Vaughan was a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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from 2004 until 2015. The riding covered the fast-growing region of

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north of

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. The riding was created in 2003 from parts of

Vaughan—King—Aurora Vaughan—King—Aurora was a federal electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral riding represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1 ...

riding. It consisted of the part of the City of Vaughan that lies west of Highway 400 or north of Rutherford Road.

Political geography

The riding was divided between the rural and urban parts. The Conservative concentrations in the riding can be found in the more rural parts, in the north and east parts of the riding, like the community of

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. The rest of the riding, the more suburban southern part is strongly Liberal

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2006 Census'' Racial groups: 74.3% White, 9.3% South Asian, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 44.8% English, 0.5% French, 54.6% Other
Religions (2001): 77.0% Catholic, 7.3% Protestant, 2.7% Muslim, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 3.9% No religion
Average income: $34,485 The Vaughan riding had the highest percentage of

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in all of Canada (54.4%). 17.1% of its residents are Italian immigrants, the highest such percentage for a Canadian federal riding, and 19.2% of its residents having Italian as their mother tongue.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

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References

Notes

External links

Riding history from the

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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