Oakville (provincial electoral district)

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Oakville
Ontario electoral district
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Oakville in relation to the surrounding area ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Kevin Flynn
Liberal
District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2006) 113,714
Electors (2011) 84,466
Area (km²) 83
Pop. density (per km²) 1,370
Census divisions Halton
Census subdivisions Oakville

Oakville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

Riding history

It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton Centre and Oakville South ridings.

It consisted initially of the part of the Town of Oakville lying southeast of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Upper Middle Road.

In 2003, it was redefined to consist of the part of the Town of Oakville lying southeast of a line drawn from the northeastern town limit southwest along Dundas Street East, southeast along Eight Line and southwest along Upper Middle Road to the southwestern town limit.

The current boundaries include the neighbourhoods of Lakeshore Woods, Bronte, Hopedale, Coronation Park, Kerr Village, Old Oakville, Eastlake, Glen Abbey, College Park, Iroquois Ridge, Clearview, and Joshua Creek.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Oakville
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Halton West and Halton East
30th  1975–1977     James Snow Progressive Conservative
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Terry O'Connor Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved
Riding created from Halton Centre and Oakville South
37th  1999–2003     Gary Carr Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007     Kevin Flynn Liberal
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Kevin Flynn 24,729 49.43 +1.34
Progressive Conservative Larry Scott 18,895 37.77 -0.18
New Democratic Che Marville 3,973 7.94 -2.30
Green Andrew Chlobowski 1,902 3.80 +1.86
Libertarian David Clement 393 0.79
Freedom Silvio Ursomarzo 137 0.27 +0.02
Total valid votes 50,029 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.76
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Kevin Flynn 21,711 48.09 -1.72
Progressive Conservative Larry Scott 17,131 37.95 +3.03
New Democratic Lesley Sprague 4,625 10.24 +3.76
Green Andrew Chlobowski 878 1.94 -6.27
Independent Mike Harris 498 1.10  
Family Coalition Jonathan Banzuela 188 0.42 -0.16
Freedom Steve Hunter 115 0.25  
Total valid votes 45,146 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 162 0.36
Turnout 45,308 52.70
Eligible voters 85,971
Liberal hold Swing -2.38
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Kevin Flynn 23,761 49.81
Progressive Conservative Rick Byers 16,659 34.92 -7.26
Green Marion Schaffer 3,916 8.21  
New Democratic Tony Crawford 3,091 6.48 +0.13
Family Coalition Michael James Toteda 279 0.58 -1.09
Total valid votes 47,706 100.00
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Kevin Flynn 22,428 49.81 +17.06
Progressive Conservative Kurt Franklin 18,991 42.18 -19.72
New Democratic Anwar Abbas Naqvi 2,858 6.35 +2.63
Family Coalition Theresa Tritt 751 1.67 +0.49
Total valid votes 45,028 100.00
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Gary Carr 27,767 61.90
Liberal Kevin Flynn 14,689 32.75
New Democratic Sean Cain 1,667 3.72
Family Coalition Adrian Ratelle 530 1.18
Natural Law Linda Antonichuk 202 0.45
Total valid votes 44,855 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 30,388 67.2
Mixed member proportional 14,855 32.8
Total valid votes 45,243 100.0

Sources

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