Whitby (provincial electoral district)

Whitby
Ontario electoral district
Whitby in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Lorne Coe
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)128,380
Electors (2018)96,879
Area (km²)149
Pop. density (per km²)861.6
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Whitby

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,[1] with the district losing some territory to the district of Oshawa to more closely align to the actual town's borders.[2]

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)[3]
  • 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  2018–2022     Lorne Coe Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election Results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Coe 24,194 48.51%
Ontario Party Emil Labaj 546 1.09%
New Democratic Sara Labelle 10,826 21.71%
New Blue Trystan Lackner 1,006 2.02%
Green Stephanie Leblanc 2,608 5.23%
Liberal Aadil Mohammed 10,303 20.66%
Independent Christopher Rinella 184 0.37%
Freedom Douglas Thom 203 0.41%
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source:Elections Ontario[4]
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[5]

References

  1. ^ Ontario, Elections. "2018 General Election Maps". www.elections.on.ca.
  2. ^ "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Demographics & Statistics - Whitby Ec Dev". choosewhitby.edtools.ca.
  4. ^ "Candidates in: Whitby (116)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

External links

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