Scarborough - Guildwood

This Toronto riding contains part of the former city of Scarborough extending north from Lake Ontario.

The riding falls extends from the lake to Highway 401 and between Morningside Avenue and Highland Creek in the east and Toyota Place, Bellamy Road and Bellamy Ravine Creek in the west.

Employment in the riding is predominantly in manufacturing, the service sector and retail trade. Average family income is $68,156 and unemployment is 9.6 per cent.

According to the 2006 census, 53 per cent of the residents are immigrants. Indians are the largest ethnic group, at 16.5 per cent, followed by Sri Lankan, Jamaica, and Filipino.

Scarborough East was created in 1966 from part of York-Scarborough. Scarborough-Guildwood was created in the 2004 redistribution from 60 per cent of Scarborough East, 21 per cent of Scarborough Centre and 15 per cent of Scarborough Southwest.

Population: 108,813 (2006 census; a decrease of 3.4% since 2001)

Political History

This riding has sent Liberal John McKay to Ottawa for the past four terms. McKay won over Conservative Pauline Browes by slightly more than 10,000 votes.

In 2004, McKay defeated Conservative Tom Varesh and New Democrat Sheila White. In 1993, the riding was won by Liberal Doug Peters, who was secretary of state for international financial institutions.

Scarborough East seesawed between Liberals and Conservatives in the 1970s and 1980s, electing Liberal Martin O'Connell in 1968, Tory Reg Stackhouse in 1972, and then O'Connell again in 1974. In 1979 and 1980, the MP was PC Gordon Gilchrist, who had to resign in 1984 after being found guilty of tax evasion. PC Bob Hicks won in 1984 and 1988.

Scarborough East:

• 1968 - LIB
• 1972 - PC
• 1974 - LIB
• 1979-88 inclusive - PC
• 1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB

Scarborough-Guildwood: