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Vaughan (provincial electoral district)

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District created
  
2003

Last contested
  
2014

Founded
  
2003

Elector
  
100,066

First contested
  
2007

Population (2006)
  
154,206

Province
  
Ontario

Vaughan (provincial electoral district)

Legislature
  
Legislative Assembly of Ontario

MPP
  
Steven Del Duca Liberal

Census divisions
  
Regional Municipality of York, Vaughan

Vaughan is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007.

The riding covers the fast-growing region of Vaughan north of Toronto.

It consists of the part of the City of Vaughan that lies west of Highway 400 and north of Rutherford Road.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Racial groups: 74.3% White, 9.3% South Asian, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 44.8% English, 0.5% French, 54.6% Other
Religions (2001): 77.0% Catholic, 7.3% Protestant, 2.7% Muslim, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 3.9% No religion
Average income: $34,485

References

Vaughan (provincial electoral district) Wikipedia