Scarborough Southwest (federal electoral district)

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the current provincial electoral district, see Scarborough Southwest (provincial electoral district). For the ward on Toronto City Council, see Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest.

Not to be confused with West Scarborough or Scarborough West (provincial electoral district).

Scarborough Southwest

Ontario electoral district
Scarborough Southwest in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Bill Blair Liberal
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)	111,994
Electors (2019)	78,246
Area (km²)	29
Pop. density (per km²)	3,861.9
Census division(s)	Toronto
Census subdivision(s)	Toronto

Map of Scarborough Southwest

Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

Geography

It covers the southwestern part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretches from Lake Ontario in the south to Eglinton Avenue in the north.

It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the south by Lake Ontario, on the north by Eglinton Avenue and on the east by Markham Road.

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff, Oakridge, Cliffside, Kennedy Park, Clairlea, Cliffcrest and parts of Scarborough Village and the Golden Mile.

History

• 
  1966 to 1976
• 
  1976 to 1987
• 
  1987 to 1996
• 
  1996 to 2003
• 
  2003 to 2013

Scarborough West riding was created in 1966 and from parts of Danforth and York—Scarborough ridings.

It initially consisted of the part of the borough of Scarborough west of a line formed by Midland Avenue the Canadian National Railway line and Brimley Road and south of Eglinton Avenue. It also included the part of the city west of Birchmount Road and south of Lawrence Avenue East.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the Borough of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Bellamy Road South, and the part south of Kingston Road and east of Bellamy Ravine Creek.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Scarborough south Eglinton Avenue East and west of Markham Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed when almost all of the riding was transferred to Scarborough Southwest riding.

A new riding named Scarborough Southwest was created out of Scarborough West and a small part of Scarborough East in 1996. It consisted initially of the part of the City of Scarborough lying south and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along Eglinton Avenue East, north along Markham Road, east along the Canadian National Railway, southwest along Kingston Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, southwest along Hill Crescent, southeast along Bellamy Ravine Creek.

This riding lost territory to Scarborough Centre and gained territory from Scarborough-Guildwood during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 37.0% White, 24.8% South Asian, 12.3% Black, 8.6% Filipino, 5.1% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.6% Indigenous, 1.6% Latin American, 1.0% Arab, 1.0% Southeast Asian

Languages: 54.2% English, 8.0% Bengali, 4.1% Tagalog, 2.4% Tamil, 2.3% Cantonese, 1.9% Urdu, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish, 1.1% Greek, 1.1% Amharic, 1.0% French

Religions: 46.5% Christian (23.0% Catholic, 4.3% Christian Orthodox, 3.0% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.2% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 18.1% Muslim, 8.4% Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist, 24.4% None

Median income: $35,600 (2020)

Average income: $49,160 (2020)

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Scarborough West Riding created from York—Scarborough and Danforth
28th	1968–1972		David Weatherhead	Liberal
29th	1972–1974		John Paul Harney	New Democratic
30th	1974–1979		Alan Gray Martin	Liberal
31st	1979–1980		William Wightman	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1984		David Weatherhead	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988		Reg Stackhouse	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993		Tom Wappel	Liberal
35th	1993–1997
Scarborough Southwest
36th	1997–2000		Tom Wappel	Liberal
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011		Michelle Simson
41st	2011–2015		Dan Harris	New Democratic
42nd	2015–2019		Bill Blair	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures from elections after 1997 refer to candidate submissions, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Expenditures from 1997 refer to submitted totals. The +/- figures from 1997 and 2004 are adjusted for redistribution.

