📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Whitby--Oshawa was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008. 🏆 Jim Flaherty, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 30704 votes making up a 51% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up Liberal candidate, Brent Fullard, received 15460 votes (25.7%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 15244. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include David Purdy - NDP-New Democratic Party (14.3%), and Doug Anderson - Green Party (8.4%).