Whitby—Oshawa was a provincial

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, that was represented in the

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from the 2007 provincial election until 2018. The riding was adjusted by the 2015 ''Representation Act'' for the 2018 provincial election, losing some territory to the district of

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, and replaced as the district of

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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

district and three percent of the

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. The provincial electoral district was created from the same ridings in 2007. It consists of the Town of

and northwestern section of the City of

(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). For the 2018 election, Whitby-Oshawa was re-districted as

to more closely correspond to the actual town's borders.

Demographics

''According to the

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'' * 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 Provincial Parliament

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

References

External links

Elections Ontario Past Election Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitby-Oshawa (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario Politics of Oshawa Whitby, Ontario