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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250/250 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Rick Dykstra | 25,571 | 50.92 |
Elected |
| NDP | Mike Williams | 11,940 | 23.77 |
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| LIB | Andrew Gill | 10,338 | 20.59 |
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| GRN | Jennifer Mooradian | 1,924 | 3.83 |
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| CHP | Dave Bylsma | 357 | 0.71 |
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| COM | Saleh Waziruddin | 91 | 0.18 |
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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 Niagara area riding, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, contains part of the city of St. Catharines.
It runs from Lake Ontario in the north to St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Crescent, Twelve Mile Creek and Glendale Avenue in the south, between Fifteen Mile Creek in the west and the Welland Canal in the east.
The riding was established in 1966. In 1996, part of the Welland-St. Catharines-Thorold riding was added. In 2004, part of the Niagara Centre riding was added in the south.
Population: 112,869 (2006 census; an increase of 1.3% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Rick Dykstra defeated Liberal Walt Lastewka for the second time. He won by a margin of 8,789 votes.
Dykstra won over Lastewka by only 246 votes in 2006. Previous to this, the riding had sent a Liberal to Ottawa for about a decade.
In 2004, Lastewka defeated Conservative Leo Bonomi as MP.
PC Joe Reid won in 1979, 1980 and 1984 and PC Ken Atkinson took the seat in 1988.
- 1968 - LIB
- 1972 - PC
- 1974 - LIB
- 1979-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
- 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 51.47% (57,250) |
| French | 11.57% (12,870) |
| Aboriginal | 3.19% (3,545) |
| American | 1.23% (1,365) |
| Canadian | 22.59% (25,120) |
| Caribbean | 1.48% (1,645) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.83% (2,035) |
| Western European | 21.44% (23,845) |
| Northern European | 2.23% (2,485) |
| Eastern European | 15.76% (17,525) |
| S European | 12.36% (13,750) |
| Other European | 0.69% (770) |
| Scandinavian | 1.78% (1,980) |
| Baltic | 0.64% (710) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.07% (1,195) |
| African | 1.43% (1,590) |
| Arab | 0.96% (1,070) |
| Maghrebi | 0.05% (60) |
| West Asia | 1.14% (1,265) |
| South Asia | 1.33% (1,475) |
| East/SE Asia | 3.48% (3,865) |
| Oceania | 0.15% (170) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 111,220 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 80% (87,585) |
| French | 2% (2,450) |
| 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% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 2% (2,080) |
| Portuguese | 0% (225) |
| Romanian | 0% (80) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,100) |
| Danish | 0% (110) |
| Dutch | 1% (1,215) |
| Flemish | 0% (15) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 3% (3,155) |
| Norwegian | 0% (30) |
| Swedish | 0% (15) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (30) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (120) |
| Croatian | 0% (235) |
| Czech | 0% (135) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 2% (1,915) |
| Russian | 0% (305) |
| Serbian | 0% (210) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (205) |
| Slovenian | 0% (200) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (985) |
| Latvian | 0% (35) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (65) |
| Estonian | 0% (105) |
| Finnish | 0% (60) |
| Hungarian | 0% (510) |
| Greek | 0% (325) |
| Armenian | 0% (155) |
| Turkish | 0% (170) |
| Amharic | 0% (20) |
| Arabic | 1% (1,005) |
| Hebrew | 0% (30) |
| Maltese | 0% (20) |
| Somali | 0% (90) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (80) |
| Gujarati | 0% (55) |
| Hindi | 0% (110) |
| Kurdish | 0% (75) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (35) |
| Pashto | 0% (20) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (135) |
| Sindhi | 0% (10) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (50) |
| Urdu | 0% (335) |
| Malayalam | 0% (60) |
| Tamil | 0% (40) |
| Telugu | 0% (25) |
| Japanese | 0% (80) |
| Korean | 0% (205) |
| Cantonese | 0% (135) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (590) |
| Mandarin | 0% (150) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (320) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (265) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (265) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (30) |
| Ilocano | 0% (10) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (360) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (15) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (40) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 110,005 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.11 |
| Mining | 0.11 |
| Utilities | 0.51 |
| Construction | 2.85 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 5.71 |
| Retail | 10.71 |
| Transport | 3.94 |
| Info Culture | 3.58 |
| Finance Insurance | 8.43 |
| Real Estate | 1.72 |
| ProSciTech | 6.68 |
| Management | 0.10 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.55 |
| Education | 3.67 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.98 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.00 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.37 |
| Public Admin | 2.96 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 69,045 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.5%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 18.67%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.49%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $75,062
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 21%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.45%
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.
Saleh Waziruddin | |
| Party: Communist Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-394-0029 | |
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