Durham Centre (provincial electoral district)

Durham Centre was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region. Created in 1987, the riding contained the town of Whitby from south of Taunton Road. It was abolished in 1999 and redistributed into Whitby—Ajax.

Durham Centre
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1987
First contested1987
Last contested1995

Member history

Durham Centre
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Durham East and Durham West
34th  1987–1990     Allan Furlong Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Drummond White New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Jim Flaherty Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Whitby—Ajax

Election results

1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAllan Furlong12 88540.4-
New DemocraticSarah Kelly988130.9-
Progressive ConservativeStephanie Ball879027.5-
GreenHarold Tauscah3781.2-
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New DemocraticDrummond White12,59435.9+5.0
LiberalAllan Furlong10,24629.2-11.2
Progressive ConservativeJim Flaherty912626.0-1.5
Family CoalitionNino Maltese11863.4-
Confederation of RegionsPhil Wyatt10873.1-
GreenDavid Hubbell8572.4+1.2
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Flaherty25,10758.3+32.3
LiberalAllan Furlong980822.8-6.4
New DemocraticDrummond White812018.9-17.0


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