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Pickering - Scarborough East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213/213 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Corneliu Chisu | 19,220 | 40.05 |
Elected |
| LIB | Dan McTeague | 18,053 | 37.62 |
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| NDP | Andrea Moffat | 8,972 | 18.70 |
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| GRN | Kevin Smith | 1,746 | 3.64 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This fast-growing Toronto area riding contains part of the former city of Scarborough and part of Pickering.
It runs from Lake Ontario in the south to Finch Avenue and Finch Avenue East in the north, between Valley Farm Road, Highway 401 and Brock Road in the east and Meadowvale Road, Sheppard Avenue East, Morningside Avenue and Highland Creek in the west.
The Pickering-Scarborough East riding was created in 2004 from 44 per cent of Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge, 40 per cent of Scarborough East and a small area from Scarborough-Rouge River. Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge was created in 1986 from parts of the former Ontario riding and Durham riding.
Population: 106,602 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.1% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Liberal Dan McTeague won his sixth term with 49 per cent of the vote, beating Conservative George Khouri.
McTeague won in 2006, acquiring 52 per cent of the vote and defeating Conservative Tim Dobson.
McTeague also won with 57 per cent of the vote in the previous election and defeated the Alliance's Ken Giffith in Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge in 2000.
Conservative Michael Starr represented the old Ontario riding from a 1952 byelection through to 1968, when Liberal Norm Cafik took over as MP for three terms. PC Scott Fennell held the riding from 1979 to 1988, when PC René Soetens won one term.
Scarborough East elected Conservatives in 1972 and from 1979 to 1984 and Liberals in 1968 and 1974. In 1993, Liberal Doug Peters, who served as secretary of state for international financial institutions, was elected. Liberal John McKay won two terms in Scarborough East in 1997 and 2000.
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 39.53% (41,860) |
| French | 6.61% (7,000) |
| Aboriginal | 1.71% (1,810) |
| American | 0.77% (815) |
| Canadian | 18.49% (19,575) |
| Caribbean | 11.59% (12,270) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.95% (1,010) |
| Western European | 9.78% (10,360) |
| Northern European | 1.49% (1,575) |
| Eastern European | 7.02% (7,435) |
| S European | 15.39% (16,295) |
| Other European | 0.49% (515) |
| Scandinavian | 1.08% (1,140) |
| Baltic | 0.67% (710) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.55% (580) |
| African | 3.05% (3,225) |
| Arab | 1.23% (1,300) |
| Maghrebi | 0.07% (70) |
| West Asia | 1.59% (1,680) |
| South Asia | 14.18% (15,015) |
| East/SE Asia | 10.52% (11,135) |
| Oceania | 0.08% (85) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 105,895 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 76% (79,030) |
| French | 1% (1,370) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 2% (1,925) |
| Portuguese | 0% (405) |
| Romanian | 0% (250) |
| Spanish | 1% (850) |
| Danish | 0% (45) |
| Dutch | 0% (280) |
| Flemish | 0% (20) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (1,385) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (40) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (115) |
| Czech | 0% (115) |
| Macedonian | 1% (935) |
| Polish | 1% (845) |
| Russian | 0% (180) |
| Serbian | 0% (35) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (20) |
| Slovak | 0% (25) |
| Slovenian | 0% (40) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (190) |
| Latvian | 0% (60) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (165) |
| Finnish | 0% (105) |
| Hungarian | 0% (340) |
| Greek | 1% (965) |
| Armenian | 0% (195) |
| Turkish | 0% (145) |
| Amharic | 0% (45) |
| Arabic | 1% (565) |
| Hebrew | 0% (10) |
| Maltese | 0% (30) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (55) |
| Bengali | 0% (345) |
| Gujarati | 1% (675) |
| Hindi | 0% (520) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (780) |
| Pashto | 0% (80) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (670) |
| Sindhi | 0% (110) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (70) |
| Urdu | 1% (1,270) |
| Malayalam | 0% (260) |
| Tamil | 2% (1,880) |
| Telugu | 0% (50) |
| Japanese | 0% (95) |
| Korean | 0% (450) |
| Cantonese | 1% (1,255) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (935) |
| Mandarin | 0% (200) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (70) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (10) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (350) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (55) |
| Ilocano | 0% (45) |
| Malay | 0% (50) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2% (2,445) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (55) |
| Swahili | 0% (45) |
| Creoles | 0% (90) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 104,330 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1.53 |
| Mining | 0.27 |
| Utilities | 0.61 |
| Construction | 5.12 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.68 |
| Retail | 12.35 |
| Transport | 4.37 |
| Info Culture | 1.45 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.01 |
| Real Estate | 1.47 |
| ProSciTech | 3.41 |
| Management | 0.07 |
| Waste/Remediation | 7.53 |
| Education | 7.64 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 12.08 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 3.35 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.90 |
| Public Admin | 7.02 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 44,005 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.7%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 10.31%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.59%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $105,416
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 36%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 37.16%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Kevin Smith | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 905-831-5651 |
| Profession: | Sales |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
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