By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in

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, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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s were held in three

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(ridings): Burlington,

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and York South–Weston.
The by-elections resulted in York South-Weston being taken by the NDP from the Liberals, Burlington remaining Progressive Conservative and Markham being retained by the Liberals. Since this was a by-election of the

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, the ridings used the same boundaries as the 2003 general election. The subsequent October 10, 2007 general election were run on new electoral district boundaries, mostly following the new federal boundaries that were in place for the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.

Burlington electoral district

The Burlington by-election was called following the resignation of Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)

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. He resigned to make a successful run in Burlington's 2006 mayoralty election. . Information about candidates and parties

Markham electoral district

The

by-election was called following the resignation of

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MPP Tony Wong. He resigned to make a successful run for one of the four

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seats in Markham's 2006 municipal election. Information about candidates and parties

York South–Weston electoral district

The York South–Weston by-election was called following the resignation of

MPP Joe Cordiano. He stated the reason for his resignation was the need to spend more time with his family. Information about candidates and parties.Elections Ontario
Unofficial results
ork South-Weston/nowiki>. 216 of 216 polls reporting. Accessed February 8, 2007.

References

External links

Government and political parties

Elections Ontario

Family Coalition Party of Ontario

Freedom Party of Ontario

Ontario Green Party website

Ontario Liberal Party website

Libertarian Party of Ontario

Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) website

Ontario Progressive Conservative Party website

News reports and articles

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''Toronto Star'', "Does Past GO Transit Board member & now Provincial Candidate Really Have Solutions?"
2007 elections in Canada Provincial by-elections in Ontario

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