Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Scarborough Southwest is a federalelectoral district inToronto ,Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1968.
It covers the southwestern part of theScarborough part of Toronto. It stretches fromLake Ontario in the south toEglinton Avenue in the north.
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the south by Lake Ontario, on the north byEglinton Avenue and on the east byMarkham Road .
The riding includes the neighbourhoods ofBirch Cliff ,Oakridge ,Cliffside ,Kennedy Park ,Clairlea ,Cliffcrest and parts ofScarborough Village and theGolden Mile .
1966 to 1976
1976 to 1987
1987 to 1996
1996 to 2003
2003 to 2013
Scarborough West riding was created in 1966 and from parts ofDanforth andYork—Scarborough ridings.
It initially consisted of the part of the borough ofScarborough west of a line formed by Midland Avenue the Canadian National Railway line and Brimley Road and south of Eglinton Avenue. It also included the part of the city west of Birchmount Road and south of Lawrence Avenue East.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the Borough of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Bellamy Road South, and the part south of Kingston Road and east of Bellamy Ravine Creek.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Markham Road.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed when almost all of the riding was transferred to Scarborough Southwest riding.
A new riding namedScarborough Southwest was created out of Scarborough West and a small part ofScarborough East in 1996. It consisted initially of the part of the City of Scarborough lying south and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along Eglinton Avenue East, north along Markham Road, east along the Canadian National Railway, southwest along Kingston Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, southwest along Hill Crescent, southeast along Bellamy Ravine Creek.
This riding lost territory toScarborough Centre and gained territory fromScarborough-Guildwood during the2012 electoral redistribution .
According to the2021 Canadian census [ 3]
Ethnic groups: 37.0% White, 24.8% South Asian, 12.3% Black, 8.6% Filipino, 5.1% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.6% Indigenous, 1.6% Latin American, 1.0% Arab, 1.0% Southeast Asian
Languages: 54.2% English, 8.0% Bengali, 4.1% Tagalog, 2.4% Tamil, 2.3% Cantonese, 1.9% Urdu, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish, 1.1% Greek, 1.1% Amharic, 1.0% French
Religions: 46.5% Christian (23.0% Catholic, 4.3% Christian Orthodox, 3.0% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.2% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 18.1% Muslim, 8.4% Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist, 24.4% None
Median income: $35,600 (2020)
Average income: $49,160 (2020)
Member of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the following members of theHouse of Commons of Canada :
All electoral information is taken fromElections Canada . Italicized expenditures from elections after 1997 refer to candidate submissions, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Expenditures from 1997 refer to submitted totals. The +/- figures from 1997 and 2004 are adjusted for redistribution.
Graph of election results in Scarborough Southwest since 1968 (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)
[ edit ] 2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Bill Blair 24,823 57.5 +0.3 $59,762.16 Conservative Mohsin Bhuiyan 8,981 20.8 +0.1 $74,180.31 New Democratic Guled Arale 6,924 16.0 +0.5 $33,149.66 People's Ramona Pache 1,259 2.9 +1.7 $2,513.29 Green Amanda Cain 1,068 2.5 -2.4 $1,982.23 Independent David Edward-Ooi Poon 117 0.3 N/A $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 43,172 99.3 – $109,258.84 Total rejected ballots 325 0.7 Turnout 43,497 56.8 Eligible voters 76,559 Liberal hold Swing +0.1 Source:Elections Canada [ 7]