Graph of election results in Scarborough Southwest since 1968 (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)

Scarborough Southwest (1997-present)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Blair	24,823	57.5	+0.3	$59,762.16
	Conservative	Mohsin Bhuiyan	8,981	20.8	+0.1	$74,180.31
	New Democratic	Guled Arale	6,924	16.0	+0.5	$33,149.66
	People's	Ramona Pache	1,259	2.9	+1.7	$2,513.29
	Green	Amanda Cain	1,068	2.5	-2.4	$1,982.23
	Independent	David Edward-Ooi Poon	117	0.3	N/A	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			43,172	99.3	–	$109,258.84
Total rejected ballots			325	0.7
Turnout			43,497	56.8
Eligible voters			76,559
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.1
Source: Elections Canada

2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Blair	28,965	57.2	+4.73	$59,424.78
	Conservative	Kimberly Fawcett Smith	10,502	20.7	-0.52	$31,378.91
	New Democratic	Keith McCrady	7,865	15.5	-8.23	$32,226.21
	Green	Amanda Cain	2,477	4.9	+2.32	$4,140.81
	People's	Italo Eratostene	590	1.2		$5,716.04
	Animal Protection	Simon Luisi	236	0.5		none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,635	100.0
Total rejected ballots			449
Turnout			51,084	65.3
Eligible voters			78,246
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.63
Source: Elections Canada

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Blair	25,586	52.47	+23.13	$153,155.47
	New Democratic	Dan Harris	11,574	23.73	-11.14	$48,940.84
	Conservative	Roshan Nallaratnam	10,347	21.22	-10.46	$64,631.85
	Green	Tommy Taylor	1,259	2.58	-1.48	$5,572.61
Total valid votes/expense limit			48,766	100.0		$205,220.58
Total rejected ballots			277	0.56	–
Turnout			49,043	67.96	–
Eligible voters			72,164
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+17.13
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	13,731	34.87
	Conservative	12,474	31.68
	Liberal	11,554	29.34
	Green	1,600	4.06
	Others	20	0.05

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Dan Harris	14,119	35.04	+16.29
	Conservative	Gavan Paranchothy	12,830	31.85	+2.34
	Liberal	Michelle Simson	11,699	29.05	-12.77
	Green	Stefan Dixon	1,635	4.06	-5.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit			40,283	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			218	0.54	+0.01	–
Turnout			40,501	59.45	+4.71	–
Eligible voters			68,122	–	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michelle Simson	15,486	41.82	-6.06	$61,923
	Conservative	Greg Crompton	10,928	29.51	+5.37	$52,973
	New Democratic	Alamgir Hussain	6,943	18.75	-4.15	$22,985
	Green	Stefan Dixon	3,514	9.49	+5.08	$588
	Independent	M. H. Fatique Chowdhury Kabir	151	0.40	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			37,022	100.00	–	$80,366
Total rejected ballots			195	0.52	+0.07	–
Turnout			37,217	54.74	-7.63	–
Eligible voters			67,988	–	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.7

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Tom Wappel	19,930	47.83	−1.63	$31,803
	Conservative	Vincent Veerasuntharam	10,017	24.04	+0.26	$68,687
	New Democratic	Dan Harris	9,626	23.10	+0.79	$18,101
	Green	Valerie Philip	1,827	4.38	+0.38
	Independent	Trevor Sutton	147	0.35
	Communist	Elizabeth Rowley	120	0.29	−0.15	$280
Total valid votes			41,667	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189	0.45	−0.11
Turnout			41,856	62.37	+5.21
Electors on the lists			67,109
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Tom Wappel	18,776	49.46	−10.36	$47,511
	Conservative	Heather Jewell	9,028	23.78	−4.59	$63,040
	New Democratic	Dan Harris	8,471	22.31	+12.05	$21,397
	Green	Peter Van Dalen	1,520	4.00		not listed
	Communist	Elizabeth Rowley	168	0.44		$300
Total valid votes			37,963	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215	0.56	−0.10
Turnout			38,178	57.16	+3.73
Electors on the lists			66,797
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

2000 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Southwest
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Tom Wappel	21,466	60.01	+6.61	$47,146
	Progressive Conservative	Ellery Hollingsworth	5,251	14.68	+1.01	$14,019
	Alliance	Nabil El-Khazen	4,912	13.73	−6.72	$30,429
	New Democratic	Dan Harris	3,638	10.17	−1.05	$10,666
	Canadian Action	Walter Aolari	336	0.94		$4,886
	Communist	Dora Stewart	165	0.46		$202
Total valid votes			35,768	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237	0.66	−0.04
Turnout			36,005	53.43	−9.52
Electors on the lists			67,382
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

