Scarborough Southwest is a provincial electoral district in

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, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

Geography

It covers the southwestern part of the

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

part of Toronto. It stretches from

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in the south to

Eglinton Avenue Eglinton Avenue is a major east–west arterial thoroughfare in Toronto and Mississauga in the Canadian province of Ontario. The street begins at Highway 407 (but does not interchange with the tollway) at the western limits of Mississauga, as ...

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

and on the east by

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. The riding includes the neighbourhoods of

Birch Cliff Birch Cliff is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city, part of the district of Scarborough running along the shore of Lake Ontario atop the western part of the Scarborough Bluffs. Birch Cliff h ...

, Oakridge, Cliffside, Kennedy Park,

Clairlea Clairlea is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The neighbourhood is located in the western part of the district of Scarborough just east of Victoria Park Avenue. To the north, it is bounded by Eglinton Avenue and to the south by Tayl ...

, Cliffcrest and parts of

Scarborough Village Scarborough Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the Scarborough district. It was one of the earliest settlements in the former township of Scarborough with the distinction of being the site of the township's first ...

and the

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. The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

References

External links

Elections Ontario Past Election ResultsMap of riding for 2018 election
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