Vaughan—King—Aurora
| Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001)[1] | 164,590 |
| Electors (2000)[2] | 98,805 |
| Area (km²)[1] | 494 |
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.
Federal riding
The federal riding was created in 1996 as Vaughan—Aurora from parts of Markham, Oak Ridges, and York North ridings. It was subsequently renamed "Vaughan—King—Aurora".
It existed only for the 1997 and 2000 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, Oak Ridges—Markham, and Vaughan ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Markham, Oak Ridges and York North | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Vaughan, Newmarket—Aurora and Oak Ridges—Markham |
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Federal election results
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 33,502 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lara Coombs | 8,591 | ||||||
| Reform | Maralyn Hazelgrove | 7,273 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Robert Navarretta | 2,250 | ||||||
| Independent | Andrew James | 524 | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 38,208 | ||||||
| Alliance | Adrian Visentin | 9,757 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Menotti Mazzuca | 6,551 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Octavia Beckles | 1,938 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Lesley Arden Knight | 384 | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Profile of the Vaughan--King--Aurora Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 12 July 2002. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Districts: Vaughan--King--Aurora - Past Results". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 11 July 2002. Retrieved 6 June 2020.