Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough—Rouge River was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1999 and 2018.

For the former federal electoral district, see Scarborough—Rouge River.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough—Rouge River in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1999
District abolished2018
First contested1999
Last contested2016
Demographics
Population (2011)135,102
Electors (2011)85,505
Area (km²)51.17
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Rouge River

The riding covers the northeast part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretches from Highway 401 in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north. In the east it ends at the border with Pickering and to just west of Midland in the west.

In 2018, the district was dissolved into Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough North.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[1][2]

  • Ethnic Groups: 32.8% South Asian, 30.8% Chinese, 10.7% Black, 8.7% White, 8.2% Filipino, 1.6% Southeast Asian
  • Languages: 40.0% English, 27.1% Chinese, 13.2% Tamil, 4.2% Tagalog, 3.0% Urdu, 2.4% Gujarati, 1.4% Punjabi
  • Religion: 39.2% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 2.7% Pentecostal, 2.4% Anglican, 1.8% Baptist, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 12.1% Other Christian), 20.7% Hindu, 8.9% Muslim, 4.7% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 25.0% No religion.
  • Average household income: $74,241
  • Median household income: $61,786
  • Average individual income: $28,328
  • Median individual income: $21,187

In 2001, 13.6% of the population was Hindu, the highest in Canada.[3]

Geography

Scarborough—Rouge River consisted of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north and east by the city limits, on the west by Midland Avenue, and on the south by a line drawn from the east city limit west along Finch Avenue East, south along Meadowvale Road, west along Sheppard Avenue East, south along Morningside Avenue, west along Highway 401, north along Brimley Road, and west along Finch Avenue East to Midland Avenue.

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

The riding contained the neighbourhoods of Agincourt (part), Armadale, Malvern, Milliken (part) and Morningside Heights.

Members of Provincial Parliament
Scarborough—Rouge River
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Scarborough North
37th  1999–2003     Alvin Curling Liberal
38th  2003–2005
 2005–2007 Bas Balkissoon
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2016
 2016–2018     Raymond Cho Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough North
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[4]

Election results
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1, 2016
Resignation of Bas Balkissoon
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Cho9,69338.58+10.92
LiberalPiragal Thiru7,26428.91-9.79
New DemocraticNeethan Shan6,88327.40-3.91
IndependentQueenie Yu5822.32
GreenPriyan De Silva2170.86-0.51
LibertarianAllen Small1460.58
None of the AboveAbove Znoneofthe1350.54-0.42
FreedomWayne Simmons760.30
People's Political PartyDwight McLean560.22
PauperJohn Turmel370.15
TrilliumAnia Krosinska360.14
Total valid votes 25,125100.00
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.36
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBas Balkissoon16,09538.71-3.17
New DemocraticNeethan Shan13,01931.31-4.66
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Cho11,50027.66+8.87
GreenGeorge B. Singh5711.37+0.12
None of the AboveAmir Khan3980.96
Total valid votes 41,583100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4791.14
Turnout 42,06247.48
Eligible voters 88,592
Liberal hold Swing +0.75
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBas Balkissoon15,23741.87-23.18
New DemocraticNeethan Shan13,08835.97+22.29
Progressive ConservativeKen Kim6,83718.79+4.32
LibertarianFelix Liao4571.26-0.16
GreenGeorge Singh4551.25-2.47
Family CoalitionRaphael Rosch1660.46-1.20
FreedomDaniel Walker1500.41 
Total valid votes 36,390 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2150.59
Turnout 36,60542.89
Eligible voters 85,338
Liberal hold Swing -22.73
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBas Balkissoon22,30765.06+0.49
Progressive ConservativeHorace Gooden4,96014.47-9.78
New DemocraticSheila White4,69113.68+7.57
GreenSerge Abbat1,2763.72
Family CoalitionJoseph Carvalho5691.66
LibertarianAlan Mercer4861.42
Total valid votes 34,289100.00
Liberal hold Swing +5.14
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

^ Change is from 2003 redistributed results.

2003 general election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal24,47064.57
  Progressive Conservative7,68824.25
  New Democratic1,9366.11
  Others1,6095.08
Ontario provincial by-election, November 24, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBas Balkissoon9,38057.71-6.14
Progressive ConservativeCynthia Lai4,03024.79-0.42
New DemocraticSheila White2,45815.12+9.14
GreenSteven Toman1370.84-2.69
LibertarianAlan Mercer1000.62 
Family CoalitionRina Morra930.57-0.86
FreedomWayne Simmons570.35 
Total valid votes 16,255100.00
Liberal hold Swing -2.86
Source: Elections Ontario[9]
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlvin Curling23,97663.85+6.6
Progressive ConservativeKevin Moore9,46825.21-9.23
New DemocraticJean-Paul Yovanoff2,2465.98-0.12
GreenKaren Macdonald1,3263.53 
Family CoalitionMitchell Persaud5361.43+0.03
Total valid votes 37,552 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAlvin Curling20,05257.25
Progressive ConservativeMubashar Dar12,06134.44
New DemocraticPaulette Senior2,1386.10
Family CoalitionBetty Peters4891.40
Natural LawLou Dube2840.81
Total valid votes 32,024 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 18,271 55.2
Mixed member proportional 14,856 44.8
Total valid votes 33,127 100.0

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. Profile, Scarborough - Rouge River, Ontario, 2011
    2. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35083&Data=Count&SearchText=Scarborough&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
    3. "Census « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    4. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
      • For Alvin Curling's Legislative Assembly information see "Alvin Curling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
      • For Bas Balkissoon's Legislative Assembly information see "Bas Balkissoon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
    5. (PDF) https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151206211300/http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2014/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    6. "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Scarborough—Rouge River" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
    7. (PDF) https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151206211444/http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    8. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    9. https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-gazette-volume-143-issue-49-4-december-2010/elections-ontario. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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