Durham Centre (provincial electoral district)

Durham Centre
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1987
First contested 1987
Last contested 1995

Durham Centre was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region. Created in 1987, the riding contained the town of Whitby from south of Taunton Road. It was abolished in 1999 and redistributed into Whitby—Ajax.

Member history

Durham Centre
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Durham East and Durham West
34th  1987–1990     Allan Furlong Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Drummond White New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Jim Flaherty Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Whitby—Ajax

Election results

Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalAllan Furlong 12 885 40.4 -
New DemocraticSarah Kelly 9881 30.9 -
Progressive ConservativeStephanie Ball 8790 27.5 -
GreenHarold Tauscah 378 1.2 -
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±
New DemocraticDrummond White 12,594 35.9 +5.0
LiberalAllan Furlong 10,246 29.2 -11.2
Progressive ConservativeJim Flaherty 9126 26.0 -1.5
Family CoalitionNino Maltese 1186 3.4 -
Confederation of RegionsPhil Wyatt 1087 3.1 -
GreenDavid Hubbell 857 2.4 +1.2
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJim Flaherty 25,107 58.3 +32.3
LiberalAllan Furlong 9808 22.8 -6.4
New DemocraticDrummond White 8120 18.9 -17.0


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