Scarborough West

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Scarborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commonsfrom 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 and from parts of Danforth and York—Scarborough ridings.

It initially consisted of the part of the borough of Scarborough west of a line formed by Midland Avenue the Canadian National Railway line and Brimley Road and south of Eglinton Avenue. It also included the part of the city west of Birchmount Road and south of Lawrence Avenue East.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the Borough of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Bellamy Road South, and the part south of Kingston Road and east of Bellamy Ravine Creek.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Markham Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Scarborough East and Scarborough Southwest ridings.

1 Boundaries
2 Electoral history
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Boundaries

1966 to 1976

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

[edit] Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1968: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David WEATHERHEAD	14,889
	New Democratic Party	John HARNEY	12,473
	Progressive Conservative	Herb CROSBY	7,340

Canadian federal election, 1972: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	John HARNEY	15,028
	Liberal	David WEATHERHEAD	13,635
	Progressive Conservative	Basil CLARK	12,539
	No affiliation	Roger TENTREY	103

Canadian federal election, 1974: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan MARTIN	13,702
	New Democratic Party	John HARNEY	12,298
	Progressive Conservative	Basil CLARK	11,339
	Marxist-Leninist	Linda TURNBULL	89
	No affiliation	Harold ROWBOTTOM	61

Canadian federal election, 1979: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill WIGHTMAN	15,697
	Liberal	Alan MARTIN	13,523
	New Democratic Party	John HARNEY	13,437
	Libertarian	D'Arcy J. CAIN	257
	Communist	Tom BULL	114
	Marxist-Leninist	Brenda MILLER	56

Canadian federal election, 1980: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David WEATHERHEAD	14,316
	New Democratic Party	John HARNEY	13,146
	Progressive Conservative	Bill WIGHTMAN	12,744
	Libertarian	D'Arcy J. CAIN	401
	Communist	John MACLENNAN	92
	Marxist-Leninist	Brenda MILLER	66

Canadian federal election, 1984: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Reg STACKHOUSE	17,028
	Liberal	David WEATHERHEAD	12,230
	New Democratic Party	David GRACEY	11,436
	Green	Laurie GOURLAY	364
	Libertarian	D'Arcy J. CAIN	330
	Commonwealth	David HARRIS	129
	Communist	Kerry MCCUAIG	99

Canadian federal election, 1988: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom WAPPEL	15,363
	Progressive Conservative	Reg STACKHOUSE	14,923
	New Democratic Party	Dave GRACEY	11,000
	Libertarian	Anna YOUNG	459

Canadian federal election, 1993: Scarborough West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom WAPPEL	21,326
	Reform	Aubrey MILLARD	8,377
	Progressive Conservative	Reg STACKHOUSE	5,668
	New Democratic Party	Steve THOMAS	2,859
	National	Greg GOGAN	583
	Green	Jim MACLEOD	273
	Natural Law	Ron ROBINS	213
	Abolitionist	Alfred MORTON	39