Pickering—Scarborough East 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

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, 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 2007.

The district was created in 2003 from 44.1% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge

Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge

Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. This riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham and Ontario ridings....

, 39.7% of Scarborough East

Scarborough East

Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2003, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to 2007, and on Toronto City Council....

, and 0.1% of Scarborough—Rouge River

Scarborough—Rouge River

Scarborough—Rouge River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....

 ridings.

The district consists of the southwest 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 :...

 and the southeast part 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...

 district 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...

.

Specifically, it consists 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 Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

)

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

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
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		Wayne Arthurs Wayne Arthurs (politician) Wayne Arthurs is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East since the 2007 provincial election.-Background:...	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...
40th	2011–present		Tracy MacCharles Tracy MacCharles Tracy MacCharles is a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario for the Pickering—Scarborough East riding in Toronto.-Background:MacCharles grew up in West Hill, and now resides in Pickering. She went to Brock University where she obtained a degree in Business and Public Administration...	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...

Election results

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	24,849	63.5
	Mixed member proportional	14,274	36.5
	Total valid votes	39,123	100.0

Sources

• Elections Ontario Past Election Results