Scarborough Centre

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This page covers the electoral district of Scarborough Centre; for the Scarborough RT station, see Scarborough Centre (TTC).
Scarborough Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Scarborough Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings

Scarborough Centre is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough West, Scarborough—Agincourt, and York—Scarborough ridings.

It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:

  • on the west by Victoria Park Avenue,
  • on the north by Highway 401,
  • on the east by Toyota Place, Corporate Drive and Bellamy Road North, and
  • on the south by Eglinton Avenue East, the Canadian National Railway and the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Romulus Drive.

Notable landmarks in Scarborough Centre include:

It has been represented in the House of Commons by Liberal John Cannis since 1993, and in the Ontario Legislature by Liberal Brad Duguid since 2003. On Toronto City Council, the eastern portion is represented by Glenn De Baeremaeker, and the western half by Michael Thompson.

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[edit] Federal electoral district

Scarborough Centre was created in 1976. It consisted initially of the part of the Borough of Scarborough bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Ellesmere Road, on the east by Bellamy Road North, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.

In 1987, it was expanded to include the part of Scarborough lying bounded by Bellamy Road North, Lawrence Avenue East, Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue East.

In 1996, it was redefined such that it was bounded:

  • on the west by Victoria Park Avenue,
  • on the north by a line drawn from west to east along Ellesmere Road, north along the Canadian National Railway and west along Highway 401,
  • on the east by a line drawn from north to south along Highland Creek East, west along Ellesmere Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, west along Lawrence Avenue East and south along Markham Road, and
  • on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough East, Scarborough West, Scarborough—Agincourt, and York—Scarborough prior to 1976
31st 1979-1980     Diane Stratas Progressive Conservative
32nd 1980-1984     Norm Kelly Liberal
33rd 1984-1988     Pauline Browes Progressive Conservative
34th 1988-1993
35th 1993-1997     John Cannis Liberal
36th 1997-2000
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Former boundaries

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

1996 to 2003

[edit] Provincial electoral district

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

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal John Cannis 23,332
     Conservative Roxanne James 11,522
     New Democrat Dorothy Laxton 5,885
     Green Andrew Strachan 1,396


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Cannis 20,740
     Conservative John Mihtis 8,515
     New Democrat Greg Gogan 6,156
     Green Greg Bonser 1,045
     Communist Dorothy Sauras 152


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Cannis 26,969
     Canadian Alliance Bill Settatree 8,849
     New Democrat Ali Mallah 3,171
     Marijuana Paul Coulbeck 959


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Cannis 25,185
     Reform Bill Settatree 8,106
     Progressive Conservative Brian Shedden 6,976
     New Democrat Chris Stewart 3,619


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Cannis 21,097
     Reform John Pope 8,323
     Progressive Conservative Pauline Browes 8,257
     New Democrat Guy Hunter 1,607
     National Jean Schilling 321
     Natural Law David Gordon 191
     Independent Steven Lam 185
     Libertarian George Dance 153
     Marxist-Leninist France Tremblay 38
     Abolitionist Denis A. Mazerolle 22


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Pauline Browes 17,247
     Liberal Odysseus Katsaitis 16,846
     New Democrat Garth C. Dee 8,004
     Libertarian Dusan Kubias 342


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Pauline Browes 19,968
     Liberal Norm Kelly 14,229
     New Democrat Michael Prue 8,240
     Libertarian Mathias Blecker 345


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Norm Kelly 16,595
     Progressive Conservative Diane Stratas 14,995
     New Democrat Michael Prue 9,237
     Libertarian Mathias Blecker 238
     Marxist-Leninist Judith Killoran 97


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Diane Stratas 18,688
     Liberal Bruce L. Cox 14,323
     New Democrat Tom Lyons 9,533
     Libertarian Don Otto 213
     Independent David Owen 203
     Marxist-Leninist Judith Killoran 70

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Federal Ridings in Greater Toronto
Liberal

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 | Pickering—Scarborough East | Richmond Hill | St. Paul's | Scarborough—Agincourt | Scarborough Centre | Scarborough—Guildwood | Scarborough—Rouge River | Scarborough Southwest | Thornhill | Toronto Centre | Vaughan | Willowdale | York Centre | York South—Weston | York West
New Democratic

Parkdale—High Park | Toronto—Danforth | Trinity—Spadina
Conservative

Mississauga—Streetsville* | Oshawa | Whitby—Oshawa
* Mississauga—Streetsville MP Wajid Khan was elected as a Liberal, but has crossed the floor to the Conservatives.
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