Scarborough—Guildwood (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Coordinates:43.763°N -79.207°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35095
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Abolished:2023
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:John McKay
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:103449
Demo-Electors:63296
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:27
Demo-Cd:Toronto
Demo-Csd:Toronto

Scarborough—Guildwood is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre.

This riding lost territory to Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough Southwest, and gained territory from Scarborough Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

It is centred on the Guildwood neighbourhood. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Lake Ontario north along Markham Road, west along Eglinton Avenue, north along Bellamy Road South, west along Lawrence Avenue, north along McCowan Road, east along Highway 401, south along Morningside Avenue back to Lake Ontario.

Presently, it contains the neighbourhoods of Guildwood, West Hill (west of Morningside Avenue), Morningside, Woburn, and Scarborough Village (east of Markham Road).

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 36.2% South Asian, 22.2% White, 15.2% Black, 8.8% Filipino, 4.7% Chinese, 2.6% West Asian, 1.5% Latin American, 1.4% Indigenous, 1.3% Arab, 1.0% Southeast Asian
Languages: 47.4% English, 6.8% Tamil, 5.2% Gujarati, 4.5% Tagalog, 3.0% Bengali, 2.9% Urdu, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.4% Hindi, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% Malayalam, 1.2% Dari, 1.1% Arabic, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Punjabi
Religions: 44.7% Christian (20.1% Catholic, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.5% Anglican, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.4% United Church, 1.2% Baptist, 14.3% Other), 18.5% Muslim, 17.5% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 16.7% None
Median income: $33,200 (2020)

Average income: $41,760 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 12,380 35.79
 11,999 34.69
 9,237 26.70
 769 2.22
 Others 206 0.60

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022 . Ottawa . 2022.
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Scarborough--Guildwood [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-03-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2041 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections