Scarborough—Rouge Park (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Scarborough—Rouge Park (provincial electoral district).

Scarborough—Rouge Park
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough-Rouge Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Coordinates:43°48′58″N 79°10′41″W / 43.816°N 79.178°W / 43.816; -79.178
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Gary Anandasangaree
Liberal
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]102,254
Electors (2015)71,291
Area (km²)[2]57
Pop. density (per km²)1,793.9
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough-Rouge Park riding

Scarborough—Rouge Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Scarborough—Rouge Park 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 that took place on October 19, 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Pickering—Scarborough East (49%), Scarborough—Rouge River (36%) and Scarborough-Guildwood (14%).[4]

Geography

The riding consists of the eastern part of the Scarborough district of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Morningside Heights, Rouge, Port Union, West Rouge, Highland Creek, West Hill (east of Morningside Avenue) and Malvern (east of Neilson Road).

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Ethnic groups: 35.4% South Asian, 23.6% White, 15.0% Black, 8.9% Filipino, 4.4% Chinese, 1.4% Latin American, 1.3% West Asian, 1.1% Southeast Asian, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 55.2% English, 10.6% Tamil, 4.3% Tagalog, 1.9% Bengali, 2.1% Urdu, 1.8% Cantonese, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.4% Gujarati, 1.1% Mandarin, 1.0% Hindi
Religions: 47.9% Christian (22.9% Catholic, 2.8% Anglican, 2.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% United Church, 1.2% Baptist, 1.1% Presbyterian, 13.6% Other), 20.0% Hindu, 12.0% Muslim, 1.4% Sikh, 1.1% Buddhist, 17.0% None
Median income: $37,200 (2020)
Average income: $47,840 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Scarborough—Rouge Park
Riding created from Pickering—Scarborough East,
Scarborough-Guildwood and Scarborough—Rouge River
42nd  2015–2019     Gary Anandasangaree Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present
Riding dissolved into Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park
and Scarborough North

Election results

Graph of election results in Scarborough—Rouge Park since 2011 (parties that never received at least 2% of the vote are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gary Anandasangaree 28,702 62.8 +0.6 $71,573.02
Conservative Zia Choudhary 9,628 21.1 +1.0 $21,191.05
New Democratic Kingsley Kwok 6,068 13.3 +1.8 $1,821.27
People's Asad Rehman 1,322 2.9 +2.0 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,720 99.2 – $108,684.77
Total rejected ballots 350 0.8
Turnout 46,070 61.3
Eligible voters 75,105
Liberal hold Swing -0.2
Source: Elections Canada[6]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gary Anandasangaree 31,360 62.2 +1.96 $93,933.93
Conservative Bobby Singh 10,115 20.1 -7.26 $18,116.82
New Democratic Kingsley Kwok 5,801 11.5 +1.14 none listed
Green Jessica Hamilton 2,330 4.6 +2.57 none listed
People's Dilano Sally 467 0.9 - none listed
Christian Heritage Mark Theodoru 353 0.7 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,426 100.0
Total rejected ballots 322
Turnout 50,748 66.4
Eligible voters 76,408
Liberal hold Swing +4.61
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gary Anandasangaree 29,913 60.24 +25.48 $144,189.04
Conservative Leslyn Lewis 13,587 27.36 -4.23 $59,291.73
New Democratic KM Shanthikumar 5,145 10.36 -20.63 $58,736.40
Green Calvin Winter 1,010 2.03 -0.36 $1,457.51
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,655 100.0 – $204,974.26
Total rejected ballots 235 0.47 New
Turnout 49,890 69.98 New
Eligible voters 71,291
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 14,157 34.76
  Conservative 12,865 31.59
  New Democratic 12,620 30.99
  Green 974 2.39
  Others 113 0.28

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--Rouge Park [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough—Rouge Park, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections