Vaughan—Woodbridge (federal electoral district)

Vaughan—Woodbridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It covers the Woodbridge neighbourhood, previously included in the electoral district of Vaughan.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation

Ethnic groups: 65.7% White, 10.2% South Asian, 4% Chinese, 3.5% Latin American, 3.1% Southeast Asian, 3.1% West Asian, 3% Black, 1.9% Arab, 1.7% Filipino
Languages: 46.9% English, 18.8% Italian, 3% Spanish, 2.3% Punjabi, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.6% Portuguese, 1.4% Russian, 1.2% Arab, 1.1% Yue. 1% Tamil
Religions: 72.9% Christian (60.5% Catholic, 3.9% Christian Orthodox, 1% Pentecostal and other Charismatic), 11.5% No religion, 4.9% Muslim, 4.7% Hindu, 2.7% Sikh, 2.5% Buddhist
Median income (2020): $42,400
Average income (2020): $60,750

In 2021, the riding has the second-highest percentage of Italian Canadians in all of Canada (46.7%).

History

Vaughan—Woodbridge was first proposed as part of the 2012 electoral district redistribution. It would contain the City of Vaughan west of Highway 400 and south of Major Mackenzie Drive. It was legally defined in the 2013 representation order with no changes and came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Vaughan—Woodbridge Riding created from Vaughan
42nd	2015–2019	Francesco Sorbara	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

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

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	23,423	46.15
	Conservative	20,438	40.27
	New Democratic	3,515	6.93
	People's	2,735	5.39
	Green	488	0.96
	Others	159	0.31

2013 representation order

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Francesco Sorbara	21,699	45.98	-5.30	$101,382.39
	Conservative	Angela Panacci	19,019	40.35	+4.01	$54,146.42
	New Democratic	Peter Michael DeVita	3,265	6.93	-0.84	$1,680.93
	People's	Mario Greco	2,567	5.45	+3.76	$4,672.39
	Green	Muhammad Hassan Khan	453	0.96	-1.63	$361.60
	Independent	Luca Mele	159	0.34	–	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,162	–	–	$111,032.70
Total rejected ballots			460
Turnout			47,622	58.31%
Eligible voters			80,832
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.66
Source: Elections Canada

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Francesco Sorbara	25,810	51.28	+2.38	$99,407.18
	Conservative	Teresa Kruze	18,289	36.34	-7.30	none listed
	New Democratic	Peter DeVita	3,910	7.77	+3.12	none listed
	Green	Raquel Fronte	1,302	2.59	+1.32	none listed
	People's	Domenic Montesano	852	1.69		none listed
	Independent	Muhammad Hassan Khan	165	0.33		$1,220.37
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,328	100.0
Total rejected ballots			480
Turnout			50,808	63.7
Eligible voters			79,749
	Liberal hold		Swing		+9.87
Source: Elections Canada

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Francesco Sorbara	23,131	48.90	+18.19	$79,166.04
	Conservative	Julian Fantino	20,647	43.64	-12.93	$157,901
	New Democratic	Adriana Marie Zichy	2,198	4.65	-6.05	–
	Libertarian	Anthony Gualtieri	731	1.55	–	–
	Green	Elise Boulanger	600	1.27	-0.76	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$206,812.04
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			73,190
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+15.56
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	21,750	56.57
	Liberal	11,806	30.71
	New Democratic	4,113	10.70
	Green	779	2.03

References

^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census Vaughan-Woodbridge". Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
Final Report – Ontario
"Census Profile, 2021 Census - Vaughan—Woodbridge; Federal electoral district;, Ontario and Ontario; Province;". December 15, 2022.
Ontario Electoral Redistribution Commission (2012). "Proposed Electoral District Boundaries: York" (PDF). elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
"Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
"List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vaughan—Woodbridge, 30 September 2015
Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

v t e Federal ridings in Southern Durham and York
Liberal	Ajax Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Pickering—Uxbridge Richmond Hill Vaughan—Woodbridge Whitby
Conservative	King—Vaughan Oshawa Thornhill

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
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Cities of
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Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

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Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

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

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