Election 2008, Present your Electoral District

[PhilippeMtl]

It may be interesting to discover your Electoral district and, in the same time, the place you live.

I will start with Rosement - La Petite-Patrie

Population: 103 000 (mostly francophone, small percentage of immigrant population)
City: Montreal



Last election results:

Bloc Québécois ( 56%)
Liberals (15.8%)
NDP (11.5%)
Conservatives ( 9.3%)




Some Pictures






(Pics by me)

[Rico Rommheim]

Mile End in the Outremont electoral district (its actually part of le Plateau)






all from wikipedia, right click on pic for link! Holz!

-Population of 95,000
-72.5% White (Greek, jewish, Italians, Portugese and canadian), 5.6% Black, 5.1% South Asian, 4.3% Arab, 2.7% Filipino, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Chinese

-44.8% French, 14.3% English, 37.7% Others


Its historically been one of the strongest Liberal ridings in the country, the home of the Trudeau family and many of Canada's elite. But in a bi-election last year the NDP won its first seat in QC in a long while.

Last Bi-elections

New Democrat: 11,374 - 47.5%
Liberal: 6,933 - 29.0%
BQ: 2,618 - 10.9%
Conservative: 2,052 - 8.6%
Green: 529 - 2.2%

[lubicon]

calgary West

Calgary West

This is a primarily residential riding running in a strip along the western edge of the city. It is bounded by the western city limits, Crowchild Trail Northwest, Bow Trail Southwest, Sarcee Trail Southwest and Glenmore Trail Southwest. The Bow River divides the riding into northern and southern portions.

Twenty-one per cent of the residents are immigrants. There are large German, Ukrainian and Polish communities. English is the mother tongue of 78 percent of the population, with francophones making up less than two per cent. Forty-three per cent of those over age 25 have a university certificate or degree.

The service sector and retail trade are major employers, as is mining and oil and gas extraction. The 2006 census shows an average family income of $143,641 – the second-highest in the province – and an unemployment rate of 4.2 per cent.

Calgary West was established in 1914 but abolished in 1952. It was re-established in 1976. In the 2004 redistribution, about 30 per cent of the riding was removed, while 6,350 people were added from Calgary Centre and 4,500 from Macleod.

Population: 132,162 (2006 census; an increase of 27.2% since 2001)

Political History
For the past four terms, Rob Anders has represented this riding. He came to office with the Reform party in 1997, defeating Liberal Dave Bronconnier. Then, in 2000, he beat Tory Jim Silye, formerly a Reform Party MP, by 19,963 votes. In 2004, he beat Liberal Justin Thompson by 14,920 votes. In the 2006 election, Anders defeated Liberal Jennifer Polluck to secure his seat again for the Conservatives.

Before Anders, this was the riding of current Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper gained office in 1993. In the previous election, he suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of Tory Jim Hawkes, who had held the riding since 1979.

1979-88 inclusive - PC
1993, 1997 - REF
2000 - CA
2004, 2006 - CON

[trueviking]

Winnipeg South Centre

Current Member of Parliament is Anita Neville (Liberal)

This riding has gone Liberal in the last 6 elections, including three wins for former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy.

Was once the only Liberal seat in western canada....it is quite likely that after this election it will be the only Liberal seat on the Prairies.

A weak Liberal candidate has seen support for that party decline in successive elections. Polls show a Liberal win in this election, but a much closer race than before.

A large part of the riding is also the only Liberal seat in the Provincial Legislature.

The conservative candidate is Trevor Kennerd, former Winnipg Blue Bomber place kicker.

the riding includes some of the most dense residential neighbourhoods in the city, including Osborne Village, River Heights and Crescentwood

most of the riding looks like this:





winnipeg south centre includes corydon, winnipeg's most popular pedestiran street.



the riding includes the big clump of residential towers of osborne village in the foreground and the single family residential around it...the street running diagonally from the bottom left corner is corydon.

[vid]

Thunder Bay--Rainy River



Population: 85,153, of which 63,180 are eligible to vote.

