Vaughan was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2015. The riding covered the fast-growing region of Vaughan north of Toronto, Ontario. The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Vaughan—King—Aurora riding. It consisted of the part of the City of Vaughan that lies west of Highway 400 or north of Rutherford Road. Political geography The riding was divided between the rural and urban parts. The Conservative concentrations in the riding can be found in the more rural parts, in the north and east parts of the riding, like the community of Kleinburg. The rest of the riding, the more suburban southern part is strongly Liberal. Demographics According to the Canada 2006 Census Racial groups: 74.3% White, 9.3% South Asian, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 1.0% Arab Languages: 44.8% English, 0.5% French, 54.6% Other Religions (2001): 77.0% Catholic, 7.3% Protestant, 2.7% Muslim, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 3.9% No religion Average income: $34,485 The Vaughan riding had the highest percentage of Italian Canadians in all of Canada (54.4%). 17.1% of its residents are Italian immigrants, the highest such percentage for a Canadian federal riding, and 19.2% of its residents having Italian as their mother tongue. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results |align="right"| |- |align="left" colspan=2|Liberal hold |align="right"|Swing |align="right"| -9.4 |align="right"| |align="right"| |align="left" colspan=2|Liberal hold |align="right"|Swing |align="right"| -2.8 |align="right"| |align="left" colspan=2|Liberal hold |align="right"|Swing |align="right"| -8.1 |align="right"| ^ % Change is based on redistributed results. Conservative change is from a combination of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts Past Canadian electoral districts References Notes External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Politics of Vaughan