Durham (provincial electoral district)

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Durham
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Durham Electoral District 2015.svg
Durham in relation to other electoral districts in Southern Ontario
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Todd McCarthy
Progressive Conservative
District created1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2016)130,870
Electors (2018)102,471
Area (km²)914
Pop. density (per km²)143.2
Census division(s) Durham
Census subdivision(s) Clarington, Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Scugog, Uxbridge

Durham is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999 and from 1926 to 1975.

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The Durham provincial riding was created in 1999 when Ontario adopted federal riding boundaries for provincial elections purposes. It was created from Durham East and Oshawa

It consisted initially of the Township of Scugog, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the Town of Clarington, and the part of the City of Oshawa lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Taunton Road, south along Ritson Road North, east along Rossland Road East, south along Harmony Road North, and east along King Street East.

In 2007, the riding gained the Township of Uxbridge but lost all of its territory in Oshawa with the exception of the areas north of Taunton Road.

Members of Provincial Parliament

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created
15th  1919–1923   John Bragg Liberal
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943 Cecil George Mercer
21st  1943–1945   Percival Vivian Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951 John Foote
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963 Hugh Carruthers
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Riding dissolved
Riding created from Durham East and Oshawa
37th  1999–2003   John O'Toole Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018   Granville Anderson Liberal
42nd  2018–2021   Lindsey Park Progressive Conservative
 2021–2022   Independent
43rd  2022–present   Todd McCarthy Progressive Conservative

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 22,61445.85-1.14
Liberal Granville Anderson 12,27624.89+16.84
New Democratic Chris Borgia9,16818.59-13.07
Green Mini Batra1,9814.02+0.14
New Blue Spencer Ford1,8983.85n/a
Independent Tony Stravato6971.41n/a
Ontario Party Lou De Vuono6861.39n/a
Total valid votes49,320
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots242
Turnout49,562
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.14
Source: Elections Ontario [1]
2018 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lindsey Park 28,57546.99+14.38
New Democratic Joel Usher19,25331.66+3.22
Liberal Granville Anderson 10,23716.8417.35
Green Michelle Corbett2,3603.880.05
Libertarian Ryan Robinson3820.63
Total valid votes60,80799.01 
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots6090.99
Turnout61,41659.94
Eligible voters102,471
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.87
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2014 general election redistributed results [2]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 16,53234.19
  Progressive Conservative 15,76832.61
  New Democratic 13,75228.44
  Green 1,8993.93
 Others4050.84
2014 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Granville Anderson 19,81636.45+7.10
Progressive Conservative Mike Patrick18,64034.29−14.78
New Democratic Derek Spence13,09424.08+6.49
Green Halyna Zalucky2,3824.39+1.70
Libertarian Conner Toye4340.80−0.13
Total valid votes54,336100.0 
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.94
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 019 Durham" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2011 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John O'Toole 22,39349.07+2.14
Liberal Betty Somerville13,39429.35−2.83
New Democratic James Terry8,02717.59+5.53
Green Edward Yaghledjian1,2212.68−6.15
Libertarian Blaize Barnicoat4240.93 
Freedom David Strutt1720.38 
Total valid votes 45,631 100.0   −0.41
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 173 0.38 −0.14
Turnout 45,804 49.74 −4.60
Eligible Voters 92,906   +9.62
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.49
Source(s)

"Summary of valid votes cast for each candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Nov 18, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

"Election Summary" ( Microsoft Excel 2013-2019 logo.svg Excel Spreadsheet). Elections Ontario. Oct 1, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
2007 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John O'Toole 21,51546.96−0.14
Liberal Betty Somerville14,73032.15−4.61
New Democratic Catherine Robinson5,52112.05−0.36
Green June Davies4,0538.85+6.51
Total valid votes 45,819 100.0   −9.39
Total rejected ballots 240 0.52 −0.22
Voter turnout 46,059 54.34 −4.06
Eligible voters 84,755   −2.85
Sources: "Summary of valid votes cast for each candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Aug 14, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2014.

"Statistical Summary — General Elections 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. May 8, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2014.

2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John O'Toole 23,81447.09−9.98
Liberal Garry Minnie18,59036.76+4.64
New Democratic Teresa Williams6,27412.41+3.15
Green Gordon H. Macdonald1,1832.34+1.32
Freedom Cathy McKeever7071.40 
Total valid votes 50,568 100.0   +10.55
Total rejected ballots 378 0.74 +0.19
Voter turnout 50,946 58.40 −0.11
Eligible voters 87,237   +10.98
Sources: "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate – General Election of October 2, 2003". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 22, 2014.

"Statistical Summary — General Elections of October 2, 2003". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 22, 2014.

1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative John O'Toole 26,10357.07
Liberal Garry Minnie14,69432.12
New Democratic Jim Morrison4,2359.26
Green Gail Thompson4671.02
Natural Law Jacinthe Millaire2420.53
Total valid votes 45,741 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 253 0.55
Voter turnout 45,994 58.51
Eligible voters 78,608
Sources: "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate – General Election June 3 1999". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 22, 2014.

"Statistical Summary — General Election of June 3 1999". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 22, 2014.

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post30,29067.3
Mixed member proportional14,75032.7
Total valid votes45,040100.0

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