Member of Parliament: Colin Carrie (Conservative) Three terms in office

Group: Oshawa

• Chris Buckley (NDP)
• Gail Bates (Green)
• James Morton (Liberal)

Winnability:

• Voter turnout was down 8.5% from 2006
• Carrie won by a margin of 6.6%

• Population 116,881
• Family income (avg): $78,531
• Unemployment rate: 7.8%

• Margin of victory: 6.64% / 3201 votes
• Voters registered: 87,638
• Voter turnout: 55.3% (63.9% in 2006; 57.2% in 2004)

2008 General Election Poll Results:
Legend
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Bloc
Green
Click image to view 2008 results, poll by poll, in Google Earth (courtesy Cédric Sam)

News:

• Nomination News From Ontario: A Place to Grow? — Pundit's guide (see Oshawa section)
• The Trickle Down Effect (Oshawa Harbour) — The Tory Tattler (blog)

• CBC: Canada Votes 2008
• Elections Canada: Voter Information Service; Electoral Map
• Parliament of Canada: Constituency Profile; Parliamentarian File
• Wikipedia: Oshawa