Dufferin—Caledon

Dufferin—Caledon is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Dufferin—Caledon
Ontario electoral district
Dufferin—Caledon in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Kyle Seeback
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]142,838
Electors (2021)108,375
Area (km²)[2]2,293
Pop. density (per km²)62.3
Census division(s)Dufferin County, Peel
Census subdivision(s) Towns:
Caledon
Mono
Orangeville
Shelburne
Townships:
Amaranth, East Garafraxa, East Luther Grand Valley, Melancthon, Mulmur

It was created in 2003 from parts of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey riding.

This riding gained a fraction of territory from Vaughan during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

After David Tilson's resignation, in March 2019 the Dufferin—Caledon nomination for the Conservative Party in the 2019 election was won by Harzadan Singh Khattra,[3] amid accusations within the party of vote tampering, membership reimbursement, and payments to foreign students to attend, despite their ineligibility within party rules.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Languages: 74.7% English, 6.7% Punjabi, 3.3% Italian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.1% Spanish

Religions: 56.5% Christian (30.5% Catholic, 5.1% United Church, 4.3% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Baptist, 11.1% Other), 8.6% Sikh, 3.2% Hindu, 1.8% Muslim, 28.9% None

Median income: $44,800 (2020)

Average income: $59,650 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Dufferin—Caledon (2011−2021)
Panethnic group2021[6]2016[7]2011[8]
Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European[a]104,15573.57%107,94584.95%105,42091.63%
South Asian19,44013.73%7,8806.2%2,4652.14%
African6,3554.49%3,4752.73%1,9501.69%
Latin American2,1201.5%1,3101.03%8800.76%
Indigenous2,0101.42%1,7851.4%1,1400.99%
Southeast Asian[b]2,0001.41%1,3551.07%8750.76%
East Asian[c]1,5551.1%1,2751%1,0050.87%
Middle Eastern[d]1,5301.08%6650.52%3500.3%
Other/multiracial[e]2,4251.71%1,3751.08%9650.84%
Total responses141,57599.12%127,06599.09%115,05598.89%
Total population142,838100%128,237100%116,341100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Member of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Dufferin—Caledon
Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
38th  2004–2006     David Tilson Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021 Kyle Seeback
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Dufferin—Caledon (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKyle Seeback31,49048.0+6.0$114,758.32
LiberalLisa Post19,86730.3-2.7$46,734.31
New DemocraticSamantha Sanchez6,86610.5-1.1$250.74
People'sAnthony Zambito4,3896.7+4.5none listed
GreenJenni Michelle Le Forestier2,7544.2-6.4$30,773.52
IndependentStephen McKendrick2070.3$1,450.00
Total valid votes65,573
Total rejected ballots398
Turnout65,97160.83
Eligible voters108,445
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
PartyVote%
 Conservative28,33849.04
 Liberal16,54128.63
 New Democratic5,99510.38
 People's4,1127.12
 Green2,6064.51
 Others1880.33
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKyle Seeback28,85242.0-4.28$120,879.34
LiberalMichele Fisher22,64533.0-6.11$47,017.22
New DemocraticAllison Brown7,98111.6+4.32$2,935.40
GreenStefan Wiesen7,30310.6+3.27$35,743.85
People'sChad Ransom1,5162.2$14,281.99
Christian HeritageRuss Emo3190.5$1,435.59
Total valid votes/expense limit68,616100.0  
Total rejected ballots447
Turnout69,06365.1
Eligible voters106,138
Conservative holdSwing+0.92
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Tilson27,97746.28-12.73$89,524.29
LiberalEd Crewson23,64339.11+26.01$98,995.67
GreenNancy Urekar4,4337.33-7.36$29,801.14
New DemocraticRehya Yazbek4,3987.28-5.92$9,127.01
Total valid votes/expense limit60,451100.00 $234,924.06
Total rejected ballots2320.38
Turnout60,68365.63
Eligible voters92,461
Conservative holdSwing-19.37
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
PartyVote%
 Conservative28,65159.01
 Green7,13214.69
 New Democratic6,40913.20
 Liberal6,36213.10
2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Tilson28,64759.00+5.85
GreenArd Van Leeuwen7,13214.69-2.11
New DemocraticLeslie Parsons6,40913.20+3.21
LiberalBill Prout6,36113.10-6.25
Total valid votes48,549100.00
Total rejected ballots 1870.380.00
Turnout 48,73660.91+3.20
Eligible voters80,019
Conservative holdSwing+3.98
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Tilson23,36353.21+5.28$61,440
LiberalRebecca Finch8,49519.35-10.58$18,089
GreenArd Van Leeuwen7,37716.80+6.80$66,728
New DemocraticJason Bissett4,3859.99-2.14
Canadian ActionDean Woods2840.65*$384
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,904 100.00$84,072
Total rejected ballots 168 0.38
Turnout 44,072 57.71
Conservative holdSwing+7.93
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Tilson23,64147.93+1.01$49,542
LiberalGarry Moore14,77729.93-12.82$34,414
New DemocraticChris Marquis5,98312.13+2.88$3,352
GreenTed Alexander4,91210.00+0.39$10,218
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,313 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166 0.34
Turnout 49,479 64.94
Conservative holdSwing+6.9
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDavid Tilson19,27042.81-5.00
LiberalMurray Calder17,55739.00-6.93
GreenTed Alexander3,9478.77+5.53
New DemocraticRita Landry3,7988.44+5.42
Christian HeritageUrsula Ellis4430.98-
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,015 100.00
Conservative holdSwing+1.0

Change is based on redistributed results from part of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey in the 2000 election. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

See also

References

  • "Dufferin—Caledon (Code 35018) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  • Electoral results from Parliament of Canada website
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

44°00′N 80°06′W / 44.0°N 80.1°W / 44.0; -80.1