Scarborough North (federal electoral district)

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Scarborough North
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Scarborough North (federal electoral district)
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Coordinates: 43°47′53″N79°15′22″W / 43.798°N 79.256°W / 43.798; -79.256
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Shaun Chen
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021) [1] 94,717
Electors (2015)64,427
Area (km²) [2] 32
Pop. density (per km²)2,959.9
Census division(s) Toronto
Census subdivision(s) Toronto (part)

Scarborough North (French : Scarborough-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario.

Contents

Scarborough North was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election on 19 October 2015. [3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Scarborough—Rouge River (92%) and Scarborough—Agincourt (8%). [4]

The riding has one of the highest percentages of visible minorities in any electoral district in the country (86%), and the lowest percentage of White Caucasians in any electoral district (7.5%).

Geography

The riding consists of the northern part of the Scarborough district of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Agincourt (east of Midland Avenue), Milliken (east of Midland Avenue), Morningside Heights (Brookside), and Malvern.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census [5]

Ethnic groups: 42.2% Chinese, 26.8% South Asian, 8.2% Black, 7.5% White, 6.8% Filipino, 1.0% Southeast Asian, 1.0% Latin American
Languages: 30.0% English, 20.9% Cantonese, 12.3% Mandarin, 8.6% Tamil, 3.6% Tagalog, 2.4% Urdu, 2.2% Gujarati, 1.1% Punjabi
Religions: 33.0% Christian (16.1% Catholic, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Anglican, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.1% Baptist, 11.7% Other), 14.7% Hindu, 9.2% Muslim, 4.5% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 36.6% None
Median income: $30,400 (2020)
Average income: $38,560 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Scarborough North
Riding created from Scarborough—Agincourt
and Scarborough—Rouge River
42nd  2015–2019   Shaun Chen Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Scarborough—Agincourt since 2011 (redistributed). Parties that never received at least 2% of the vote are omitted.

2023 representation order

2025 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Shaun Chen 29,42862.96–4.02
Conservative Gurmit Sandhu15,46833.09+15.00
New Democratic Karishma Manji1,8443.95–7.64
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout46,74060.16
Eligible voters77,695
Liberal notional hold Swing –9.51
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
2021 federal election redistributed results [8]
PartyVote%
  Liberal 26,79666.98
  Conservative 7,23818.09
  New Democratic 4,63611.59
  People's 9732.43
 Others3610.90

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Shaun Chen 21,17866.6+13.0$82,302.74
Conservative Fazal Shah5,99918.9-11.4$17,653.09
New Democratic Christina Love3,51411.0-1.9$26.24
People's David Moore7632.4+1.5$18.24
Centrist Sheraz Khan3611.1N/A$4,073.67
Total valid votes/expense limit31,81599.0$103,970.89
Total rejected ballots3371.0
Turnout32,15250.6
Eligible voters63,589
Liberal hold Swing +12.2
Source: Elections Canada [9]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Shaun Chen 20,91153.6+5.36$97,385.61
Conservative David Kong11,83830.3+2.90$29,125.27
New Democratic Yan Chen5,03912.9-9.17$32,079.36
Green Avery Velez7962.0+0.52$0.00
People's Jude Guerrier3700.9-$0.00
United Janet Robinson830.2-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit39,037100.0
Total rejected ballots385
Turnout39,42259.7
Eligible voters66,018
Liberal hold Swing +2.46
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Shaun Chen 18,90448.24+19.37$72,471.61
Conservative Ravinder Malhi10,73727.40-5.98$101,170.06
New Democratic Rathika Sitsabaiesan 8,64822.07-13.3$135,280.61
Green Eleni MacDonald5791.48-0.14$668.91
Independent Raphael Rosch1640.42$210.83
Independent Aasia Khatoon1560.40$1,724.47
Total valid votes/expense limit39,188100.0   $199,432.15
Total rejected ballots216
Turnout39,40460.87
Eligible voters64,827
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +16.34
Source: Elections Canada [12] [13]
2011 federal election redistributed results [14]
PartyVote%
  New Democratic 12,67235.37
  Conservative 11,95933.38
  Liberal 10,34328.87
  Green 5791.62
 Other2770.77

See also

References

  1. "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Final Report – Ontario
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Scarborough North [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  7. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  8. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough North, 30 September 2015
  13. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  14. "Scarborough North, ON (2013 Rep. Order)". Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.