Whitby—Oshawa was a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the bulk of the district became part of the new

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district, while parts of it will be transferred to Oshawa and

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History

The riding was created in 2003 and consists of 68 percent of the

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district, 20 percent of the Oshawa district and three percent of the

district. The provincial electoral district was created from the same ridings in 2007. The riding consisted of the Town of

and northwestern section of the City of Oshawa (specifically, the portion of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along King Street West, north along the Oshawa Creek, east along Rossland Road West, north along Simcoe Street North, and east along Winchester Road East to the eastern city limit).

Demographics

''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' * Population: 146,307 * Ethnic Groups: 81.4% White, 5.5% Black, 4.3% South Asian, 1.7% Chinese, 1.7% Filipino, 1.4% Aboriginal * Languages: 85.3% English, 2.1% French, 1.5% Italian, 1.1% Chinese * Religion: 71.2% Christian (32.6% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 8.3% Anglican, 2.6% Presbyterian, 2.4% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Baptist, 10.4% Other Christian), 2.6% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 23.6% No religion. * Average household income: $104,969 * Median household income: $89,608 * Average individual income: $48,444 * Median individual income: $37,099

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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was elected in a November 17, 2014 by-election following the death of

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who died in office on April 10, 2014.

Election results

References

Notes

Sources

Riding history from the

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Whitby—Oshawa 2001 Census Information

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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