Scarborough—Guildwood (federal Electoral District)
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Scarborough—Guildwood is a federal
electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
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,
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
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since 2004. It was created in 2003 from parts of
Scarborough East Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2003. It initially consisted the eastern part of the Borough of Scarborough, although its boundaries were adjusted several times. It ...
,
Scarborough Southwest Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district (Canada), 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 Scarboro ...
and Scarborough Centre. This riding lost territory to
Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough—Rouge Park is a federal electoral district (Canada), 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 Canadian federal el ...
and
Scarborough Southwest Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district (Canada), 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 Scarboro ...
, and gained territory from Scarborough Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.


Geography

It is centred on the
Guildwood Guildwood, also known as Guildwood Village, is a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern area of the city, in the district of Scarborough. It is bounded by the Scarborough Bluffs, south of Kingston ...
neighbourhood. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from
Lake Ontario Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border sp ...
north along
Markham Road Markham may refer to: It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873. Biology * Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia * ...
, west along
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 a ...
, north along Bellamy Road South, west along Lawrence Avenue, north along
McCowan Road McCowan can refer to the following: * McCowan Baronets, British baronetcy *Millar McCowan, Scottish confectionery company *McCowan (surname) *McCowan Road, a major thoroughfare in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ** A local name for York Regi ...
, east along Highway 401, south along Morningside Avenue back to Lake Ontario. Presently, it contains the neighbourhoods of Guildwood, West Hill (west of Morningside Avenue), Morningside, Woburn, and
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 ...
(east of Markham Road).


Demographics

:''According to the
2021 Canadian census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
'' Ethnic groups: 36.2% South Asian, 22.2% White, 15.2% Black, 8.8% Filipino, 4.7% Chinese, 2.6% West Asian, 1.5% Latin American, 1.4% Indigenous, 1.3% Arab, 1.0% Southeast Asian
Languages: 47.4% English, 6.8% Tamil, 5.2% Gujarati, 4.5% Tagalog, 3.0% Bengali, 2.9% Urdu, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.4% Hindi, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% Malayalam, 1.2% Dari, 1.1% Arabic, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Punjabi
Religions: 44.7% Christian (20.1% Catholic, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.5% Anglican, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.4% United Church, 1.2% Baptist, 14.3% Other), 18.5% Muslim, 17.5% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 16.7% None
Median income: $33,200 (2020) Average income: $41,760 (2020)


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the
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:


Election results


See also

*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province ...


References

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Riding history from the
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2011 results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scarborough-Guildwood Federal electoral districts of Toronto Ontario federal electoral districts Scarborough, Ontario 2003 establishments in Ontario