Scarborough North (electoral district)
Scarborough North (French: Scarborough-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario.
Scarborough North in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries) | |||
Coordinates: | 43.798°N 79.256°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] | 101,080 | ||
Electors (2015) | 64,427 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 32 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 3,158.8 | ||
Census divisions | Toronto | ||
Census subdivisions | Toronto |
Scarborough North 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 on 19 October 2015.[2] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Scarborough—Rouge River (92%) and Scarborough—Agincourt (8%).[3]
Geography
The riding consists of the northern part of the Scarborough district of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Agincourt (east of Midland Avenue), Milliken (east of Midland Avenue), Morningside Heights (Brookside), and Malvern (west of Neilson Road).
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[4]
Ethnic groups: 43.7% Chinese, 25.4% South Asian, 9.7% White, 7.1% Black, 6.7% Filipino, 1.4% Southeast Asian, 6.0% Other
Languages: 38.9% Chinese, 31.1% English, 10.2% Tamil, 3.5% Tagalog, 2.8% Urdu, 2.2% Gujarati, 11.3% Other
Religions: 37.3% Christian, 14.5% Hindu, 7.3% Muslim, 6.5% Buddhist, 1.4% Other, 33.0% None
Median income: $20,482 (2010)
Average income: $28,323 (2010)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Scarborough North Riding created from Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Shaun Chen | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–present |
Election results
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Shaun Chen | 20,911 | 53.6 | +5.36 | ||||
Conservative | David Kong | 11,838 | 30.3 | +2.90 | ||||
New Democratic | Yan Chen | 5,039 | 12.9 | -9.17 | ||||
Green | Avery Velez | 796 | 2.0 | +0.52 | ||||
People's | Jude Guerrier | 370 | 0.9 | - | ||||
United | Janet Robinson | 83 | 0.2 | - | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 39,037 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 385 | |||||||
Turnout | 39,422 | 59.7 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 66,018 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Shaun Chen | 18,904 | 48.24 | +19.37 | $72,471.61 | |||
Conservative | Ravinder Malhi | 10,737 | 27.40 | -5.98 | $101,170.06 | |||
New Democratic | Rathika Sitsabaiesan | 8,648 | 22.07 | -13.3 | $135,280.61 | |||
Green | Eleni MacDonald | 579 | 1.48 | -0.14 | $668.91 | |||
Independent | Raphael Rosch | 164 | 0.42 | – | $210.83 | |||
Independent | Aasia Khatoon | 156 | 0.40 | – | $1,724.47 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 39,188 | 100.0 | $199,432.15 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 216 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 39,404 | 60.87 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 64,827 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +16.34 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
New Democratic | 12,672 | 35.37 | |
Conservative | 11,959 | 33.38 | |
Liberal | 10,343 | 28.87 | |
Green | 579 | 1.62 | |
Other | 277 | 0.77 |
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 North, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
- "Scarborough North, ON (2013 Rep. Order)". Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.