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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224/224 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Gord Brown | 29,992 | 60.72 |
Elected |
| NDP | Matthew Gabriel | 8,989 | 18.20 |
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| LIB | Marjory Loveys | 7,845 | 15.88 |
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| GRN | Mary Slade | 2,571 | 5.20 |
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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 eastern Ontario riding stretches along the St. Lawrence River and north to the Rideau River and Big Rideau Lake.
It contains the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Although the riding is largely rural, it includes Gananoque, Westport, Brockville, Prescott, North Grenville and Merrickville-Wolford as well as the Thousand Islands region.
Leeds-Grenville was created in 1976 from a combination of Leeds and Grenville-Carleton riding.
Population: 99,206 (2006 census; an increase of 2.7% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Gord Brown is serving his third term in this riding after a substantial victory in the 2008 election over Liberal Marjory Loveys, winning by 19,386 votes. In 2006, Brown defeated Liberal Bob Eaton by a margin of more than 15,000 votes.
Brown defeated Liberal incumbent Joe Jordan in 2004 by 9,035 votes. In 2000, Jordan had defeated Brown, then an Alliance candidate with a Conservative opponent, by just 55 votes.
Tom Cossitt, a Liberal candidate in this riding, left the Leeds Liberal Association over the "Liberal sellout to Quebec" on the language issue in 1970. In 1972, he took the seat as a Conservative candidate and won the next three elections. He died while attending a party meeting in 1982 and his wife, Jennifer Cossitt, ran in a 1983 byelection and won. She won the 1984 election, but was defeated by Joe Jordan's father, Jim Jordan, in 1988. Jim Jordan won a second term in 1993. Joe Jordan was then elected twice, in 1997 and 2000.
- 1979-84 inclusive - PC
- 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000 – LIB
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 47.38% (50,385) |
| French | 10.15% (10,790) |
| Aboriginal | 3.38% (3,590) |
| American | 0.94% (995) |
| Canadian | 25.63% (27,255) |
| Caribbean | 1.87% (1,990) |
| Latin, Central, South | 3.03% (3,220) |
| Western European | 16.22% (17,250) |
| Northern European | 1.48% (1,575) |
| Eastern European | 9.78% (10,400) |
| S European | 13.75% (14,620) |
| Other European | 0.41% (435) |
| Scandinavian | 1.26% (1,345) |
| Baltic | 0.30% (320) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.55% (580) |
| African | 1.75% (1,865) |
| Arab | 3.95% (4,195) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 1.22% (1,295) |
| South Asia | 1.50% (1,595) |
| East/SE Asia | 4.15% (4,415) |
| Oceania | 0.12% (125) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.05% (55) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 106,335 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 76% (79,535) |
| French | 1% (1,425) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (10) |
| 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% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (1,425) |
| Portuguese | 3% (3,040) |
| Romanian | 0% (90) |
| Spanish | 3% (3,260) |
| Danish | 0% (75) |
| Dutch | 1% (745) |
| Flemish | 0% (60) |
| Frisian | 0% (15) |
| German | 1% (835) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (170) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (305) |
| Czech | 0% (85) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 3% (2,905) |
| Russian | 0% (410) |
| Serbian | 0% (275) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (135) |
| Slovak | 0% (55) |
| Slovenian | 0% (85) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (360) |
| Latvian | 0% (20) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (60) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (25) |
| Hungarian | 0% (390) |
| Greek | 0% (380) |
| Armenian | 0% (45) |
| Turkish | 0% (40) |
| Amharic | 0% (45) |
| Arabic | 3% (3,020) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (110) |
| Somali | 0% (210) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (145) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (25) |
| Hindi | 0% (240) |
| Kurdish | 0% (245) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (215) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (260) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (485) |
| Malayalam | 0% (35) |
| Tamil | 0% (25) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (45) |
| Korean | 0% (235) |
| Cantonese | 0% (350) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (400) |
| Mandarin | 0% (85) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (95) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (420) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (935) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (10) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (385) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (25) |
| Swahili | 0% (25) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 105,185 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.17 |
| Mining | 0.11 |
| Utilities | 0.38 |
| Construction | 5.85 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 7.00 |
| Retail | 10.62 |
| Transport | 6.85 |
| Info Culture | 2.94 |
| Finance Insurance | 6.23 |
| Real Estate | 2.16 |
| ProSciTech | 8.10 |
| Management | 0.15 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.95 |
| Education | 4.36 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.00 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.22 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 3.85 |
| Public Admin | 2.57 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 69,970 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.6%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 11.32%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 27.12%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $72,264
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 8%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 28.66%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please e-mail us.
Mary Slade | |
| Party: Green Party of Party Contact Information: 613-924-2462 | |
| Profession: | Retired |
| Education: | Graduated from Carleton University and Ottawa Teachers' College |
Marjory Loveys | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 613-342-9487 29 King St. W. Brockville, Ont. K6V 3P7 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Tony |
| Education: | University of Waterloo - B.A.Sc. in systems design engineering (1975) |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Leeds-Grenville in 2008 |
Matthew Gabriel | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Children: | One |
| Profession: | Technician |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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