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Ajax—Pickering
Ajax—Pickering was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander. Its population in 2001 was 100,215. The district included the Town of Ajax and the northern part of the City of Pickering in the eastern suburbs of Toronto. The electoral district was created in 2003: 57.6% of the population of the riding came from 43.3% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and 44.8% from Whitby—Ajax. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was dissolved. The southern portion–including all of Ajax–became Ajax, while the northern portion became part of Pickering—Uxbridge. Boundaries Consisting of that part of the Regional Municipality of Durham composed of: (a) the Town of Ajax; and (b) that part of the City of Pickering lying northerly and easterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of said city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitby—Ajax
Whitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. It was located to the east of Toronto, consisting of the Town of Whitby, Ontario, Whitby and the part of the Town of Ajax, Ontario, Ajax lying to the south of Kingston Road, Toronto, Kingston Road. The federal riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham (electoral district), Durham and Ontario (electoral district), Ontario ridings, while the provincial riding was created in 1999 from Durham Centre (provincial electoral district), Durham Centre, Durham East (provincial electoral district), Durham East and Durham West (provincial electoral district), Durham West. The federal electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa ridings. The provincial electoral district was abol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Holland
Mark Holland (born October 16, 1974) is a Canadian politician who serves as the current leader of the Government in the House of Commons. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Liberal Party in the Ontario riding of Ajax-Pickering. Holland was subsequently re-elected in the 2006, 2008, and the 2015 federal elections. He was defeated in the 2011 election and became the director of health promotion and public affairs with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. He also served as the Heart and Stroke Foundation's executive director for the Ontario Mission and national director of children and youth, before returning to federal politics in 2015. In August 2018, he was promoted to the position of Chief Government Whip. Background Holland was born on October 16, 1974, in Pickering, Ontario. Holland majored in political science and history at the University of Toronto and graduated in 1996. He worked as an assistant t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Alexander (politician)
Christopher A. Alexander, (born September 9, 1968) is a former diplomat and former Conservative Party of Canada politician. He served as Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 2013 to 2015. He represented the riding of Ajax—Pickering, in Ontario, in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015. He was defeated by his Liberal predecessor Mark Holland in the 2015 election. Alexander spent 18 years in the Canadian Foreign Service, and served as Canada's first resident Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. Following this he served as a Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan until 2009. After winning his seat in the 2011 election, Alexander was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. On July 15, 2013, he was appointed Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. He ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2016–17, placing 10th in a field of 14 can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. This riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham and Ontario ridings. It consisted of the Township of Uxbridge, the Town of Pickering, and the part of the Town of Ajax lying north of Kingston Road. The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ajax—Pickering, Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge and Pickering—Scarborough East ridings. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results , - , Liberal , Dan McTeague , align="right", 26,003 , Progressive Conservative , Leanne Lewis , align="right", 10,802 , New Democratic , Douglas W. Grey , align="right", 2,576 , - , Liberal , Dan McTeague , align="right", 28,834 , Progressive Conservative , Michael Hills , align="right", 6,883 , New Democr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickering—Uxbridge
Pickering—Uxbridge is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario. It consists of the Pickering, Ontario, City of Pickering and the Uxbridge, Ontario, Township of Uxbridge. Pickering—Uxbridge was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 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 19 October 2015. It was created out of parts of Pickering—Scarborough East, Ajax—Pickering and Durham (electoral district), Durham. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2021 Census'' Ethnic groups: 54.4% White, 9.6% Black, 17.7% South Asian, 3.6% Filipino, 2.8% Chinese, 1.8% West Asian, 1.6% Indigenous, 1.4% Arab, 1.3% Latin American Languages: 72.7% English, 2.5% Tamil, 2.5% Urdu, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.1% French, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% Arabic Religions: 54.0% Christian (24.6% Catholic, 4.2% Anglican, 4.0% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajax (electoral District)
Ajax is a federal electoral district in the Durham Region of Ontario. Ajax was created by the 2012 riding redistribution from the portion of Ajax—Pickering consisting of the entire town of Ajax, Ontario, and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect in time for the 2015 Canadian federal election. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...: Election results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajax Ontario federal electoral districts Ajax, Ontario 2013 establishments in Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Soetens
René John Soetens (born 7 September 1948) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. His background was in business and sales. Rene was elected to Town of Ajax Council in 1980 and re-elected 1982 and 1985. He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Ontario electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Dan McTeague of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election. Soetens also made an unsuccessful bid to return to national Parliament in the 2004 federal election at the Ajax—Pickering electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity .... He is president and owner of Con-Test, a national certification company specializing in the testing of controlled environme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Canadian Federal Election
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 37th Canadian Parliament, 37th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party won a third majority government. Since the 1997 Canadian federal election, previous election of 1997, small-c conservatives had begun attempts to merge the Reform Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada as part of the United Alternative agenda. During that time, Jean Charest stepped down as leader of the Progressive Conservatives and former Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Joe Clark took over the party and opposed any union with the Reform Party. In the spring of 2000, the Reform Party became the Canadian Alliance, a political party dedicated to uniting conservatives together into one party. Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning lost in Canadian Alliance leadership electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum, with their rival, the Conservative Party, positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party, who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments, positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent",PDF copy at UBC Press. practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated federal |
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance (french: Alliance canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (french: Alliance réformiste-conservatrice canadienne), was a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada that existed under that name from 2000 to 2003. The Canadian Alliance was the new name of the Reform Party of Canada and inherited many of its populist policies, as well as its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons of Canada. The party supported policies that were both fiscally and socially conservative, seeking reduced government spending on social programs and reductions in taxation. The Alliance resulted from the United Alternative initiative launched by the Reform Party of Canada and several provincial Tory parties as a vehicle to merge with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. The federal Progressive Conservative Party led by Joe Clark in the late fall of 1998 rejected the initiative to "unite the right." After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. In 1942, its name was changed to the Progressive Conservative Party under the request of Manitoba Progressive Premier John Bracken. In the 1957 federal election, John Diefenbaker carried the Tories to their first victory in 27 years. The year after, he carried the PCs to the largest federal electoral landslide in history (in terms of proportion of seats). During his tenure, human rights initiatives were achieved, most notably the Bill of Rights. In the 1963 federal election, the PCs lost power. The PCs would not gain power again until 1979, when Joe Clark led the party to a minority government victory. However, the party lost power only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
