Results, Ridings and Candidates
Hamilton East - Stoney Creek
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 242/242 polls | |||
| NDP | Wayne Marston | 19,924 | 41.39 |
Elected |
| LIB | Larry Di Ianni | 13,445 | 27.93 |
|
| CON | Frank Rukavina | 11,456 | 23.80 |
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| GRN | David Hart Dyke | 2,142 | 4.45 |
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| PCP | Gord Hill | 853 | 1.77 |
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| IND | Sam Cino | 323 | 0.67 |
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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 »Frank Rukavina
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 46
Education: Earned a Bachelor's degree in political science from McMaster University.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Lidja
Children: One - Michael
Career Background: He is currently a project coordinator with Metropolitan Consulting, a professional engineering, land use and environmental planning firm in Burlington.
Community Activities: He coaches the local hockey teams.
Mailing address:
184 Queenston Road, Unit 7
Stoney Creek, Ont.
L8G 1C3
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-662-0977
Dave Hart Dyke
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Journalism degree from Ryerson University.
Career Background: Member of a public committee that helped design the 25-year waste management master plan for the City of Hamilton. Served six terms as chair/vice-chair of the waste reduction task force, which is responsible for helping to implement the plan.
Community Activities: Serves on a curriculum design committee at Mohawk College. Assisted with the Ripple Effect Eco-Film Fest. Co-wrote and performed in a Fringe Festival play that took a light-hearted look at environmental issues.
Mailing address:
11 Gainsborough Road
Hamilton, Ontario
L8E 1E2
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-664-5672
Sam Cino
Party: Independent
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Hamilton East in 2004 and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in 2006.
Larry Di Ianni
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Italy; came to Canada as a young boy.
Education: Has a master's degree in education from the University of Toronto.
Profession: High school teacher and principal.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Janet
Children: Three - Robert, Paul and Stephanie
Electoral History
Municipal: Was city councillor in Stoney Creek and later in Hamilton from 1982 to 2003. In 2003, was elected mayor of Hamilton and held office until he was defeated in 2006.
Mailing address:
235 Highway #8
Hamilton, Ont.
L8G 1E2
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-594-1669
http://larrydiianni.liberal.ca
Wayne Marston
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Year of birth: 1947
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Barbara
Children: Two
Career Background: Worked as a signal maintainer for the CNR. Retired in 1995 after 20 years as a technician with Bell Canada. President of the Hamilton and District Labour Council since 1996. Member of the Ontario Federation of Labour Executive Council.
Community Activities: Member of the board of directors of the Hamilton Tourism Board, the Strengthening Hamilton Community Initiative, the Hamilton Downtown Partnership, and the Mohawk College Labour Advisory Committee. Chair of the Worker Education Centre and the McMaster University Labour Studies Advisory Committee.
Electoral History
Municipal: Elected Ward 5 trustee on the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board in 2000. Member of the Special Education Advisory Committee.
Provincial: Provincial
Federal: Defeated in Hamilton East in 1993, in the 1996 by-election, and in 1997. Elected in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in 2006.
Political History
Party: Member of Hamilton East Federal NDP Riding Association.
Committee: Member of the subcommittee on International Human Rights of the standing committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Caucus: Serves as the NDP’s critic on Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Sports.
Mailing address:
40 Centennial Parkway North, Unit 2
Hamilton, Ont.
L8E 1H6
Contact information:
Constituency office: 905-662-4763
Gord Hill
Party: Progressive Canadian Party
Age: 57
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ont.
Education: Earned an honours secondary school diploma. Completed a philosophy course at Hamilton's McMaster University. Took other courses, including ones in corporate management and graphics. Also took a certified comprehensive course at the Mosport Racing School Ltd. in 1976, sanctioned by the Fédération internationale du sport automobile, the governing body for motor racing events.
Profession: Business owner, manager, printer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Monica
Children: Two children
Career Background: Worked in sales and senior management for more than 30 years. Developed markets for the plastic division of Noranda into the U.S. Positions included sales manager, North America, for Canadian Machinery Corp.; sales executive for the first one-gallon flush toilet, "the Water Saver Toilet"; sales executive of one of the first Canadian medical tubing plants; sales manager for a Canadian pipe manufacturer, which was purchased by larger competitor; operations manager for large retail chain; general manager/director of North America for European machinery manufacturer. Sold and marketed American-made bath ware in Canada that grew into a nationwide bathtub company. Founded a high-volume plastic injection moulding company. Purchased a printing company in Hamilton in 1998 as an investment and became actively involved in 2000. Has also travelled throughout the country and in the U.S., Mexico, Europe, South America and the Caribbean on business.
Community Activities: Has participated in charity events for Camp Trillium.
Mailing address:
1554 Main Street East
Hamilton, Ont.
L8K 1E6
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-545-9272
Fax: 905-545-9558
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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