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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KING-VAUGHAN PROVINCIAL RIDING

PROVINCIAL ELECTION TAKES PLACE ON JUNE 2

LAURA BROADLEY lbroadley@yrmg.com BACKGROUND

THE RIDING

King-vaughan: The riding of King-vaughan was created in 2015 and covers a land area of 426 square kilometres.

It consists of King Township south of Highway 9 and Davis Drive West. It also consists of the north and east parts of Vaughan. The riding had a population of just under 132,000, according to the

2016 census.

THE RACE

Ontario PC party: Stephen Lecce

Liberal party: Gillian Vivona

Green party: Ren Guidolin

NDP: Samantha Sanchez

New Blue party: Michael Di Mascolo

Ontario party: Neil Killips

THE ISSUES

Three of the biggest issues

for King-vaughan include congestion and gridlock, cost of living, and environment and climate change.

Stephen Lecce (PC) has served as MPP for King-vaughan since his election in 2018. He served as minister of education since 2019.

NEWS

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