Scarborough—Guildwood (provincial electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Scarborough—Guildwood is a provincial electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario
since the 2007 provincial election
.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Scarborough Southwest
and Scarborough Centre
.
It is centred on the Guildwood neighbourhood. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Lake Ontario northwest along Bellamy Ravine Creek, northeast along Kingston Road, north along Bellamy Road South, west along Eglinton Avenue East, north along Bellamy Road North, Corporate Drive and Toyota Place, east along Highway 401, south along Morningside Avenue and southeast along Highland Creek to Lake Ontario.
Note: the 2011 election will be held on October 6, 2011.
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 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 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...
.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Scarborough Southwest
Scarborough Southwest
Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...
and Scarborough Centre
Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)
Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:...
.
It is centred on the Guildwood neighbourhood. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Lake Ontario northwest along Bellamy Ravine Creek, northeast along Kingston Road, north along Bellamy Road South, west along Eglinton Avenue East, north along Bellamy Road North, Corporate Drive and Toyota Place, east along Highway 401, south along Morningside Avenue and southeast along Highland Creek to Lake Ontario.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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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 | Margarett Best Margarett Best Margarett Best is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Scarborough—Guildwood. She is a member of the Liberal Party.-Background:... |
Liberal | |
40th | 2011-present | |||
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... |
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 19,514 | 60.0 | |
Mixed member proportional | 13,020 | 40.0 | |
Total valid votes | 32,534 | 100.0 |