Whitby (provincial electoral district)

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Whitby
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Whitby Electoral District, 2015.svg
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]

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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

2025 Ontario general election
The 2025 general election will be held on February 27.
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Blue Ralph Blank
Progressive Conservative Lorne Coe
Liberal Roger Gordon
New Democratic Jamie Nye
Green Steven Toman
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2022 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Coe 21,84047.37+1.57
New Democratic Sara Labelle10,52422.83−13.78
Liberal Aadil Mohammed9,55620.73+7.85
Green Stephanie Leblanc2,3975.20+1.81
New Blue Trystan Lackner9031.96 
Ontario Party Emil Labaj5191.13 
Freedom Douglas Thom1970.43–
Independent Christopher Rinella1680.36 
Total valid votes46,104100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots262
Turnout46,36644.88
Eligible voters101,835
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.68
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
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 [4]

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. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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