Oakville (electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district
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Oakville in relation to the surrounding area ridings
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal |
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| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2015) | 182,520 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 87,670 | ||
| Area (km²) | 83 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,199 | ||
| Census divisions | Halton | ||
| Census subdivisions | Oakville | ||
Oakville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton ridings.
It consisted initially of the part of the Town of Oakville lying southeast of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Upper Middle Road.
In 2003, it was redefined to consist of the part of the Town of Oakville lying southeast of a line drawn from the northeastern town limit southwest along Dundas Street East, southeast along Eight Line and southwest along Upper Middle Road to the southwestern town limit. This riding was unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.
The current boundaries include the neighbourhoods of Lakeshore Woods, Bronte, Hopedale, Coronation Park, Kerr Village, Old Oakville, Eastlake, Glen Abbey, College Park, Iroquois Ridge, Clearview, and Joshua Creek.
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Coordinates: 43°27′32″N 79°40′41″W / 43.459°N 79.678°W
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