The riding has voted Liberal since it was created in 2004, and its predecessors have voted Liberal except for the period from 1984 to 1993 where NDP MP Iain Angus was elected (he's now on our city council) and before 1935, when Robert James Manion (the Progressive Conservative leader at the time) represented the riding. (Manion was the last Conservative to serve from NWO until 2007, when Joe Comuzzi crossed the floor.) This riding is currently represented by Ken Boshcoff (Liberal).

Unrelated but interesting fact: The riding of Kenora (and its predecessors) haven't elected a conservative since it was part of the ridings that include Port Arthur and Fort William. Except for the period between 1984 and 1988, it has always been Liberal.

Thunder Bay is the only city in Northern Ontario to have its urban area split between two ridings. The other is Thunder Bay--Superior North.

Last election results:

Liberal - 13,525
New Democrat - 12,862
Conservative - 10,485
Green - 1,189
Marijuana - 424

This election, the NDP will mostly likely gain the seat.

Pictures:


(Photo by me)
My street, the riding's poorest neighbourhood. (Some First Nations may be poorer but there are relatively few of them in this riding than other Northern Ontario ridings.)


(Photo by TBT1)
One of the less urban, more middle class neighbourhoods. This is Westfort (lower half) and Northwood (upper half).


(Photo by John Brownlow)

Downtown Atikokan, a town of 2,000 (was once 8,000) is the third largest community in the riding.


(Photo by Punchup)

Fort Francis court house. The town of 8,000 is the fourth largest community in Northwestern Ontario, and the second largest in the riding.


(Photo by Brian D. Tucker)

Kakabeka Falls, the 'Niagara of the North' is in the riding and will have to do as a wilderness shot.

[raggedy13]

Vancouver Quadra



Population: 119,627
- 69.2% White, 21.3% Chinese, 1.9% South Asian, 1.6% Korean, 1.6% Japanese, 1.0% Aboriginal

Last election results:
Liberal: 28,285 - 48.84%
Conservative: 16,844 - 29.09%
NDP: 9,321 - 16.1%
Green: 2,979 - 5.14%
Independent: 263 - 0.5%
Marijuana: 158 - 0.28%
Marxist Leninist: 41 - 0.09%

Last by-election results:
Liberal: 10,155 - 36.05%
Conservative: 10,004 - 35.52%
NDP: 4,064 - 14.43%
Green: 3,792 - 13.46%
Neorhino.ca: 110 - 0.39%
Canadian Action: 40 - 0.14%

[someone123]

I live in Vancouver Centre. Hedy Fry is the incumbent and is a little crazy.

[KrisYYC]

Calgary Southwest




Population: 120,750 (2006)

Last election:

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Harper 41,549 71.96%
Liberal Michael Swanson 6,573 11.38%
NDP Holly Heffernan 4,628 8.02%
Green Kim Warnke 4,407 7.63% $1,800
Christian Heritage Larry Heather 579 1.00%

Photos:

I can't find any photos that convey the pure awesomeness of Calgary Southwest. Picture Beverly Hills, and take it up a couple of notches

Just kidding, I'm too lazy.

[The Jabroni]

Winnipeg: Kildonan - St. Paul

Population: 81,532

2006 Election Results

Conservative - Joy Smith 17,524 43.1%
Liberal - Terry Duguid 13,597 33.5%
New Democrat - Evelyn Myskiw 8,193 20.2%
Green - Colleen Zobel 1,101 2.7%
Independent - Eduard Hiebert 213 0.5%

Total valid votes: 40,628 100.00%
Total rejected ballots: 137
Turnout: 40,765 out of the possible 61,774 electors, which is ~66% voter turnout in Kildonan - St. Paul riding.

2008 Candidates

Conservative - Joy Smith (incumbent)
Liberal - Leslie Hughes
NDP - Ross Eadie
Green - Kevan Bowkett

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kildonan%E2%80%94St._Paul

This riding has been Conservative from the last 2 elections. This electoral district was formed with the former Winnipeg North - St. Paul, Winnipeg North Centre, and part of Winnipeg - Transcona ridings.

[CCF]

Originally Posted by trueviking

Was once the only Liberal seat in western canada....it is quite likely that after this election it will be the only Liberal seat on the Prairies.

