Summary: Conservative MP, Government House Leader, and former cabinet minister Peter Van Loan has held the seat since 2004, winning it easily every time. He is seeking re-election for a fifth term.
Boundaries: This riding is geographically smaller for 2015, with the town of Innisfil moving into another riding. This riding still includes Georgina, most of East Gwillimbury, Bradford West Gwillimbury, and the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve.
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Last Election: Conservative Van Loan earned 63.6 per cent of the vote, defeating NDP Sylvia Gerl, who earned 19.3 per cent.
History: This riding was created in 2004. Van Loan won it that year with 47.9 per cent of the vote, and his share of the vote has increased in every election since then.
Candidates
Conservative: Peter Van Loan, MP, Government House Leader
NDP: Sylvia Gerl, child and youth counsellor
Liberal: Shaun Tanaka, geography professor, University of Toronto
Green: Mark Viitala
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