Oakville West
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of district boundaries | |
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2023 |
| First contested | Next |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021)[1] | 105,024 |
| Census division(s) | Halton |
| Census subdivision(s) | Oakville |
Oakville West is a proposed federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution and based on the 2021 Canadian census. Its counterpart is Oakville East.
It contains all of the Town of Oakville west of Sixteen Mile Creek. Takes in parts of Oakville and Oakville North—Burlington. Currently no MP represents this riding as the current MPs represent the 2013 federal redistribution ridings.[1]
Geography
[edit]Consists of that part of the Town of Oakville lying southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northwesterly limit of said town and Sixteen Mile Creek; thence generally westerly along said creek to Lake Ontario; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the southwesterly limit of said town.[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]
Languages: 65.0% English, 4.9% Mandarin, 3.2% Arabic, 2.7% Spanish, 2.5% French, 1.9% Portuguese, 1.6% Urdu, 1.5% Serbo-Croatian, 1.5% Italian, 1.3% Polish, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Punjabi, 1.1% Russian, 1.0% Hindi, 1.0% Tagalog
Religions: 56.3% Christian (31.0% Catholic, 4.1% Christian Orthodox, 4.1% Anglican, 3.5% United Church, 1.5% Presbyterian, 11.9% Other), 27.5% No religion, 8.4% Muslim, 4.1% Hindu, 1.6% Sikh
Median income: $47,600 (2020)
Average income: $77,400 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 64,430 | 61.7% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 11,915 | 11.41% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 9,955 | 9.53% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 5,670 | 5.43% | ||||||||||||
| African | 3,895 | 3.73% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[d] | 3,055 | 2.93% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 2,460 | 2.36% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 895 | 0.86% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 2,150 | 2.06% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 104,430 | 99.44% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 105,015 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Upcoming federal election
[edit]The next federal election must be called on October 2, 2025, however the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does have the authority to call the election whenever he wishes. Although recent polls indicate a massive majority win for the Conservatives if an election was called in the near future and a win in Oakville and other Halton ridings. Based on this data many Conservatives are interested in becoming the next elections conservative candidate for this newly created riding.
Conservative Candidate
[edit]Tim Crowder, Local Businessman and former president of the Oakville riding conservative association [3]
PPC Candidate
[edit]JD Meaney, candidate for the party in Oakville in 2019 and 2021.[4]
Liberal Candidate
[edit]Sima Acan, Real Estate Agent in the Oakville area
Declined
- Pam Damoff MP Oakville North Burlington (Retiring) [5]
- Anita Anand President of the Treasury Board, MP Oakville (Running in the East)
History
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville West Riding created from Oakville and Oakville North—Burlington |
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Electoral results
[edit]| 2021 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 23,623 | 47.49 | |
| Conservative | 19,136 | 38.47 | |
| New Democratic | 4,330 | 8.70 | |
| People's | 1,800 | 3.62 | |
| Green | 854 | 1.72 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Oakville West – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Oakville West [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ West, Tim Crowder for Oakville. "Tim Crowder for Oakville". Tim Crowder for Oakville. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "JD Meaney". People's Party of Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Ballingall, Alex (2024-05-01). "Liberal MP won't seek re-election, citing fears for her safety and disgust with toxicity in politics". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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