King—Vaughan is a federal
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 ...
in
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada.
King—Vaughan was created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the
dropping of the writs for the
2015 federal election.
It was created out of parts of the ridings of
Oak Ridges—Markham
Oak Ridges—Markham was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 169,645., with 136,755 electors, the highest of any riding in Canad ...
and
Vaughan
Vaughan () (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increas ...
.
Geography
The riding consists of:
* the part of the
Township of King
King (2021 population 27,333) is a township in York Region north of Toronto, within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.
The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King. The Holland ...
lying south of
Highway 9 and Davis Drive West; and the part of the
City of Vaughan lying north and east of a line commencing at the intersection of the western city limit with Major Mackenzie Drive; then easterly along Major Mackenzie then east along said drive to Humber Bridge Trail, on and from which it runs east to and on Old Major Mackenzie Drive to Major Mackenzie Drive; then east along Major Mackenzie to
Highway 400; then south on Highway 400 to Rutherford Road; then easterly along Rutherford road to the eastern city limit.
Demographics
:''According to the
Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
''
Ethnic groups: 56.2% White, 13.8% South Asian, 8.9% Chinese, 4.1% West Asian, 3.6% Black, 2.5% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Latin American, 2.1% Filipino, 1.6% Arab, 1.2% Korean
Languages: 48.2% English, 7.9% Italian, 5.0% Russian, 4.6% Mandarin, 3.2% Urdu, 2.2% Spanish, 2.0% Cantonese, 1.9% Persian, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.3% Tamil, 1.0% Tagalog, 1.0% Arabic, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 55.8% Christian (39.2% Catholic, 5.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Pentecostal, 1.0% Anglican, 9.6% Other), 10.2% Muslim, 5.0% Hindu, 5.9% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 1.8% Sikh, 18.6% None
Median income: $44,000 (2020)
Average income: $66,600 (2020)
Riding associations
Riding association
An electoral district association (french: association de circonscription enregistrée), commonly known as a riding association (french: association de comté) or constituency association, is the basic unit of a political party at the level of the ...
s are the local branches of the national political parties:
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
:
Election results
References
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Ontario federal electoral districts
Politics of King, Ontario
Politics of Vaughan
2013 establishments in Ontario