Scarborough—Ellesmere was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Scarborough Centre. Scarborough—Ellesmere riding was created from parts of the former ridings of Scarborough North, Scarborough West and Scarborough Centre. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.
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Four Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was David Warner who served as Speaker of the Legislature from 1990 to 1995.
Scarborough—Ellesmere occupied the west central part of Scarborough. From its southwest corner it went north along Victoria Park Avenue to Lawrence Avenue East. East to Birchmount Road and then north to Highway 401. It turned east and followed the 401 to Markham Road. South from this point along Markham to Ellesmere Road and then east to Scarborough Golf Club Road. It went south to Lawrence Avenue East and then turned back west along Lawrence to Midland Avenue where it jogged south to Eglinton Avenue East. It then followed Eglinton west to back to Victoria Park Avenue.[1]
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1975 boundaries
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1975 Ontario general election
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Party |
Candidate |
Votes[3][nb 1] |
Vote % |
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New Democrat |
David Warner |
9,452 |
39.2 |
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Conservative |
Brian Harrison |
8,242 |
34.1 |
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Liberal |
Ken Tilley |
6,147 |
25.5 |
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Independent |
Scott Bell |
299 |
1.2 |
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Total |
24,140 |
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1981 Ontario general election
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Party |
Candidate |
Votes[5] |
Vote % |
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Conservative |
Alan Robinson |
11,608 |
44.7 |
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New Democrat |
David Warner |
9,720 |
37.5 |
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Liberal |
Joe Gideon |
4,615 |
17.8 |
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Total |
25,943 |
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1987 boundaries
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1987 Ontario general election
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Party |
Candidate |
Votes[7] |
Vote % |
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Liberal |
Frank Faubert |
12,421 |
41.7 |
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New Democrat |
David Warner |
11,949 |
40.1 |
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Conservative |
Gail Brewer |
5,445 |
18.3 |
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Total |
29,815 |
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Notes
132 out of 152 polls reporting.
Citations
Oziewicz, Stan (March 12, 1981). "PC big guns aim at young riding". The Globe and Mail. p. 4.
For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For David Warner's Legislative Assembly information see "David William Warner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- For Alan Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alan M. Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- For Frank Faubert's Legislative Assembly information see "Frank J. Faubert, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- For Marilyn Mushinski's Legislative Assembly information see "Marilyn Mushinski, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
"How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
"How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.