Scarborough—Rouge Park
Scarborough—Rouge Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Scarborough-Rouge Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries) | |||
Coordinates: | 43.816°N 79.178°W | ||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 102,646 | ||
Electors (2015) | 71,291 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 57 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,800.8 | ||
Census divisions | Toronto | ||
Census subdivisions | Toronto |
Scarborough—Rouge Park was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election that took place on October 19, 2015.[2] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Pickering—Scarborough East (49%), Scarborough—Rouge River (36%) and Scarborough—Guildwood (14%).[3]
Geography
The riding consists of the eastern part of the Scarborough district of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Morningside Heights, Rouge, Port Union, West Rouge, Highland Creek, West Hill (east of Morningside Avenue) and Malvern (east of Neilson Road).
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[4]
Ethnic groups: 31.0% South Asian, 28.3% White, 14.4% Black, 9.2% Filipino, 4.5% Chinese, 1.6% Southeast Asian, 1.5% Indigenous, 1.4% Latino, 1.1% West Asian, 7.0% Other
Languages: 61.6% English, 8.3% Tamil, 3.4% Chinese, 2.1% Tagalog, 1.6% Urdu, 23.0% Other
Religions: 55.4% Christian, 18.6% Hindu, 9.4% Muslim, 1.3% Sikh, 1.4% Other, 13.9% None
Median income: $27,217 (2010)
Average income: $36,822 (2010)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Scarborough—Rouge Park Riding created from Pickering—Scarborough East, Scarborough—Guildwood and Scarborough—Rouge River |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Gary Anandasangaree | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–present |
Election results
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Gary Anandasangaree | 31,360 | 62.2 | +1.96 | ||||
Conservative | Bobby Singh | 10,115 | 20.1 | -7.26 | ||||
New Democratic | Kingsley Kwok | 5,801 | 11.5 | +1.14 | ||||
Green | Jessica Hamilton | 2,330 | 4.6 | +2.57 | ||||
People's | Dilano Sally | 467 | 0.9 | - | ||||
Christian Heritage | Mark Theodoru | 353 | 0.7 | - | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,426 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 322 | |||||||
Turnout | 50,748 | 66.4 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 76,408 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Gary Anandasangaree | 29,913 | 60.24 | +25.48 | $144,189.04 | |||
Conservative | Leslyn Lewis | 13,587 | 27.36 | -4.23 | $59,291.73 | |||
New Democratic | KM Shanthikumar | 5,145 | 10.36 | -20.63 | $58,736.40 | |||
Green | Calvin Winter | 1,010 | 2.03 | -0.36 | $1,457.51 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,655 | 100.0 | – | $204,974.26 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 235 | 0.47 | New | |||||
Turnout | 49,890 | 69.98 | New | |||||
Eligible voters | 71,291 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 14,157 | 34.76 | |
Conservative | 12,865 | 31.59 | |
New Democratic | 12,620 | 30.99 | |
Green | 974 | 2.39 | |
Others | 113 | 0.28 |
References
- Statistics Canada: 2012
- Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- Final Report – Ontario
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35096&Data=Count&SearchText=scarborough&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough—Rouge Park, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
- Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections