Scarborough—Ellesmere

Scarborough—Ellesmere was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Scarborough Centre. Scarborough—Ellesmere riding was created from parts of the former ridings of Scarborough North, Scarborough West and Scarborough Centre. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.

Scarborough-Ellesmere
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1974
District abolished1996
First contested1975
Last contested1995
Demographics
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

Four Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was David Warner who served as Speaker of the Legislature from 1990 to 1995.

Boundaries

Scarborough—Ellesmere occupied the west central part of Scarborough. From its southwest corner it went north along Victoria Park Avenue to Lawrence Avenue East. East to Birchmount Road and then north to Highway 401. It turned east and followed the 401 to Markham Road. South from this point along Markham to Ellesmere Road and then east to Scarborough Golf Club Road. It went south to Lawrence Avenue East and then turned back west along Lawrence to Midland Avenue where it jogged south to Eglinton Avenue East. It then followed Eglinton west to back to Victoria Park Avenue.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament
Scarborough—Ellesmere
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from Scarborough North, Scarborough West and Scarborough Centre in 1975
30th  1975–1977     David Warner New Democratic
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985     Alan Robinson Progressive Conservative
33rd  1985–1987     David Warner New Democratic
34th  1987–1990     Frank Faubert Liberal
35th  1990–1995     David Warner New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Marilyn Mushinski Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]
Merged into Scarborough Centre after 1996

Electoral results

1975 boundaries
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3][nb 1] Vote %
    New Democrat David Warner 9,452 39.2
    Conservative Brian Harrison 8,242 34.1
    Liberal Ken Tilley 6,147 25.5
    Independent Scott Bell 299 1.2
Total 24,140
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    New Democrat David Warner 11,150 40.4
    Conservative Spurge Near 9,676 35.1
    Liberal Ken Dimson 6,557 23.8
LibertarianMathias Blecker2130.8
Total 27,596
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    Conservative Alan Robinson 11,608 44.7
    New Democrat David Warner 9,720 37.5
    Liberal Joe Gideon 4,615 17.8
Total 25,943
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    New Democrat David Warner 10,115 37.4
    Conservative Alan Robinson 9,832 36.4
    Liberal Carole Ligold 6,742 24.9
LibertarianGeorge Dance3471.3
Total 27,036

1987 boundaries
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Liberal Frank Faubert 12,421 41.7
    New Democrat David Warner 11,949 40.1
    Conservative Gail Brewer 5,445 18.3
Total 29,815
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    New Democrat David Warner 14,036 48.2
    Liberal Frank Faubert 9,417 32.3
    Conservative Greg Vezina 4,855 16.7
LibertarianKalvin Smith8112.8
Total 29,119
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[9] Vote %
    Conservative Marilyn Mushinski 13,282 47.9
    New Democrat David Warner 7,906 28.5
    Liberal Kris Parthiban 5,602 20.2
Confederation of RegionsJames C. MacLeod7452.7
    Natural Law Daniele Bélair 202 0.7
Total 27,737

References

Notes
  1. 132 out of 152 polls reporting.

Citations
  1. Oziewicz, Stan (March 12, 1981). "PC big guns aim at young riding". The Globe and Mail. p. 4.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For David Warner's Legislative Assembly information see "David William Warner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
    • For Alan Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alan M. Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
    • For Frank Faubert's Legislative Assembly information see "Frank J. Faubert, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
    • For Marilyn Mushinski's Legislative Assembly information see "Marilyn Mushinski, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  3. Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  4. Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  5. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  6. Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  7. "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
  8. "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.
  9. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
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