Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough—Rouge River in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished2013
First contested1988
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]135,102
Electors (2011)85,505
Area (km²)[2]51.17
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Rouge River
The former borders of Scarborough—Rouge River, in place from 1996 to 2004. These borders are still those represented in the Ontario legislature and on Toronto city council
The borders of Scarborough—Rouge River, in place from 1987 to 1996.
Conservative signs remain on Markham Road in Scarborough—Rouge River in the wake of the Liberals' defence of the riding.

Scarborough—Rouge River was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015. However, as of the Fall 2015 federal election, part of this riding has been combined with the south-western part of the old riding Pickering—Scarborough East.

The riding covered the northeast part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretched from Highway 401 in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north. In the east it ended at the border with Pickering and in the west at Midland north of Finch and Brimley south of Finch.

Scarborough—Rouge River has the highest percentage of visible minorities in all electoral districts (89.7%)[3] and the lowest percentage of White Caucasians (10.1%).[4][5] Chinese make up 30.8%, South Asian 32.8% (all South Asian countries), Black 10.7%, White 8.7% Tamil is the mother tongue for 13.2% of the population,[6] which is the highest such percentage for that language among all ridings; likewise for Tamil as a home language (10.5%).[7] 13.6% of the population is Hindu, the 2nd highest in Canada after Brampton East.[8]

In the 2011 federal election, the NDP were elected for the first time. The riding was abolished before the 2015 election. The western portion, along with most of its population, became part of Scarborough North, while the eastern portion became Scarborough—Rouge Park.

Geography

Scarborough—Rouge River consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north and east by the city limits, on the west by Midland Avenue, and on the south by a line drawn from the east city limit west along Finch Avenue East, south along Meadowvale Road, west along Sheppard Avenue East, south along Morningside Avenue, west along Highway 401, north along Brimley Road, and west along Finch Avenue East to Midland Avenue.

History

The riding was created in 1987 from part of York—Scarborough riding.

It initially consisted of the part of the City of Scarborough. It was bounded on the north and east by the city limits, and on the south and west by a line drawn southwest from the eastern city limit along Highway 401 and Kingston Road, west along Highland Creek, north along Morningside Avenue, west along Ellesmere Road and north along the Canadian National Railway line to the northern city limit.

In 1996, it was redefined to be bounded on the north and east by the city limits, on the west by the Canadian National Railway situated immediately west of Midland Avenue, and on the south by a line drawn from west to east along Highway 401, north along Conlins Road, and east along Sheppard Avenue East and Twyn Rivers Drive to the east city limits.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the riding was split between Scarborough North and Scarborough—Rouge Park.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough—Rouge River
Riding created from York—Scarborough
34th  1988–1993     Derek Lee Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Rathika Sitsabaiesan New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Scarborough—Rouge Park
and Scarborough North

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRathika Sitsabaiesan18,93540.6+26.0$55,192.59
ConservativeMarlene Gallyot13,93529.9+7.4
LiberalRana Sarkar12,69927.2-31.0
GreenGeorge Singh6841.5-2.4
IndependentMark Balack3570.8–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,610 100.0
Total rejected ballots 221 0.5–
Turnout 46,831 56.2–
Eligible voters 83,285 ––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDerek Lee23,71658.2-7.8$62,814
ConservativeJerry Bance9,16022.5+2.0$76,083
New DemocraticRyan Sloan5,95414.6+3.8$1,836
GreenAttila Nagy1,5673.9+2.3$388
LibertarianAlan Mercer3310.8–$2,661
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,728100.0$88,438
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Lee30,28166.0+8.1
ConservativeJerry Bance9,42620.5+7.2
New DemocraticAndrew Brett4,97310.8+1.5
GreenSerge Abbat7561.6+0.1
IndependentYaqoob Khan4671.0
Total valid votes 45,903100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Lee22,56457.9-21.2
IndependentRaymond Cho6,96217.9
ConservativeTony Backhurst5,18413.3-2.7
New DemocraticFauzia Khan3,6359.3+4.4
GreenKathryn Holloway6101.5
Total valid votes 38,955100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Lee28,66979.1+4.3
AllianceKaiser Suleman3,2378.9+0.8
Progressive ConservativeAlan Shumak2,5667.1-4.3
New DemocraticPaulette Senior1,7934.90.0
Total valid votes 36,265100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Lee28,63674.8+8.7
Progressive ConservativeJoe Li4,36411.4-0.2
ReformRonald Bounds3,1028.1-8.7
New DemocraticPedram Moallemian1,8744.9+2.1
Natural LawLoucas Café1700.40.0
Canadian ActionSteven Vaughan1390.4
Total valid votes 38,285100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Lee31,58266.1+19.0
ReformLee Saunders8,04816.9
Progressive ConservativePaul Ng5,52411.6-26.0
New DemocraticOrrin Benn1,3302.8-10.8
LibertarianDavid Kenny3640.8-0.3
IndependentGulam Mohamed3530.7
NationalChai Kalevar2700.6
Natural LawLoucas Café2240.5
AbolitionistEric Brewer640.1
Total valid votes 47,759100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDerek Lee22,76747.1
Progressive ConservativeDoug Boswell18,17137.6
New DemocraticRaymond Cho6,58913.6
LibertarianSimon Harvey5131.1
GreenLois James2860.6
Total valid votes 48,326100.0

See also

References

  • "Scarborough—Rouge River (federal electoral district) (Code 35083) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

43°49′34″N 79°11′49″W / 43.826°N 79.197°W / 43.826; -79.197

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