Durham (electoral district)

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Durham
Ontario electoral district


Durham in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Bev Oda
Conservative
District created 1987
First contested 1988
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2001) 118,500
Electors (2001) 83,426
Area (km²) 1,625
Pop. density (per km²) 72.9
Census divisions Durham
Census subdivisions Clarington, Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Scugog, Uxbridge
For information on the Durham provincial electoral district, see Durham (provincial electoral district).

Durham (formerly known as Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988.

It was created in 1903 from Durham East and Durham West ridings. It consisted of the county of Durham.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Northumberland—Durham ridings.

It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Northumberland—Durham and Ontario ridings.

The second incarnation of the riding was initially defined to consist of the Town of Newcastle, the townships of Scugog and Uxbridge, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the part of the City of Oshawa lying north of Rossland Road and the allowance for road in front of lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Concession 3, and the part of the Town of Whitby lying north of Taunton Road.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the Township of Scugog, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the Town of Clarington, and the part of the City of Oshawa lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Taunton Road, south along Ritson Road North, east along Rossland Road East, south along Harmony Road North, and east along King Street East.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa ridings.

Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge was defined to consist of the townships of Uxbridge and Scugog, the Municipality of Clarington, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island Indian reserve.

In 2004, "Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge" was renamed "Durham" riding.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Henry Alfred Ward, Conservative (1904-1908)
  2. Charles Jonas Thornton, Conservative (1908-1917)
  3. Newton Wesley Rowell, Unionist (1917-1921)
  4. Fred Wellington Bowen, Conservative (1921-1935)
  5. W. Frank Rickard, Liberal (1935-1945)
  6. Charles Elwood Stephenson, Progressive Conservative (1945-1949)
  7. John Mason James, Liberal (1949-1957)
  8. Percy Vivian, Progressive Conservative (1957-1962)
  9. Russell C. Honey, Liberal (1962-1968)
  1. Ross Stevenson, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
  2. Alex Shepherd, Liberal (1993-2004)
  3. Bev Oda, Conservative (2004-present)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Durham, 2004-present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Bev Oda 27,087
     Liberal Doug Moffatt 17,290
     New Democrat Bruce Rogers 9,948
     Green Virginia Ervin 2,676
     Christian Heritage Henry Zekveld 612

[edit] Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge 2003-2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Bev Oda 20,813
     Liberal Tim Lang 19,548
     New Democrat Bruce Rogers 7,721
     Green Virginia Ervin 2,085
     Christian Heritage Durk Bruinsma 915

[edit] Durham, 1988-2003

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alex Shepherd 20,602
     Canadian Alliance Gerry Skipwith 13,743
     Progressive Conservative Sam Cureatz 8,367
     New Democrat Ken Ranney 2,545
     Not affiliated Durk Bruinsma 326


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alex Shepherd 19,878
     Reform Ian Smyth 13,059
     Progressive Conservative Sam Cureatz 8,995
     New Democrat Colin Argyle 3,250
     Christian Heritage Durk Bruinsma 682


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alex Shepherd 22,334
     Reform Ian Smyth 18,500
     Progressive Conservative Ross Stevenson 15,014
     New Democrat Lucy Rybka-Becker 2,519
     National W.H. Harry Pope 1,220
     Christian Heritage Durk T. Bruinsma 705
     Green Judy Hurvid 349
     Natural Law Micheal Paul Larmand 270


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Ross Stevenson 24,065
     Liberal Doug Moffatt 15,083
     New Democrat Margaret Wilbur 10,334
     Christian Heritage John Kuipers 1,666
     Libertarian Rolf Posma 323
     Green Harold Tausch 316

[edit] Durham, 1904-1968

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Russell Clayton Honey 8,017
     Progressive Conservative Garnet Rickard 6,725
     New Democrat John Anthony Cheyne Ketchum 3,948
     Social Credit Wilbur N. Grandall 177


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Russell C. Honey 8,720
     Progressive Conservative Garnet Rickard 8,084
     New Democrat Eileen Ethel Coutts 1,901
     Social Credit Wilbur N. Crandall 161


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Russell C. Honey 7,971
     Progressive Conservative Percy Vivian 7,704
     New Democrat Eileen Coutts 2,217
     Social Credit Kenneth C. Toms 158


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Percy Vivian 9,732
     Liberal Russell C. Honey 6,178
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Dent 1,480


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Percy Vivian 7,331
     Liberal John Mason James 6,829
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Dent 1,918
     Social Credit Kenneth Toms 399


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Mason James 6,684
     Progressive Conservative Charles Elwood Stephenson 6,504
     Co-operative Commonwealth Merdith Roy Armstrong 1,273


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Mason James 6,907
     Progressive Conservative Charles Elwood Stephenson 6,476
     Co-operative Commonwealth James David Kenny 1,419


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Charles Elwood Stephenson 6,479
     Liberal W. Frank Rickard 6,003
     Co-operative Commonwealth Wilfrd George Bowles 926


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Wilbert Franklin Rickard 6,743
     National Government William Ross Strike 5,435


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal W. Frank Rickard 6,649
     Conservative Fred Wellington Bowen 6,176
     Reconstruction R. Rufus Choate Macknight 531
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ralph Sharpe Staples 497


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Fred Wellington Bowen 6,827
     Liberal Montague John Holman 5,221


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Fred Wellington Bowen 6,508
     Liberal-Progressive Melville Howden Staples 5,024


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Fred Wellington Bowen 7,020
     Liberal Charles Vicent Massey 6,074


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Fred William Bowen 5,106
     Progressive Thomas Albert Victor Reid 3,936
     Liberal William Thomas Roche Preston 3,441


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Newton Wesley Rowell 5,923
     Opposition George William Jones 1,404


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Jonas Thornton 3,291
     Liberal Thomas Alexander Kelly 2,567


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Jonas Thornton 3,387
     Liberal David Burke Simpson 2,764


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Henry Alfred Ward 3,322
     Liberal Allen B. Aylesworth 3,173

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