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Results Of The 2006 Canadian Federal Election
The 39th Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006. The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper, won a minority government. The Conservatives won 124 seats. The former governing party, the Liberal Party of Canada, won 103 seats. The separatist Bloc Québécois won 51 seats and the social-democratic New Democratic Party 29. An independent candidate won a seat in Quebec. The Conservatives won only 40.3% of the seats, the smallest share of house seats ever won by a government in an election. The Conservative's 36.3% of the vote was also the smallest vote share of a first-placed party until the 2019 Canadian federal election. Gains and losses The following seats changed allegiance from the 2004 election: ;Conservative to Liberal *Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River *Newmarket—Aurora * Newton—North Delta *West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country ;Conservative to NDP *British Columbia Southern Interior *New Westminster—Coqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Westminster—Coquitlam
New Westminster—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988, and from 2004 to 2015. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2006 Census'' Ethnic groups: 69.7% White, 10.4% Chinese, 3.9% South Asian, 3.3% Korean, 3.1% Filipino, 2.3% Aboriginal, 1.8% West Asian, 1.3% Black, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Japanese Languages: 66.3% English, 1.6% French, 31.9% Other Religion: (2001) No religion 34.1%, Protestant 29.1%, 22.0% Catholic, Christian Orthodox 2.0%, Other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 2.5%, Buddhist 1.7% Average income: $28,241 The riding has the highest percentage in Canada of people who work outside the municipality, but within the same census division. Geography The district consisted of the eastern part of New Westminster, the southwestern part of Coquitlam and the southern part of Port Moody. The NDP found much of its support in New Westminster, Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (federal Electoral District)
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. The district includes all of Middlesex County, Ontario, Middlesex County except the City of London, Ontario, London and Thames Centre, Thames Centre Township, all of the Chatham-Kent, Municipality of Chatham-Kent north of the Thames River, Ontario, Thames River, and excluding the former City of Chatham, and the Municipalities of Lambton Shores, Brooke-Alvinston, Brooke-Alvinston Township, Dawn-Euphemia, Dawn Euphemia Township, Warwick, Ontario, Warwick Township and the Indian reserves of Kettle Point 44, Ontario, Kettle Point and Walpole Island in the Lambton County, County of Lambton. The population in 2001 was 105,291, and the area is 5,277 km². History It was created in 1996 from Kent (Ontario federal electoral district), Kent and Lambton—Midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitchener—Conestoga (federal Electoral District)
Kitchener—Conestoga (formerly known as Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2021 was 107,134. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Tim Louis. In the 2019 election, this is one of only two ridings in the country in which the Liberal candidate unseated the Conservative incumbent (the other being Milton). Geography The district includes the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot, and the southwestern part of the City of Kitchener, i.e., the part of the City of Kitchener lying west of Fischer-Hallman Road. The electoral district was created in 2003 from Waterloo—Wellington, part of Kitchener Centre, and part of Cambridge. It was known as "Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich" from 2004 to 2005. This riding lost almost half of its territory to Kitchener South—Hespeler but gained territory from Kitchener Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halton (federal Electoral District)
Halton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 before being abolished in an electoral district redistribution, and again from 1997 to 2015, when it was again abolished in another electoral district redistribution. When it was last contested in 2011, its population was 203,437, of whom 115,255 were eligible electors. Electoral district 1867–1966 Halton riding was created by the British North America Act, 1867, and defined as Halton County. 1966–1976 In 1966, the riding was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton, and the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington. 1976–1987 In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville, and the southern part of the Town of Halton Hills. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Halton—Peel and Oakville—Milton ridings. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (formerly known as Glengarry—Prescott) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Geography The district includes the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, the Township of North Glengarry, Ontario, North Glengarry and the former City of Cumberland, Ontario (city), Cumberland (except for Orleans, Ontario, Orleans). Major communities include Hawkesbury, Ontario, Hawkesbury, Ottawa (part), Russell, Ontario, Russell, Embrun, Ontario, Embrun, Casselman, Ontario, Casselman, East Hawkesbury, Ontario, East Hawkesbury, Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Alfred and Plantagenet, Champlain, Ontario, Champlain, Clarence-Rockland, North Glengarry, Ontario, North Glengarry and The Nation, Ontario, The Nation. Its area is 3,049 km2. History The district was created in 1952 as "Glengarry—Prescott" from parts of Glengarry (electoral district), Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont (originally known as Edmonton—Beaumont) was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Geography Edmonton–Mill Woods–Beaumont includes the neighbourhoods of Tweddle Place, Michaels Park, Richfield, Lee Ridge, Tipaskan, Kameyosek, Meyonohk, Satoo, Ekota, Menisa, Greenview, Hillview, Tawa, Meyokumin, Sakaw, Jackson Heights, Kiniski Gardens, Flynn Dell, Minchau, Weinlos, Bisset, Daly Grove, Pollard Meadows, Crawford Plains, Larkspur, The Meadows, Wildrose, Ellerslie, Wernerville and Meadows Area in the City of Edmonton, the Town of Beaumont and the small part of Leduc County that is located between Edmonton and Beaumont. The area of the district is 175 km². History The electoral district was created as "Edmonton–Beaumont" in 2003 from the vast majority of Edmonton Southeast, a small part of Wetaskiwin, and a fraction of Elk Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton Centre
Edmonton Centre (french: Edmonton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and since 2004. Geography The riding is anchored in the heart of Downtown Edmonton. It also includes Spruce Avenue, Rossdale, Central McDougall, Prince Rupert, Oliver, Queen Mary Park, Westwood, Prince Charles, Sherbrooke, Dovercourt, Woodcroft, Inglewood, Westmount, North Glenora, Glenora, McQueen, Grovenor, Gagnon Estate, Canora, High Park, Crestwood, Jasper Park, Parkview, Laurier Heights, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Rio Terrace, and Quesnell Heights. In geographic terms, Edmonton Centre is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River and Whitemud Drive to the south, 97 Street to the east, Alberta Highway 16 and CN Rail line to the north, and 156 Street to the west. History The electoral district was originally created in 1966 from Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings. It was abolish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham-Kent—Essex
Chatham-Kent—Essex (formerly known as Kent—Essex) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Federal riding The federal riding was created in 1996 as "Kent—Essex" from Essex—Kent and Kent ridings. Its name was changed to the present name in 1998. The riding includes the Municipality of Chatham-Kent located south of the Thames River, the former City of Chatham, the Town of Leamington, and the Indian reserve of Moravian 47. The population in 2001 was 106,144 and the area is 1,924 km2. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following member of the Members of Parliament: Politics The riding is evenly divided between urban and rural voters, so both manufacturing and agricultural issues sway the results. Jerry Pickard retired just before the 2006 election campaign, and the federal Conservatives won this riding in the January 23, 2006 election on the back of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington (federal Electoral District)
Burlington is a federal electoral district in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Geography It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington. The riding serves downtown Burlington and the neighbourhoods of Aldershot, Maple, Freeman, Wellington Square, Dynes, Roseland, Longmoor, Shoreacres, Pinedale, Elizabeth Gardens, Palmer, Mountainside, Brant Hills, and Tyandaga in Burlington. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2021 Census'' Languages: 79.0% English, 1.6% Spanish, 1.5% French, 1.2% Polish, 1.2% Arabic Religions: 58.8% Christian (28.3% Catholic, 6.4% Anglican, 5.7% United Church, 2.3% Presbyterian, 2.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 12.9% other), 3.1% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 34.5% none Median income: $48,000 (2020) Average income: $66,100 (2020) History Burlington was created in 1976 from Halton—Wentworth. This riding gained small territories from Halton and Ancaster—Dund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce (electoral District)
Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters. The Beauce riding has the highest percentage of people who answered "Canadian" as their ethnic origin in the 2006 Census (84.0%; multiple responses). It is also the riding with the highest percentage of Whites of European descent (99.3%). Geography The riding is located in Central Quebec, to the south of Quebec City and covers the centre of Beauce, straddling the Quebec region of Chaudière-Appalaches. The electoral district has the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan and Robert-Cliche; that part of the Regional County Municipality of Les Etchemins comprises the municipalities of Sainte-Aurélie, Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Prosper and Saint-Zacharie; the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie (federal Electoral District)
Prior to the 2015 election Barrie was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consisted of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 when its predecessor, Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, was redistributed. Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford consisted of the City of Barrie and the towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil. It had been formed in 1996 as Barrie—Simcoe from Simcoe Centre and York—Simcoe ridings, but its name was changed before an election was held. Members of Parliament Adjacent ridings * Simcoe North * Simcoe—Grey * York—Simcoe Future For the 2015 federal election, the city of Barrie was split into two new electoral districts, the north half became part of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, whereas the south half became part of Barrie—Innisfil. The Barrie—Innisfil federal electoral district consists of: (a) that part of the Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |