Whitby (provincial electoral district)
Whitby is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was previously represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Whitby-Oshawa. The new riding was created through the 2015 Representation Act for the 2018 provincial election,[2] with the district losing some territory to the district of Oshawa to more closely align to the actual town's borders.[3]
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Whitby in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 128,377[1] | ||
| Census division(s) | Durham | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Whitby | ||
History
The riding was created for the 2018 general provincial election and consists of the Town of Whitby. The previous district included sections of Oshawa and Ajax.
Demographics
2017 estimates; figures derived from Canada 2016 Census
- Population: 134,875 (estimate; actual census population from 2016 was 128,377)[1]
- Languages: 91.7% English only, 7.6% Bilingual French-English, 0.5% neither English nor French
- Average individual income: $58,383
- Median individual income: $41,419
- Average household income: $126,596
- Median household income: $101,373
- Denizens with Canadian citizenship: 130,327 (96.6%)
- Denizens with citizenship other than Canadian: 4,547 (3.3%)
- Immigrated between 2000-2005: 2,817
- Immigrated between 2006-2011: 2,338
- Immigrated after 2012: 2,386
- Born in province of residence: 95,247
- Born outside province of residence: 10,829
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Whitby | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Whitby—Oshawa | ||||
| 42nd | 2018–Present | Lorne Coe | Progressive Conservative | |
Election Results
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 26,471 | 45.80 | |||||
| New Democratic | Niki Lundquist | 21,158 | 36.61 | |||||
| Liberal | Leisa Washington | 7,441 | 12.87 | |||||
| Green | Stacey Leadbetter | 1,958 | 3.39 | |||||
| Libertarian | Ronald Halabi | 522 | 0.90 | |||||
| Freedom | Doug Thom | 246 | 0.43 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 57,796 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
- "Demographics & Statistics - Whitby Ec Dev". choosewhitby.edtools.ca.
- Ontario, Elections. "2018 General Election Maps". www.elections.on.ca.
- "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
External links
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