Scarborough—Rouge Park (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough—Rouge Park
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough-Rouge Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Vijay Thanigasalam
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2016)102,275
Electors (2018)76,313
Area (km²)55
Pop. density (per km²)1,859.5
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

Scarborough—Rouge Park is a provincial electoral district in Scarborough, Toronto. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created in 2015.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Scarborough—Rouge Park
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Pickering—Scarborough East,
Scarborough—Guildwood and Scarborough—Rouge River
42nd  2018–2022     Vijay Thanigasalam Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Vijay Thanigasalam 15,732 45.47 +6.86
Liberal Manal Abdullahi 9,522 27.52 +6.61
New Democratic Felicia Samuel 7,576 21.89 -14.43
Green Priyan De Silva 835 2.41 ±0.00
Ontario Party Gordon Kerr 521 1.51
New Blue Christopher Bressi 283 0.82
Freedom Matthew Oliver 133 0.38
Total valid votes 34,602 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 44.12
Eligible voters 78,430
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.13
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Vijay Thanigasalam 16,224 38.61
New Democratic Felicia Samuel 15,261 36.32
Liberal Sumi Shan 8,785 20.91
Green Priyan De Silva 1,014 2.41
Libertarian Todd Byers 582 1.39
Trillium Amit Mahendra Pitamber 149 0.35
Total valid votes 42,015 99.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 372 0.88
Turnout 42,387
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ontario's Liberal government adds 15 new ridings, bringing total to 122". CBC. Canadian Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Candidates in: Scarborough—Rouge Park (097)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

External links

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