Milton (electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 88,065 | ||
Electors (2015) | 70,430 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 472 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 186.6 | ||
Census divisions | Halton | ||
Census subdivisions | Burlington, Milton |
Milton is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral district of Halton.[3]
It consists of the Town of Milton and the northwestern portion of the City of Burlington.
Milton was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Milton Riding created from Halton |
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42nd | 2015–Present | Lisa Raitt | Conservative |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Lisa Raitt | 22,378 | 45.38 | -9.67 | – | |||
Liberal | Azim Rizvee | 19,940 | 40.44 | +16.26 | – | |||
New Democratic | Alex Anabusi | 5,366 | 10.88 | -5.65 | – | |||
Green | Mini Batra | 1,131 | 2.29 | -1.58 | – | |||
Libertarian | Chris Jewell | 493 | 1.00 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,308 | 100.00 | $203,697.90 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.42 | – | |||||
Turnout | 49,518 | 69.01 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 71,754 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.96 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 18,631 | 55.05 | |
Liberal | 8,183 | 24.18 | |
New Democratic | 5,593 | 16.53 | |
Green | 1,311 | 3.87 | |
Others | 126 | 0.37 |
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Final Report – Ontario
- ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Milton, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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