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| DISTRICT: Windsor West |
| Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Vote Share |
Elected |
| Brian Masse |
NDP |
20297 |
45.62%
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X |
| Richard Pollock |
LIB |
13831 |
31.32%
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| Jordan Katz |
CON |
8348 |
18.9%
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| Rob Spring |
GRN |
1545 |
3.47%
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| Enver Villamizar |
ML |
134 |
0.3%
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| Last Update: June 29, 5:38:55 AM EDT |
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Ridings
209 Windsor West
2004 Candidates
Riding Profile
This southwestern Ontario riding is in an economic area that is highly
industrialized, with the Big Three automakers all operating nearby. Set
on the south shore of the Detroit River, it includes the western half
of Windsor – the area west of Langlois Avenue, south of Tecumseh Road
East and west of Pillette Road.
Urban Windsor is a diverse, multicultural riding, with many French,
Italian, Arabic and Chinese residents. Voters are heavily unionized
and manufacturing, in particular automobile manufacturing and auto
parts, is the largest employer. Average family income is $66,432
and unemployment is 8.2 per cent.
There has been no change in riding boundaries in 2004. The riding was created
in 1966 from Essex West and part of Essex East. The 1996 redistribution
kept all of the riding and added 12 per cent of Windsor-St.Clair
Population: 117,041
Political History
1968-2000 incl - LIB
2002 byelection - NDP
In a May 2002 byelection, New Democrat Brian Masse defeated Liberal
Richard Pollock to win a first term in office. Windsor West and the
former riding of Essex West had been held by Liberal Herb Gray since
1962. On January 14, 2002, about six months before he would have celebrated
40 years in the House of Commons, Chretien appointed Gray Commissioner
of the International Joint Commission. In 2000, Gray defeated Alliance
candidate Jeff Watson.
Gray served as Minister of Revenue, Minister of Consumer and Corporate
Affairs, Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Minister of Regional
Economic Expansion and President of Treasury Board in the Trudeau era.
In 1993, he was appointed Government House Leader and Solicitor General
and in 1997 he became Deputy Prime Minister. Essex West had voted Liberal
since 1935, until PC Norman Spencer won in 1958. Gray won in 1962,
1963 and 1965 in Essex West and then from 1968 to 2000 in Windsor West.
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Candidate Profiles
Richard Pollock
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Nuoro, Italy
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University Degree: Yes
Education: Holds an Honours Bachelor of Public Administration degree from the
University of Windsor, a Bachelor of Laws degree and language diploma from the
Université de Droit, D'Economie et des Sciences D'Aix-Marseilles, and has also studied at
Laval and the University of Detroit's School of Law.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Partner with law firm Mousseau,
DeLuca, McPherson, Prince LLP; lead federal prosecutor for the Department
of Justice and Agent for Attorney General County of Essex (Drug and
Income Tax Offences) since 1988. He has also taught trial advocacy
for the Law Society of Upper Canada (Bar Admissions Course). From
1983 to 1984, he was the special assistant to Minister of Agriculture
Eugene Whelan and in 1984 was the special assistant to Minister of
Agriculture Ralph Ferguson. He has served with a broad range of community
organizations, including the St. Clair College of Applied Arts and
Technology (chair on the board of governors), the Association of Canadian
Community Colleges National Executive, the Essex Region Conservation
Foundation, and the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital (Monitoring and Measurement
and Public Affairs).
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Peggy
Children: Three: Alexandra, Andrea and Anthony
Political History
Has worked on federal and provincial campaigns
in Windsor since 1979. He has also served on the executive of the
Windsor West Provincial Liberal Association, was the area organizer
for the Essex Windsor Liberal Association and worked on Jean Chretien's
leadership campaign in 1990.
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Jordan Katz
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Windsor, ON
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Education: Studies in commerce and economics at the University of Windsor.
Career Background: Left University to pursue management opportunities
at Casino Windsor. He later received a promotion and moved to Orillia to assist in the
opening of Casino Rama. Is currently employed as a chef at the Hilton Hotel. In the
community, he serves on the board of directors with the Windsor Jewish Federation and
has been involved with national programs though the Canada Israel Committee.
Political History
Has actively participated as a member
of the Windsor West Conservative Party Association's board of
directors.
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Brian Masse
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birth Date: July 9, 1968
Age: 35
Birthplace: Windsor, ON
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University Degree: Yes
Education: Received an Honours BA in Sociology, with a minor in
history from Sir Wilfred Laurier University in 1991. He also completed Master's course
work in sociology at the University of Windsor.
Career Background: He has worked on behalf
of disabled persons in various capacities, including with the
Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities and in the
development of the Opportunities Fund, which involved more than
26 community agencies across three counties. He has had various
teaching assignments in university and college settings. He was
employed as a program coordinator for the Multicultural Council
of Essex County; duties included operation of the Multicultural
Youth in Action program. He is also a member of the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind Essex-Kent district board of
directors, and the AIDS Committee of Windsor and Essex County.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Terry Chow
Children: One, Alexandria
Political History
Municipal: Was elected to Windsor City Council
for Ward 2 in November 1997; was re-elected in November 2000.
Provincial: Was elected in Windsor West in
May 2002 byelection.
Committee: member of the Standing Committee
on Industry, Science and Technology
Caucus: critic areas: Industry, Science, Research
and Development, Canada-U.S. border and trade issues and National
Revenue.
Office Address: 336-300 Tecumseh Road East,
Windsor, ON
Tel: (519) 255-1631
Capital Address: Room 81 8, Justice Building,
House of Commons, Ottawa, ON
Tel: (613) 996-1541
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Rob Spring
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birth Date: 1964
Birthplace: Shelburne, NS
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Career Background: Has been employed at Daimler Chrysler Canada as an
auto assembler since 1995. His first full-time job was as an apprentice diesel truck
mechanic for a small county trucking firm. He traveled to British Columbia as a
percussionist with his high school band, and served two years with the 21st Windsor
Service Battalion as a reservist vehicle technician. He was involved with CAW, serving
as chairperson of the Local 444 CAW Environment Committee, was interim chairperson of
the Windsor & District Labour Council Evironment Committee and was in-plant union
environmental representative at the now-closed Pillette Road Assembly Plant. He has
been an active board member and campaigner for the Citizens Environment Alliance since
1995, and has served on past city council committees.
Marital Status: Married
Political History
Joined the Green Party in 2000. In January 2004 he became
Labour Advocate in the Green Party of Ontario's shadow cabinet. In April 2004 he
became the Labour Advocate within the federal Green Party's shadow cabinet.
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Enver Villamizar
Party: The Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
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Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Essex (1999). Defeated in Windsor West (2003).
Federal: Defeated in Windsor West (2000).
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