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Niagara West - Glanbrook
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262/262 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Dean Allison | 33,702 | 57.22 |
Elected |
| NDP | David Heatley | 12,693 | 21.55 |
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| LIB | Stephen Bieda | 8,698 | 14.77 |
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| GRN | Sid Frere | 2,602 | 4.42 |
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| CHP | Bryan Jongbloed | 1,203 | 2.04 |
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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 southern Ontario riding takes in the township of West Lincoln and the towns of Grimsby, Lincoln and Pelham. It also includes part of the city of Hamilton south and east of Glancaster Road, the transmission line, Redhill Creek and the Niagara Escarpment.
The riding runs from Lake Ontario to the Welland River and east to the border of St. Catharines.
The riding was created in 2004 from 47 per cent of Stoney Creek riding, 34 per cent of Erie-Lincoln, 15 per cent of Niagara Centre and a small area from Hamilton-Mountain. Stoney Creek was a new riding in 1996.
Population: 111,024 (2006 census; an increase of 11.3% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Dean Allison won his third term in this riding in 2008 when he beat Liberal Heather Carter by 15,135 votes.
In 2006, Allison also beat Carter by 9,639 votes.
In 2004, Allison defeated Liberal Debbie Zimmerman by 664 votes.
Liberal Toni Valeri won elections in Stoney Creek in 1997 and 2000. He also won in Lincoln in 1993. Valeri ran and won in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in 2004. In December 2003, then prime minister Paul Martin appointed him minister of transport. In 2004, he was named government leader in the House of Commons.
In Erie-Lincoln in 2000, Liberal John Maloney defeated Allison, who ran under the Alliance banner, by 2,062 votes.
2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 50.57% (55,445) |
| French | 8.79% (9,640) |
| Aboriginal | 2.01% (2,205) |
| American | 1.08% (1,180) |
| Canadian | 23.79% (26,085) |
| Caribbean | 0.72% (790) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.67% (735) |
| Western European | 26.63% (29,200) |
| Northern European | 1.97% (2,160) |
| Eastern European | 14.98% (16,420) |
| S European | 16.82% (18,445) |
| Other European | 0.32% (350) |
| Scandinavian | 1.63% (1,790) |
| Baltic | 0.49% (540) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.09% (1,190) |
| African | 0.35% (385) |
| Arab | 0.43% (475) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.58% (635) |
| South Asia | 0.94% (1,035) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.59% (1,740) |
| Oceania | 0.09% (100) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 109,640 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 83% (90,665) |
| French | 1% (1,345) |
| 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 | 2% (2,365) |
| Portuguese | 1% (550) |
| Romanian | 0% (155) |
| Spanish | 1% (690) |
| Danish | 0% (105) |
| Dutch | 3% (3,095) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (110) |
| German | 2% (1,675) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (35) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (100) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (40) |
| Croatian | 1% (885) |
| Czech | 0% (115) |
| Macedonian | 0% (55) |
| Polish | 2% (1,675) |
| Russian | 0% (155) |
| Serbian | 1% (745) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (40) |
| Slovak | 0% (135) |
| Slovenian | 0% (210) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (630) |
| Latvian | 0% (50) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (25) |
| Estonian | 0% (40) |
| Finnish | 0% (45) |
| Hungarian | 0% (485) |
| Greek | 0% (310) |
| Armenian | 0% (25) |
| Turkish | 0% (110) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (150) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (30) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (55) |
| Hindi | 0% (70) |
| Kurdish | 0% (35) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (300) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (160) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (165) |
| Malayalam | 0% (15) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (35) |
| Korean | 0% (145) |
| Cantonese | 0% (70) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (210) |
| Mandarin | 0% (45) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (30) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (40) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (225) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (170) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 108,885 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.27 |
| Mining | 0.06 |
| Utilities | 0.20 |
| Construction | 2.94 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.65 |
| Retail | 7.83 |
| Transport | 2.14 |
| Info Culture | 4.01 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.77 |
| Real Estate | 1.99 |
| ProSciTech | 12.50 |
| Management | 0.08 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.81 |
| Education | 7.56 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 8.70 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.70 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.25 |
| Public Admin | 22.56 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 66,570 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.7%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.30%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.91%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $93,691
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 17%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 31.87%
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 email us.
Bryan Jongbloed | |
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| Party: Christian Heritage Party Contact Information: |
Dean Allison | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 1-877-309-3326 4520 Ontario St. Beamsville, Ont. L0R 1B0 |
| Age: | 46 |
| Birthplace: | London, Ont. |
| Marital Status: | Married to Michelle |
| Children: | Three - Aaron, Elizabeth and Andrew |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | Wilfrid Laurier University - BA in economics |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated as Canadian Alliance in Erie-Lincoln in 2000. Elected as Conservative in Niagara West-Glanbrook in 2004, 2006, 2008. |
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Updated: May. 3, 2011, 3:40 AM EDT
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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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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