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Bill Blair 28,965 57.2 +4.73 $59,424.78 Conservative Kimberly Fawcett Smith 10,502 20.7 -0.52 $31,378.91 New Democratic Keith McCrady 7,865 15.5 -8.23 $32,226.21 Green Amanda Cain 2,477 4.9 +2.32 $4,140.81 People's Italo Eratostene 590 1.2 $5,716.04 Animal Protection Simon Luisi 236 0.5 none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 50,635 100.0 Total rejected ballots 449 Turnout 51,084 65.3 Eligible voters 78,246 Liberal hold Swing +2.63 Source:Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Bill Blair 25,586 52.47 +23.13 $153,155.47 New Democratic Dan Harris 11,574 23.73 -11.14 $48,940.84 Conservative Roshan Nallaratnam 10,347 21.22 -10.46 $64,631.85 Green Tommy Taylor 1,259 2.58 -1.48 $5,572.61 Total valid votes/expense limit 48,766 100.0 $205,220.58 Total rejected ballots 277 0.56 – Turnout 49,043 67.96 – Eligible voters 72,164 Liberal gain fromNew Democratic Swing +17.13 Source:Elections Canada [ 11] [ 12]
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Michelle Simson 15,486 41.82 -6.06 $61,923 Conservative Greg Crompton 10,928 29.51 +5.37 $52,973 New Democratic Alamgir Hussain 6,943 18.75 -4.15 $22,985 Green Stefan Dixon 3,514 9.49 +5.08 $588 Independent M. H. Fatique Chowdhury Kabir 151 0.40 – Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,022 100.00 – $80,366 Total rejected ballots 195 0.52 +0.07 – Turnout 37,217 54.74 -7.63 – Eligible voters 67,988 – – – Liberal hold Swing -5.7
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Tom Wappel 19,930 47.83 −1.63 $31,803 Conservative Vincent Veerasuntharam 10,017 24.04 +0.26 $68,687 New Democratic Dan Harris 9,626 23.10 +0.79 $18,101 Green Valerie Philip 1,827 4.38 +0.38 Independent Trevor Sutton 147 0.35 Communist Elizabeth Rowley 120 0.29 −0.15 $280 Total valid votes 41,667 100.00 Total rejected ballots 189 0.45 −0.11 Turnout 41,856 62.37 +5.21 Electors on the lists 67,109 Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Tom Wappel 18,776 49.46 −10.36 $47,511 Conservative Heather Jewell 9,028 23.78 −4.59 $63,040 New Democratic Dan Harris 8,471 22.31 +12.05 $21,397 Green Peter Van Dalen 1,520 4.00 not listed Communist Elizabeth Rowley 168 0.44 $300 Total valid votes 37,963 100.00 Total rejected ballots 215 0.56 −0.10 Turnout 38,178 57.16 +3.73 Electors on the lists 66,797 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
2000 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Tom Wappel 21,466 60.01 +6.61 $47,146 Progressive Conservative Ellery Hollingsworth 5,251 14.68 +1.01 $14,019 Alliance Nabil El-Khazen 4,912 13.73 −6.72 $30,429 New Democratic Dan Harris 3,638 10.17 −1.05 $10,666 Canadian Action Walter Aolari 336 0.94 $4,886 Communist Dora Stewart 165 0.46 $202 Total valid votes 35,768 100.00 Total rejected ballots 237 0.66 −0.04 Turnout 36,005 53.43 −9.52 Electors on the lists 67,382 Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
1997 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Tom Wappel 20,675 53.40 −1.34 $35,520 Reform Tom Ambas 7,918 20.45 −0.62 $41,884 Progressive Conservative Brian McCutcheon 5,294 13.67 −0.70 $16,872 New Democratic Dave Gracey 4,345 11.22 +4.28 $7,984 Green David James Cooper 482 1.25 $0.00 Total valid votes 38,714 100.00 Total rejected ballots 273 0.70 Turnout 38,987 62.95 Electors on the lists 61,932 Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
[ edit ] ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census" . Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2022 .^ Statistics Canada : 2011^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022)."Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Scarborough Southwest [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedMarch 7, 2023 . ^ "Voter information service" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 18, 2025 .^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts" .Elections Canada . April 29, 2025. RetrievedApril 29, 2025 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 9, 2024 .^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election" .Elections Canada . RetrievedSeptember 2, 2021 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" .Elections Canada . RetrievedOctober 4, 2019 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. RetrievedNovember 5, 2019 .^ "Candidate Campaign Returns" . Elections Canada. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2020 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough Southwest, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
Places adjacent to Scarborough Southwest (federal electoral district)
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