Scarborough North (provincial electoral district)

{{About|the provincial riding|the federal riding|Scarborough North (federal electoral district)}}

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

| name = Scarborough North

| province = Ontario

| image = Scarborough North in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries).png

| caption = Scarborough North in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)

| coordinates = {{coord|43.798|N|79.256|W|display=inline,title}}

| prov-status = active

| prov-created = 1963

| prov-abolished =

| prov-election-first = 1963

| prov-election-last = 2025

| prov-rep = Raymond Cho

| prov-rep-party = PC

| prov-rep-party-link =

| demo-census-date = 2016

| demo-pop = 98805

| demo-electors = 67775

| demo-electors-date = 2018

| demo-area = 31

| demo-cd = Toronto

| demo-csd = Toronto

}}

Scarborough North is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was originally created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River. For the 2018 provincial election, it was re-created from Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River. Scarborough North riding was originally created from part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. It is in the former borough of Scarborough.

Two Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its original existence. The most notable was Alvin Curling who served as Speaker of the Legislature.

Boundaries

The riding was created in 1963 through an amendment to the Representation Act. It formed the northwest part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. The riding was bordered by Lawrence Avenue to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north and Markham Road to the east.{{cite journal |title=Representation Act, RSO 1970, c 413 |journal=Ontario: Revised Statutes |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |url=http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/rso/vol1970/iss5/6/ |date=1970|volume=1970 |issue=5 }}

In 1975, the boundary was significantly altered. The western boundary remained Victoria Park Avenue and the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue were retained. The eastern boundary was extended to the city limits at the edge of the Rouge River. The southern boundary was made as follows. Going east on Lawrence Avenue from Victoria Park Avenue it went to Birchmount Road. It headed north on Birchmount to Highway 401 and then continued east along the highway until it met the city limits.{{cite news |title=Education chiefs find schools not an issue |first=Ross |last=Howard |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=September 9, 1975 |page=A7}}{{cite journal |title=The Representation Act, 1975, SO 1975, c 13 |journal=Ontario: Annual Statutes |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |url=http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ontario_statutes/vol1975/iss1/15/ |date=March 10, 1975|volume=1975 |issue=1 }}

In 1987 the boundary was altered again. The eastern border was shifted east to the CNR right-of-way east of Kennedy Road. The southern border became Highway 401 from the railway to the city limits. The northern and eastern borders remained the same.{{cite news |title=Challengers face housing minister |first=Mary Ann |last=Horgun |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=August 24, 1987 |page=A7}}{{cite journal |title=Representation Act, 1986, SO 1986, c 30 |journal=Ontario: Annual Statutes |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |url=http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ontario_statutes/vol1986/iss1/35/ |date=January 6, 1986|volume=1986 |issue=1 }}

Members of Provincial Parliament

{{OntMPP|Scarborough North}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Created from York—Scarborough in 1963}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1963

| ToYr=1967

| Assembly#=27

| OntParty=PC

| RepName=Thomas Wells

| RepLink=Thomas Leonard Wells

| PartyTerms#=6

| RepTerms#=6

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1967

| ToYr=1971

| Assembly#=28

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1971

| ToYr=1975

| Assembly#=29

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1975

| ToYr=1977

| Assembly#=30

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1977

| ToYr=1981

| Assembly#=31

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1981

| ToYr=1985

| Assembly#=32

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1985

| ToYr=1987

| Assembly#=33

| OntParty=Liberal

| RepName=Alvin Curling

| PartyTerms#=4

| RepTerms#=4

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1987

| ToYr=1990

| Assembly#=34

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1990

| ToYr=1995

| Assembly#=35

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1995

| ToYr=1999

| Assembly#=36

}}

{{OntMPP NoData|

Sourced from the Ontario Legislative AssemblyFor a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:

  • For Thomas Wells' Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web|title=Thomas Leonard Wells, MPP |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=630|work=Parliamentary History|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario|access-date=2012-08-24|location=Toronto|year=2012}}
  • For Alvin Curling's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web|title=Alvin Curling, MPP|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=27|work=Parliamentary History|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario| access-date=2012-08-24|location=Toronto|year=2012}}}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Merged into Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River after 1996}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Re-created from Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River in 2015}}

{{OntMPP Row

|FromYr = 2018

|ToYr = 2022

|Assembly# = 42

|OntParty =PC

|PartyTerms# = 3

|RepName =Raymond Cho

|RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2022

| ToYr=2025

| Assembly#=43

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2025

| ToYr=

| Assembly#=44

}}

{{OntMPP End}}

Electoral results

=2015 boundaries=

File:Scarborough North 2025 polling division map winner.svg

{{CANelec/top|ON|2025|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Raymond Cho|13,031|52.98|+4.67}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Anita Anandarajan|8,548|34.75|+5.14}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Thadsha Navaneethan|2,554|10.38|–8.03}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Zdravko Gunjevic|465|1.89|+0.06}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|24,598|99.46|±0.00}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|134|0.54|±0.00}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|24,732|37.08|–2.18}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|66,703}}

{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|–0.24}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/10-general-election-feb-27-2025/96-scarborough-north?tab=candidates|title=Candidates in: Scarborough North (096)|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=13 February 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2025/results/Vote%20Totals%20From%20Official%20Tabulation%20-%20Scarborough%20North%20096.pdf |title=Vote Totals From Official Tabulation |date=3 March 2025 |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=Elections Ontario}}}}

{{end}}

File:Scarborough North 2022 polling division map winner.svg

{{2022 Ontario general election/Scarborough North}}

{{2018 Ontario general election/Scarborough North}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2014 general election redistributed results{{cite web |url=https://www.electionprediction.org/2018_on/riding/96.php |title=96 - Scarborough North }}
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |  

| Liberal

align=right| 12,365align=right| 40.07
{{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|background}} |  

| Progressive Conservative

align=right| 9,623align=right| 31.18
{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |  

| New Democratic

align=right| 8,067align=right|26.14
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|background}} |  

| Green

align=right| 494align=right| 1.60
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Others|background}} |  

| Others

align=right| 313align=right| 1.01

=1963 boundaries=

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1963|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Thomas Leonard Wells |9,918|50.73 }}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|F. Leslie Callan|4,849|24.80 }}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Angus Smith|4,785|24.47}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|19,552|100.00}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario 1867-1967}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1967|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Thomas Leonard Wells |11,729|42.03 }}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|John Brewin|10,202|36.56}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Milne Freeman|5,977|21.42 }}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|27,908|100.00}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario 1867-1967}}

{{end}}

class="wikitable"

|+ 1971 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Here's who won on the Metro ridings|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1971-10-22|location=Toronto|page=12}}

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Thomas Leonard Wells

|align=right| 24,804

|align=right| 56.1

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| John Brewin

|align=right| 12,921

|align=right| 29.2

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Bob Reid

|align=right| 6,106

|align=right| 13.8

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Independent|background}} |    

|Independent

| Arthur Wright

|align=right| 360

|align=right| 0.8

|

|

|Total

|align=right|44,191

|

=1975 boundaries=

class="wikitable"

|+ 1975 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Results from the 29 ridings in Metro |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=1975-09-19|location=Toronto|page=A18}}

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Thomas Wells

|align=right| 16,427

|align=right| 43.3

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Gerry Phillips

|align=right| 13,821

|align=right| 36.4

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| Guy Beaulieu

|align=right| 7,268

|align=right| 19.1

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Independent|background}} |    

|Independent

| Robert Schultz

|align=right| 438

|align=right| 1.2

|

|

|Total

|align=right|37,954

|

class="wikitable"

|+ 1977 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=How they voted in Metro area |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=1977-06-10|location=Toronto|page=A10}}

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Thomas Wells

|align=right| 21,250

|align=right| 50.0

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Jean Brookes

|align=right| 10,495

|align=right| 24.7

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| Frank Lowery

|align=right| 10,015

|align=right| 23.6

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian| Marilee Haylock| 722| 1.7}}

|

|

|Total

|align=right|42,482

|

class="wikitable"

|+ 1981 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Election results for Metro Toronto ridings|

newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429 |date=1981-03-20|location=Windsor, Ontario|page=22|access-date=2012-08-24}}

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Thomas Wells

|align=right| 30,560

|align=right| 61.0

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Jean Brookes

|align=right| 12,913

|align=right| 25.8

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| Jerry Daca

|align=right| 6,650

|align=right| 13.3

|

|Total

|align=right|50,123

|

class="wikitable"

|+ 1985 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gzc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hvUIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C1195068 |date=1985-05-03 |location=Toronto |page=43 |access-date=2012-05-10}}

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Alvin Curling

|align=right| 30,504

|align=right| 47.5

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Carole Noble

|align=right| 22,644

|align=right| 35.3

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| Jerry Daca

|align=right| 9,072

|align=right| 14.1

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Independent|background}} |    

|Independent

| R.J. Austin

|align=right| 1,974

|align=right| 3.1

|

|

|Total

|align=right|64,194

|

=1987 boundaries=

class="wikitable"

|+ 1987 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|title=How Metro-Area Voted|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1987-09-11|location=Toronto|page=A12}}

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Alvin Curling

|align=right| 20,021

|align=right| 63.0

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Peter Lam

|align=right| 5,861

|align=right| 18.5

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| Nick Summers

|align=right| 4,509

|align=right| 14.2

{{CANelec |ON |Family Coalition |Louis L. Di Rocco |1,371 |4.3}}

|

|

|Total

|align=right|31,762

|

class="wikitable"

|+ 1990 Ontario general election

!

! scope="col" width="175" |Party

! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate

! Votes{{cite news|title=How Metro-Area Voted|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1990-09-07|location=Toronto|page=A10}}171 out of 172 polls reporting.

! Vote %

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} |    

|Liberal

| Alvin Curling

|align=right| 13,393

|align=right| 44.6

{{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} |    

|New Democrat

| Victor Deane

|align=right| 9,477

|align=right| 31.5

{{Canadian party colour|ON|Conservative|background}} |    

|Progressive Conservative

| Harold Adams

|align=right| 5,367

|align=right| 17.9

{{CANelec |ON |Family Coalition |Louis L. Di Rocco |1,199 |4.0}}

{{CANelec |ON |Green |James Greig |620 |2.1}}

|

|

|Total

|align=right|30,056

|

{{Ontario provincial election, 1995/Scarborough North}}

References

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