Whitby—Oshawa

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**Whitby—Oshawa**
Ontario electoral district
Whitby—Oshawa in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Jim Flaherty Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Christine Elliott Progressive Conservative
District created	2006
First contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	135,893
Electors (2007)	94,908
Area (km²)	234
Pop. density (per km²)	580.7
Census divisions	Durham
Census subdivisions	Whitby, Oshawa

Map of Whitby-Oshawa

Whitby—Oshawa is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004 and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007.

1 Riding history
2 Demographics
3 Federal electoral district
- 3.1 Members of Parliament
- 3.2 Federal election results
4 Provincial electoral district
- 4.1 Members of Provincial Parliament
- 4.2 Provincial election results
5 See also
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Riding history

The federal riding was created in 2003 from 68 per cent Whitby—Ajax, 20 per cent of Oshawa and three per cent of Durham.^[1] 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 (specifially, 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).

[edit] Demographics

Population: 135,893
Number of electors on list: 94,938
Ethnic Groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Black, 2.4% South Asian, 1.3% Chinese, 2.9% Other
Languages: 84.0% English, 11.3% Non-official, 2.0% French
Religion: 41.5% Protestant, 33.3% Catholic, 17.2% No affiliation, 8.0% Other denominations
Average household income: $80 161

[edit] Federal electoral district

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Durham, Oshawa and Whitby—Ajax prior to 2003
38th	2004-2006	Judi Longfield	Liberal
39th	2006-	Jim Flaherty	Conservative

[edit] Federal election results

2006 federal election : Whitby—Oshawa edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jim Flaherty	29,294	43.86	$88,591.06
	Liberal	(x)Judi Longfield	25,882	38.75	$78,783.33
	New Democratic Party	Maret Sadem-Thompson	8,716	13.05	$9,898.30
	Green	Ajay Krishnan	2,407	3.60	$238.56
	Libertarian	Marty Gobin	274	0.41	$258.75
	Canadian Action	Tom Cochrane	217	0.32	$120.18
Total valid votes			66,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Turnout			67,027	70.60
Electors on the lists			94,938

2004 federal election : Whitby—Oshawa edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Judi Longfield	25,649	45.04	$80,841.80
	Conservative	Ian MacNeil	20,531	36.06	$30,004.30
	New Democratic Party	Maret Sadem-Thompson	8,002	14.05	$13,476.77
	Green	Michael MacDonald	2,759	4.85	$0.00
Total valid votes			56,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Turnout			57,224	64.08
Electors on the lists			89,296

[edit] Provincial electoral district

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Provincial Parliament:

Christine Elliott, Progressive Conservative (2007-present, elected to Whitby—Ajax in 2006)

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Christine Elliott	22,687	44.0
	Liberal	Laura Hammer	18,560	36.0
	New Democrat	Nigel Moses	5,733	11.1
	Green	Doug Anderson	3,745	7.3
	Libertarian	Marty Gobin	411	0.8
	Family Coalition	Dale Chilvers	277	0.5
	Freedom	Bill Frampton	152	0.3

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	33461	65.9%
	Mixed member proportional	17306	34.1%

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ Canada Votes 2006: Whitby-Oshawa. CBC (2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-01.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Federal ridings in Southern Durham and York

Liberal	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan

Conservative	Oshawa • Whitby—Oshawa

v • d • e Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering • Beaches—East York • Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Markham—Unionville • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Parkdale—High Park • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • St. Paul's • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • Thornhill • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • Oakville • St. Catharines • Welland

Midwestern Ontario	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Kenora • Nickel Belt • Nipissing—Timiskaming • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Rainy River • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London—Fanshawe • London North Centre • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

v • d • e Provincial ridings in Ontario

Northern	Algoma—Manitoulin • Kenora—Rainy River • Nickel Belt • Nipissing • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Atikokan • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timiskaming—Cochrane • Timmins—James Bay

Eastern	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Midwestern	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London North Centre • London—Fanshawe • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville	Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oakville

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines • Welland

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

South Durham, York	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa

Toronto	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Parkdale—High Park • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Ontario

Whitby—Oshawa

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[edit] Riding history

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Federal electoral district

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Federal election results

[edit] Provincial electoral district

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

[edit] Provincial election results

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

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