Scarborough—Guildwood

Scarborough—Guildwood is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Scarborough—Guildwood
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough—Guildwood in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2013 boundaries)
Coordinates:43.763°N 79.207°W / 43.763; -79.207
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
John McKay
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]101,914
Electors (2015)63,296
Area (km²)[2]27
Pop. density (per km²)3,774.6
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Guildwood

It was created in 2003 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre.

This riding lost territory to Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough Southwest, and gained territory from Scarborough Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

It is centred on the Guildwood neighbourhood. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Lake Ontario north along Markham Road, west along Eglinton Avenue, north along Bellamy Road South, west along Lawrence Avenue, north along McCowan Road, east along Highway 401, south along Morningside Avenue back to Lake Ontario.

Presently, it contains the neighbourhoods of Guildwood, West Hill (west of Morningside Avenue), Morningside, Woburn, and Scarborough Village (east of Markham Road).

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 33.3% White, 30.6% South Asian, 14.7% Black, 7.4% Filipino, 2.8% Chinese, 2.4% West Asian, 1.9% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 57.8% English, 7.5% Tamil, 5.7% Gujarati, 3.8% Tagalog, 3.1% Urdu, 2.2% Chinese, 1.9% Persian, 1.8% Bengali, 1.4% French, 1.3% Spanish
Religions: 54.0% Christian (24.3% Catholic, 3.9% Anglican, 3.1% Pentecostal, 3.0% United Church, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Baptist, 1.8% Presbyterian), 15.5% Hindu, 14.5% Muslim, 13.7% No religion
Median income (2005): $21,092

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough—Guildwood
Riding created from Scarborough East,
Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre
38th  2004–2006     John McKay Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Scarborough—Guildwood (since 2004, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McKay26,12361.1+1.1$79,793.87
ConservativeQuintus Thuraisingham9,55322.4-4.1$57,402.46
New DemocraticMichelle Spencer4,80611.2-0.1none listed
GreenTara McMahon1,2202.9+1.5none listed
People'sJigna Jani6481.5-none listed
IndependentKevin Clarke1120.3-0.1none listed
Canadian Nationalist PartyGus Stefanis850.2none listed
IndependentStephen Abara700.2-none listed
IndependentKathleen Marie Holding700.2-none listed
Canada's Fourth FrontFarhan Alvi550.1-$791.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,742100.0
Total rejected ballots 580
Turnout 43,32263.9
Eligible voters 67,754
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McKay25,16760.0+24.21$77,572.69
ConservativeChuck Konkel11,10826.5-8.19$80,342.41
New DemocraticLaura Casselman4,72011.3-15.4$14,956.71
GreenKathleen Holding6061.4-0.82
IndependentKevin Clarke1750.4
MarijuanaPaul Coulbeck1410.3-0.38
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,917100.0   $198,726.79
Total rejected ballots 1980.30-0.18
Turnout 42,11565.92
Eligible voters 63,885
Liberal hold Swing +16.2
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Liberal12,38035.79
  Conservative11,99934.69
  New Democratic9,23726.70
  Green7692.22
  Others2060.60
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McKay13,84936.20-13.97
ConservativeChuck Konkel13,15834.39+4.23
New DemocraticDanielle Ouellette10,14526.52+12.15
GreenAlonzo Bartley8482.22-3.09
IndependentPaul Coulbeck2590.68
Total valid votes/Expense limit 38,259 100.00
Total rejected ballots 186 0.48-0.03
Turnout 38,445 57.59+3.57
Eligible voters 66,756
Liberal hold Swing -9.10
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn McKay18,09850.16-3.09$47,878
ConservativeChuck Konkel10,88130.16+1.46$71,234
New DemocraticSania Khan5,18314.36+0.13$15,238
GreenAlonzo Bartley1,9135.30+2.30
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,075 100.00$80,466
Total rejected ballots 186 0.51-0.16
Turnout 36,261 54.02-8.36
Eligible voters 67,124
Liberal hold Swing -2.28
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McKay21,87553.25-4.28
ConservativePauline Browes11,79028.70+5.97
New DemocraticPeter Campbell5,84714.23-1.93
GreenMike Flanagan1,2353.00-0.04
IndependentFarooq Khan1500.36
Canadian ActionBrenda Thompson980.23-0.32
IndependentAndrew Thomas820.19
Total valid votes 41,077 100.00
Total rejected ballots 276 0.67
Turnout 41,355 62.38
Liberal hold Swing -5.13
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn McKay20,95057.53
ConservativeTom Varesh8,27722.73
New DemocraticSheila White5,88516.16
GreenPaul Charbonneau1,1063.04
Canadian ActionBrenda Thompson2000.55
Total valid votes 36,418100.00

See also

References

  • "(Code 35082) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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