On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Dufferin-Caledon.
Candidates
Liberals: Bobbie Daid
Progressive Conservatives: Sylvia Jones*
NDP: Rehya Rebecca Yazbek
Green: Karren Wallace
Geography
History
The area has been represented by the Progressive Conservatives under a wide variety of riding names since 1990. Current Conservative MP David Tilson held the area from 1990 to 2002, when he made way for new leader Ernie Eves to take the seat in a by-election. After Eves lost the subsequent general election, he resigned to make way for new leader John Tory to take the seat in a by-election. Current MPP Sylvia Jones has held the riding since 2007. While the Liberals have done well in Bolton, the Tories have dominated everywhere else.
By the numbers
While the riding is rural in nature, its proximity to the GTA make it attractive to young families – it has the second lowest median age (38.2) and highest household size (3.0) of all rural ridings in southern Ontario.
Riding in a tweet
Dufferin-Caledon is a relatively safe bet to stay Tory blue.
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