Scarborough—Agincourt (federal electoral district)

Geography

The riding covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Steeles, L'Amoreaux, Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Agincourt (west of Midland Avenue) and Milliken (west of Midland Avenue).

Former boundaries

Image:Scarborough—Agincourt, 1988.png|1987 to 1996 Image:Scarborough—Agincourt, 96.png|1996 to 2003 (remained the same) Image:Scarborough Agincourt.png|2003 to 2015

Demographics

Immigrants make up 67.8% of the population of Scarborough—Agincourt, the highest such percentage for any Canadian federal riding; those from Asia and the Middle East alone, constitute a majority of the population (53.0%), which is also the highest figure for any federal riding, and, in particular, immigrants from the People's Republic of China are almost a quarter (24.7%) of the riding's population, another Canadian high. Chinese, not otherwise specified (i.e. Cantonese, Mandarin, etc.) is the home language for 12.0% of the people in Scarborough—Agincourt (another demographic record).

:According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 42.9% Chinese, 17.2% White, 15.0% South Asian, 7.2% Black, 6.3% Filipino, 2.1% Arab, 1.9% West Asian, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Latin American

Languages: 30.2% English, 17.1% Cantonese, 17.0% Mandarin, 3.6% Tamil, 3.1% Tagalog, 2.6% Armenian, 2.0% Arabic, 1.3% Greek, 1.3% Urdu

Religions: 41.2% Christian (16.8% Catholic, 5.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Anglican, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 15.3% Other), 7.8% Hindu, 7.6% Muslim, 4.7% Buddhist, 37.5% none

Median income: $31,400 (2020)

Average income: $41,560 (2020)

History

The federal riding was created in 1987 from York—Scarborough. It consisted in initially of the part of the City of Scarborough bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, on the east by the Canadian National Railway line situated immediately west of Midland Avenue, and on the south by Ellesmere Road.

In 2003, it was given the boundaries as described above.

A by-election was held on June 30, 2014 as a result of the resignation of Member of Parliament Jim Karygiannis to run for City Councillor in the 2014 Toronto municipal election.

Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the riding lost the part of the riding east of Midland Avenue to the new riding of Scarborough North.

Following the death of Member of Parliament Arnold Chan on September 14, 2017, his widow, Jean Yip, won the seat.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

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Election results

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a by-election would be held on December 11, 2017.

Neighbourhoods

Three neighbourhoods fall completely within the borders of Scarborough—Agincourt:

• #116 - Steeles
• #117 - L'Amoreaux
• #118 - Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan

The west ends of three neighbourhoods also fall within the borders of Scarborough—Agincourt:

• #128 - Agincourt South-Malvern West
• #129 - Agincourt North
• #130 - Milliken

In addition, there are other neighbourhoods such as Wishing Well, Lynngate and Bridlewood.

Community and resident associations

• ACSA: Agincourt Community Services Association
• Bridlewood
• Leacock Community Association
• Lynngate Residents' Association & Neighbourhood Watch
• Neighbourhood Watch
• SAS Scarborough Association of Seniors
• The Scarborough-Agincourt Ward 40 Residents' Association

References

• Riding history from Library of Parliament
• 2011 results from Elections Canada
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

References

1. [[#2011fed. Statistics Canada]]: 2011
2. (2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada.
3. "Immigrant Status and Place of Birth (38), Sex (3) and Age Groups (10) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca.
4. (2009-11-20). "Appendix J Comparison of places of birth disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996". 2.statcan.ca.
5. (October 24, 2012). "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca.
6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Scarborough--Agincourt [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario".
7. (May 11, 2014). "Federal byelections set for June 30". [[CBC News]].
8. Wherry, Aaron. (September 14, 2017). "Liberal MP Arnold Chan dies after battle with cancer". CBC News.
9. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders".
10. (November 5, 2017). "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". [[Office of the Prime Minister (Canada).
11. [http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2039 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]