Whitby—Oshawa (provincial electoral district)

Whitby—Oshawa was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the 2007 provincial election until 2018. The riding was adjusted by the 2015 Representation Act for the 2018 provincial election,[2] losing some territory to the district of Oshawa,[3] and replaced as the district of Whitby.

For the current provincial electoral district, see Whitby (provincial electoral district). For the dissolved federal electoral district, see Whitby—Oshawa.
Whitby—Oshawa
Ontario electoral district
Whitby—Oshawa in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created2006
District abolished2018
First contested2011
Last contested2016-by
Demographics
Population (2011)146,307
Electors (2014)110,398[1]
Area (km²)234
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Whitby, Oshawa
Map of Whitby-Oshawa

History

The riding was created in 2003 and consists of 68 percent of the Whitby—Ajax district, 20 percent of the Oshawa district and three percent of the Durham.[4] The provincial electoral district was created from the same ridings in 2007.

It consists of the Town of Whitby and northwestern section of the City of Oshawa (specifically, the portion of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along King Street West, north along the Oshawa Creek, east along Rossland Road West, north along Simcoe Street North, and east along Winchester Road East to the eastern city limit).

For the 2018 election, Whitby-Oshawa was re-districted as Whitby to more closely correspond to the actual town's borders.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census

  • Population: 146,307
  • Ethnic Groups: 81.4% White, 5.5% Black, 4.3% South Asian, 1.7% Chinese, 1.7% Filipino, 1.4% Aboriginal
  • Languages: 85.3% English, 2.1% French, 1.5% Italian, 1.1% Chinese
  • Religion: 71.2% Christian (32.6% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 8.3% Anglican, 2.6% Presbyterian, 2.4% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Baptist, 10.4% Other Christian), 2.6% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 23.6% No religion.
  • Average household income: $104,969
  • Median household income: $89,608
  • Average individual income: $48,444
  • Median individual income: $37,099

Members of Provincial Parliament
Whitby—Oshawa
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Whitby—Ajax, Oshawa and Durham
39th  2007–2011     Christine Elliott Progressive Conservative
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2015
 2016–2018 Lorne Coe
Riding dissolved into Whitby, Durham and Oshawa

Election results
Ontario provincial by-election, February 11, 2016
Resignation of Christine Elliott
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLorne Coe17,05352.92+12.27
LiberalElizabeth Roy8,86527.51−3.99
New DemocraticNiki Lundquist5,17216.05−6.99
GreenStacey Leadbetter5291.64−2.63
None of the AboveGreg Vezina2610.81–
IndependentAbove Znoneofthe1400.43–
LibertarianAdam McEwan1090.34–
People's Political PartyGarry Cuthbert520.16–
FreedomDouglas Thom340.11−0.44
PauperJohn Turmel110.03–
Total valid votes 32,226100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 610.19
Turnout 32,28728.94
Eligible voters 111,566
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.13
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (February 12, 2016). "Return from the Records, 2016 By-election Whitby—Oshawa (100)" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2016.
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChristine Elliott24,02740.65-7.52
LiberalAjay Krishnan18,61731.50-1.90
New DemocraticRyan Kelly13,62123.04+7.58
GreenStacey Leadbetter2,5234.27+2.03
FreedomDouglas Thom3220.54+0.23
Total valid votes 59,110100.00
Total rejected ballots 8921.49+1.18
Turnout 60,00254.35+4.66
Eligible voters 110,398
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.81
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChristine Elliott24,49948.17+4.16
LiberalElizabeth Roy16,98833.40−2.59
New DemocraticMaret Sadem-Thompson7,86515.46+4.34
GreenBradley Gibson1,1392.24−5.02
Special NeedsDan King2110.41 
FreedomDouglas Thom1600.31+0.02
Total valid votes 50,862100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1540.30-0.22
Turnout 51,01649.69-3.84
Eligible voters 102,672
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.38
Source(s)
"Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Whitby—Oshawa" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChristine Elliott22,69444.00−3.12
LiberalLaura Hammer18,56035.99−1.00
New DemocraticNigel Moses5,73411.12−1.57
GreenDoug Anderson3,7457.26
LibertarianMarty Gobin4140.80
Family CoalitionDale Chilvers2750.53
FreedomBill Frampton1520.29
Total valid votes 51,572 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2700.52
Turnout 51,84253.53
Eligible voters 96,842
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −1.06

^ Change is from redistributed results.

2003 general election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Progressive Conservative22,27847.13
  Liberal17,48536.99
  New Democratic5,99912.69
  Others1,5113.20

2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 33,509 66.18
Mixed member proportional 17,121 33.82
Total 50,630 100.00
Rejected 1,212 2.34

References
  1. http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2014/Statistical%20Summary%20-%202014%20General%20Election%20and%202012-2014%20By-elections.pdf
  2. https://www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in-ontario/electoral-districts/redistribution.html#accordionchanges
  3. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/15r31
  4. "Canada Votes 2006: Whitby-Oshawa". CBC. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast For Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015305/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/58B42005-4D29-433A-B555-39A7DC0660D5/0/Transposition_of_votes.xls

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