Whitby—Oshawa
Whitby—Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
It has been represented in the House of Commons since 2006 by Jim Flaherty, the federal Minister of Finance.
History
The riding was created in 2003 and consists of 68 percent of the Whitby—Ajax district, 20 percent of the Oshawa district and three percent of the Durham district.[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 (specifically, 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).
Demographics
- Population: 135,893
- Number of electors on list: 94,938
- Ethnic Groups: 90.4% White, 0.0% 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
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Jim Flaherty |
30,704 |
50.99 |
+7.14 |
$91,048 |
| |
Liberal |
Brent Fullard |
15,460 |
25.67 |
-13.07 |
$77,625 |
| |
New Democrat |
David Purdy |
8,584 |
14.25 |
+1.21 |
$4,335 |
| |
Green |
Doug Anderson |
5,067 |
8.41 |
+4.81 |
$11,757 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Yvonne Forbes |
395 |
0.65 |
- |
$1,744 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
60,210 |
100.00 |
|
$97,413 |
| Total rejected ballots |
190 |
0.31 |
-0.04 |
|
| Turnout |
60,400 |
61.46 |
-9.14 |
|
| Electors on the lists |
98,270 |
|
|
|
| 2006 federal election : Whitby—Oshawa edit |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+/- |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Jim Flaherty |
29,294 |
43.85 |
7.79 |
$88,591 |
| |
Liberal |
(x)Judi Longfield |
25,882 |
38.75 |
-6.29 |
$78,783 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Maret Sadem-Thompson |
8,716 |
13.04 |
-1.01 |
$9,898 |
| |
Green |
Ajay Krishnan |
2,407 |
3.60 |
-1.25 |
$239 |
| |
Libertarian |
Marty Gobin |
274 |
0.41 |
|
$259 |
| |
Canadian Action |
Tom Cochrane |
217 |
0.32 |
|
$120 |
| Total valid votes |
66,790 |
100.00 |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
237 |
0.35 |
-0.14 |
|
| Turnout |
67,027 |
70.60 |
+6.52 |
|
| Electors on the lists |
94,938 |
|
|
|
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
| 2004 federal election : Whitby—Oshawa edit |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Expenditures |
| |
Liberal |
(x)Judi Longfield |
25,649 |
45.04 |
$80,842 |
| |
Conservative |
Ian MacNeil |
20,531 |
36.06 |
$30,004 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Maret Sadem-Thompson |
8,002 |
14.05 |
$13,477 |
| |
Green |
Michael MacDonald |
2,759 |
4.85 |
$0 |
| Total valid votes |
56,941 |
100.00 |
|
| Total rejected ballots |
283 |
0.49 |
|
| Turnout |
57,224 |
64.08 |
|
| Electors on the lists |
89,296 |
|
|
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
See also
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