Pickering—Uxbridge
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 109,344 | ||
Electors (2015) | 84,997 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 687 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 159.2 | ||
Census divisions | Durham | ||
Census subdivisions | Pickering, Uxbridge |
Pickering—Uxbridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It consists of the City of Pickering and the Township of Uxbridge.
Pickering—Uxbridge was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[2] It was created out of parts of Pickering—Scarborough East, Ajax—Pickering and Durham.[3]
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[4][5]
Ethnic groups: 70.5% White, 9.5% Black, 9.1% South Asian, 2.8% Filipino, 2.0% Chinese
Languages: 82.9% English, 1.5% French, 1.3% Italian, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.3% Urdu, 1.0% German
Religions: 66.4% Christian (28.3% Catholic, 8.2% United Church, 7.9% Anglican, 3.1% Presbyterian, 3.1% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Baptist, 2.4% Pentecostal, 11.0% Other), 4.9% Muslim, 3.1% Hindu, 24.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $35,306
Average income (2010): $48,210
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Pickering—Uxbridge Riding created from Ajax—Pickering, Durham and Pickering—Scarborough East |
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42nd | 2015–Present | Jennifer O'Connell | Liberal |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Jennifer O'Connell | 29,757 | 50.30 | +16.73 | $90,112.46 | |||
Conservative | Corneliu Chisu | 22,591 | 38.19 | -7.79 | $119,840.70 | |||
New Democratic | Pamela Downward | 5,446 | 9.21 | -6.54 | – | |||
Green | Anthony Jordan Navarro | 1,365 | 2.31 | -2.21 | $4,275.04 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,159 | 100.0 | $223,459.17 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 222 | 0.3% | – | |||||
Turnout | 59,381 | – | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 85,794 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 22,574 | 45.98 | |
Liberal | 16,480 | 33.57 | |
New Democratic | 7,731 | 15.75 | |
Green | 2,217 | 4.52 | |
Others | 95 | 0.19 |
References
- 1 2 Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ↑ Final Report – Ontario
- ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35085&Data=Count&SearchText=Pickering&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35085&Data=Count&SearchText=Pickering&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Pickering—Uxbridge, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ "Jennifer O'Connell wins Pickering-Uxbridge riding for Liberals". durhamregion.com/.
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections