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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 is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
The riding covers the northeast part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretches from Highway 401 in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north. In the east it ends at the border with Pickering and to just west of Midland in the west.
On Toronto City Council, the eastern half is represented by Raymond Cho and the western half was represented by Bas Balkissoon until he was elected to represent the riding in the Ontario legislature on November 24, 2005. It is now represented by Chin Lee.
13.6% of the population is Hindu, the highest in Canada. [1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Federal electoral district
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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
[edit] Federal election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Liberal |
Derek Lee |
23,716 |
58.2% |
-7.8% |
$62,814 |
| |
Conservative |
Jerry Bance |
9,160 |
22.5% |
+2.0% |
$76,083 |
| |
New Democrat |
Ryan Sloan |
5,954 |
14.6% |
+3.8% |
$1,836 |
| |
Green |
Attila Nagy |
1,567 |
3.9% |
+2.3% |
$388 |
| |
Libertarian |
Alan Mercer |
331 |
0.8% |
|
$2,661 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
40,728 |
100% |
|
$88,438 |
[edit] Provincial electoral district
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
- Alvin Curling, Liberal (1999 - 2005)
- Bas Balkissoon, Liberal (2005 - present)
[edit] Provincial election results
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Ontario electoral district
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