Ontario electoral district | |||
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Oakville in relation to the surrounding area ridings
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Liberal |
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District created | 1999 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 113,714 | ||
Electors (2011) | 84,466 | ||
Area (km²) | 83 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,370 | ||
Census divisions | Halton | ||
Census subdivisions | Oakville |
Oakville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton Centre and Oakville South 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.
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.
Coordinates: 43°27′32″N 79°40′41″W / 43.459°N 79.678°W