2015–2019 Karina Gould Liberal
43rd
2019–2021
44th
2021–present
Election results [ ]
Graph of election results in Burlington (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
People's
Michael Bator
Conservative
Emily Brown
Rhinoceros
Jevin David Carroll
Green
Christian Cullis
Liberal
Karina Gould
New Democratic
Nick Page
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada [5]
hide 2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Karina Gould
34,989
48.61
+2.63
$106,261.57
Conservative
Jane Michael
23,930
33.24
-9.24
$86,302.63
New Democratic
Lenaee Dupuis
7,372
10.24
+1.14
$31,070.76
Green
Gareth Williams
4,750
6.60
+4.16
$6,940.18
People's
Peter Smetana
944
1.31
$5,500.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
71,985
99.17
Total rejected ballots
600
0.83
+0.45
Turnout
72,585
72.44
-0.76
Eligible voters
100,201
Liberal hold
Swing
+5.93
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Karina Gould
32,229
45.98
+22.74
$104,313.08
Conservative
Mike Wallace
29,780
42.48
-11.66
$105,053.18
New Democratic
David Laird
6,381
9.10
-9.75
$28,503.64
Green
Vince Fiorito
1,710
2.44
-1.10
$1,631.97
Total valid votes/Expense limit
70,100
99.63
$239,840.79
Total rejected ballots
263
0.37
Turnout
70,363
73.20
Eligible voters
96,126
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+17.20
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party
Vote
%
Conservative
33,162
54.14
Liberal
14,235
23.24
New Democratic
11,549
18.85
Green
2,166
3.54
Others
140
0.23
hide 2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Mike Wallace
32,958
54.16
+5.56
$87,782.46
Liberal
Alyssa Brierley
14,154
23.26
-9.99
$83,688.54
New Democratic
David Carter Laird
11,449
18.81
+7.61
$17,387.19
Green
Graham Mayberry
2,151
3.53
-3.40
$4,138.76
Marxist–Leninist
Elaine Baetz
140
0.23
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
60,852
100.00
–
$94,992.81
Total rejected ballots
175
0.29
-0.12
Turnout
61,027
67.02
+2.03
Eligible voters
91,058
–
–
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Mike Wallace
28,614
48.60
+5.50
$82,440
Liberal
Paddy Torsney
19,577
33.25
-5.86
$86,026
New Democratic
David Carter Laird
6,597
11.20
-1.24
$21,862
Green
Marnie Mellish
4,083
6.93
+1.60
$2,280
Total valid votes/Expense limit
58,871
100.00
–
$92,099
Total rejected ballots
239
0.40
+0.05
Turnout
59,110
64.99
hide 2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Mike Wallace
28,030
43.10
+4.8
Liberal
Paddy Torsney
25,431
39.11
-5.9
New Democratic
David Carter Laird
8,090
12.44
+1.6
Green
Rick Goldring
3,471
5.33
+0.1
Total valid votes
65,022
100.0
Total rejected ballots
227
0.35
Turnout
65,249
72.96
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paddy Torsney
27,423
45.0
-1.8
Conservative
Mike Wallace
23,389
38.4
-9.6
New Democratic
David Carter Laird
6,581
10.8
+7.2
Green
Angela Reid
3,169
5.2
Christian Heritage
John Herman Wubs
429
0.7
Total valid votes
60,991
100.0
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
hide 2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paddy Torsney
22,175
46.8
+2.7
Alliance
Don Pennell
11,500
24.3
+6.9
Progressive Conservative
Stephen Collinson
11,240
23.7
-9.0
New Democratic
Larry McMahon
1,722
3.6
-1.5
Green
Tom Snyder
771
1.6
Total valid votes
47,408
100.0
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
hide 1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paddy Torsney
22,042
44.1
0.0
Progressive Conservative
Mike Kuegle
16,344
32.7
+6.5
Reform
Terry Lamping
8,662
17.3
-5.9
New Democratic
Jim Hough
2,561
5.1
+2.1
Canadian Action
Ann Marsden
352
0.7
Total valid votes
49,961
100.0
hide 1993 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paddy Torsney
22,785
44.1
+17.5
Progressive Conservative
Mike Kuegle
13,540
26.2
-25.9
Reform
Hugh Ramolla
11,984
23.2
New Democratic
Jim Hough
1,554
3.0
-13.1
Independent
Bill Barlett
929
1.8
National
Bill Watson
535
1.0
Natural Law
Ursula Kropfel
336
0.7
Total valid votes
51,663
100.0
hide 1988 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Bill Kempling
26,293
52.1
-9.9
Liberal
James Smith
13,448
26.6
+7.8
New Democratic
Jane Mulkewich
8,149
16.1
-3.1
Christian Heritage
Ron Bremer
2,285
4.5
Libertarian
Dan Riga
321
0.6
Total valid votes
50,496
100.0
hide 1984 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Bill Kempling
37,577
61.9
+11.2
New Democratic
Walter Mulkewich
11,687
19.3
+3.6
Liberal
Fred Schwenger
11,406
18.8
-14.0
Total valid votes
60,670
100.0
hide 1980 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Bill Kempling
27,212
50.8
-5.6
Liberal
Tom Sutherland
17,574
32.8
+4.6
New Democratic
Danny Dunleavy
8,421
15.7
+1.0
Libertarian
Bruno S. Oberski
341
0.6
0.0
Marxist–Leninist
Charles Boylan
63
0.1
0.0
Total valid votes
53,611
100.0
hide 1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Bill Kempling
32,225
56.4
Liberal
Tom Sutherland
16,100
28.2
New Democratic
Danny Dunleavy
8,421
14.7
Libertarian
John Lawson
365
0.6
Marxist–Leninist
Charles Boylan
62
0.1
Total valid votes
57,173
100.0
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