Scarborough—Agincourt (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35093
Fed-Created:1987
Fed-Election-First:1988
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Jean Yip
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Demo-Area-Ref:[1]
Demo-Pop-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:104423
Demo-Electors:68748
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:22
Demo-Cd:Toronto
Demo-Csd:Toronto

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.

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).

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 2021 Canadian census[6]

Ethnic groups: 42.9% Chinese, 17.2% White, 15.0% South Asian, 7.2% Black, 6.3% Filipino, 2.1% Arab, 1.9% West Asian, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Latin American
Languages: 30.2% English, 17.1% Cantonese, 17.0% Mandarin, 3.6% Tamil, 3.1% Tagalog, 2.6% Armenian, 2.0% Arabic, 1.3% Greek, 1.3% Urdu
Religions: 41.2% Christian (16.8% Catholic, 5.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Anglican, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 15.3% Other), 7.8% Hindu, 7.6% Muslim, 4.7% Buddhist, 37.5% none
Median income: $31,400 (2020)
Average income: $41,560 (2020)

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.[7]

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.[8]

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[9]
PartyVote%
 24,212 56.24
 12,558 29.17
 4,340 10.08
 1,203 2.79
 742 1.72

On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a by-election would be held on December 11, 2017.[10]

2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
PartyVote%
 17,197 45.57
 12,887 34.15
 6,788 17.99
 866 2.29

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, there are other neighbourhoods such as Wishing Well, Lynngate and Bridlewood.

Community and resident associations

See also

References

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022 . 2022.
  3. Web site: 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 . 2012-11-23.
  4. Web site: Appendix J Comparison of places of birth disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996 . 2.statcan.ca . 2009-11-20 . 2012-11-30 . September 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200906135353/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/app-ann010-eng.cfm#appj9 . dead .
  5. Web site: 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 . October 24, 2012 . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-19.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Scarborough--Agincourt [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-03-06 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. News: Federal byelections set for June 30. CBC News. May 11, 2014. May 11, 2014.
  8. Web site: Liberal MP Arnold Chan dies after battle with cancer. Wherry. Aaron. CBC News. September 14, 2017. September 14, 2017.
  9. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  10. Web site: Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections. November 5, 2017. Prime Minister's Office.
  11. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2039 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections