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Scarborough - Guildwood (082)Candidates:
This Toronto riding contains part of the former city of Scarborough. It lies between Lake Ontario in the south and Highway 401 in the north. The eastern border runs along Morningside Avenue and Highland Creek and Toyota Place, Bellamy Road and Bellamy Ravine Creek mark the western boundary. Residents of the riding are primarily employed in other parts of the city in manufacturing and professional sectors. Employment within the riding is predominantly in the service sector and retail trade. Average family income is $57,272 and unemployment is 8.8 per cent. According to the 2001 census, more than half the population are immigrants, with the largest ethnic communities being East Indian, Tamil, Chinese and Italian. Residents here are primarily employed outside the riding in the manufacturing and professional sectors. Employment within the riding is predominantly in the service sector. In the 1999 redistribution, the old Scarborough East riding remained largely intact, adding small parts of Scarborough-Ellesmere and Scarborough North. The Scarborough Guildwood riding was created in 2007 using a large chunk of the former Scarborough East riding, as well as parts of Scarborough Centre and Scarborough Southwest.
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[PDF, 235KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:Scarborough East was the home riding of Tory Margaret Birch (1971-85), 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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