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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244/244 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Jeff Watson | 25,328 | 48.02 |
Elected |
| NDP | Taras Natyshak | 18,487 | 35.05 |
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| LIB | Nelson Santos | 7,565 | 14.34 |
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| GRN | Cora Carriveau | 1,290 | 2.45 |
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| ML | Enver Villamizar | 77 | 0.15 |
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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 in the southwest tip of Ontario is bordered by Lake Erie on the south, Lake St. Clair on the north and the Detroit River on the west, excluding the city of Windsor. It contains part of Essex County and includes Essex, Amherstburg, Kingsville and Lakeshore as well as Pelee Island.
The riding began as Essex in 1966 and was renamed Essex-Windsor in 1996 when parts of Essex were merged with Essex-Kent. In 2004, part of the northwest corner of Essex was moved into the Windsor-Tecumseh riding.
Population: 123,872 (2006 census; an increase of 8.3% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Jeff Watson won his third term in the 2008 election when he defeated former Liberal MP Susan Whelan by 5,634 votes. It was a repeat result of the 2006 vote, when Watson won over Whelan by 3,615 votes.
Watson also faced Whelan in 2004, when he won by only 829 votes. Prior to Watson's victory, Whelan served three terms as MP and was minister for international co-operation in 2002-03.
Her father, Eugene Whelan, represented this riding from 1968-84. He was minister of agriculture under Pierre Trudeau. After he left office, he was appointed ambassador to Rome.
Steven Langdon was elected for the New Democratic Party in 1984 and 1988.
Essex/Essex-Windsor/Essex:
- 1968-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - NDP
- 1993, 1997, 2000 – LIB\
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 27.55% (30,340) |
| French | 4.60% (5,065) |
| Aboriginal | 0.85% (940) |
| American | 0.55% (605) |
| Canadian | 11.96% (13,175) |
| Caribbean | 3.59% (3,955) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.43% (2,675) |
| Western European | 7.82% (8,615) |
| Northern European | 1.28% (1,405) |
| Eastern European | 19.58% (21,560) |
| S European | 27.15% (29,900) |
| Other European | 0.75% (830) |
| Scandinavian | 1.08% (1,185) |
| Baltic | 1.24% (1,370) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.38% (1,525) |
| African | 2.97% (3,270) |
| Arab | 1.28% (1,410) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (15) |
| West Asia | 1.71% (1,880) |
| South Asia | 7.13% (7,855) |
| East/SE Asia | 8.58% (9,450) |
| Oceania | 0.14% (150) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.05% (55) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 110,130 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 53% (57,895) |
| French | 1% (1,175) |
| 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% (10) |
| 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 | 6% (6,445) |
| Portuguese | 2% (2,225) |
| Romanian | 1% (655) |
| Spanish | 3% (3,075) |
| Danish | 0% (60) |
| Dutch | 0% (175) |
| Flemish | 0% (70) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (1,515) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (315) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (350) |
| Croatian | 1% (1,370) |
| Czech | 0% (260) |
| Macedonian | 0% (350) |
| Polish | 4% (4,845) |
| Russian | 1% (1,615) |
| Serbian | 2% (1,960) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (180) |
| Slovak | 0% (460) |
| Slovenian | 0% (445) |
| Ukrainian | 4% (4,465) |
| Latvian | 0% (220) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (355) |
| Estonian | 0% (130) |
| Finnish | 0% (50) |
| Hungarian | 1% (680) |
| Greek | 1% (660) |
| Armenian | 0% (50) |
| Turkish | 0% (275) |
| Amharic | 0% (60) |
| Arabic | 1% (930) |
| Hebrew | 0% (10) |
| Maltese | 0% (400) |
| Somali | 1% (825) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (50) |
| Bengali | 0% (315) |
| Gujarati | 0% (515) |
| Hindi | 0% (420) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (610) |
| Pashto | 0% (75) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (775) |
| Sindhi | 0% (70) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (165) |
| Urdu | 2% (1,840) |
| Malayalam | 0% (65) |
| Tamil | 0% (480) |
| Telugu | 0% (50) |
| Japanese | 0% (410) |
| Korean | 2% (1,850) |
| Cantonese | 1% (655) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (1,085) |
| Mandarin | 1% (705) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (25) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (475) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (50) |
| Ilocano | 0% (55) |
| Malay | 0% (15) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (1,010) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (320) |
| Swahili | 0% (25) |
| Creoles | 0% (25) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 108,245 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 9.74 |
| Mining | 0.34 |
| Utilities | 1.54 |
| Construction | 6.64 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.75 |
| Retail | 10.49 |
| Transport | 5.61 |
| Info Culture | 1.19 |
| Finance Insurance | 1.97 |
| Real Estate | 0.91 |
| ProSciTech | 2.97 |
| Management | 0.03 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.34 |
| Education | 5.24 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.44 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.73 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.62 |
| Public Admin | 3.26 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 57,800 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.4%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 20.60%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 24.98%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $117,813
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 13%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 35.74%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Taras Natyshak
Cora Carriveau | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 519-791-2172 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Profession: | Geoscientist |
| Education: | University of Western Ontario - B.Sc. in geology and environmental science (1999); Master's of civil and environmental engineering (2002). |
Nelson Santos | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 519-962-5974 5-316 Talbot Street North Essex, Ont. N8M 2E1 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Stephanie |
| Children: | One - Emelia |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Education: | Degree in social sciences with a major in political science from the University of Windsor (1993). |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Kingsville: elected councillor in 1998; elected deputy mayor in 2000. Mayor of Kingsville since 2003. Elected deputy warden for Essex County in 2003; elected Essex County warden in 2006. |
Enver Villamizar | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: Website519-991-5516 | |
Taras Natyshak | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 519-776-7122 217 Talbot St. S. Essex, Ont. N8M 1B9 |
| Birthplace: | Essex County |
| Marital Status: | Married to Jennifer |
| Children: | Two - Airika and Drake |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | Graduate of l'École secondaire L'Essor Studied political science and labour relations at University of Windsor, 2007 |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Essex in 2006, 2008 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
| GRN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.91 |
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