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Dufferin - Caledon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211/211 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | David Tilson | 28,764 | 59.03 |
Elected |
| GRN | Ard Van Leeuwen | 7,137 | 14.65 |
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| NDP | Leslie Parsons | 6,439 | 13.21 |
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| LIB | Bill Prout | 6,385 | 13.10 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding to the north of Toronto contains Dufferin County and part of Peel Region. It includes the towns of Caledon, Shelburne and Orangeville.
In 2004, Dufferin-Caledon was created with 84 per cent of Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey. That riding was formed in 1996 from portions of Wellington-Grey-Dufferin-Simcoe, Halton-Peel and Guelph-Wellington ridings.
Population: 111,486 (2006 census; an increase of 9.7% since 2001)
Political History
In the 2008 election, David Tilson held the riding for the Conservatives, winning over Liberal Rebecca Finch by 4,862 votes. In 2006, he won over Liberal Garry Moore by 8,864 votes.
Tilson also won in 2004, when he defeated the Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey incumbent Liberal Murray Calder by 1,713 votes.
Calder, who was MP for three terms, defeated former PC cabinet minister Perrin Beatty by 1,770 votes in 1993.
Beatty was elected in 1979 in Wellington-Dufferin-Simcoe and held office for four terms. He was minister of national defence, health and welfare and communications, as well as solicitor general.
- 1997, 2000 - LIB
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 53.79% (59,580) |
| French | 7.97% (8,825) |
| Aboriginal | 2.04% (2,260) |
| American | 1.00% (1,105) |
| Canadian | 26.97% (29,875) |
| Caribbean | 1.83% (2,025) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.78% (865) |
| Western European | 15.65% (17,330) |
| Northern European | 2.41% (2,665) |
| Eastern European | 8.49% (9,400) |
| S European | 22.41% (24,820) |
| Other European | 0.45% (500) |
| Scandinavian | 1.94% (2,150) |
| Baltic | 0.41% (455) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.67% (740) |
| African | 0.64% (705) |
| Arab | 0.47% (525) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.37% (415) |
| South Asia | 1.94% (2,150) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.52% (1,680) |
| Oceania | 0.10% (115) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 110,760 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 84% (92,600) |
| French | 1% (1,120) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 5% (5,555) |
| Portuguese | 1% (1,180) |
| Romanian | 0% (85) |
| Spanish | 1% (810) |
| Danish | 0% (130) |
| Dutch | 1% (645) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 2% (1,790) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (25) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (520) |
| Czech | 0% (155) |
| Macedonian | 0% (125) |
| Polish | 1% (1,015) |
| Russian | 0% (110) |
| Serbian | 0% (210) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (20) |
| Slovak | 0% (70) |
| Slovenian | 0% (140) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (375) |
| Latvian | 0% (50) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (25) |
| Finnish | 0% (125) |
| Hungarian | 0% (310) |
| Greek | 0% (285) |
| Armenian | 0% (40) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (80) |
| Hebrew | 0% (25) |
| Maltese | 0% (100) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (25) |
| Bengali | 0% (10) |
| Gujarati | 0% (35) |
| Hindi | 0% (25) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (670) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (80) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (235) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (85) |
| Korean | 0% (110) |
| Cantonese | 0% (120) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (45) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (40) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (80) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (25) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (145) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (10) |
| Swahili | 0% (15) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 109,755 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 4.15 |
| Mining | 0.20 |
| Utilities | 0.33 |
| Construction | 9.16 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.48 |
| Retail | 11.09 |
| Transport | 5.54 |
| Info Culture | 1.74 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.77 |
| Real Estate | 1.38 |
| ProSciTech | 4.95 |
| Management | 0.05 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.91 |
| Education | 7.03 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.38 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.44 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.77 |
| Public Admin | 13.04 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 57,495 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.3%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 9.93%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 29.21%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $104,698
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 17%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 31.52%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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David Tilson | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 519-941-4114 66 Broadway Orangeville, Ont. L9W 1J9 |
| Age: | 70 |
| Birthplace: | Toronto |
| Marital Status: | Married to Judith Birchall |
| Children: | Three - Janet, Greg and Riley |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | University of New Brunswick - BA; Queen's University - law degree. |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Trustee, Dufferin County board of education (two terms). Orangeville councillor for six years. PROVINCIAL: Won: in Dufferin-Peel in 1990, 1995; in Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey in 1999. Resigned in 2002 to create vacancy for Ernie Eves. FEDERAL: Elected in Dufferin-Caledon in 2004, 2006, 2008. |
Ard Van Leeuwen | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: Website Email519-939-7250 75 Broadway Orangeville, Ont. L9W 1K1 |
| Birthplace: | Netherlands |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | One daughter |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | BA from York University in 1988 Bachelor of computer science from the University of Toronto in 1982 ARCT from Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music in 1978 |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Dufferin-Caledon in 2008 |
Bill Prout | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-857-4338 5 Queen St. N. Bolton, Ont. L7E 1C2 |
| Children: | Three |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
Leslie Parsons | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Website | |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Political Career: | Trustee with the Asquith-Garvey District school area board |
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| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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