Scarborough West was a provincial
electoral district in
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
,
Canada
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. It was created prior to the
1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of
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 ...
. Scarborough West riding was created from part of the former riding of
York—Scarborough
York—Scarborough was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. In the twelve gener ...
. It was in the former borough of
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 ...
.
Four
Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was
Stephen Lewis who was leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario from 1970-1978.
Boundaries
The riding was created in 1963 through an amendment to the Representation Act. It formed the southwest part of the former riding of
York—Scarborough
York—Scarborough was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. In the twelve gener ...
. The riding was bordered by Lawrence Avenue to the north, Victoria Park Road to the west, Lake Ontario to the south and Kennedy Road to the east.
In 1975, the boundary was significantly altered. The western boundary remained Victoria Park Road and the southern boundary of Lake Ontario were retained. The northern boundary was moved south to Eglinton Avenue. The eastern boundary was redrawn as follows: from Eglinton Avenue, the boundary followed the CNR right-of-way located east of Kennedy Road south and then curving south east to Midland Avenue at Danforth Road. It followed Midland Avenue south to Kingston Road where it turned southwest following Kingston to the Rosetta McLain Gardens park. It then turned south until it met the lake.
In 1987 the boundary was altered again. The northern border was moved north to Lawrence Avenue. The eastern boundary followed the CNR right-of-way east of Kennedy Avenue south to Eglinton Avenue. It then moved west following Eglinton to Kennedy Road. It then followed Kennedy south to Lake Ontario.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Electoral results
1963 boundaries
1975 boundaries
1987 boundaries
References
Notes
Citations
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Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario
Provincial electoral districts of Toronto
Scarborough, Toronto