Ontario electoral district | |||
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Oshawa in relation to other greater Toronto ridings | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative |
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District created | 1966 | ||
First contested | 1968 | ||
Last contested | 2008 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 116,881 | ||
Electors (2011) | 87,638 | ||
Area (km²) | 74 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,579.5 | ||
Census divisions | Durham | ||
Census subdivisions | Oshawa |
Oshawa (formerly known as Oshawa—Whitby) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.
It consists of the southern and eastern parts of the City of Oshawa south and east of a line drawn from west to east along King Street West, north along Oshawa Creek, east along Rossland Road West, north along Simcoe Street North and east along Winchester Road East. The riding includes the communities of Kedron and Taunton and the eastern part of North Oshawa. It has a population of 113,662 and an area of 74 km2.
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It was created as "Oshawa" riding in 1966 from parts of Ontario riding.
It consisted initially of the City of Oshawa, the Town of Whitby and the part of the Township of Whitby between the west limit of the City of Oshawa and the east limit of the Town of Whitby and lying south of the road allowance between Concessions 2 and 3. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1967 to "Oshawa—Whitby".
In 1976, Oshawa—Whitby riding was abolished, and a new "Oshawa" riding was created from parts of Durham, Ontario and Oshawa—Whitby ridings. It consisted of the City of Oshawa. In 1987, it was redefined to exclude the part of the city north of Rossland Road and the allowance for road in front of lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Concession 3.
In 1996, it was defined as consisting of the part of the city to the south 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.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above, and Whitby-Oshawa was drawn out of Durham and Whitby—Ajax.
In recent years, the district has become a polarized two-way split between the Conservative Party of Canada and New Democratic Party. The Liberal Party of Canada has only managed distant third place finishes in the past two elections.
MP Colin Carrie was re-elected as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the 2011 federal election. Canadian Autoworkers Local 222 President Chris Buckley was the nominated New Democratic Party candidate and Gail Bates was the Green candidate. The Liberal Party candidate was James Morton.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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28th | 1968–1972 | Ed Broadbent | New Democratic | |
29th | 1972–1974 | |||
30th | 1974–1979 | |||
31st | 1979–1980 | |||
32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
34th | 1988–1990 | |||
1990–1993 | Michael Breaugh | New Democratic | ||
35th | 1993–1997 | Ivan Grose | Liberal | |
36th | 1997–2000 | |||
37th | 2000–2004 | |||
38th | 2004–2006 | Colin Carrie | Conservative | |
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–present |
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Conservative | Colin Carrie | 26,034 | 51.31 | +9.95 | ||
New Democrat | Chris Buckley | 19,212 | 37.87 | +3.15 | ||
Liberal | James Morton | 3,536 | 6.97 | -9.07 | ||
Green | Gail Bates | 1,631 | 3.21 | -3.78 | ||
Libertarian | Matthew Belanger | 260 | 0.51 | - | ||
Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 61 | 0.12 | -0.12 | ||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,734 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.39 | 0.00 | |||
Turnout | 50,934 | 57.31 | +2.06 | |||
Eligible voters | 88,878 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Conservative | Colin Carrie | 19.951 | 41.36 | +2.76 | $83,665 | |
New Democrat | Mike Shields | 16,750 | 34.72 | +1.26 | $66,814 | |
Liberal | Sean Godfrey | 7,741 | 16.04 | -7.94 | $62,601 | |
Green | Pat Gostlin | 3,374 | 6.99 | +3.22 | $9,606 | |
Christian Heritage | Peter Vogel | 246 | 0.51 | $2,149 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 117 | 0.24 | -0.07 | ||
Canadian Action | Alex Kreider | 52 | 0.10 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,231 | 100.00 | $89,927 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.39 | +0.04 | |||
Turnout | 48,422 | 55.25 | -8.62 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.75 |
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Conservative | Colin Carrie | 20,657 | 38.60 | +5.39 | ||
New Democrat | Sid Ryan | 17,905 | 33.46 | +1.23 | ||
Liberal | Louise V. Parkes | 12,831 | 23.98 | -6.49 | ||
Green | Adam Jobse | 2,019 | 3.77 | -0.11 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 91 | 0.17 | -0.02 | ||
Total valid votes | 53,503 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.35 | ||||
Turnout | 53,689 | 63.87 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Conservative | Colin Carrie | 15,815 | 33.21 | -10.7 | ||
New Democrat | Sid Ryan | 15,352 | 32.23 | +21.1 | ||
Liberal | Louise V. Parkes | 14,510 | 30.47 | -12.4 | ||
Green | Liisa Walley | 1,850 | 3.88 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Tim Sullivan | 91 | 0.19 | -0.1 | ||
Total valid votes | 47,618 | 100.0 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.60 | ||||
Turnout | 47,905 | 57.20 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Ivan Grose | 16,179 | 42.9 | +5.2 | ||
Canadian Alliance | Barry Bussey | 10,863 | 28.8 | +0.5 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Bruce L. Wright | 5,675 | 15.1 | -1.5 | ||
New Democrat | Bruce Rogers | 4,203 | 11.1 | -6.3 | ||
Marijuana | Craig James Michael McMillan | 679 | 1.8 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 97 | 0.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 37,696 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Ivan Grose | 15,925 | 37.7 | -0.5 | ||
Reform | Andrew Davies | 11,974 | 28.4 | -0.5 | ||
New Democrat | Brian Nicholson | 7,350 | 17.4 | +2.5 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Alan Hayes | 6,972 | 16.5 | +1.4 | ||
Total valid votes | 42,221 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Ivan Grose | 15,574 | 38.3 | +3.9 | ||
Reform | Andrew Davies | 11,760 | 28.9 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Linda Dionne | 6,137 | 15.1 | +6.4 | ||
New Democrat | Michael Breaugh | 6,066 | 14.9 | -32.7 | ||
National | John Arkelian | 387 | 1.0 | |||
Christian Heritage | Brian Chiasson | 383 | 0.9 | -4.2 | ||
Natural Law | Helene Ann Darisse | 260 | 0.6 | |||
Commonwealth | Ann-Marie Methot | 73 | 0.2 | |||
Abolitionist | Christopher Boddy | 60 | 0.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 40,700 | 100.0 |
By-election on 13 August 1990
On Ed Broadbent's resignation, 2 January 1990 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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New Democrat | Michael Breaugh | 12,046 | 47.6 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal | Cathy O'Flynn | 8,709 | 34.4 | +13.9 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Longworth | 1,627 | 6.4 | -27.4 | ||
Christian Heritage | Gerry Van Schepen | 1,308 | 5.2 | |||
Confederation of Regions | Garnet Chesebrough | 1,024 | 4.0 | |||
Green | David A.J. Hubbell | 243 | 1.0 | |||
Libertarian | George Dance | 117 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ||
Social Credit | Ken Campbell | 96 | 0.4 | |||
Independent | Robert Bob Kirk | 94 | 0.4 | |||
Independent | John Turmel | 50 | 0.2 | |||
Total valid votes | 25,314 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 18,410 | 44.3 | +2.0 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Nancy McLean | 14,040 | 33.8 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal | Ed White | 8,496 | 20.5 | +2.4 | ||
Libertarian | George S. Kozaroff | 449 | 1.1 | +0.5 | ||
Commonwealth | Lucylle Boikoff | 139 | 0.3 | +0.2 | ||
Total valid votes | 41,534 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 25,092 | 42.3 | -9.3 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Alex Sosna | 23,028 | 38.8 | +10.6 | ||
Liberal | Terry Kelly | 10,719 | 18.1 | -1.5 | ||
Libertarian | Rolf Posma | 335 | 0.6 | +0.2 | ||
Commonwealth | Lucille Boikoff | 74 | 0.1 | |||
Communist | Russell Z. Rak | 72 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
Total valid votes | 59,320 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 26,761 | 51.6 | +0.4 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Souch | 14,645 | 28.3 | -4.1 | ||
Liberal | Elizabeth Gomes | 10,129 | 19.5 | +3.5 | ||
Libertarian | Dolores Keys | 178 | 0.3 | |||
Communist | Russell Rak | 81 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Steve Rutchinski | 29 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
Total valid votes | 51,823 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 29,090 | 51.3 | +2.6 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Souch | 18,369 | 32.4 | +10.2 | ||
Liberal | Elizabeth Gomes | 9,099 | 16.0 | -12.7 | ||
Communist | Russ Rak | 80 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Bill Aird | 62 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
Not affiliated | Richard Sanders | 47 | 0.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 56,747 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 25,013 | 48.7 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal | Margaret Shaw | 14,783 | 28.8 | +11.1 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Martin Weatherall | 11,412 | 22.2 | -18.2 | ||
Communist | Russell Rak | 125 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Dennis Deveau | 66 | 0.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 51,399 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 23,757 | 41.8 | +8.2 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Starr | 22,933 | 40.4 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal | Peter Connolly | 10,027 | 17.6 | -15.2 | ||
Not affiliated | Russell Rak | 98 | 0.2 | |||
Total valid votes | 56,815 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
New Democrat | Ed Broadbent | 15,224 | 33.6 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Starr | 15,209 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal | Desmond G. Newman | 14,899 | 32.9 | |||
Total valid votes | 45,332 | 100.0 |
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