Oshawa (provincial electoral district)

Oshawa (provincial electoral district)
Oshawa
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Oshawa, riding.png
Oshawa in relation to other greater Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Jerry Ouellette
Progressive Conservative
District created
First contested 1955
Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 116,881
Electors (2011) 87,638
Area (km²) 74
Pop. density (per km²) 1,579.5
Census divisions Durham
Census subdivisions Oshawa
Map of Oshawa riding

Oshawa is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1955.

It consists of the southern and eastern parts of the City of Oshawa south and east of a line drawn from west to east along King Street West, north along Oshawa Creek, east along Rossland Road West, north along Simcoe Street North and east along Winchester Road East. The riding includes the communities of Kedron and Taunton and the eastern part of North Oshawa. It has a population of 113,662 and an area of 74 km2.

In 1999, provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Contents

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
25th 1955–1959     Thomas Thomas CCF
26th 1959–1963 CCF/New Democrat
27th 1963–1967     Albert V. Walker Progressive Conservative
28th 1967–1971     Clifford Pilkey New Democrat
29th 1971–1975     Charles McIlveen Progressive Conservative
30th 1975–1977     Mike Breaugh New Democrat
31st 1977–1981
32nd 1981–1985
33rd 1985–1987
34th 1987–1990
35th 1990–1995 Allan Pilkey
36th 1995–1999     Jerry Ouellette Progressive Conservative
37th 1999–2003
38th 2003–2007
39th 2007–present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Libertarian Matthew Belanger -  
     Freedom Ben Fudge -  
     Green Stacey Leadbetter -  
     Liberal Jacquie Menezes -  
     Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette -  
     New Democrat Mike Shields -  
Total valid votes 100.0

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

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette 15,984 39.1 +1.8
     New Democrat Sid Ryan 13,437 32.9 -1.8
     Liberal Faelyne Templer 8,756 21.4 -2.6
     Green Alexander Kemp 2,482 6.1 +4.5
     Family Coalition Jeffrey Streutker 249 0.6 -0.4
Total valid votes 40,908 100.0
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette 14,566 37.3 -9.4
     New Democrat Sid Ryan 13,547 34.7 +12.1
     Liberal Chris Topple 9,383 24.0 -5.0
     Green Karen Tweedle 636 1.6 -  
     Freedom Paul McKeever 518 1.3 -  
     Family Coalition Dale Chilvers 383 1.0 -  
Total valid votes 39,033 100.0
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette 18,915 46.8 -  
     Liberal Chris Topple 11,740 29.0 -  
     New Democrat Colleen Twomey 9,154 22.6 -  
     Natural Law Garry Kotack 651 1.6 -  
Total valid votes 40,460 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 25,559 64.1
Mixed member proportional 14,305 35.9
Total valid votes 39,864 100.0

Sources

Coordinates: 43°54′03″N 78°50′43″W / 43.9009°N 78.8454°W / 43.9009; -78.8454

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