Whitby (provincial electoral district)

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Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
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Whitby in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Lorne Coe
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested 2018
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2016)128,380
Electors (2018)96,879
Area (km²)149
Pop. density (per km²)861.6
Census division(s) Durham
Census subdivision(s) Whitby

Whitby is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was previously represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Whitby-Oshawa. The new riding was created through the 2015 Representation Act for the 2018 provincial election, [1] with the district losing some territory to the district of Oshawa to more closely align to the actual town's borders. [2]

Contents

History

The riding was created for the 2018 general provincial election and consists of the Town of Whitby. The previous district included sections of Oshawa and Ajax.

Demographics

2017 estimates; figures derived from Canada 2016 Census

Members of Provincial Parliament

Whitby
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Whitby—Oshawa
42nd  2018–2022   Lorne Coe Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election Results

2022 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Coe 24,19448.51%
Ontario Party Emil Labaj5461.09%
New Democratic Sara Labelle10,82621.71%
New Blue Trystan Lackner1,0062.02%
Green Stephanie Leblanc2,6085.23%
Liberal Aadil Mohammed10,30320.66%
Independent Christopher Rinella1840.37%
Freedom Douglas Thom2030.41%
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source:Elections Ontario [4]
2018 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Coe 26,47145.80
New Democratic Niki Lundquist21,15836.61
Liberal Leisa Washington7,44112.87
Green Stacey Leadbetter1,9583.39
Libertarian Ronald Halabi5220.90
Freedom Doug Thom2460.43
Total valid votes57,796100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

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References

  1. Ontario, Elections. "2018 General Election Maps". www.elections.on.ca.
  2. "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
  3. "Demographics & Statistics - Whitby Ec Dev". choosewhitby.edtools.ca.
  4. "Candidates in: Whitby (116)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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