Whitby 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 ...
(riding) in
Ontario consisting of the entire town of
Whitby, Ontario. The boundaries for Whitby were created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and were legally defined in the 2013 representation order. The riding came into existence upon the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
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in October 2015.
It was created out of the district of
Whitby—Oshawa.
It is a key
Liberal-
Conservative marginal seat.
Demographics
''According to the
2021 Canada Census''
Ethnic groups: 62.2% White, 12.0% South Asian, 9.1% Black, 3.6% Chinese, 2.6% Filipino, 2.4% Indigenous, 1.6% West Asian, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Arab
Languages: 75.5% English, 1.7% Urdu, 1.6% Tamil, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.3% French, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Italian
Religions: 54.3% Christian (25.7% Catholic, 4.9% Anglican, 4.2% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.1% Baptist, 12.4% Other), 6.7% Muslim, 5.4% Hindu, 31.6% None
Median income: $48,000 (2020)
Average income: $63,000 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament:
Election results
References
{{Authority control
Ontario federal electoral districts
Whitby, Ontario
2013 establishments in Ontario