Scarborough North (electoral district)

Scarborough North (French: Scarborough-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario.

Scarborough North
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough North in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Coordinates:43.798°N 79.256°W / 43.798; -79.256
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Shaun Chen
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]101,080
Electors (2015)64,427
Area (km²)[1]32
Pop. density (per km²)3,158.8
Census divisionsToronto
Census subdivisionsToronto
Map of Scarborough North riding

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
Scarborough North
Riding created from Scarborough—Agincourt
and Scarborough—Rouge River
42nd  2015–2019     Shaun Chen Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Scarborough—Agincourt (since 2011 (redistributed), minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalShaun Chen20,91153.6+5.36
ConservativeDavid Kong11,83830.3+2.90
New DemocraticYan Chen5,03912.9-9.17
GreenAvery Velez7962.0+0.52
People'sJude Guerrier3700.9-
United Janet Robinson830.2-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,037100.0
Total rejected ballots 385
Turnout 39,42259.7
Eligible voters 66,018
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalShaun Chen18,90448.24+19.37$72,471.61
ConservativeRavinder Malhi10,73727.40-5.98$101,170.06
New DemocraticRathika Sitsabaiesan8,64822.07-13.3$135,280.61
GreenEleni MacDonald5791.48-0.14$668.91
IndependentRaphael Rosch1640.42$210.83
IndependentAasia Khatoon1560.40$1,724.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,188100.0   $199,432.15
Total rejected ballots 216
Turnout 39,40460.87
Eligible voters 64,827
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +16.34
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic12,67235.37
  Conservative11,95933.38
  Liberal10,34328.87
  Green5791.62
  Other2770.77
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