Ajax—Pickering (provincial electoral district)
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Ajax—Pickering is a provincial electoral district
in central Ontario
, Canada
. It was created for the 2007 provincial election
. 55.2% of the riding came from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
while 44.8% came from Whitby—Ajax
.
The riding includes all of the Town of Ajax
plus that part of the City of Pickering
north of Finch Avenue
and east of Brock Road, as well as the area north of Highway 401
and east of Valley Farm Road.
Note: the 2011 election was held on October 6, 2011.
** Preliminary Results - Not Official Yet. **
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in central Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was created for the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
. 55.2% of the riding came from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge (provincial electoral district)
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge was a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from Durham West and Durham—York...
while 44.8% came from Whitby—Ajax
Whitby—Ajax
Whitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003, and the in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007...
.
The riding includes all of the Town of Ajax
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
plus that part of the City of Pickering
Pickering, Ontario
Pickering is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest metropolitan area in Canada.- Early Period :...
north of Finch Avenue
Finch Avenue
Finch Avenue is an arterial thoroughfare and concession road which travels east–west through the city of Toronto. The road also has short extensions into Peel and Durham Regions as Peel Regional Road 2 and Durham Regional Road 37.-History:...
and east of Brock Road, as well as the area north of Highway 401
Highway 401 (Ontario)
King's Highway 401, also known by its official name as the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway and colloquially as the four-oh-one, is a 400-Series Highway in the Canadian province of Ontario stretching from Windsor to the Quebec border...
and east of Valley Farm Road.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
Note: the 2011 election was held on October 6, 2011.
** Preliminary Results - Not Official Yet. **
2007 electoral reform referendum
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 An Ontario electoral reform referendum was held on October 10, 2007, in an attempt to establish a mixed member proportional representation system for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 24,946 | 63.0 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 14,657 | 37.0 | |
| Total valid votes | 39,603 | 100.0 | |