Scarborough—Agincourt

Scarborough—Agincourt is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Midland Avenue to the east.

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district). For the ward on Toronto City Council, see Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt.
Scarborough—Agincourt
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough—Agincourt in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jean Yip
Liberal
District created1987
First contested1988
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]104,499
Electors (2015)68,748
Area (km²)[2]22
Pop. density (per km²)4,750
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Agincourt

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
  • 1987-1996
  • 1996 to 2003 (remained the same)
  • 2003 to 2015

Demographics

Immigrants make up 67.8% of the population of Scarborough—Agincourt, the highest such percentage for any Canadian federal riding;[3] 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,[4] 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).[5]

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[6][7]

Ethnic groups: 46.0% Chinese, 20.8% White, 15.1% South Asian, 5.3% Black, 3.8% Filipino, 1.9% West Asian, 1.6% Arab
Languages: 41.3% Chinese, 32.5% English, 5.1% Tamil, 2.3% Tagalog, 1.8% Armenian, 1.7% Arabic, 1.6% Greek, 1.4% Italian, 1.4% Urdu, 1.2% Persian
Religions: 42.7% Christian (18.0% Catholic, 5.3% Christian Orthodox, 2.3% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.7% United Church, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.0% Presbyterian, 10.9% Other Christian), 7.9% Hindu, 6.5% Muslim, 5.6% Buddhist, 36.5% No religion
Median income (2010): $20,702
Average income (2010): $29,076

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.[8]

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.[9]

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough—Agincourt
Riding created from York—Scarborough
34th  1988–1993     Jim Karygiannis Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014
 2014–2015 Arnold Chan
42nd  2015–2017
 2017–2019 Jean Yip
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Scarborough—Agincourt (since 1988, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean Yip21,11550.5+1.06$64,047.27
ConservativeSean Hu15,49237.0-3.51$90,791.36
New DemocraticLarisa Julius3,6368.7+3.64$0.00
GreenRandi Ramdeen1,0502.5+1.12$0.00
People'sAnthony Internicola5211.2-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,814100.0
Total rejected ballots 476
Turnout 42,29059.3
Eligible voters 71,325
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a by-election would be held on December 11, 2017.[12]

Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017
Death of Arnold Chan
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean Yip9,09149.44-2.50
ConservativeDasong Zou7,44840.51+2.48
New DemocraticBrian Chang9315.06-2.79
Christian HeritageJude Coutinho3712.02+1.21
GreenMichael DiPasquale2531.38+0.00
IndependentTom Zhu1480.80
IndependentJohn "The Engineer" Turmel1450.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,387 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 18,387 26.74-32.68
Eligible voters 68,775
Liberal hold Swing -2.49
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalArnold Chan21,58751.95+6.38$70,985.90
ConservativeBin Chang15,80238.03+3.88$81,000.27
New DemocraticLaura Thomas Patrick3,2637.85-10.14$3,832.40
GreenDebra Scott5701.37-0.92–
Christian HeritageJude Coutinho3340.80–$621.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,55699.41 $203,566.74
Total rejected ballots 2480.59–
Turnout 41,80459.42–
Eligible voters 70,355
Liberal hold Swing +1.25
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Liberal17,19745.57
  Conservative12,88734.15
  New Democratic6,78817.99
  Green8662.29
Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014
Resignation of Jim Karygiannis
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalArnold Chan12,86859.38+13.98
ConservativeTrevor Ellis6,34429.27−4.91
New DemocraticElizabeth Ying Long1,8388.48−9.62
IndependentKevin Clarke3151.45-
GreenShahbaz Mir3071.42−0.90
Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,672 99.44 –  
Total rejected ballots 121 0.56 −0.09
Turnout 21,793 29.43 −26.60
Eligible voters 74,062
Liberal hold Swing +9.45
Source: Elections Canada[16]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Karygiannis18,49845.39−11.24$59,289.81
ConservativeHarry Tsai13,93034.18+4.78$78,678.16
New DemocraticNancy Patchell7,37618.10+8.79$2,771.86
GreenPauline Thompson9462.32−2.32$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,750 100.00 $84,591.02 $140,739.83
Total rejected ballots 266 0.65 +0.05
Turnout 41,016 56.91 +2.75
Eligible voters 72,069
Liberal hold Swing −8.01
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Karygiannis22,79556.63−5.96$62,348.27
ConservativeBenson Lau11,83629.41+5.58$82,246.11
New DemocraticSimon Dougherty3,7489.31−1.77$1,915.89
GreenAdrian Molder1,8704.65+2.15$1,575.30
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,24999.44$82,589.11$148,085.57
Total rejected ballots 2280.56+0.19
Turnout 40,47754.16−7.58
Eligible voters 74,734
Liberal hold Swing −5.77
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Karygiannis28,06562.59−1.5$55,681
ConservativeBill Redwood10,68423.82+2.8$61,542
New DemocraticDavid Robertson4,96911.08+0.9$6,968
GreenCasey Maple1,1202.49+0.3$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,838100.00$124,191
Total rejected ballots 1680.4−0.1
Turnout 45,00661.74+5.3
Eligible voters 72,895$76,434
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Karygiannis26,40064.1−6.0$61,321
ConservativeAndrew Faust8,64921.0−3.01$71,263
New DemocraticD'Arcy Palmer4,18210.2+6.3$4,124
Progressive CanadianTony J. Karadimas1,0482.5Ø$10,513
GreenWayne Yeechong9192.2Ø$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,198100.0$147,222
Total rejected ballots 2240.5
Turnout 41,42256.4
Eligible voters 73,391
1: Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals in 2000.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Karygiannis26,98670.1+5.0$62,964
AllianceAndrew Faust5,10013.4+2.61$19,772
Progressive ConservativeBruce Elliott4,03010.6−7.2$9,953
New DemocraticMichael Laxer1,4993.9−2.4$2,785
Canadian ActionWayne Cook3410.9Ø$10,116
Marxist–LeninistSarah Thompson1120.3Ø$8
Total valid votes/Expense limit 38,068100.0$105,599
1: Canadian Alliance change is based on Reform Party totals in 1997.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJim Karygiannis25,99565.1+5.3$47,944
Progressive ConservativeRick Perkins7,11517.8−3.4$41,232
ReformEdward Lee4,29110.8−3.8$0.00
New DemocraticDoug Hum2,5126.3+4.0$15,398
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,913100.0$104,574
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJim Karygiannis24,73959.8+15.5
Progressive ConservativeBen Eng8,77521.2−21.2
ReformCyril Gibb6,03614.6Ø
New DemocraticJoe José Perez9442.3−9.3
NationalBruce Nord2700.7Ø
IndependentAnne C. McBride2470.6−0.4
Natural LawBill Morrison1940.5Ø
AbolitionistMichael Green950.2Ø
IndependentSp. Thakore890.2Ø
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,389100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJim Karygiannis19,45944.3
Progressive ConservativeW. Paul McCrossan18,60142.4
New DemocraticSusie Vallance5,08211.6
IndependentAnne C. McBride4421.0
LibertarianB.D.G. Antrobus3280.7
Total valid votes 43,912


Neighbourhoods

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

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

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

Community and Resident Associations
  1. ACSA: Agincourt Community Services Association
  2. Bridlewood
  3. Leacock Community Association
  4. Lynngate Residents' Association & Neighbourhood Watch
  5. Neighbourhood Watch
  6. SAS Scarborough Association of Seniors
  7. The Scarborough-Agincourt Ward 40 Residents' Association

See also

References
  • "(Code 35080) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  • Riding history from Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  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. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  4. "Appendix J Comparison of places of birth disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996". 2.statcan.ca. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  5. "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. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35093&Data=Count&SearchText=Scarborough&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35093&Data=Count&SearchText=Scarborough&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
  8. "Federal byelections set for June 30". CBC News. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  9. Wherry, Aaron (September 14, 2017). "Liberal MP Arnold Chan dies after battle with cancer". CBC News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  12. "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
  13. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough—Agincourt, 30 September 2015
  14. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  15. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  16. "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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