Oakville (electoral district)
Oakville (electoral district)
Oakville is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Riding history
It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton 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 Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halton and Oakville—Milton prior to 1996 | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Bonnie Brown | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000-2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006- | |||
Federal election results
Provincial election results
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 30388 | 67.2% | |
| Mixed member proportional | 14855 | 32.8% | |
| Kevin Flynn | 22,428 | 49.81 | align="right" |
| Kurt Franklin | 18,991 | 42.18 | -19.72 |
| Anwar Abbas Naqvi | 2,858 | 6.35 | align="right" |
| Theresa Tritt | 751 | 1.67 | align="right" |
| Gary Carr | 27,767 | 61.9 | |
| Kevin Flynn | 14,689 | 32.75 | |
| Sean Cain | 1,667 | 3.72 | |
| Adrian Ratelle | 530 | 1.18 | |
| Linda Antonichuk | 202 | 0.45 | |
