Results, Ridings and Candidates
Ancaster - Dundas - Flamborough - Westdale
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 253/253 polls | |||
| CON | David Sweet | 26,297 | 46.36 |
Elected |
| LIB | Arlene MacFarlane-VanderBeek | 15,422 | 27.19 |
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| NDP | Gordon Guyatt | 9,632 | 16.98 |
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| GRN | Peter Ormond | 5,209 | 9.18 |
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| ML | Jamilé Ghaddar | 158 | 0.28 |
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View these results in the interactive map »David Sweet
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Master's degree in theological studies, Tyndale Seminary
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Almut
Children: Theresa, Christopher, Lucian, Reuben, D-C and Lara
Career Background: Owner, Halton Peel Towing Fleet. Real estate sales, broker/leader, Century 21 Heritage, Mississauga, Ont., 1985-1989. President of Direction Works Inc. Training and Corporate Development, 1989-1998. President and CEO of Promise Keepers Canada, 1998-2004. Founding president of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and currently serves on the ethics committee. Author of the personal development book, Your Spectacular Quest.
Community Activities: Has been involved with the Ancaster Food Drive, Ancaster's spring clean-up campaign, the United Jewish Appeal walk, the Canadian Club of Hamilton and several other community organizations in the Hamilton area. He previously served on the task force of a local women's transition home and on a local school improvement committee. Is an active member of Chedoke Presbyterian Church.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale in 2004. Elected in 2006.
Political History
Committee: Member of the committees on Public Accounts and Veterans Affairs. Former member of the committee on Bill C-2.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.
Contact information:
Peter Ormond
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Has a master's degree in environmental engineering, and an MBA from Queen's University.
Profession: Mechanical engineer, teacher
Career Background: Has worked with a number of companies in Canada and overseas. Has taught courses related to engineering, business and the environment at various institutions, including Mohawk College and McMaster University.
Community Activities: Has been involved with such organizations as the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, the Conserver Society of Hamilton and District, the Hamilton Naturalists Club, Environment Hamilton, Earth Day Hamilton and Positive Power Energy Co-operative.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Hamilton Centre in the 2007 Ontario provincial election.
Contact information:
Arlene MacFarlane-VanderBeek
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Dundas, Ont.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Peter
Children: Three children
Career Background: Has worked in municipal government and the provincial justice system; spent 10 years working at the Instructional Development Centre at McMaster University; has operated her own Dundas-based communications and graphic design business for the past 20 years.
Community Activities: Was chair of the Dundas Library Board, a member of the board of the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority for several years and held positions on various local service groups, committees and boards within the riding.
Electoral History
Municipal: Served two terms on the Dundas Town Council before amalgamation.
Mailing address:
179 King Street West
Dundas, Ont.
L9H 1V3
Contact information:
Campaign office: 905-628-9834
Jamilé Ghaddar
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Age: 22
Education: Currently a third-year linguistics student at McMaster University.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated as an independent in Hamilton West in 2003
Federal: Defeated in Hamilton Centre in 2004 and in this riding in 2006
Contact information:
Gordon Guyatt
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ont.
Profession: A physician, specializing in internal medicine, working at McMaster University.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Maureen Meade
Children: Three - Robin, Paige and Claire
Career Background: Internationally renowned medical researcher who has published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals, many in the most well-known and widely read publications. International leader in evidence-based health care. Medical educator who, for eight years, directed the residency program at McMaster University that trains physicians to be specialists in internal medicine. Has been active in health policy debates for over 25 years. Founding member of the Medical Reform Group, doctors dedicated to improving the health of Canadians. A health journalist who for many years has published periodic articles about health issues in newspapers, such as the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the Hamilton Spectator; and a regular health column in the Hamilton Spectator, 2001-2003. Currently publishes a regular health column in the Winnipeg Free Press and for the online news service, Straight Goods.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccesfully in Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot in 2000, and in the re-named Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale in 2004 and 2006.
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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