Results, Ridings and Candidates
Dufferin - Caledon
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 210/210 polls | |||
| CON | David Tilson | 23,357 | 53.06 |
Elected |
| LIB | Rebecca Finch | 8,495 | 19.30 |
|
| GRN | Ard Van Leeuwen | 7,477 | 16.99 |
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| NDP | Jason Bissett | 4,385 | 9.96 |
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| CAP | Dean Woods | 302 | 0.69 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Dean Woods
- David Tilson (Incumbent)
- Ard Van Leeuwen
- Rebecca Finch
- Jason Bissett
Dean Woods
Party: Canadian Action Party
Birthplace: Orangeville, Ont.
Education: Following high school entered the Ontario management development program at Georgian College. Later studied computer engineering with Microsoft.
Profession: Manager, teacher, musician
Career Background: Worked for 13 years in Brampton as a plant foreman in a plastics manufacturing facility. For the past ten years has worked with several companies in the information technology field. Is currently manager of information technology with a company in Guelph, Ont. Is also a musician who has taught music and produced and recorded several CDs.
Contact information:
David Tilson
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: March 19, 1941
Age: 67
Birthplace: Toronto, Ont.
Education: BA, University of New Brunswick; law degree, Queen's University
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Judith Birchall
Children: Greg, Janet and Riley
Career Background: Has practised law in Orangeville, Ont. since 1970. Past president of Dufferin County Law Association. Vice-chair of the Ontario Municipal Board from 2003 to 2004.
Community Activities: Past committee chair of 3rd Orangeville Boy Scouts. Chair on official board of Westminster United Church. Founding chair of Orangeville's blue box program and Municipalities of County of Dufferin waste management master plan study. Vice-chair of Orangeville Business Improvement Association. Secretary-treasurer of Credit River Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corp. in Orangeville. Founding member of Big Brothers Association. Past president, charter and life member of Orangeville Optimists Club.
Electoral History
Municipal: Trustee of Dufferin County Board of Education for two terms. Chair of management committee as an Orangeville councillor for six years. Former director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
Provincial: Elected in Dufferin-Peel in 1990 and 1995. Elected in Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey in 1999. Resigned in 2002.
Federal: Elected in Dufferin-Caledon 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Parliamentary Secretary: To Ontario attorney general from 1995 to 1997. To minister of rural health and long-term care in 2000. To attorney general and minister responsible for native affairs
Committee: Vice-chair of Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee. Former chair of Ontario standing committee on general government. Former vice-chair of Ssubcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the standing committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Former member of standing committee on legislative assembly; Bill C-2; Bill C-30; subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the legislative committee on Bill C-2.
Caucus: Former critic in Ontario for financial institutions and commercial relations; environment and energy; housing; management board; consumer and commercial relations. Chair of government caucus in 2001. Appointed by former Ontario premier Mike Harris to the crime control commission in 2001.
Mailing address:
224 Broadway
Orangeville, Ont.
L9W 1K4
2 Queen St. S
Bolton, Ont.
L7E 1C8
Contact information:
Toll Free: 1-866-518-4804
Ard Van Leeuwen
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: Nov. 16, 1958
Age: 49
Birthplace: The Netherlands. His family immigrated to Canada in 1967.
Education: MBA, York University; Bachelor of computer science, University of Toronto; Associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT)
Profession: Information technology manager
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Kim
Children: One daughter
Career Background: Is a founder and principal of the New Toronto Group, a specialty software services provider to the North American marketplace. During the 1990s held a variety of senior management positions, including that of vice-president with the software vendor Sybase Inc.
Community Activities: Has mentored youth boys with Big Brothers of Canada for several years.
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-436-7275
Rebecca Finch
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ont.
Education: Has a degree in history and religion from Carleton University, Ottawa, as well as a post-graduate diploma in 3D Animation from Sheridan College, Toronto.
Profession: Designer, manager, editor
Career Background: Is president of multimedia at the Toronto-based boutique post/design company Squint Studios. Is editor-at-large of the online magazine The Metaball.
Contact information:
Jason Bissett
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Profession: Co-founder of a small business offering telecom, data and video services.
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two children
Career Background: Sales professional working with manufacturers; computer programmer/web developer.
Community Activities: Involved in many community sporting events.
Mailing address:
13 Second Ave
Orangeville, Ont.
L9W 1H4
Contact information:
Telephone: 519-942-7424
Fax: 519-942-7424
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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