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Whitby (federal electoral district)

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Coordinates: 43°56′N 78°58′W / 43.93°N 78.96°W / 43.93; -78.96
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For the current provincial electoral district, see Whitby (provincial electoral district). For the dissolved provincial electoral district, see Whitby—Oshawa (provincial electoral district). For the British parliamentary constituency, see Whitby (UK Parliament constituency).

Whitby
Ontario electoral district
Whitby in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Coordinates:43°56′N 78°58′W / 43.93°N 78.96°W / 43.93; -78.96
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Ryan Turnbull
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]138,501
Electors (2015)90,964
Area (km²)[1]155
Pop. density (per km²)893.6
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Whitby

Whitby is a federal electoral district (riding) in Ontario consisting of the entire town of Whitby, Ontario. The boundaries for Whitby were created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and were legally defined in the 2013 representation order. The riding came into existence upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election in October 2015.[2] It was created out of the district of Whitby—Oshawa.[3] It is a key Liberal-Conservative marginal seat.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 62.2% White, 12.0% South Asian, 9.1% Black, 3.6% Chinese, 2.6% Filipino, 2.4% Indigenous, 1.6% West Asian, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Arab

Languages: 75.5% English, 1.7% Urdu, 1.6% Tamil, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.3% French, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Italian

Religions: 54.3% Christian (25.7% Catholic, 4.9% Anglican, 4.2% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.1% Baptist, 12.4% Other), 6.7% Muslim, 5.4% Hindu, 31.6% None

Median income: $48,000 (2020)

Average income: $63,000 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Whitby
Riding created from Whitby—Oshawa
42nd  2015–2019     Celina Caesar-Chavannes Liberal
 2019–2019     Independent
43rd  2019–2021     Ryan Turnbull Liberal
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of general election results in Whitby (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 23,284 45.09
  Conservative 17,804 34.48
  New Democratic 7,443 14.41
  People's 2,273 4.40
  Green 833 1.61

2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ryan Turnbull 27,375 44.1 +0.4 $89,015.09
Conservative Maleeha Shahid 22,271 35.9 +0.4 $105,175.68
New Democratic Brian Dias 8,766 14.1 ±0.0 $13,630.16
People's Thomas Androvic 2,682 4.3 +3.1 $5,881.18
Green Johannes Kotilainen 972 1.6 -3.8 $3,254.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,066 – – $127,815.88
Total rejected ballots 332
Turnout 62,398 61.50
Eligible voters 101,465
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ryan Turnbull 30,182 43.7 -1.25 $90,618.58
Conservative Todd McCarthy 24,564 35.5 -6.59 $114,623.57
New Democratic Brian Dias 9,760 14.1 +3.75 $6,319.41
Green Paul Slavchenko 3,735 5.4 +3.23 $28,189.54
People's Mirko Pejic 860 1.2 $3,185.65
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,101 100.0
Total rejected ballots 415
Turnout 69,516 70.8
Eligible voters 98,190
Liberal hold Swing +2.67
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Celina Caesar-Chavannes 29,003 44.95 +30.46 $53,971.84
Conservative Pat Perkins 27,154 42.09 −16.72 $62,752.73
New Democratic Ryan Kelly 6,677 10.35 −11.06 $11,930.35
Green Craig Cameron 1,403 2.17 −2.81 $1,685.15
Independent Jon O'Connor 279 0.43 – $1,811.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,516 100.0     $233,804.45
Total rejected ballots 235 – –
Turnout 64,751 – –
Eligible voters 90,964
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 31,034 58.81
  New Democratic 11,297 21.41
  Liberal 7,644 14.49
  Green 2,628 4.98
  Libertarian 168 0.32

References

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  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Whitby [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Whitby, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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