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Pickering - Scarborough East (072)Candidates:
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. Manufacturing, retail trade and the financial services sector are among the major sources of employment. Average family income is $91,184 and unemployment is five per cent. According to the 2001 census, the immigrant population is 35 per cent, with a large East Indian community. As a result of the 1999 redistribution, the new riding of Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge combined 18 per cent of Durham-York with 70 per cent of Durham West. The 2007 redistribution added 42 per cent of Scarborough East to the renamed Pickering-Scarborough East riding.
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[PDF, 272KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:In the riding of Durham-West, New Democrat Charles Godfrey defeated Liberal Des Newman in 1975. Two years later, Godfrey lost to Tory candidate George Ashe by a margin of only 593 votes. Ashe was re-elected in 1981 and 1985, followed by Liberal Norah Stoner in 1987 and New Democrat Jim Wiseman in 1990. Wiseman was toppled in 1995 by Tory Janet Ecker, who went on to defeat Liberal Dave Ryan in 1999. Ecker was named minister of education and government house leader in Mike Harris's government, and then served as finance minister under Ernie Eves. She was defeated in 2003 as Liberal Wayne Arthurs captured 1,011 more votes. From 1971 to 1985, Scarborough East was the home riding of Tory Margaret Birch, who became Ontario's first female cabinet minister in 1972. Liberal Ed Fulton won the seat in 1985 and 1987, but lost it to the NDP's Robert Frankford in 1990. Frankford was defeated in 1995 by Tory Steve Gilchrist, who was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. Liberal Mary Anne Chambers ousted Gilchrist in 2003, winning by 7,430 votes. She was named children and youth services minister in June 2005. (The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 71 | 0 | 71 | 42.19% |
| PC | 26 | 0 | 26 | 31.67% |
| NDP | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.79% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.01% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34% |
| Last Update:October 11, 2:25:56 AM EDT | ||||
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