Scarborough West (provincial electoral district) explained
| Scarborough West |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1963 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1996 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1963 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1995 |
| Demo-Cd: | Toronto |
| Demo-Csd: | Toronto |
Scarborough West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Scarborough Southwest. Scarborough West riding was created from part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.
Four Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was Stephen Lewis who was leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario from 1970-1978.
Boundaries
The riding was created in 1963 through an amendment to the Representation Act. It formed the southwest part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. The riding was bordered by Lawrence Avenue to the north, Victoria Park Road to the west, Lake Ontario to the south and Kennedy Road to the east.[1]
In 1975, the boundary was significantly altered. The western boundary remained Victoria Park Road and the southern boundary of Lake Ontario were retained. The northern boundary was moved south to Eglinton Avenue. The eastern boundary was redrawn as follows: from Eglinton Avenue, the boundary followed the CNR right-of-way located east of Kennedy Road south and then curving south east to Midland Avenue at Danforth Road. It followed Midland Avenue south to Kingston Road where it turned southwest following Kingston to the Rosetta McLain Gardens park. It then turned south until it met the lake.[2]
In 1987 the boundary was altered again. The northern border was moved north to Lawrence Avenue. The eastern boundary followed the CNR right-of-way east of Kennedy Avenue south to Eglinton Avenue. It then moved west following Eglinton to Kennedy Road. It then followed Kennedy south to Lake Ontario.[3]
Electoral results
1963 boundaries
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[4] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Stephen Lewis | 10,534 | 42.4 |
| | | Conservative | Joe Krol | 8,105 | 32.6 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Somerville | 5,495 | 22.1 |
| | Total | 20,453 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[5] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Stephen Lewis | 13,141 | 47.9 |
| | | Conservative | Reg Stackhouse | 8,406 | 30.7 |
| | Liberal | William Belfontaine | 5,874 | 21.4 |
| | Total | 27,421 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Stephen Lewis | 13,104 | 39.3 |
| | | Conservative | Richard Kirkup | 12,629 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal | Frank Faubert | 7,575 | 22.7 |
| | Total | 33,308 | | |
1975 boundaries
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[7] [8] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Stephen Lewis | 15,717 | 56.1 |
| | | Conservative | Syd Brown | 7,738 | 27.6 |
| | Liberal | Norm Kert | 4,422 | 15.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Sanders | 133 | 0.5 |
| | | Total | 28,010 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[9] [10] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Stephen Lewis | 13,340 | 54.0 |
| | | Conservative | Kenneth J. Timney | 6,870 | 27.8 |
| | Liberal | Bobby Orr | 3,869 | 15.7 |
| | | Independent | Richard Sanders | 167 | 0.7 |
| | | Total | 24,722 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[11] [12] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Richard Johnston | 6,981 | 42.3 |
| | | Conservative | John Larke | 5,165 | 31.3 |
| | | Liberal | William Belfontaine | 4,361 | 26.4 |
| | | Total | 16,507 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[13] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Richard Johnston | 10,018 | 41.9 |
| | | Conservative | John Adams | 9,638 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal | William Belfontaine | 4,361 | 16.3 |
| | Total | 28,252 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[14] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Richard Johnston | 13,087 | 53.4 |
| | | Conservative | Kurt Christensen | 6,061 | 24.7 |
| | Liberal | Anthiny Judd | 4,806 | 19.6 |
| | Independent | John MacMillan | 547 | 2.2 |
| | | Total | 24,501 | | |
1987 boundaries
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[15] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Richard Johnston | 13,246 | 56.0 |
| | | Liberal | Joe Pacione | 4,806 | 20.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Clark | 3,985 | 16.8 |
| | Total | 23,653 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[16] [17] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Anne Swarbrick | 13,948 | 51.3 |
| | | Liberal | Joe Pacione | 6,322 | 23.3 |
| | Conservative | Jim Brown | 5,560 | 20.5 |
| | Total | 27,184 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[18] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | Jim Brown | 11,773 | 43.1 |
| | New Democrat | Anne Swarbrick | 9,216 | 33.8 |
| | | Liberal | John Marchildon | 5,326 | 19.5 |
| | Natural Law | Cynthia Marchand | 387 | 1.4 |
| | | Independent | Frank Meyers | 254 | 0.9 |
| | Total | 27,950 | | |
References
Citations
Notes and References
- Representation Act, RSO 1970, c 413 . Ontario: Revised Statutes . Legislative Assembly of Ontario . 1970. 1970 . 5 .
- News: Near defeat in 1971 haunting Lewis in Scarborough West . E. Kaye . Fulton . Toronto Star . September 6, 1975 . A6.
- News: 6 candidate in NDP stronghold . Mark . Zwolinski . Toronto Star . September 1, 1987 . A7.
- News: Canadian Press. Who Won Which Seats In P.C.s Ontario Sweep. The Toronto Daily Star. 1963-09-26. Toronto. 20.
- News: Canadian Press. Provincial election results in Metro ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1967-10-18. Toronto. 66.
- News: Canadian Press. Here's who won on the Metro ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1971-10-22. Toronto. 12.
- News: Canadian Press. Results from the 29 ridings in Metro . The Toronto Daily Star . 1975-09-19. Toronto. A18.
- 170 out of 172 polls reporting.
- News: Canadian Press. How they voted in Metro area . The Toronto Daily Star . 1977-06-10. Toronto. A10.
- 184 out of 185 polls reporting.
- News: Scarborough West, Wentworth held by NDP's Johnston, Isaacs . The Globe and Mail . April 6, 1979 . Toronto . 1.
- 160 out of 184 polls reporting.
- News: Canadian Press. Election results for Metro Toronto ridings. The Windsor Star . 1981-03-20. Windsor, Ontario. 22. 2012-09-04.
- News: Canadian Press. The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results . Ottawa Citizen . 1985-05-03 . Toronto . 43 . 2012-05-10.
- News: How Metro-Area Voted. The Toronto Daily Star. 1987-09-11. Toronto. A12.
- News: How Metro-Area Voted. The Toronto Daily Star. 1990-09-07. Toronto. A10.
- 183 out of 187 polls reporting.
- Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate. Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. 2012-08-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316080628/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=scarborough+west&flag=E&layout=G. 2014-03-16.
