Oshawa is a provincial

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, that has been represented in the

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since 1955.

History

In 2015 the provincial districts were updated, and Oshawa gained parts of the city which were previously part of the electoral district of Whitby-Oshawa. The 2018 provincial election was the first in which the new borders were used. The new borders include most of the actual city of Oshawa, although it excludes the mostly rural areas from Wards 4, 6, and 7 north of Taunton Road. These northern parts are part of the

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electoral district. Previously the district of Oshawa consisted of the southern and eastern parts of the City of

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south and east of a line drawn from west to east along King Street West, north along Oshawa Creek, east along Rossland Road West, north along Simcoe Street North and east along Winchester Road East. The riding includes the communities of Kedron and Taunton and the eastern part of North Oshawa. In 1999, provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. The

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was also re-mapped to include the north-western sections.

Demographics

:''2017 estimates; figures derived from

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:'' *Population: 167,965 (159,458 in 2016 census) *Average individual income: $46,627 *Median individual income: $36,268 *Average household income: $89,788 *Median household income: $71,225 *With Canadian citizenship: 163,768 (97.6%) *With citizenship other than Canadian: 4,196 (2.4%) *Immigrated between 2000-2005: 2,297 *Immigrated between 2006-2011: 1,671 *Immigrated after 2012: 1,765 *Born in province of residence: 125,439 *Born outside province of residence: 16,417 *English only: 156,167 (92.9%) *English and French: 10,775 (6.4%) *French only: 188 *Neither English nor French: 834

Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

References

Elections Ontario Past Election ResultsMap of riding for 2018 election
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshawa (Electoral District) Ontario provincial electoral districts Politics of Oshawa