Whitby (provincial electoral district)

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]

For the federal electoral district, see Whitby (federal 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

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 ConservativeLorne Coe21,84047.37+1.57
New DemocraticSara Labelle10,52422.83−13.78
LiberalAadil Mohammed9,55620.73+7.85
GreenStephanie Leblanc2,3975.20+1.81
New BlueTrystan Lackner9031.96 
Ontario PartyEmil Labaj5191.13 
FreedomDouglas Thom1970.43–
IndependentChristopher Rinella1680.36 
Total valid votes 46,104100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 262
Turnout 46,36644.88
Eligible voters 101,835
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.68
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLorne Coe26,47145.80
New DemocraticNiki Lundquist21,15836.61
LiberalLeisa Washington7,44112.87
GreenStacey Leadbetter1,9583.39
LibertarianRonald Halabi5220.90
FreedomDoug Thom2460.43
Total valid votes 57,796100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

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. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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