Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

Geography

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.

History

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Image:Scarborough West, 1966.png|1966 to 1976

Image:Scarborough West, 1976.png|1976 to 1987

Image:Scarborough West, 1987.png|1987 to 1996

Image:Scarborough Southwest, 96.png|1996 to 2003

Image:Scarborough Southwest.png|2003 to 2013

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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.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

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

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

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.

Scarborough Southwest (1997–present)

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| Liberal ||align=right| 27,464 ||align=right| 57.96

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| Conservative ||align=right| 9,758 ||align=right| 20.59

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| New Democratic ||align=right| 7,575 ||align=right| 15.99

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| People's ||align=right| 1,367 ||align=right| 2.88

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| Green ||align=right| 1,068 ||align=right| 2.25

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| Independent ||align=right| 145 ||align=right| 0.31

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| Centrist ||align=right| 10 ||align=right| 0.02

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| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 47,387 ||align=right| 99.24

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| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 363 ||align=right| 0.76

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| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 83,517 ||align=right| 57.17

|}

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align=right| 13,731 ||align=right| 34.87

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| | &nbsp;

| Conservative ||align=right| 12,474 ||align=right| 31.68

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| | &nbsp;

| Liberal ||align=right| 11,554 ||align=right| 29.34

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| Green ||align=right| 1,600 ||align=right| 4.06

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| Others ||align=right| 20 ||align=right| 0.05

|}

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 2000 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| | &nbsp;

| Liberal ||align=right| 20,245 ||align=right| 59.82

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| | &nbsp;

| Canadian Alliance ||align=right| 4,970 ||align=right| 14.68

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| | &nbsp;

| Progressive Conservative ||align=right| 4,633 ||align=right| 13.69

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| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align=right| 3,474 ||align=right| 10.26

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| | &nbsp;

| Others ||align=right| 523 ||align=right| 1.55

|}

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 1993 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| | &nbsp;

| Liberal ||align=right| 22,462 ||align=right| 54.75

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| | &nbsp;

| Reform ||align=right| 8,673 ||align=right| 21.14

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| | &nbsp;

| Progressive Conservative ||align=right| 5,854 ||align=right| 14.27

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| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align=right| 2,859 ||align=right| 6.97

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| | &nbsp;

| Others ||align=right| 1,181 ||align=right| 2.88

|}

Scarborough West (1968-1997)

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 1984 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| Progressive Conservative ||align=right| 41.1

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| Liberal ||align=right| 29.6

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| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align=right| 27.0

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| | &nbsp;

| Others ||align=right| 2.3

|}

{| class="wikitable"

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! colspan="4" | 1974 federal election redistributed results

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| | &nbsp;

| Liberal ||align=right| 38.12

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| Progressive Conservative ||align=right| 31.28

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| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align=right| 30.15

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| | &nbsp;

| Others ||align=right| 0.45

|}

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes