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Dufferin—Caledon (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 44°00′N 80°06′W / 44.0°N 80.1°W / 44.0; -80.1
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Dufferin—Caledon
Ontario electoral district
Dufferin—Caledon in relation to other central Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Sylvia Jones
Progressive Conservative
District created2005
First contested2007
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)128,240
Electors (2018)99,913
Area (km²)2,197
Pop. density (per km²)58.4
Census division(s)Dufferin County, Peel
Census subdivision(s)Caledon, Orangeville, Mono, Shelburne, Amaranth, Mulmur, Melancthon, East Luther Grand Valley, East Garafraxa

Dufferin—Caledon is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. The entire riding was carved from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, and includes all of Dufferin County plus the town of Caledon in Peel Region.

The riding also existed from 1987 until 1999 with the same borders, but was known as Dufferin—Peel.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Assembly Years Member Party
Dufferin—Peel
Riding created
34th  1987–1990     Mavis Wilson Liberal
35th  1990–1995     David Tilson Progressive Conservative
36th  1995–1999
Riding dissolved
Dufferin—Caledon
Riding re-created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
39th  2007–2011     Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 22,911 49.67 −3.42
Liberal Bob Gordanier 8,678 18.81 +6.35
Green Laura Campbell 6,518 14.13 +1.60
New Democratic Tess Prendergast 4,967 10.77 −9.57
New Blue Andrea Banyai 2,280 4.94  
Ontario Party Lily Nguyen 589 1.28  
Moderate Erickumar Emmanuel 105 0.23  
Public Benefit Kay Sayer 79 0.17  
Total valid votes 46,127 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 246
Turnout 46,373 42.07
Eligible voters 109,942
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −4.88
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 29,702 53.08 +13.22
New Democratic Andrea Mullarkey 11,381 20.34 +8.68
Green Laura Campbell 7,011 12.53 -4.10
Liberal Bob Gordanier 6,972 12.46 -18.20
Libertarian Jeff Harris 430 0.78 -0.41
Consensus Ontario Stephen McKendrick 301 0.54 +0.54
Trillium Andrew Nowell 157 0.28 +0.28
Total valid votes 55,956 100.00
Turnout 55,956 58.55
Eligible voters 95,569
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.22
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 18,017 39.86 -7.09
Liberal Bobbie Daid 13,861 30.66 +3.91
Green Karren Wallace 7,518 16.63 +2.05
New Democratic Rehya Yazbek 5,269 11.66 +0.60
Libertarian Daniel Kowalewski 538 1.19 +0.53
Total valid votes 45,203 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.50
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 17,833 46.95 +5.12
Liberal Lori Holloway 10,162 26.75 -5.27
Green Rob Strang 5,540 14.58 -1.71
New Democratic Karen Gventer 4,200 11.06 +1.20
Libertarian Daniel Kowalewski 250 0.66  
Total valid votes 37,985 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 166 0.44
Turnout 38,151 47.74
Eligible voters 79,918
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.20
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sylvia Jones 16,508 41.83 −22.93
Liberal Betsy Hall 12,636 32.02 +3.19
Green Rob Strang 6,429 16.29 +13.84
New Democratic Lynda McDougall 3,891 9.86 +5.89
Total valid votes 39,464 100.0

Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey

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2005 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Tory 15,610 56.3 -
Liberal Bob Duncanson 4,625 16.7 -
New Democratic Lynda McDougall 3,881 14.0
Green Frank de Jong 2,767 10.0
Family Coalition Paul Micelli 479 1.7 -
Independent William Cook 163 0.6 -
Libertarian Philip Bender 135 0.5 -
Independent John Turmel 85 0.3 -
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Eves 29,222 56.64 -8.12
Liberal Dan Yake 14,859 28.8 -0.03
Green Frank De Jong 3,161 6.13 3.68
New Democratic Mitchel Healey 3,148 6.1 +2.13
Family Coalition Dave Davies 1,202 2.33
2002 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Eves 15,288 46.59
Liberal Josh Matlow 11,728 35.74
New Democratic Doug Wilcox 2,633 8.02
Green Richard Procter 2,017 6.15
Family Coalition Dave Davies 1,025 3.12
Independent John Turmel 120 0.37
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 30,532 64.76
Liberal Steve White 13,591 28.83
New Democratic Noel Duignan 1,871 3.97
Green Richard Procter 1,156 2.45
Total valid votes/ 47,150 100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Turnout 49,492 58.6
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 30,532 64.76 -1.24
Liberal Steve White 13,591 28.83 +4.69
New Democratic Noel Duignan 1,871 3.97 -5.88
Green Richard Procter 1,156 2.45
Total valid votes/ 47,150 100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Turnout 49,492 58.6
Eligible voters 81,020
Progressive Conservative hold Swing

Dufferin—Peel

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1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 23,239 66.00 +31.30
Liberal Mavis Wilson 8,501 24.14 -8.66
New Democratic Sandra Crane 3,470 9.85 -17.55
Total valid votes/ 35,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Turnout 35,414 65.2
Eligible voters 54,176
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +19.98
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 10,899 34.70 +3.41
Liberal Mavis Wilson 10,327 32.80 -20.26
New Democratic Sandra Crane 8,627 27.40 +11.76
Libertarian Bob Shapton 1,594 5.10
Total valid votes/ 35,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Turnout 35,414
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.84

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 24,736 64.1
Mixed member proportional 13,867 35.9
Total valid votes 38,603 100.0

Sources

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  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, Dufferin-Caledon" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Dufferin—Caledon" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]

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