Scarborough Centre (electoral district)
Coordinates: 43°46′N 79°15′W / 43.767°N 79.25°W
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Scarborough Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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Conservative |
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District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2011 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 108,010 | ||
Electors (2011) | 71,094 | ||
Area (km²) | 29 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 3,724.5 | ||
Census divisions | Toronto | ||
Census subdivisions | Scarborough |
Scarborough Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough West, Scarborough—Agincourt, and York—Scarborough ridings.
It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:
- on the west by Victoria Park Avenue,
- on the north by Highway 401,
- on the east by Toyota Place, Corporate Drive and Bellamy Road North, and
- on the south by Eglinton Avenue East, the Canadian National Railway and the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Romulus Drive.
Notable landmarks in Scarborough Centre include:
- Scarborough Civic Centre, site of east Toronto district council meetings, and adjacent Albert Campbell Square
- Scarborough Town Centre, a large shopping mall
- Scarborough Centre (TTC) RT station
- Scarborough Hospital, General Division
- Scarborough Historical Museum
It has been represented in the House of Commons by Liberal John Cannis since 1993. On Toronto City Council, the eastern portion is represented by Glenn De Baeremaeker, and the western half by Michael Thompson.
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[edit] Electoral district
Scarborough Centre was created in 1976. It consisted initially of the part of the Borough of Scarborough bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Ellesmere Road, on the east by Bellamy Road North, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.
In 1987, it was expanded to include the part of Scarborough lying bounded by Bellamy Road North, Lawrence Avenue East, Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue East.
In 1996, it was redefined such that it was bounded:
- on the west by Victoria Park Avenue,
- on the north by a line drawn from west to east along Ellesmere Road, north along the Canadian National Railway and west along Highway 401,
- on the east by a line drawn from north to south along Highland Creek East, west along Ellesmere Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, west along Lawrence Avenue East and south along Markham Road, and
- on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Scarborough East, Scarborough West, Scarborough—Agincourt, and York—Scarborough prior to 1976 |
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31st | 1979–1980 | Diane Stratas | Progressive Conservative | |
32nd | 1980–1984 | Norm Kelly | Liberal | |
33rd | 1984–1988 | Pauline Browes | Progressive Conservative | |
34th | 1988–1993 | |||
35th | 1993–1997 | John Cannis | Liberal | |
36th | 1997–2000 | |||
37th | 2000–2004 | |||
38th | 2004–2006 | |||
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–present | Roxanne James | Conservative |
[edit] Former boundaries
[edit] Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Conservative | Roxanne James | 13,498 | 35.55 | +5.45 | ||
Liberal | John Cannis | 12,028 | 31.68 | -16.99 | ||
New Democrat | Natalie Hundt | 11,443 | 30.14 | +14.39 | ||
Green | Ella Ng | 998 | 2.63 | -2.83 | ||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 37,967 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.57 | ||||
Turnout | 38,184 | 55.25 | ||||
Eligible voters | 69,110 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | John Cannis | 17,927 | 48.67 | -6.7 | $61,436 | |
Conservative | Roxanne James | 11,088 | 30.10 | +2.8 | $74,654 | |
New Democrat | Natalie Hundt | 5,801 | 15.75 | +1.8 | $1,449 | |
Green | Ella Ng | 2,011 | 5.46 | +2.2 | $1,784 | |
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,827 | 100.00 | $81,313 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 235 | 0.63 | ||||
Turnout | 37,062 | 52.13 |
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Cannis | 23,332 | 55.4 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative | Roxanne James | 11,522 | 27.3 | +5.3 | ||
New Democrat | Dorothy Laxton | 5,885 | 14.0 | -1.9 | ||
Green | Andrew Strachan | 1,396 | 3.3 | +0.6 | ||
Total valid votes | 42,135 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Cannis | 20,740 | 53.7 | -13.8 | ||
Conservative | John Mihtis | 8,515 | 22.0 | -0.2 | ||
New Democrat | Greg Gogan | 6,156 | 15.9 | +8.0 | ||
Green | Greg Bonser | 1,045 | 2.7 | |||
Communist | Dorothy Sauras | 152 | 0.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 36,608 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Cannis | 26,969 | 67.5 | +10.1 | ||
Canadian Alliance | Bill Settatree | 8,849 | 22.2 | +3.7 | ||
New Democrat | Ali Mallah | 3,171 | 7.9 | -0.3 | ||
Marijuana | Paul Coulbeck | 959 | 2.4 | |||
Total valid votes | 39,948 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Cannis | 25,185 | 57.4 | +4.9 | ||
Reform | Bill Settatree | 8,106 | 18.5 | -2.2 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Brian Shedden | 6,976 | 15.9 | -4.6 | ||
New Democrat | Chris Stewart | 3,619 | 8.2 | +4.2 | ||
Total valid votes | 43,886 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Cannis | 21,097 | 52.5 | +12.8 | ||
Reform | John Pope | 8,323 | 20.7 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Pauline Browes | 8,257 | 20.5 | -20.1 | ||
New Democrat | Guy Hunter | 1,607 | 4.0 | -14.9 | ||
National | Jean Schilling | 321 | 0.8 | |||
Natural Law | David Gordon | 191 | 0.5 | |||
Independent | Steven Lam | 185 | 0.5 | |||
Libertarian | George Dance | 153 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | France Tremblay | 38 | 0.1 | |||
Abolitionist | Denis A. Mazerolle | 22 | 0.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 40,194 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Pauline Browes | 17,247 | 40.6 | -6.0 | ||
Liberal | Odysseus Katsaitis | 16,846 | 39.7 | +6.4 | ||
New Democrat | Garth C. Dee | 8,004 | 18.9 | -0.4 | ||
Libertarian | Dusan Kubias | 342 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
Total valid votes | 42,439 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Pauline Browes | 19,968 | 46.7 | +10.2 | ||
Liberal | Norm Kelly | 14,229 | 33.3 | -7.1 | ||
New Democrat | Michael Prue | 8,240 | 19.3 | -3.2 | ||
Libertarian | Mathias Blecker | 345 | 0.8 | +0.2 | ||
Total valid votes | 42,782 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Norm Kelly | 16,595 | 40.3 | +7.0 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Diane Stratas | 14,995 | 36.4 | -7.0 | ||
New Democrat | Michael Prue | 9,237 | 22.4 | +0.3 | ||
Libertarian | Mathias Blecker | 238 | 0.6 | +0.1 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Judith Killoran | 97 | 0.2 | +0.1 | ||
Total valid votes | 41,162 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Progressive Conservative | Diane Stratas | 18,688 | 43.4 | |||
Liberal | Bruce L. Cox | 14,323 | 33.3 | |||
New Democrat | Tom Lyons | 9,533 | 22.2 | |||
Libertarian | Don Otto | 213 | 0.5 | |||
Independent | David Owen | 203 | 0.5 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Judith Killoran | 70 | 0.2 | |||
Total valid votes | 43,030 | 100.0 |
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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