King—Vaughan is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.

King—Vaughan was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election. It was created out of parts of the ridings of Oak Ridges—Markham and Vaughan.

Geography

The riding consists of parts of the Township of King lying south of Highway 9 and Davis Drive West; and part of the City of Vaughan.

Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 56.2% White, 13.8% South Asian, 8.9% Chinese, 4.1% West Asian, 3.6% Black, 2.5% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Latin American, 2.1% Filipino, 1.6% Arab, 1.2% Korean Languages: 48.2% English, 7.9% Italian, 5.0% Russian, 4.6% Mandarin, 3.2% Urdu, 2.2% Spanish, 2.0% Cantonese, 1.9% Persian, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.3% Tamil, 1.0% Tagalog, 1.0% Arabic, 1.0% Korean Religions: 55.8% Christian (39.2% Catholic, 5.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Pentecostal, 1.0% Anglican, 9.6% Other), 10.2% Muslim, 5.0% Hindu, 5.9% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 1.8% Sikh, 18.6% None Median income: $44,000 (2020) Average income: $66,600 (2020)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityConservative Party of CanadaKing—Vaughan Conservative AssociationElmer A. ReyesVaughanGreen Party of CanadaKing—Vaughan Green Party AssociationAnn E. RaneyKingLiberal Party of CanadaKing—Vaughan Federal Liberal Association Mubarak AhmedVaughanNew Democratic PartyKing—Vaughan Federal NDP Riding AssociationShannon CruickshankStratfordPeople's Party of CanadaYork Region PPC AssociationAmir McKeeVaughan

Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 22,172 57.12   Liberal 10,676 27.50   New Democratic 4,778 12.31   Green 1,063 2.74   Progressive Canadian 127 0.33

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

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