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2007 Ontario provincial by-elections

2007 Ontario provincial by-elections

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By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. By-elections were held in three electoral districts (ridings): Burlington, Markham and York South–Weston.[1]
The by-elections resulted in York South-Weston being taken by the NDP from the Liberals, Burlington remaining Progressive Conservative and Markham being retained by the Liberals.

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Since this was a by-election of the 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the ridings used the same boundaries as the 2003 general election. The subsequent October 10, 2007 general election were run on new electoral district boundaries, mostly following the new federal boundaries that were in place for the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.[2]

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Burlington electoral district

The Burlington by-election was called following the resignation of Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Cam Jackson. He resigned to make a successful run in Burlington's 2006 mayoralty election.[3] .

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Markham electoral district

The Markham by-election was called following the resignation of Liberal MPP Tony Wong. He resigned to make a successful run for one of the four York Region councillor seats in Markham's 2006 municipal election.[5]

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York South–Weston electoral district

The York South–Weston by-election was called following the resignation of Liberal MPP Joe Cordiano. He stated the reason for his resignation was the need to spend more time with his family.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Current By-elections" (Press release). Ontario Government, Elections Ontario. January 10, 2007. Archived from the original on January 18, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
  2. [2]
    "New electoral boundaries". Elections Ontario, Government of Ontario. 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
  3. [3]
    Nolan, Daniel (January 11, 2007). "Burlington byelection bout: Joan Lougheed vs. The Joyce". Hamilton Spectator newspaper. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
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    Elections Ontario, Unofficial results[permanent dead link] [Burlington]. 260 of 260 polls reporting. Accessed February 8, 2007.
  5. [5]
    Grech, Caroline Grech (December 13, 2006). "No call, but parties still prepping for Markham byelection". York Region.Com. Retrieved January 19, 2007. [dead link]
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    Elections Ontario, Unofficial results[permanent dead link] [Markham]. 295 of 295 polls reporting. Accessed February 8, 2007.
  7. [7]
    Kim, Clark (January 4, 2007). "Three parties wait for byelection to be called in York South-Weston". The Guardian (York). p. 1. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
  8. [8]
    Elections Ontario, Unofficial results[permanent dead link] [York South-Weston]. 216 of 216 polls reporting. Accessed February 8, 2007.

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