Scarborough Southwest (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough Southwest is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

Scarborough Southwest
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough Southwest in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Doly Begum
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1999
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)108,693
Electors (2011)67,988
Area (km²)29.72
Pop. density (per km²)3,657.2
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough Southwest
Scarborough Southwest from 2003 to 2018
The borders of Scarborough Southwest (used in 1999 & 2003)

Geography

It covers the southwestern part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretches from Lake Ontario in the south to Eglinton 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 by Eglinton Avenue and on the east by Markham Road.

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff, Oakridge, Cliffside, Kennedy Park, Clairlea, Cliffcrest and parts of Scarborough Village and the Golden Mile.

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

Members of Provincial Parliament

Scarborough Southwest
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Scarborough Centre and Scarborough West
37th  1999–2003     Dan Newman Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007     Lorenzo Berardinetti Liberal
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–Present     Doly Begum New Democratic
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]

Election results

2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticDoly Begum19,83545.66+22.01
Progressive ConservativeGary Ellis13,56531.22+10.58
LiberalLorenzo Berardinetti8,22818.94-31.28
GreenDavid Del Grande1,1742.70-1.37
None of the AboveAllen Atkinson2220.51
LibertarianJames Speirs1950.45-0.44
Special NeedsWillie Little1600.37
TrilliumBobby Turley640.15
Total valid votes 43,443100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLorenzo Berardinetti18,42050.22+6.13
New DemocraticJessie Macaulay8,67423.65-7.80
Progressive ConservativeNita Kang7,57020.64-0.71
GreenDavid Del Grande1,4924.07+1.72
LibertarianTyler Rose3280.89
IndependentJean-Baptiste Foaleng1920.52
Total valid votes 36,676100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.96
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLorenzo Berardinetti14,58544.09-2.06
New DemocraticBruce Budd10,40431.45+13.37
Progressive ConservativeMike Chopowick7,06121.35-4.19
GreenRobin McKim7772.35-5.76
FreedomCaroline Blanco-Ruibal2500.75 
Total valid votes 33,077 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1550.47
Turnout 33,23247.80
Eligible voters 69,553
Liberal hold Swing -7.72
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLorenzo Berardinetti15,11346.15-0.78
Progressive ConservativeGary Crawford8,36325.54-6.17
New DemocraticJay Sarkar5,92018.08+0.14
GreenStefan Dixon2,6558.11+6.26
Family CoalitionWiktor Pawel Borkowski3981.22-0.35
LibertarianGeorge Dance2960.90
Total valid votes 32,745100.00
Elections Ontario.[5]
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLorenzo Berardinetti17,50146.93+13.27
Progressive ConservativeDan Newman11,82631.71-8.05
New DemocraticBarbara Warner6,68817.94-5.28
GreenAndrew Strachan6891.85+0.64
Family CoalitionRay Scott5861.57+0.29
Total valid votes 37,290100.00
Elections Ontario.[6]
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDan Newman15,34939.76
LiberalAdrian Heaps12,99233.66
New DemocraticMichael Yorke8,96223.22
Family CoalitionWiktor Pawel Borkowski4951.28
GreenBarbara Schaefer4661.21
Natural LawLaurence Corp3390.88
Total valid votes 38,603100.00
Elections Ontario.[7]

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 18,860 59.2
Mixed member proportional 12,890 40.8
Total valid votes 31,750 100.0
Sourced from Elections Ontario.[8]

References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Dan Newman's Legislative Assembly information see "Dan Newman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
    • For Lorenzo Berardinetti's Legislative Assembly information see "Lorenzo Berardinetti, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "General Election Results by District, 084 Scarborough Southwest". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  5. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  6. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  7. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  8. "Referendum Statistical Results" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-28.

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