Results, Ridings and Candidates
Whitby - Oshawa
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 259/259 polls | |||
| CON | Jim Flaherty | 30,604 | 50.93 |
Elected |
| LIB | Brent Fullard | 15,470 | 25.74 |
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| NDP | David Purdy | 8,539 | 14.21 |
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| GRN | Doug Anderson | 5,087 | 8.46 |
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| CHP | Yvonne Forbes | 395 | 0.66 |
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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 »- Yvonne Forbes
- Jim Flaherty (Incumbent)
- Doug Anderson
- Brent Fullard
- David Purdy
Yvonne Forbes
Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Profession: Mortgage broker
Marital Status: Married
Children: Six children
Contact information:
Phone: 1-888-868-3247
Jim Flaherty
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Dec. 30, 1949
Education: BA (cum laude) from Princeton, law degree from Osgoode Hall.
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Christine
Children: Triplet boys - John, Galen, Quinn
Career Background: Called to Ontario Bar in 1975, practiced law in the private sector for more than 20 years. Was a deputy judge, small claims court and Counsel General of Ghana in Toronto.
Community Activities: Past president of the Head Injury Association of Durham Region, a member of the Rotary Club.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Durham Centre in 1990; elected there in 1995. Elected in Whitby-Ajax in 1999 and 2003. Resigned to run federally.
Federal: Elected in Whitby-Oshawa in the 2006 general election.
Political History
Cabinet: Named Minister of Finance on Feb. 6, 2006.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative Caucus.
Contact information:
Doug Anderson
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours B.Sc. (Microbiology and Biochemistry).
Profession: Laboratory technologist, newspaper owner and publisher
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two adult children
Career Background: Worked at the Whitby General Hospital as a Medical Lab Technologist, 1970-1980, and from 1980 until 1986 as Chief Technologist. Was publisher and owner of Whitby Free Press from 1986 to 1996, and Publisher/Owner Durham Business News from 1994 to 2001.
Community Activities: Vice-chair of the Whitby Downtown BIA Board of Management from 1994-1996. Board member of the Durham Region Manufacturers Association from 1996-1999, and Vice-chair in 1999. Member of the board of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce in 1996. Member of the board of the Durham Region Local Training Board from 2001-2004. Served on the Whitby Historical Society for 25 years, receiving the 25-year Ontario Volunteer Service Award for his contribution to the Society.
Electoral History
Municipal: Ran usuccessfully for municipal council in two elections.
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Whitby-Oshawa in the 2007 provincial election.
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as an Independent candidate in the riding of Ontario in the 1993 general election.
Contact information:
Brent Fullard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education:B.Sc. from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Queen's University
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Christina
Children: Three
Career Background: Executive managing director and head of equity capital markets for BMO Nesbitt Burns. Has worked in the oil and gas industry in Calgary and the automotive industry in Oshawa. Founder and CEO of the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors.
Contact information:
David Purdy
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Oshawa, Ont.
Education: Studied political science at the University of Ottawa
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sarah
Children: Three children
Career Background: Has been employed by Greenpeace and Canadian Feed the Children.
Community Activities: Congress of Racial Equality; Native Canadian Centre in Toronto; Scarborough Youth Resource Centre.
Electoral History
Municipal: Ran for Durham Regional Council in 2006
Mailing address:
19 Deverall St.
Whitby, ON
L1R 1W4
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-550-3593
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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