Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Toronto , Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
It covers the southwestern part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretches from Lake Ontario in the south to Eglinton Avenue in the north.
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the south by Lake Ontario, on the north by Eglinton Avenue and on the east by Markham Road .
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff , Oakridge , Cliffside , Kennedy Park , Clairlea , Cliffcrest and parts of Scarborough Village and the Golden Mile .
1966 to 1976
1976 to 1987
1987 to 1996
1996 to 2003
2003 to 2013
Scarborough West riding was created in 1966 and from parts of Danforth and York—Scarborough ridings.
It initially consisted of the part of the borough of Scarborough west of a line formed by Midland Avenue the Canadian National Railway line and Brimley Road and south of Eglinton Avenue. It also included the part of the city west of Birchmount Road and south of Lawrence Avenue East.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the Borough of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Bellamy Road South, and the part south of Kingston Road and east of Bellamy Ravine Creek.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Markham Road.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed when almost all of the riding was transferred to Scarborough Southwest riding.
A new riding named Scarborough Southwest was created out of Scarborough West and a small part of Scarborough East in 1996. It consisted initially of the part of the City of Scarborough lying south and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along Eglinton Avenue East, north along Markham Road, east along the Canadian National Railway, southwest along Kingston Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, southwest along Hill Crescent, southeast along Bellamy Ravine Creek.
This riding lost territory to Scarborough Centre and gained territory from Scarborough-Guildwood during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
According to the 2021 Canadian census [ 3]
Ethnic groups: 37.0% White, 24.8% South Asian, 12.3% Black, 8.6% Filipino, 5.1% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.6% Indigenous, 1.6% Latin American, 1.0% Arab, 1.0% Southeast Asian
Languages: 54.2% English, 8.0% Bengali, 4.1% Tagalog, 2.4% Tamil, 2.3% Cantonese, 1.9% Urdu, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish, 1.1% Greek, 1.1% Amharic, 1.0% French
Religions: 46.5% Christian (23.0% Catholic, 4.3% Christian Orthodox, 3.0% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.2% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 18.1% Muslim, 8.4% Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist, 24.4% None
Median income: $35,600 (2020)
Average income: $49,160 (2020)
Member of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada :
All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada . Italicized expenditures from elections after 1997 refer to candidate submissions, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Expenditures from 1997 refer to submitted totals. The ± figures from 1997 and 2004 are adjusted for redistribution.
Graph of election results in Scarborough Southwest since 1968 (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)
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2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Bill Blair 24,823
57.50
+0.29
$59,762.16
Conservative Mohsin Bhuiyan
8,981
20.80
+0.06
$74,180.31
New Democratic Guled Arale
6,924
16.04
+0.51
$33,149.66
People's Ramona Pache
1,259
2.92
+1.75
$2,513.29
Green Amanda Cain
1,068
2.47
-2.42
$1,982.23
Independent David Edward-Ooi Poon
117
0.27
N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
43,172 99.25 – $109,258.84
Total rejected ballots
325 0.75 -0.13
Turnout
43,497 56.82 -7.61
Eligible voters
76,558
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.12
Source: Elections Canada [ 7]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Bill Blair 28,965
57.20
+4.74
$59,424.78
Conservative Kimberly Fawcett Smith
10,502
20.74
-0.48
$31,378.91
New Democratic Keith McCrady
7,865
15.53
-8.20
$32,226.21
Green Amanda Cain
2,477
4.89
+2.31
$4,140.81
People's Italo Eratostene
590
1.17
$5,716.04
Animal Protection Simon Luisi
236
0.47
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
50,635 99.12
Total rejected ballots
449 0.88 +0.31
Turnout
51,084 65.43 -2.23
Eligible voters
79,291
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.61
Source: Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Bill Blair 25,586
52.47
+23.13
$153,155.47
New Democratic Dan Harris 11,574
23.73
-11.13
$48,940.84
Conservative Roshan Nallaratnam
10,347
21.22
-10.46
$64,631.85
Green Tommy Taylor
1,259
2.58
-1.48
$5,572.61
Total valid votes/expense limit
48,766 99.44 $205,220.58
Total rejected ballots
277 0.56 –
Turnout
49,043 66.65 –
Eligible voters
73,580
Liberal gain from New Democratic
Swing
+17.13
Source: Elections Canada [ 11] [ 12]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Michelle Simson 15,486
41.83
-6.00
$61,923
Conservative Greg Crompton
10,928
29.52
+5.48
$52,973
New Democratic Alamgir Hussain
6,943
18.75
-4.35
$22,985
Green Stefan Dixon
3,514
9.49
+5.11
$588
Independent M. H. Fatique Chowdhury Kabir
151
0.41
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
37,022 99.48 – $80,366
Total rejected ballots
195 0.52 +0.07 –
Turnout
37,217 54.74 -7.63 –
Eligible voters
67,988 – – –
Liberal hold
Swing
-5.74
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Tom Wappel 19,930
47.83
−1.63
$31,803
Conservative Vincent Veerasuntharam
10,017
24.04
+0.26
$68,687
New Democratic Dan Harris 9,626
23.10
+0.79
$18,101
Green Valerie Philip
1,827
4.38
+0.38
Independent Trevor Sutton
147
0.35
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 120
0.29
−0.15
$280
Total valid votes
41,667 99.55
Total rejected ballots
189 0.45 −0.11
Turnout
41,856 62.37 +5.21
Electors on the lists
67,109
Liberal hold
Swing
-0.94
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Tom Wappel 18,776
49.46
−10.36
$47,511
Conservative Heather Jewell
9,028
23.78
−4.59
$63,040
New Democratic Dan Harris 8,471
22.31
+12.05
$21,397
Green Peter Van Dalen
1,520
4.00
not listed
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 168
0.44
$300
Total valid votes
37,963 99.44
Total rejected ballots
215 0.56
Turnout
38,178 57.16
Electors on the lists
66,797
Liberal hold
Swing
-2.88
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 .
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Tom Wappel 21,466
60.01
+6.61
$47,146
Progressive Conservative Ellery Hollingsworth
5,251
14.68
+1.01
$14,019
Alliance Nabil El-Khazen
4,912
13.73
−6.72
$30,429
New Democratic Dan Harris 3,638
10.17
−1.05
$10,666
Canadian Action Walter Aolari
336
0.94
$4,886
Communist Dora Stewart
165
0.46
$202
Total valid votes
35,768 99.34
Total rejected ballots
237 0.66 −0.04
Turnout
36,005 53.43 −9.52
Electors on the lists
67,382
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.80
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Tom Wappel 20,675
53.40
−1.34
$35,520
Reform Tom Ambas
7,918
20.45
−0.69
$41,884
Progressive Conservative Brian McCutcheon
5,294
13.67
−0.59
$16,872
New Democratic Dave Gracey
4,345
11.22
+4.26
$7,984
Green David James Cooper
482
1.25
$0.00
Total valid votes
38,714 99.30
Total rejected ballots
273 0.70
Turnout
38,987 62.95
Electors on the lists
61,932
Liberal hold
Swing
–0.33
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
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Ontario electoral district
1966 to 1976
1976 to 1987
1987 to 1996
1996 to 2003
2003 to 2013
