Ridings
168 Oshawa
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This southern Ontario riding, 60 kilometres east of Toronto, contains most
of the city of Oshawa.
The southern boundary is the north shore of Lake Ontario. The northern
boundary is Winchester Road East, between Townline Road North in the east
and Simcoe Street North, Rossland Road West, Oshawa Creek, King Street
West. The western boundary is the western city limit of Oshawa.
Oshawa is a centre of the Canadian automobile industry and the local
economy is dominated by General Motors. It is one of Ontario's most industrial
ridings, with 14 per cent of employment coming from manufacturing. Average
family income is $63,855 and unemployment is 7.2 per cent.
Oshawa-Whitby riding was created in 1966 and renamed Oshawa in 1976.
In the 1996 redistribution, 13 per cent of Durham was added. In 2004,
the boundary of the riding was pushed north to include part of Durham.
Population: 113,662
Political History
In 2004, Conservative Colin Carrie won this riding with just 463 more
votes than NDP candidate Sid Ryan, the Ontario president of the Canadian
Union of Public Employees.
Liberal Ivan Grose served three terms from 1993 to 2004.
New Democratic support in this riding waned after Ed Broadbent stepped
down as the Oshawa MP, when he resigned as the national NDP leader in
1989. Broadbent was first elected in 1968, defeating Conservative Michael
Starr. He became NDP leader in July 1975 and won seven terms as MP for
Oshawa-Whitby and Oshawa.
In the 1990 byelection following Broadbent's resignation, New Democrat
Mike Breaugh defeated Liberal Cathy O'Flynn.
1968-1990 byelection inclusive - NDP
1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
2004 - CON
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Colin Carrie
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth Date: April 11, 1962
Age: 43
Education: BA in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree
from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Profession: Chiropractor
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Elizabeth
Children: Liam, Aiden, and Grace
Career Background: Chiropractor and co-owner (with Dr. Peter Wysotski) of
Lakeridge Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic, Oshawa, founded in October 2000.
Former president and vice-president, Durham Chiropractic Society
Community Activities: Served as Chair, Spinal Health Week Committee.
Past Finance Secretary for Knights of Columbus Council 8611.
Parishioner, St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic church,
Oshawa
Electoral History
Party: Director, Oshawa federal PC Association, 2002-2004.
Director, Oshawa federal Conservative EDA, 2004
Federal: Elected in Oshawa in 2004
Political History
Committee: Member: Health
Caucus: Conservative Energy Caucus.
Has served as chair of the Automotive Caucus
Riding Address:
38 King St E
Oshawa, Ont.
(905) 721-9022
Louise Parkes
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Profession: Businesswoman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Darryl Sherman
Career Background: President and CEO of Parmac Relationship
Marketing Ltd, a call centre in Osahwa she started in her basement.
Prior to starting Parmac, she was national sales manager for
Canada's leading legal publisher.
Community Activities: Since 1996, she has been chair of Downtown Oshawa Festival of Murals.
Downtown Oshawa Board of Management advisor, 1996-1997
Downtown Action Committee - Elected Chair in 1998
Member: Downtown Oshawa Fair Committee, September 2000; Oshawa
Chamber of Commerce; Whitby Chamber of Commerce; Pickering
Board of Trade; Camp X Society; Step Ahead (business mentoring
program for women); Rotary Club
Victorian Order of Nurses (Ontario): Vice President 1998-2000;
Secretary Treasurer 1996-1998;
Victorian Order of Nurses (Durham)- Board member, 1992-1999
Schoolhouse Pickering Village Museum
Electoral History
Municipal: Elected as Local Councillor 2000, 2003; now Deputy Mayor
Chair of Development Services Committee, member of Strategic
Initiatives Committee, a transit commissioner and a library trustee
Federal: Defeated in Oshawa in 2004
Riding Address:
50 Simcoe St. N.
Oshawa
L1G 4S1
(905) 433-4155
David Gershuny
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Sid Ryan
Party: New Democratic Party
Birthplace: Ireland
Education:
Profession:
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sheila
Children: Lisa, Susan and Amanda
Career Background: General VP of CUPE National and the OFL. Trade union activist and media spokesperson. Helped organize a Steelworkers' local and then became a
CUPE member in 1976 when he began work for Ontario Hydro. Became CUPE Ontario president in 1992
Electoral History
Party: Served as president of Durham Centre Riding Association and as a member of the NDP's provincial
council and environment committee
Provincial: Defeated in Scarborough Centre in 1999, in Oshawa in 2003
Federal: Defeated in Oshawa in 2004
Riding Address:
333 King St. W.
Oshawa, Ont.
(905) 571-5718
Adam Jobse
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birth Date: 1980
Birthplace: St. Thomas, Ont.
Education: Started post-secondary education at Mohawk College in Hamilton. Graduated in April, 2005 from a three-year Environmental Technology
program offered at Durham College in Oshawa
Career Background: Considering a career in the environmental consulting field.
Has spent the last four years specializing in terrestrial and
aquatic gardens, landscaping and in-ground irrigation
Telephone: (905) 571-6088
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