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Scarborough—Rouge Park (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°48′18″N 79°10′34″W / 43.805°N 79.176°W / 43.805; -79.176
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Scarborough—Rouge Park
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough-Rouge Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Vijay Thanigasalam
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2016)102,275
Electors (2018)76,313
Area (km²)55
Pop. density (per km²)1,859.5
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

Scarborough—Rouge Park is a provincial electoral district in Scarborough, Toronto. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created in 2015.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Scarborough—Rouge Park
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Pickering—Scarborough East,
Scarborough—Guildwood and Scarborough—Rouge River
42nd  2018–2022     Vijay Thanigasalam Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Vijay Thanigasalam 15,989 45.28 +6.66 $51,906
Liberal Manal Abdullahi 9,784 27.71 +6.80 $64,073
New Democratic Felicia Samuel 7,742 21.92 −14.40 $82,981
Green Priyan De Silva 850 2.41 −0.01 $806
Ontario Party Gordon Kerr 523 1.48   $7,952
New Blue Christopher Bressi 285 0.81   $0
Freedom Matthew Oliver 139 0.39   $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,312 99.62 +0.50 $109,994
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 135 0.38 -0.50
Turnout 35,447 45.12 -10.42
Eligible voters 77,916
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −0.07
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Vijay Thanigasalam 16,224 38.61
New Democratic Felicia Samuel 15,261 36.32
Liberal Sumi Shan 8,785 20.91
Green Priyan De Silva 1,014 2.41
Libertarian Todd Byers 582 1.39
Trillium Amit Mahendra Pitamber 149 0.35
Total valid votes 42,015 99.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 372 0.88
Turnout 42,387 55.54
Eligible voters 76,313
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ontario's Liberal government adds 15 new ridings, bringing total to 122". CBC. Canadian Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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43°48′18″N 79°10′34″W / 43.805°N 79.176°W / 43.805; -79.176