I'm not so sure about that. I'd be very surprised if Ralph Goodale doesn't win his seat in the Wascana riding. Conservatives are running a strong candidate but I don't know if it'll be enough to beat Goodale.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by CCF

I'm not so sure about that. I'd be very surprised if Ralph Goodale doesn't win his seat in the Wascana riding. Conservatives are running a strong candidate but I don't know if it'll be enough to beat Goodale.

thats true, good point....as well, winnipeg's french community st. boniface might re-elect raymond simard, but it will be a tight one...there is a strong liberal candidate in reg alcock's old riding too...

i think the only prairie riding the liberals can take to the bank is winnipeg south centre, but there may be one or two others....

[CCF]

If Goodale doesn't win his seat then I've lost faith in the voters of Regina.

Furthermore, I'd suspect a strong showing from Liberal candidate Cal Johnston in the Palliser riding. He is the former police chief of Regina and the incumbent MP Dave Batters is not running.

Here's hoping Saskatchewan returns some Liberals along with Goodale.

[Distill3d]

North Vancouver



(photo and information credit: wikipedia.org)

This riding was created in 1987 from portions of North Vancouver—Burnaby and Capilano electoral districts

Population (2006): 122,371
Electors (2006): 85,876
Area (km²): 433
Pop. density (per km²): 282.6


Current Election:

Liberal candidate and current MP: Don Bell
Conservative candidate: Andrew Saxton
NDP candidate: Michael Charrois
Green candidate: Jim Stephenson

2006 Election Results:
votes percentage
Liberal: Don Bell 25,357 (42.34%)
Conservative: Cindy Silver 22,021 (36.77%)
NDP: Sherry Shaghaghi 7,903 (13.19%)
Green: Jim Stephenson 4,483 (7.48%)

[Distill3d]

North Vancouver



(photo and information credit: wikipedia.org)

This riding was created in 1987 from portions of North Vancouver—Burnaby and Capilano electoral districts

Population (2006): 122,371
Electors (2006): 85,876
Area (km²): 433
Pop. density (per km²): 282.6


Current Election:

Liberal candidate and current MP: Don Bell
Conservative candidate: Andrew Saxton
NDP candidate: Michael Charrois
Green candidate: Jim Stephenson

2006 Election Results:
votes percentage
Liberal: Don Bell 25,357 (42.34%)
Conservative: Cindy Silver 22,021 (36.77%)
NDP: Sherry Shaghaghi 7,903 (13.19%)
Green: Jim Stephenson 4,483 (7.48%)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vancouver_(electoral_district)

[e909]

Edmonton Strathcona

Population 99,267



Incumbent: Rahim Jaffer, Conservative

2006 Results:
Conservative Rahim Jaffer 22,009 41.7%
New Democratic Party Linda Duncan 17,153 32.5%
Liberal Andy Hladyshevsky 9,391 17.8%
Green Cameron Wakefield 3,139 5.9%
Progressive Canadian Party Michael Fedeyko 582 1.1%
Marijuana Dave Dowling 390 0.7%
Marxist-Leninist Kevan Hunter 106 0.2%


(South of River)

[fever]

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[fever]

Originally Posted by someone123

I live in Vancouver Centre. Hedy Fry is the incumbent and is a little crazy.

Which one isn't?

Vancouver Centre (just in case you're not familiar with it)


Hedy Fry (L) has held the riding since defeating Kim Campbell in 1993

Liberal - Hedy Fry (incumbent)
New Democrat - Michael Byers (Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC)
Conservative - Lorne Mayencourt (incumbent Liberal MLA for Vancouver Burrard)
Green - Adriane Carr (Deputy Green leader and former provincial Green leader)


Election results from last time

Liberal - Hedy Fry - 43.80%
New Democrat - Svend Robinson - 28.67%
Conservative - Tony Fogarassy - 20.46%
Green - Jared Evans - 5.84%

Where are you guys getting the demographics from?

[vid]

Statistics Canada has a page for them, I can't remember how to get to them though. They also show federal ridings on the map.

[fever]

I didn't see it in community profiles on statscan

[NetMapel]

South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale district

We've voted for Conservatives in the past 2 elections


The white rock