1997 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Southwest
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Tom Wappel	20,675	53.40	−1.34	$35,520
	Reform	Tom Ambas	7,918	20.45	−0.62	$41,884
	Progressive Conservative	Brian McCutcheon	5,294	13.67	−0.70	$16,872
	New Democratic	Dave Gracey	4,345	11.22	+4.28	$7,984
	Green	David James Cooper	482	1.25		$0.00
Total valid votes			38,714	100.00
Total rejected ballots			273	0.70
Turnout			38,987	62.95
Electors on the lists			61,932
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Scarborough West (1968-1997)

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Wappel	21,326	54.2	+17.4
	Reform	Aubrey Millard	8,377	21.3	+21.3
	Progressive Conservative	Reg Stackhouse	5,668	14.4	-21.3
	New Democratic	Steve Thomas	2,859	7.3	-19.1
	National	Greg Gogan	583	1.5	+1.5
	Green	Jim MacLeod	273	0.7	+0.7
	Natural Law	Ron Robins	213	0.5	+0.5
	Abolitionist	Alfred Morton	39	0.1	+0.1
Total valid votes			39,338	100.00

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Wappel	15,363	36.8	+7.4
	Progressive Conservative	Reg Stackhouse	14,923	35.7	-5.2
	New Democratic	Dave Gracey	11,000	26.4	-1.1
	Libertarian	Anna Young	459	1.1	+0.3
Total valid votes			41,745	100.00

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Reg Stackhouse	17,028	40.9	+9.6
	Liberal	David Weatherhead	12,230	29.4	-5.7
	New Democratic	David Gracey	11,436	27.5	-4.7
	Green	Laurie Gourlay	364	0.9	+0.9
	Libertarian	D'Arcy J. Cain	330	0.8	-0.2
	Commonwealth of Canada	David Harris	129	0.3	+0.3
	Communist	Kerry McCuaig	99	0.2	0.0
Total valid votes			41,616	100.00

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Weatherhead	14,316	35.1	+3.7
	New Democratic	John Paul Harney	13,146	32.2	+1.0
	Progressive Conservative	William Wightman	12,744	31.3	-5.1
	Libertarian	D'Arcy J. Cain	401	1.0	+0.4
	Communist	John MacLennan	92	0.2	-0.1
	Marxist–Leninist	Brenda Miller	66	0.2	+0.1
Total valid votes			40,765	100.00

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	William Wightman	15,697	36.4	+6.2
	Liberal	Alan Gray Martin	13,523	31.4	-5.2
	New Democratic	John Paul Harney	13,437	31.2	-1.6
	Libertarian	D'Arcy J. Cain	257	0.6	+0.6
	Communist	Tom Bull	114	0.3	+0.3
	Marxist–Leninist	Brenda Miller	56	0.1	-0.1
Total valid votes			43,084	100.00

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Gray Martin	13,702	36.6	+3.6
	New Democratic	John Paul Harney	12,298	32.8	-3.6
	Progressive Conservative	Basil Clark	11,339	30.2	-0.2
	Marxist–Leninist	Linda Turnbull	89	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Harold Rowbottom	61	0.2	+0.2
Total valid votes			37,489	100.00

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	John Paul Harney	15,028	36.4	+0.5
	Liberal	David Weatherhead	13,635	33.0	-9.9
	Progressive Conservative	Basil Clark	12,539	30.4	+9.2
	Independent	Roger Tentrey	103	0.2	+0.2
Total valid votes			41,305	100.00

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Weatherhead	14,889	42.9
	New Democratic	John Paul Harney	12,473	35.9
	Progressive Conservative	Herb Crosby	7,340	21.2
Total valid votes			34,702	100.00

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• "Scarborough Southwest (federal electoral district) (Code 35084) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada