Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Scarborough—Rouge River.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario electoral district

Scarborough—Rouge River in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 

Raymond Cho
Progressive Conservative

District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2016
Demographics
Population (2011) 135,102
Electors (2011) 85,505
Area (km²) 51.17
Pop. density (per km²) 2,640.3
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Rouge River

Scarborough—Rouge River is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented 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.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[1][2]

In 2001, 13.6% of the population was Hindu, the highest in Canada.[3]

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.

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Agincourt (part), Armadale, Malvern, Milliken (part) and Morningside Heights.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Scarborough—Rouge River
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Scarborough North
37th  1999–2003     Alvin Curling Liberal
38th  2003–2005
 2005–2007 Bas Balkissoon
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2016
 2016–present     Raymond Cho Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[4]

Election results

Ontario provincial by-election, September 1, 2016
Resignation of Bas Balkissoon
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Cho 9,693 38.58 +10.92
LiberalPiragal Thiru 7,264 28.91 -9.79
New DemocraticNeethan Shan 6,883 27.40 -3.91
IndependentQueenie Yu 582 2.32
GreenPriyan De Silva 217 0.86 -0.51
LibertarianAllen Small 146 0.58
None of the AboveNone of the Above 135 0.54 -0.42
FreedomWayne Simmons 76 0.30
People's Political PartyDwight McLean 56 0.22
PauperJohn Turmel 37 0.15
Trillium Party of OntarioAnia Krosinska 36 0.14
Total valid votes 25,125100.00
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.36
Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBas Balkissoon 16,095 38.71 -3.17
New DemocraticNeethan Shan 13,019 31.31 -4.66
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Cho 11,500 27.66 +8.87
GreenGeorge B. Singh 571 1.37 +0.12
None of the AboveAmir Khan 398 0.96
Total valid votes 41,583100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4791.14
Turnout 42,06247.48
Eligible voters 88,592
Liberal hold Swing +0.75
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBas Balkissoon 15,237 41.87 -23.18
New DemocraticNeethan Shan 13,088 35.97 +22.29
Progressive ConservativeKen Kim 6,837 18.79 +4.32
LibertarianFelix Liao 457 1.26 -0.16
GreenGeorge Singh 455 1.25 -2.47
Family CoalitionRaphael Rosch 166 0.46 -1.20
FreedomDaniel Walker 150 0.41  
Total valid votes 36,390 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2150.59
Turnout 36,60542.89
Eligible voters 85,338
Liberal hold Swing -22.73
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
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Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBas Balkissoon 22,307 65.06 +0.49
Progressive ConservativeHorace Gooden 4,960 14.47 -9.78
New DemocraticSheila White 4,691 13.68 +7.57
GreenSerge Abbat 1,276 3.72
Family CoalitionJoseph Carvalho 569 1.66
LibertarianAlan Mercer 486 1.42
Total valid votes 34,289100.00
Liberal hold Swing +5.14
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

^ Change is from 2003 redistributed results.

2003 general election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 24,470 64.57
  Progressive Conservative 7,688 24.25
  New Democratic 1,936 6.11
  Others 1,609 5.08
Ontario provincial by-election, November 24, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBas Balkissoon 9,380 57.71 -6.14
Progressive ConservativeCynthia Lai 4,030 24.79 -0.42
New DemocraticSheila White 2,458 15.12 +9.14
GreenSteven Toman 137 0.84 -2.69
LibertarianAlan Mercer 100 0.62  
Family CoalitionRina Morra 93 0.57 -0.86
FreedomWayne Simmons 57 0.35  
Total valid votes 16,255100.00
Liberal hold Swing -2.86
Source: Elections Ontario[9]


Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlvin Curling 23,976 63.85 +6.6
Progressive ConservativeKevin Moore 9,468 25.21 -9.23
New DemocraticJean-Paul Yovanoff 2,246 5.98 -0.12
GreenKaren Macdonald 1,326 3.53  
Family CoalitionMitchell Persaud 536 1.43 +0.03
Total valid votes 37,552 100.0
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAlvin Curling 20,052 57.25
Progressive ConservativeMubashar Dar 12,061 34.44
New DemocraticPaulette Senior 2,138 6.10
Family CoalitionBetty Peters 489 1.40
Natural LawLou Dube 284 0.81
Total valid votes 32,024 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 18,271 55.2
Mixed member proportional 14,856 44.8
Total valid votes 33,127 100.0

References

Notes

    Citations

    1. Profile, Scarborough - Rouge River, Ontario, 2011
    2. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35083&Data=Count&SearchText=Scarborough&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
    3. "Census « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    4. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
      • For Alvin Curling's Legislative Assembly information see "Alvin Curling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
      • For Bas Balkissoon's Legislative Assembly information see "Bas Balkissoon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
    5. (PDF) http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2014/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    6. "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Scarborough—Rouge River" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
    7. (PDF) http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    8. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    9. https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-gazette-volume-143-issue-49-4-december-2010/elections-ontario. Missing or empty |title= (help)

    Sources

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