Whitby is a provincial
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, that was previously represented in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
as
Whitby-Oshawa. The new riding was created through the 2015 ''Representation Act'' for the
2018 provincial election, with the district losing some territory to the district of
Oshawa
Oshawa ( , also ; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the G ...
to more closely align to the
actual town's borders.
History
The riding was created for the
2018 general provincial election and consists of the Town of Whitby. The
previous district included sections of
Oshawa
Oshawa ( , also ; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the G ...
and
Ajax.
Demographics
''2017 estimates; figures derived from
Canada 2016 Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
''
* Population: 134,875 (estimate; actual census population from 2016 was 128,377)
* Languages: 91.7% English only, 7.6% Bilingual French-English, 0.5% neither English nor French
* Average individual income: $58,383
* Median individual income: $41,419
* Average household income: $126,596
* Median household income: $101,373
*Denizens with Canadian citizenship: 130,327 (96.6%)
*Denizens with citizenship other than Canadian: 4,547 (3.3%)
*Immigrated between 2000-2005: 2,817
*Immigrated between 2006-2011: 2,338
*Immigrated after 2012: 2,386
*Born in province of residence: 95,247
*Born outside province of residence: 10,829
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election Results
References
External links
Elections Ontario - District of WhitbyWhitby Demographics and StatisticsMap of riding for 2018 election
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Ontario provincial electoral districts
Whitby, Ontario