Whitby (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 122,022 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 90,964 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 155 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 787.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Durham | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Whitby | ||
Whitby is a federal electoral district in Ontario.
It consists of the entirety of the Town of Whitby.
Whitby was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2] It was created out of the district of Whitby—Oshawa.[3]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitby Riding created from Whitby—Oshawa |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Celina Caesar-Chavannes | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Celina Caesar-Chavannes | 29,003 | 44.95 | +30.46 | – | |||
| Conservative | Pat Perkins | 27,154 | 42.09 | -16.72 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Ryan Kelly | 6,677 | 10.35 | -11.06 | – | |||
| Green | Craig Cameron | 1,403 | 2.17 | -2.81 | – | |||
| Independent | Jon O'Connor | 279 | 0.43 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,516 | 100.0 | $233,003.12 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 235 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,751 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,964 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 31,034 | 58.81 | |
| New Democratic | 11,297 | 21.41 | |
| Liberal | 7,644 | 14.49 | |
| Green | 2,628 | 4.98 | |
| Others | 168 | 0.32 | |
References
- ^ a b Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Final Report – Ontario
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Whitby, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections