Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)
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Scarborough—Agincourt is a provincial electoral district
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 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...

 that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

 since 1999.

It covers the northwest of the Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

 part of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. It is bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue
Victoria Park Avenue
Victoria Park Avenue is a major north-south route in eastern Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marks the border between the Old City of Toronto and Scarborough.-History:Victoria Park Avenue was originally a pioneer road for settlement of Scarborough...

, on the north by Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...

 East, on the east by Brimley Avenue, and on the south by 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...

, excluding the area that is east of Midland Avenue and 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:...

 East.

Population

Total (2006): 111,867

Growth (2001-2006): +1,197 (+1.1%)

Electors:
Federal (2006): 72,895 (65.2%)
Provincial (2007): 73,876 (66%)

Gender* (2001):
Male: 52,525 (47.5%)
Female: 58,145 (52.5%)

Identifiable Groups** (2001):
Visible Minority: 76,195 (69.3%)
Chinese: 41,135 (37.4%)
South Asian: 14,680 (13.3%)
Black: 7,450 (6.8%)
Filipino: 3,470 (3.2%)
West Asian: 1,830 (1.7%)
Arab: 1,775 (1.6%)
Other Visible Minority: 1,560 (1.4%)
Multiple Visible Minorities: 1,385 (1.3%)
Latin American: 825 (0.8%)
Southeast Asian: 800 (0.7%)
Korean: 670 (0.6%)
Japanese: 625 (0.6%)
Aboriginal: 185 (0.2%)
Immigrant: 70,315 (63.9%)
Non-Permanent Residents: 1,780 (1.6%)

Language

Mother Tongue** (2001):
English: 39,880 (36.3%)
French: 775 (0.7%)
Non-Official Languages: 66,755 (60.7%)
Multiple Responses: 2,590 (2.4%)


Knowledge of Official Languages** (2001):
English only: 92,290 (83.9%)
Neither English nor French: 10,855 (9.9%)
English and French: 6,755 (6.1%)
French only: 105 (0.001%)


Home Language** (2001):
English: 42,110 (38.3%)
Non-official languages: 34,760 (31.6%)
English and non-official language: 31,875 (29%)
English and French: 625 (0.6%)
English, French and non-official language: 430 (0.4%)
French: 110 (0.1%)
French and non-official language: 85 (0.1%)

Education

Education*** (2001):
Less than High School: 29,385 (32.6%)
High School: 22,950 (25%)
Trade School: 5,205 (5.7%)
College: 11,775 (12.8%)
University: 22,530 (24.5%)

Income and work

Labour Force*** (2001):
Participation: 55,510 (60.4%)
Employed: 50,840 (55.4%)
Unemployed: 4,670 (8.4%)


Average Income*** (2001):
Individual: $26,473
Household: $62,836
Family: $60,742


Median Income (2007):
Household: $51,762

Families and dwellings

Persons per Family (2001): 3.1


Occupied Private Dwellings (2001):
Total: 35,615
Owned: 23,670 (66.5%)
Rented: 11,945 (33.5%)
Average Value: $226,053

Religion

Religion** (2001):
Christian: 58,125 (52.8%)
Catholic: 24,660 (22.4%)
Protestant: 19,670 (17.9%)
Christian Orthodox: 7,365 (6.7%)
Christian n.i.e.****: 6,430 (5.8%)
No Religious Affiliation: 31,220 (28.4%)
Hindu: 7,300 (6.6%)
Muslim: 6,740 (6.1%)
Buddhist: 5,515 (5%)
Eastern Religions: 380 (0.3%)
Sikh: 360 (0.3%)
Jewish: 330 (0.3%)
Other Religions: 30 (0.03%)



* Based on a total population of 110,670

** Based on a projected population of 109,995 (20% sample data projected from the total population)

*** Based on a projected population of 91,840 (20% sample data projected from the population 15 years and over)

**** Includes mostly answers of 'Christian,' not otherwise stated.

Sources: Statistics Canada (2001, 2006); Elections Canada (2006); Elections Ontario (2007)

History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
37th
37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was in session from June 8, 1999 until May 5, 2003, just prior to the Ontario general election...

1999–2003     Gerry Phillips
Gerry Phillips
Gerry Phillips was a politician in the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament, and served as a senior minister in the governments of Premier's Dalton McGuinty and David Peterson.-Early life:Phillips was...

Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

38th
38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007...

2003–2007
39th
39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 29, 2007, at Queen's Park in Toronto. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.It is controlled by a...

2007–2011
40th 2011-present Soo Wong
Soo Wong
Soo Wong is a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario for the Scarborough—Agincourt riding in Toronto. Prior to the election, Wong was a two term public school trustee with the Toronto District School Board Ward 20 and old Toronto Board of Education...


Election results



Note: the 2011 election will be held on October 6, 2011.







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...

Side Votes %
First Past the Post 19,185 59.8
Mixed member proportional 12,881 40.2
Total valid votes 32,066 100.0

Community and resident associations

  1. Bridlewood
    Bridlewood
    Bridlewood is a neighbourhood in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Bridlewood was part of the City of Kanata until 2001, when that city amalgamated with the City of Ottawa.- Location :...

  2. Leacock Community Association
  3. Lynngate Residents' Association & Neighbourhood Watch
  4. Neighbourhood Watch
  5. SAS Scarborough Association of Seniors
  6. The Scarborough-Agincourt Ward 40 Residents' Association

Sources

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