Summary: Conservative MP David Tilson seeks a fifth term in Dufferin-Caledon, a district directly to the north of Peel.
Boundaries: A rural riding on the edge of the GTA, Dufferin-Caledon consists of Dufferin county and Caledon. The largest population centres are Bolton and Orangeville, each with around 30,000 people.
Last Election: Tilson defeated Green Party candidate Ard Van Leeuwen by 44.3 per cent — the only riding in Canada in 2011 where the Greens finished second.
History: Tilson has held this riding since it was created in 2004. Prior to that, the area has been home to many different rural Ontario ridings, the majority of which have elected conservative candidates for decades—with the exception of 1993-2000, when Liberal MPs were elected in part because of vote-splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and Reform Party.
Candidates
Conservatives: David Tilson, MP since 2004
NDP: Rehya Yazbek, employee with the United Food and Commercial Workers
Liberals: Ed Crewson, Mayor of Shelburne from 1997 to 2014
Greens: Nancy Urekar, owner of ChicaBOOM Consignment
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