Durham (electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Durham in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2003 boundaries) | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
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District created | 1903 | ||
First contested | 1904 | ||
Last contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 115,395 | ||
Electors (2015) | 92,317 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 953 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 121.1 | ||
Census divisions | Durham | ||
Census subdivisions | Clarington, Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Oshawa, Scugog |
Durham (formerly known as Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988.
Its first iteration was created in 1903 from Durham East and Durham West ridings. It consisted of the county of Durham.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Northumberland—Durham ridings.
It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Durham—Northumberland and Ontario ridings.
The second incarnation of the riding was initially defined to consist of the Town of Newcastle, the townships of Scugog and Uxbridge, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the part of the City of Oshawa lying north of Rossland Road and the allowance for road in front of lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Concession 3, and the part of the Town of Whitby lying north of Taunton Road.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the Township of Scugog, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the Town of Clarington, and the part of the City of Oshawa lying north 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.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa ridings.
Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge was defined to consist of the townships of Uxbridge and Scugog, the Municipality of Clarington, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island reserve. In 2004, "Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge" was renamed "Durham" riding.
Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, this riding lost territory to Pickering—Uxbridge and Northumberland—Peterborough South, and gained territory from Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2006): 95.00% White, 1.52% Black, 1.24% Aboriginal
Languages (2011): 91.71% English, 1.51% French
Religions (2001): 52.26% Protestant, 24.13% Catholic, 2.97% Other Christian, 19.92% No religion
Median income (2005): $32,869
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Current Member of Parliament
This seat is currently held by Erin O'Toole, a former captain in the Maritime Air Group division of Canadian Maritime Command. O'Toole, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, was elected in a 2012 by-election.
Election results
Durham, 2004–present
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Erin O'Toole | 28,967 | 45.13 | −10.04 | – | |||
Liberal | Corinna Traill | 22,949 | 35.75 | +20.22 | – | |||
New Democratic | Derek Spence | 10,289 | 16.03 | −7.72 | – | |||
Green | Stacey Leadbetter | 1,616 | 2.52 | −2.04 | – | |||
Christian Heritage | Andrew Moriarity | 364 | 0.57 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,185 | 100.00 | $235,165.58 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 233 | 0.36 | – | |||||
Turnout | 64,418 | 68.93 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 93,455 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -15.13 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 27,900 | 55.17 | |
New Democratic | 12,011 | 23.75 | |
Liberal | 7,857 | 15.54 | |
Green | 2,307 | 4.56 | |
Others | 499 | 0.99 |
Canadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012 Resignation of Bev Oda | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Erin O'Toole | 17,280 | 50.72 | −3.83 | $95,331 | |||
New Democratic | Larry O'Connor | 8,946 | 26.26 | +5.16 | $96,257 | |||
Liberal | Grant Humes | 5,887 | 17.28 | −0.57 | $91,946 | |||
Green | Virginia Ervin | 1,386 | 4.07 | −1.32 | $742 | |||
Christian Heritage | Andrew Moriarity | 437 | 1.28 | +0.49 | $4,379 | |||
Online Party | Michael Nicula | 132 | 0.39 | – | $1,080 | |||
Total valid votes | 34,068 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 115 | |||||||
Turnout | 34,183 | 35.87 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 95,296 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.99 | ||||||
Source: "November 26, 2012 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 27, 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012. |
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Bev Oda | 31,737 | 54.55 | +0.50 | – | |||
New Democratic | Tammy Schoep | 12,277 | 21.10 | +10.72 | – | |||
Liberal | Grant Humes | 10,387 | 17.85 | -5.18 | – | |||
Green | Stephen Leahy | 3,134 | 5.39 | -6.04 | – | |||
Christian Heritage | Andrew Moriarty | 462 | 0.79 | -0.30 | – | |||
Libertarian | Blaize Barnicoat | 187 | 0.32 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes | 58,184 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.46 | +0.12 | |||||
Turnout | 58,451 | 64.12 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 91,165 | – | – | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Bev Oda | 28,551 | 54.05 | +7.04 | $69,054 | |||
Liberal | Bryan Ransom | 12,167 | 23.03 | -6.98 | $34,901 | |||
Green | Stephen Leahy | 6,041 | 11.43 | +6.79 | $4,147 | |||
New Democratic | Andrew McKeever (withdrawn)[7] | 5,485 | 10.38 | -6.88 | $1,896 | |||
Christian Heritage | Henry Zekveld | 577 | 1.09 | +0.03 | $2,529 | |||
Total valid votes | 52,821 | 100.00 | $90,063 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 177 | 0.33 | +0.04 | |||||
Turnout | 52,998 | 60.48 | -8.78 | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Conservative | Bev Oda | 27,087 | 47.01 | +6.27 | ||||
Liberal | Doug Moffatt | 17,290 | 30.01 | -8.25 | ||||
New Democratic | Bruce Rogers | 9,948 | 17.26 | +2.15 | ||||
Green | Virginia Ervin | 2,676 | 4.64 | +0.56 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Henry Zekveld | 612 | 1.06 | -0.73 | ||||
Total valid votes | 57,613 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 168 | 0.29 | -0.20 | |||||
Turnout | 57,779 | 69.26 | +5.02 | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, 2003–2004
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Conservative | Bev Oda | 20,813 | 40.74 | -9.16 | ||||
Liberal | Tim Lang | 19,548 | 38.26 | -5.89 | ||||
New Democratic | Bruce Rogers | 7,721 | 15.11 | +10.22 | ||||
Green | Virginia Ervin | 2,085 | 4.08 | |||||
Christian Heritage | Durk Bruinsma | 915 | 1.79 | |||||
Total valid votes | 51,082 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 251 | 0.49 | ||||||
Turnout | 51,333 | 64.24 | ||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.7 |
^ Change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combined Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance results.
