Pickering—Scarborough East (federal electoral district)
former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada (2004–2015)
Pickering—Scarborough East was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
The district was created in 2003 from 44.1% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge, 39.7% of Scarborough East, and 0.1% of Scarborough—Rouge River ridings.
Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was redistributed between Pickering—Uxbridge and Scarborough—Rouge Park.
The district consisted of the southwest part of the city of Pickering and the southeast part of the Scarborough district of Toronto. It was the only riding to overlap the boundaries of the 416 (City of Toronto) and the 905 (Greater Toronto Area) regions.
Specifically, it consisted of the part of the City of Pickering lying south and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along Finch Avenue, south along Valley Farm Road, northeast along Highway 401 and south along Brock Road to the southern city limit; and the part of the City of Toronto lying south and east of a line drawn from the eastern city limit west along Finch Avenue East, south along Meadowvale Road, west along Sheppard Avenue East, south along Morningside Avenue and southeast along Highland Creek to Lake Ontario.
Demographics
(According to the 2006 Canadian census)
Ethnic groups: 61.3% White, 13.5% South Asian, 10.4% Black, 4.1% Filipino, 3.2% Chinese
Languages: 74.6% English, 1.3% French, 23.9% Other
Average income: $31 920
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
List of Canadian electoral districts
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
"Pickering—Scarborough East (federal electoral district) (Code 35072) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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