Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. This riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham and Ontario ridings.
Defunct federal electoral district | |
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Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1996 |
District abolished | 2003 |
First contested | 1997 |
Last contested | 2000 |
Demographics | |
Population (2001)[1] | 137,518 |
Electors (2002)[1] | 85,627 |
Area (km²)[1] | 731 |
Census subdivisions | Pickering, Ajax, Uxbridge |
It consisted of the Township of Uxbridge, the Town of Pickering, and the part of the Town of Ajax lying north of Kingston Road.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ajax—Pickering, Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge and Pickering—Scarborough East ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Durham and Ontario | ||||
36th | 1997–2000 | Dan McTeague | Liberal | |
37th | 2000–2004 | |||
Riding dissolved into Ajax—Pickering, Pickering—Scarborough East and Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge |
Election results
1997 Canadian federal election: Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
Liberal | Dan McTeague | 26,003 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Leanne Lewis | 10,802 | ||||
Reform | Ken Griffith | 10,537 | ||||
New Democratic | Douglas W. Grey | 2,576 |
2000 Canadian federal election: Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
Liberal | Dan McTeague | 28,834 | ||||
Alliance | Ken Griffith | 11,941 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Hills | 6,883 | ||||
New Democratic | Ralph Chatoor | 1,523 | ||||
Green | Chris Pennington | 1,014 |
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
- "rofile of the Pickering--Ajax--Uxbridge Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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