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After David Tilson's resignation, in March 2019 the Dufferin—Caledon nomination for the Conservative Party in the 2019 election was won by Harzadan Singh Khattra, amid accusations within the party of vote tampering, membership reimbursement, and payments to foreign students to attend, despite their ineligibility within party rules.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 74.7% English, 6.7% Punjabi, 3.3% Italian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.1% Spanish

Religions: 56.5% Christian (30.5% Catholic, 5.1% United Church, 4.3% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.0% Baptist, 11.1% Other), 8.6% Sikh, 3.2% Hindu, 1.8% Muslim, 28.9% None

Median income: $44,800 (2020)

Average income: $59,650 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Dufferin—Caledon (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European	104,155	73.57%	107,945	84.95%	105,420	91.63%
South Asian	19,440	13.73%	7,880	6.2%	2,465	2.14%
African	6,355	4.49%	3,475	2.73%	1,950	1.69%
Latin American	2,120	1.5%	1,310	1.03%	880	0.76%
Indigenous	2,010	1.42%	1,785	1.4%	1,140	0.99%
Southeast Asian	2,000	1.41%	1,355	1.07%	875	0.76%
East Asian	1,555	1.1%	1,275	1%	1,005	0.87%
Middle Eastern	1,530	1.08%	665	0.52%	350	0.3%
Other/multiracial	2,425	1.71%	1,375	1.08%	965	0.84%
Total responses	141,575	99.12%	127,065	99.09%	115,055	98.89%
Total population	142,838	100%	128,237	100%	116,341	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Member of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Dufferin—Caledon Riding created from Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
38th	2004–2006	David Tilson	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–2019
43rd	2019–2021	Kyle Seeback
44th	2021–present	Kyle Seeback

Election results

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Graph of election results in Dufferin—Caledon (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kyle Seeback	31,490	48.0	+6.0	$114,758.32
	Liberal	Lisa Post	19,867	30.3	-2.7	$46,734.31
	New Democratic	Samantha Sanchez	6,866	10.5	-1.1	$250.74
	People's	Anthony Zambito	4,389	6.7	+4.5	none listed
	Green	Jenni Michelle Le Forestier	2,754	4.2	-6.4	$30,773.52
	Independent	Stephen McKendrick	207	0.3	–	$1,450.00
Total valid votes			65,573
Total rejected ballots			398
Turnout			65,971	60.83
Eligible voters			108,445
Source: Elections Canada

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	28,338	49.04
	Liberal	16,541	28.63
	New Democratic	5,995	10.38
	People's	4,112	7.12
	Green	2,606	4.51
	Others	188	0.33

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kyle Seeback	28,852	42.0	-4.28	$120,879.34
	Liberal	Michele Fisher	22,645	33.0	-6.11	$47,017.22
	New Democratic	Allison Brown	7,981	11.6	+4.32	$2,935.40
	Green	Stefan Wiesen	7,303	10.6	+3.27	$35,743.85
	People's	Chad Ransom	1,516	2.2	–	$14,281.99
	Christian Heritage	Russ Emo	319	0.5	–	$1,435.59
Total valid votes/expense limit			68,616	100.0
Total rejected ballots			447
Turnout			69,063	65.1
Eligible voters			106,138
	Conservative hold		Swing		+0.92
Source: Elections Canada

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	David Tilson	27,977	46.28	-12.73	$89,524.29
	Liberal	Ed Crewson	23,643	39.11	+26.01	$98,995.67
	Green	Nancy Urekar	4,433	7.33	-7.36	$29,801.14
	New Democratic	Rehya Yazbek	4,398	7.28	-5.92	$9,127.01
Total valid votes/expense limit			60,451	100.00		$234,924.06
Total rejected ballots			232	0.38	–
Turnout			60,683	65.63
Eligible voters			92,461
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.37
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	28,651	59.01
	Green	7,132	14.69
	New Democratic	6,409	13.20
	Liberal	6,362	13.10

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	David Tilson	28,647	59.00	+5.85
	Green	Ard Van Leeuwen	7,132	14.69	-2.11
	New Democratic	Leslie Parsons	6,409	13.20	+3.21
	Liberal	Bill Prout	6,361	13.10	-6.25
Total valid votes			48,549	100.00
Total rejected ballots			187	0.38	0.00
Turnout			48,736	60.91	+3.20
Eligible voters			80,019	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.98

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	David Tilson	23,363	53.21	+5.28	$61,440
	Liberal	Rebecca Finch	8,495	19.35	-10.58	$18,089
	Green	Ard Van Leeuwen	7,377	16.80	+6.80	$66,728
	New Democratic	Jason Bissett	4,385	9.99	-2.14
	Canadian Action	Dean Woods	284	0.65	*	$384
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,904	100.00	$84,072
Total rejected ballots			168	0.38
Turnout			44,072	57.71
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.93

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	David Tilson	23,641	47.93	+1.01	$49,542
	Liberal	Garry Moore	14,777	29.93	-12.82	$34,414
	New Democratic	Chris Marquis	5,983	12.13	+2.88	$3,352
	Green	Ted Alexander	4,912	10.00	+0.39	$10,218
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,313	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166	0.34
Turnout			49,479	64.94
	Conservative hold		Swing		+6.9

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	David Tilson	19,270	42.81	-5.00
	Liberal	Murray Calder	17,557	39.00	-6.93
	Green	Ted Alexander	3,947	8.77	+5.53
	New Democratic	Rita Landry	3,798	8.44	+5.42
	Christian Heritage	Ursula Ellis	443	0.98	-
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,015	100.00
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.0

Change is based on redistributed results from part of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey in the 2000 election. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

References

"Dufferin—Caledon (Code 35018) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
Electoral results from Parliament of Canada website
2011 Results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
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 "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

Elections Canada
Statistics Canada
Mike Baker (March 25, 2019). "Harzadan Singh Khattra local Tories' surprise pick to succeed David Tilson". Orangeville Citizen. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
Matthew Strader (April 1, 2019). "'We will lose Dufferin-Caledon to the Liberals': Conservative MP nomination appeal denied, escalated to national council, leader Andrew Scheer". Caledon Enterprise.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Dufferin--Caledon [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
"Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
"List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"Dufferin—Caledon". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
"Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Dufferin—Caledon, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
"Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections". Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

v t e Federal ridings in Central Ontario
Conservative	Barrie—Innisfil Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Dufferin—Caledon Durham Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Northumberland—Peterborough South Peterborough—Kawartha Simcoe—Grey Simcoe North York—Simcoe
Liberal	Newmarket—Aurora

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Eastern
Ontario

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
Provincial ridings in Ontario

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