York—Scarborough was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1953 to 1988. It was located in the

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. In the twelve general elections held during York—Scarborough's existence, the party that won here also won the election. Initially, it included the southern part of

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, being now the northern part of

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and parts of

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and

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. The riding was created in 1952 from parts of York East and

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ridings. In 1966, it was redefined to lie entirely within the Municipality of

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and consisted of the eastern part of the Borough of North York and the north-western part of the Borough of Scarborough. In 1976 (with effect from the 1979 general election), the riding was shifted to the east, taking in only the easternmost part of North York, and all of northern Scarborough. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 (with effect from the 1988 general election) when it was redistributed between Don Valley North, Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Electoral history

, - , Liberal , Frank Enfield , align="right", 14,889 , Progressive Conservative , Stanley Nelson Schatz , align="right", 14,221 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Arthur Raynard Elliott , align="right", 4,184 , - , Progressive Conservative , Frank Charles McGee , align="right", 42,299 , Liberal , Frank A. Enfield , align="right", 22,353 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Elva Reta Sigen , align="right", 8,931 , - , Progressive Conservative , Frank Charles McGee , align="right", 57,396 , Liberal , Frank A. Enfield , align="right", 22,019 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Elva R. Sigen , align="right", 8,123 , - , Progressive Conservative , Frank Charles McGee , align="right", 49,643 , Liberal , Maurice Moreau , align="right", 44,349 , New Democratic , Edward G. Phillips , align="right", 26,819 , Social Credit , E. Shipley Birrell , align="right", 1,452 , - , Liberal , Maurice Moreau , align="right", 63,049 , Progressive Conservative , Frank Charles McGee , align="right", 41,535 , New Democratic , Edward G. Phillips , align="right", 26,819 , - , Liberal ,

Robert Stanbury Robert Douglas George "Bob" Stanbury, (October 26, 1929 - February 10, 2017) was a Canadian public servant, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive. Background Stanbury was born in Exeter, Ontario, on October 26, 1929. ...

, align="right", 58,501 , Progressive Conservative , Frank Charles McGee , align="right", 54,659 , New Democratic , Edward G. Phillips , align="right", 33,821 , New Capitalist , Frank O'Hearn , align="right", 600 , - , Liberal ,

, align="right", 37,374 , Progressive Conservative , Alan Milliken Heisey Sr. , align="right", 15,458 , New Democratic , W. E. Ted Mann , align="right", 10,724 , - , Liberal ,

, align="right", 39,219 , Progressive Conservative , Winnett Boyd , align="right", 37,368 , New Democratic ,

David William Warner David William Warner (born November 18, 1941) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three occasions (spanning four terms) between 1975 and 1995, and served as S ...

, align="right", 16,584 , - , Liberal ,

, align="right", 47,450 , Progressive Conservative , Ron Collister , align="right", 38,711 , New Democratic ,

, align="right", 11,552 ,

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, Paul R. Mollon , align="right", 274 ,

, Arthur Wright , align="right", 140 , - , Progressive Conservative , Paul McCrossan , align="right", 55,455 , Liberal ,

Paul Cosgrove Paul James Cosgrove, (born December 30, 1934), is a former Canadian jurist as well as a former politician. Political career A lawyer by profession, Cosgrove entered municipal politics and served as mayor of the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, O ...

, align="right", 21,431 , New Democratic , Ivan H. Jones , align="right", 7,681 , No affiliation , Anne C. McBride , align="right", 564 ,

, Nick Moldovanyi , align="right", 348 , - , Progressive Conservative , Paul McCrossan , align="right", 36,718 , Liberal ,

, align="right", 32,699 , New Democratic , Frank Lowery , align="right", 10,978 ,

, Anne C. McBride , align="right", 242 , - , Liberal ,

, align="right", 39,208 , Progressive Conservative , Paul McCrossan , align="right", 30,925 , New Democratic , Vinc Overend , align="right", 10,939 ,

, Anne C. McBride , align="right", 384 , - , Progressive Conservative , Paul McCrossan , align="right", 48,809 , Liberal ,

June Rowlands June Rowlands (née Pendock; May 14, 1924 – December 21, 2017) was a Canadian politician who was the 60th mayor of Toronto from 1991 to 1994. She was the first woman to serve as Toronto's mayor. Rowlands also served as a city councillor and w ...

, align="right", 35,869 , New Democratic , Yvonne Bondarchuk , align="right", 13,260 ,

, Anne C. McBride , align="right", 704 ,

, Dona Cauchon , align="right", 666

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:York-Scarborough Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Federal electoral districts of Toronto

Members of Parliament

Electoral history

See also

References

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