Vaughan—King—Aurora was a federal
electoral riding in
Ontario
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, 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 1999 to 2007.
Federal riding
The federal
riding was created in 1996 as Vaughan—Aurora from parts of
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,
Oak Ridges, and
York North
York North was a federal riding in Ontario, Canada, that was in the House of Commons of Canada from Confederation in 1867 until 2004.
The federal riding was eliminated in 2003 when it was redistributed between two new ridings of Newmarket—A ...
ridings. It was subsequently renamed "Vaughan—King—Aurora".
It existed only for the
1997
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and
2000
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elections.
It was abolished in 2004, as ridings in York Region were redistributed due to its fast-growing population. The riding was redistributed into
Newmarket—Aurora
Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The district contains the towns of Newmarket, Aurora, and a very small portion of East Gwillimbury. ...
,
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 ...
ridings.
Provincial riding
The provincial riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora was created before the
1999 election when Ontario provincial electoral districts were redefined to be the same as the federal districts. Municipalities in this riding were previously in parts of
York Centre
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(Vaughan) and
York—Mackenzie (Newmarket, Aurora, King) ridings.
The riding was last held by
Greg Sorbara
Gregory Samuel Sorbara (born September 4, 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2012 who represented ridings north of Toronto in ...
, representing the
Ontario Liberal Party
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Sorbara served as the
Minister of Finance
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for the
Cabinet of Ontario
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from 2003 to 2005, and from 2006 to 2007.
In 2007 the riding was abolished to match the boundaries of the federal ridings. The riding was redistributed into
Newmarket—Aurora
Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The district contains the towns of Newmarket, Aurora, and a very small portion of East Gwillimbury. ...
,
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
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ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Federal election results
, -
,
Liberal
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Maurizio Bevilacqua
, align="right", 33,502
,
Progressive Conservative
, Lara Coombs
, align="right", 8,591
,
New Democratic
, Robert Navarretta
, align="right", 2,250
,
Independent
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* Independ ...
, Andrew James
, align="right", 524
, -
,
Liberal
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Politics
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* Liberalism (international relations)
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* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Maurizio Bevilacqua
, align="right", 38,208
,
Progressive Conservative
, Menotti Mazzuca
, align="right", 6,551
,
New Democratic
, Octavia Beckles
, align="right", 1,938
, No affiliation
, Lesley Arden Knight
, align="right", 384
Provincial election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
External links
Library of Parliament: Vaughan-King-Aurora federal riding informationLegislative Assembly of Ontario - Greg Sorbara* Elections Ontario
1999 resultsan
2003 resultsCBC: Ontario Votes 2003 - Vaughan-King-Aurora Riding Profile
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario
Aurora, Ontario
Politics of King, Ontario
Politics of Vaughan