Whitby (federal 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
Coordinates: 43°56′N78°58′W / 43.93°N 78.96°W / 43.93; -78.96
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Ryan Turnbull
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021) [1] 138,501
Electors (2015)90,964
Area (km²) [1] 155
Pop. density (per km²)893.6
Census division(s) Durham
Census subdivision(s) Whitby

Whitby is a federal electoral district (riding) in Ontario consisting of the entire town of Whitby, Ontario. The boundaries for Whitby were created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and were legally defined in the 2013 representation order. The riding came into existence upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election in October 2015. [2] It was created out of the district of Whitby—Oshawa. [3] It is a key Liberal-Conservative marginal seat.

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Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census [4]

Ethnic groups: 62.2% White, 12.0% South Asian, 9.1% Black, 3.6% Chinese, 2.6% Filipino, 2.4% Indigenous, 1.6% West Asian, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Arab

Languages: 75.5% English, 1.7% Urdu, 1.6% Tamil, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.3% French, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Italian

Religions: 54.3% Christian (25.7% Catholic, 4.9% Anglican, 4.2% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.1% Baptist, 12.4% Other), 6.7% Muslim, 5.4% Hindu, 31.6% None

Median income: $48,000 (2020)

Average income: $63,000 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Whitby
Riding created from Whitby—Oshawa
42nd  2015–2019   Celina Caesar-Chavannes Liberal
 2019–2019   Independent
43rd  2019–2021   Ryan Turnbull Liberal
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in Whitby (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results [5]
PartyVote %
  Liberal 23,28445.09
  Conservative 17,80434.48
  New Democratic 7,44314.41
  People's 2,2734.40
  Green 8331.61

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ryan Turnbull 27,37544.1+0.4$89,015.09
Conservative Maleeha Shahid22,27135.9+0.4$105,175.68
New Democratic Brian Dias8,76614.1±0.0$13,630.16
People's Thomas Androvic2,6824.3+3.1$5,881.18
Green Johannes Kotilainen9721.6-3.8$3,254.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit62,066$127,815.88
Total rejected ballots332
Turnout62,39861.50
Eligible voters101,465
Source: Elections Canada [6]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ryan Turnbull 30,18243.7-1.25$90,618.58
Conservative Todd McCarthy 24,56435.5-6.59$114,623.57
New Democratic Brian Dias9,76014.1+3.75$6,319.41
Green Paul Slavchenko3,7355.4+3.23$28,189.54
People's Mirko Pejic8601.2$3,185.65
Total valid votes/expense limit69,101100.0
Total rejected ballots415
Turnout69,51670.8
Eligible voters98,190
Liberal hold Swing +2.67
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Celina Caesar-Chavannes 29,00344.95+30.46$53,971.84
Conservative Pat Perkins 27,15442.0916.72$62,752.73
New Democratic Ryan Kelly6,67710.3511.06$11,930.35
Green Craig Cameron1,4032.172.81$1,685.15
Independent Jon O'Connor2790.43$1,811.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit64,516100.0   $233,804.45
Total rejected ballots235
Turnout64,751
Eligible voters90,964
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]
2011 federal election redistributed results [11]
PartyVote %
  Conservative 31,03458.81
  New Democratic 11,29721.41
  Liberal 7,64414.49
  Green 2,6284.98
  Libertarian 1680.32

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Whitby [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada . Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Whitby, 30 September 2015
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections