(Jewish Political Studies Review) Paul C. Merkley - Political strategists distinguish twelve ridings across Canada that have a significant Jewish population (over 6,000), as calculated in 2004. Of these, only one - Thornhill, one of the Greater Toronto seats - was actually won by the Conservative candidate at the last election. But in all of these elections there was a substantial shift toward the Conservative candidate, and, more specifically, a significant increase of the Conservative vote in the polls where Jews live in greatest numbers.
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