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Scarborough—Woburn

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Scarborough—Woburn
Ontario electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2023
First contestedNext
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]110,589
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

Scarborough—Woburn is a future federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.[2]

Geography

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Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding largely replaces Scarborough-Guildwood.[1] The riding name refers to the neighbourhood of Woburn, Toronto.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Languages: 50.6% English, 7.9% Tamil, 5.6% Gujarati, 5.1% Tagalog, 2.8% Bengali, 2.7% Urdu, 2.7% Cantonese, 2.5% Mandarin, 1.6% Hindi, 1.5% Farsi, 1.3% French, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Greek

Religions: 42.5% Christian (20.6% Catholic, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Anglican, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.1% United Church, 13.7% Other), 19.5% Muslim, 19.4% Hindu, 15.8% No religion, 1.2% Buddhist

Median income: $32,800 (2020)

Average income: $40,240 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Scarborough—Woburn (2021)
Panethnic group 2021
Pop. %
South Asian 42,610 37.96%
European[a] 21,410 19.53%
African 13,150 12%
Southeast Asian[b] 12,290 11.21%
East Asian[c] 8,205 7.49%
Middle Eastern[d] 4,270 3.9%
Latin American 1,750 1.6%
Indigenous 720 0.66%
Other/multiracial[e] 5,250 4.79%
Total responses 109,615 98.93%
Total population 110,800 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

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Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough—Woburn
Riding created from Scarborough Centre
and Scarborough—Guildwood

Electoral Results

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2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 23,442 60.41
  Conservative 8,750 22.55
  New Democratic 5,106 13.16
  People's 1,194 3.08
  Others 314 0.81

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Scarborough—Woburn – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Adler, Mike (2023-10-06). "It's official: Toronto loses a riding as Scarborough Centre is merged with Don Valley East". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Scarborough--Woburn [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.