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Scarborough West (provincial electoral district)

FieldValue
nameScarborough West
provinceOntario
prov-statusdefunct
prov-created1963
prov-abolished1996
prov-election-first1963
prov-election-last1995
demo-cdToronto
demo-csdToronto

| prov-status = defunct | prov-created = 1963 | prov-abolished = 1996 | prov-election-first = 1963 | prov-election-last = 1995 | demo-census-date = | demo-pop = | demo-electors = | demo-electors-date = | demo-area = | demo-cd = Toronto | demo-csd = Toronto Scarborough West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Scarborough Southwest. Scarborough West riding was created from part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.

Four Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was Stephen Lewis who was leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario from 1970 to 1978.

Boundaries

The riding was created in 1963 through an amendment to the Representation Act. It formed the southwest part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. The riding was bordered by Lawrence Avenue to the north, Victoria Park Road to the west, Lake Ontario to the south and Kennedy Road to the east.

In 1975, the boundary was significantly altered. The western boundary remained Victoria Park Road and the southern boundary of Lake Ontario were retained. The northern boundary was moved south to Eglinton Avenue. The eastern boundary was redrawn as follows: from Eglinton Avenue, the boundary followed the CNR right-of-way located east of Kennedy Road south and then curving south east to Midland Avenue at Danforth Road. It followed Midland Avenue south to Kingston Road where it turned southwest following Kingston to the Rosetta McLain Gardens park. It then turned south until it met the lake.

In 1987 the boundary was altered again. The northern border was moved north to Lawrence Avenue. The eastern boundary followed the CNR right-of-way east of Kennedy Avenue south to Eglinton Avenue. It then moved west following Eglinton to Kennedy Road. It then followed Kennedy south to Lake Ontario.

Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly#=27 | PartyTerms#=5 | RepTerms#=5 | Assembly#=28 | Assembly#=29 | Assembly#=30 | Assembly#=31 | #ByElections=1 | PartyTerms#=4 | RepTerms#=4 | Assembly#=32 | Assembly#=33 | Assembly#=34 | Assembly#=35 | PartyTerms#=1 | RepTerms#=1 | Assembly#=36 | PartyTerms#=1 | RepTerms#=1 Sourced from the Ontario Legislative AssemblyFor a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:

  • For Stephen Lewis' Legislative Assembly information see
  • For Richard Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see
  • For Anne Swarbrick's Legislative Assembly information see
  • For Jim Brown's Legislative Assembly information see }}

Electoral results

1963 boundaries

PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Who Won Which Seats In P.C.s Ontario SweepVote %
New DemocratStephen Lewis10,534
ConservativeJoe Krol8,105
LiberalThomas Somerville5,495
Total20,453
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Provincial election results in Metro ridingsnewspaper=The Toronto Daily Stardate=1967-10-18location=Torontopage=66}}Vote %
New DemocratStephen Lewis13,141
ConservativeReg Stackhouse8,406
LiberalWilliam Belfontaine5,874
Total27,421
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Here's who won on the Metro ridingsnewspaper=The Toronto Daily Stardate=1971-10-22location=Torontopage=12}}Vote %
New DemocratStephen Lewis13,104
ConservativeRichard Kirkup12,629
LiberalFrank Faubert7,575
Total33,308

1975 boundaries

PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Results from the 29 ridings in Metronewspaper=The Toronto Daily Stardate=1975-09-19location=Torontopage=A18}}170 out of 172 polls reporting.Vote %
New DemocratStephen Lewis15,717
ConservativeSyd Brown7,738
LiberalNorm Kert4,422
IndependentRichard Sanders133
Total28,010
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=How they voted in Metro areanewspaper=The Toronto Daily Stardate=1977-06-10location=Torontopage=A10}}184 out of 185 polls reporting.Vote %
New DemocratStephen Lewis13,340
ConservativeKenneth J. Timney6,870
LiberalBobby Orr3,869
IndependentRichard Sanders167
Total24,722
PartyCandidateVotes160 out of 184 polls reporting.Vote %
New DemocratRichard Johnston6,981
ConservativeJohn Larke5,165
LiberalWilliam Belfontaine4,361
Total16,507
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Election results for Metro Toronto ridingsVote %
New DemocratRichard Johnston10,018
ConservativeJohn Adams9,638
LiberalWilliam Belfontaine4,361
Total28,252
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding resultsnewspaper=Ottawa Citizenurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gzc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hvUIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C1195068date=1985-05-03location=Torontopage=43accessdate=2012-05-10}}Vote %
New DemocratRichard Johnston13,087
ConservativeKurt Christensen6,061
LiberalAnthiny Judd4,806
IndependentJohn MacMillan547
Total24,501

1987 boundaries

PartyCandidateVotesVote %
New DemocratRichard Johnston13,246
LiberalJoe Pacione4,806
ConservativeBrian Clark3,985
Total23,653
PartyCandidateVotes183 out of 187 polls reporting.Vote %
New DemocratAnne Swarbrick13,948
LiberalJoe Pacione6,322
ConservativeJim Brown5,560
Total27,184
PartyCandidateVotesVote %
ConservativeJim Brown11,773
New DemocratAnne Swarbrick9,216
LiberalJohn Marchildon5,326
Natural LawCynthia Marchand387
IndependentFrank Meyers254
Total27,950

References

Notes

Citations

References

  1. (1970). "Representation Act, RSO 1970, c 413". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
  2. Fulton, E. Kaye. (September 6, 1975). "Near defeat in 1971 haunting Lewis in Scarborough West". Toronto Star.
  3. Zwolinski, Mark. (September 1, 1987). "6 candidate in NDP stronghold". Toronto Star.
  4. Canadian Press. (1967-10-18). "Provincial election results in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star.
  5. Canadian Press. (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star.
  6. Canadian Press. (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star.
  7. Canadian Press. (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star.
  8. (April 6, 1979). "Scarborough West, Wentworth held by NDP's Johnston, Isaacs". The Globe and Mail.
  9. Canadian Press. (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen.
  10. (1987-09-11). "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star.
  11. (1990-09-07). "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star.
  12. (1995-06-08). "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario.
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