Durham, 1988–2003
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Alex Shepherd | 20,602 | ||||||
Alliance | Gerry Skipwith | 13,743 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Sam Cureatz | 8,367 | ||||||
New Democratic | Ken Ranney | 2,545 | ||||||
Independent | Durk Bruinsma | 326 |
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Alex Shepherd | 19,878 | ||||||
Reform | Ian Smyth | 13,059 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Sam Cureatz | 8,995 | ||||||
New Democratic | Colin Argyle | 3,250 | ||||||
Christian Heritage | Durk Bruinsma | 682 |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Alex Shepherd | 22,334 | ||||||
Reform | Ian Smyth | 18,500 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Ross Stevenson | 15,014 | ||||||
New Democratic | Lucy Rybka-Becker | 2,519 | ||||||
National | W.H. Harry Pope | 1,220 | ||||||
Christian Heritage | Durk T. Bruinsma | 705 | ||||||
Green | Judy Hurvid | 349 | ||||||
Natural Law | Micheal Paul Larmand | 270 |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Ross Stevenson | 24,065 | ||||||
Liberal | Doug Moffatt | 15,083 | ||||||
New Democratic | Margaret Wilbur | 10,334 | ||||||
Christian Heritage | John Kuipers | 1,666 | ||||||
Libertarian | Rolf Posma | 323 | ||||||
Green | Harold Tausch | 316 |
Durham, 1904–1968
Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Russell Clayton Honey | 8,017 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Garnet Rickard | 6,725 | ||||||
New Democratic | John Anthony Cheyne Ketchum | 3,948 | ||||||
Social Credit | Wilbur N. Grandall | 177 |
Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Russell C. Honey | 8,720 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Garnet Rickard | 8,084 | ||||||
New Democratic | Eileen Ethel Coutts | 1,901 | ||||||
Social Credit | Wilbur N. Crandall | 161 |
Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Russell C. Honey | 7,971 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Percy Vivian | 7,704 | ||||||
New Democratic | Eileen Coutts | 2,217 | ||||||
Social Credit | Kenneth C. Toms | 158 |
Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Percy Vivian | 9,732 | ||||||
Liberal | Russell C. Honey | 6,178 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Dent | 1,480 |
Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Percy Vivian | 7,331 | ||||||
Liberal | John Mason James | 6,829 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Dent | 1,918 | ||||||
Social Credit | Kenneth Toms | 399 |
Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | John Mason James | 6,684 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,504 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Merdith Roy Armstrong | 1,273 |
Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | John Mason James | 6,907 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,476 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | James David Kenny | 1,419 |
Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,479 | ||||||
Liberal | W. Frank Rickard | 6,003 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Wilfrd George Bowles | 926 |
Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Wilbert Franklin Rickard | 6,743 | ||||||
National Government | William Ross Strike | 5,435 |
Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Wilbert Frank Rickard | 6,649 | ||||||
Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,176 | ||||||
Reconstruction | R. Rufus Choate Macknight | 531 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Sharpe Staples | 497 |
Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,827 | ||||||
Liberal | Montague John Holman | 5,221 |
Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,508 | ||||||
Liberal–Progressive | Melville Howden Staples | 5,024 |
Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 7,020 | ||||||
Liberal | Charles Vicent Massey | 6,074 |
Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 5,106 | ||||||
Progressive | Thomas Albert Victor Reid | 3,936 | ||||||
Liberal | William Thomas Roche Preston | 3,441 |
Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Government (Unionist) | Newton Wesley Rowell | 5,923 | ||||||
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | George William Jones | 1,404 |
Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Charles Jonas Thornton | 3,291 | ||||||
Liberal | Thomas Alexander Kelly | 2,567 |
Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Charles Jonas Thornton | 3,387 | ||||||
Liberal | David Burke Simpson | 2,764 |
Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Henry Alfred Ward | 3,322 | ||||||
Liberal | Allen B. Aylesworth | 3,173 |
See also
References
- "(Code 35014) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
Notes
- ↑ Statistics Canada
- ↑ Statistics Canada
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Durham, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/news/politics/federalelection/2008/09/25/ndp_candidate_apologizes_for_us_warresisters_rant.html
External links
- Canada Votes 2006 - Result for Durham from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Riding history 1904-1968 from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history 1988-2003 from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history 2004-208 from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada