Whitby—Oshawa (provincial electoral district)

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.^[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 Provincial Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
39th	2007-2011		Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative
40th	2011-present		Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Christine Elliott	24,500	48.25	-
	Liberal	Elizabeth Roy	16,934	33.35	-
	New Democrat	Maret Sadem-Thompson	7,815	15.39	-
	Green	Bradley Gibson	1,159	2.28	-
	People with Special Needs	Dan King	213	0.42	-
	Freedom	Douglas Thom	160	0.32	-

Note: the 2011 election will be held on October 6, 2011.

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Christine Elliott	22,687	44.0	-
	Liberal	Laura Hammer	18,560	36.0	-
	New Democrat	Nigel Moses	5,733	11.1	-
	Green	Doug Anderson	3,745	7.3	-
	Libertarian	Marty Gobin	411	0.8	-
	Family Coalition	Dale Chilvers	277	0.5	-
	Freedom	Bill Frampton	152	0.3	-
Total valid votes			51,565	100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	33,461	65.9
	Mixed member proportional	17,306	34.1
Total		51,767	100.0

Notes

^ "Canada Votes 2006: Whitby-Oshawa". CBC. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20070613162244/http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/206/. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

Sources

Provincial ridings in Ontario

Northern	Algoma—Manitoulin • Kenora—Rainy River • Nickel Belt • Nipissing • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Atikokan • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timiskaming—Cochrane • Timmins—James Bay

Eastern	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Midwestern	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London North Centre • London—Fanshawe • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville	Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oakville

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines • Welland

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

South Durham, York	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa

Toronto	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Parkdale—High Park • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Ontario