Scarborough—Rouge River

For the provincial electoral district, see Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district).
Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario electoral district

Scarborough—Rouge River in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1987
District abolished 2013
First contested 1988
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 135,102
Electors (2011) 85,505
Area (km²)[2] 51.17
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Rouge River
The former borders of Scarborough—Rouge River, in place from 1996 to 2004. These borders are still those represented in the Ontario legislature and on Toronto city council
The borders of Scarborough—Rouge River, in place from 1987 to 1996.
Conservative signs remain on Markham Road in Scarborough—Rouge River in the wake of the Liberals' defence of the riding.

Scarborough—Rouge River was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015. However, as of the Fall 2015 federal election, part of this riding has been combined with the south-western part of the old riding Pickering—Scarborough East.

The riding covered the northeast part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretched from Highway 401 in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north. In the east it ended at the border with Pickering and in the west at Midland north of Finch and Brimley south of Finch.

Scarborough—Rouge River has the highest percentage of visible minorities in all electoral districts (89.7%)[3] and the lowest percentage of White Caucasians (10.1%).[4][5] Chinese make up 30.8%, South Asian 32.8% (all South Asian countries), Black 10.7%, White 8.7% Tamil is the mother tongue for 13.2% of the population,[6] which is the highest such percentage for that language among all ridings; likewise for Tamil as a home language (10.5%).[7] 13.6% of the population is Hindu, the highest in Canada.[8]

In the 2011 federal election, the NDP were elected for the first time. The riding was redistributed to Scarborough North and Scarborough-Rouge Park with new elected MPs as of the 2015 federal election.

Geography

Scarborough—Rouge River consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north and east by the city limits, on the west by Midland Avenue, and on the south by a line drawn from the east city limit west along Finch Avenue East, south along Meadowvale Road, west along Sheppard Avenue East, south along Morningside Avenue, west along Highway 401, north along Brimley Road, and west along Finch Avenue East to Midland Avenue.

History

The riding was created in 1987 from part of York—Scarborough riding.

It initially consisted of the part of the City of Scarborough. It was bounded on the north and east by the city limits, and on the south and west by a line drawn southwest from the eastern city limit along Highway 401 and Kingston Road, west along Highland Creek, north along Morningside Avenue, west along Ellesmere Road and north along the Canadian National Railway line to the northern city limit.

In 1996, it was redefined to be bounded on the north and east by the city limits, on the west by the Canadian National Railway situated immediately west of Midland Avenue, and on the south by a line drawn from west to east along Highway 401, north along Conlins Road, and east along Sheppard Avenue East and Twyn Rivers Drive to the east city limits.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the riding was split between Scarborough North and Scarborough—Rouge Park.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough—Rouge River
Riding created from York—Scarborough
34th  1988–1993     Derek Lee Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Rathika Sitsabaiesan New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Scarborough—Rouge Park
and Scarborough North

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticRathika Sitsabaiesan 18,935 40.6 +26.0 $55,192.59
Conservative Marlene Gallyot 13,935 29.9 +7.4
LiberalRana Sarkar 12,699 27.2 -31.0
GreenGeorge Singh 684 1.5 -2.4
IndependentMark Balack 357 0.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,610 100.0
Total rejected ballots 221 0.5
Turnout 46,831 56.2
Eligible voters 83,285
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalDerek Lee 23,716 58.2 -7.8 $62,814
ConservativeJerry Bance 9,160 22.5 +2.0 $76,083
New DemocraticRyan Sloan 5,954 14.6 +3.8 $1,836
GreenAttila Nagy 1,567 3.9 +2.3 $388
Libertarian Alan Mercer 331 0.8 $2,661
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,728100.0$88,438
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDerek Lee 30,281 66.0 +8.1
ConservativeJerry Bance 9,426 20.5 +7.2
New DemocraticAndrew Brett 4,973 10.8 +1.5
GreenSerge Abbat 756 1.6 +0.1
IndependentYaqoob Khan 467 1.0
Total valid votes 45,903100.0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDerek Lee 22,564 57.9 -21.2
IndependentRaymond Cho 6,962 17.9
ConservativeTony Backhurst 5,184 13.3 -2.7
New DemocraticFauzia Khan 3,635 9.3 +4.4
GreenKathryn Holloway 610 1.5
Total valid votes 38,955100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDerek Lee 28,669 79.1 +4.3
AllianceKaiser Suleman 3,237 8.9 +0.8
Progressive ConservativeAlan Shumak 2,566 7.1 -4.3
New DemocraticPaulette Senior 1,793 4.9 0.0
Total valid votes 36,265100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDerek Lee 28,636 74.8 +8.7
Progressive ConservativeJoe Li 4,364 11.4 -0.2
ReformRonald Bounds 3,102 8.1 -8.7
New DemocraticPedram Moallemian 1,874 4.9 +2.1
Natural LawLoucas Café 170 0.4 0.0
Canadian ActionSteven Vaughan 139 0.4
Total valid votes 38,285100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDerek Lee 31,582 66.1 +19.0
ReformLee Saunders 8,048 16.9
Progressive ConservativePaul Ng 5,524 11.6 -26.0
New DemocraticOrrin Benn 1,330 2.8 -10.8
LibertarianDavid Kenny 364 0.8 -0.3
IndependentGulam Mohamed 353 0.7
NationalChai Kalevar 270 0.6
Natural LawLoucas Café 224 0.5
AbolitionistEric Brewer 64 0.1
Total valid votes 47,759100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDerek Lee 22,767 47.1
Progressive ConservativeDoug Boswell 18,171 37.6
New DemocraticRaymond Cho 6,589 13.6
LibertarianSimon Harvey 513 1.1
GreenLois James 286 0.6
Total valid votes 48,326100.0

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 43°49′34″N 79°11′49″W / 43.826°N 79.197°W / 43.826; -79.197

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