Pickering—Uxbridge

Pickering—Uxbridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It consists of the City of Pickering and the Township of Uxbridge.

For the provincial electoral district, see Pickering—Uxbridge (provincial electoral district).
Pickering—Uxbridge
Ontario electoral district
Pickering-Uxbridge in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Coordinates:44.042°N 79.181°W / 44.042; -79.181
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jennifer O'Connell
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]120,742
Electors (2015)84,997
Area (km²)687
Pop. density (per km²)175.8
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Pickering, Uxbridge

Pickering—Uxbridge was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[2] It was created out of parts of Pickering—Scarborough East, Ajax—Pickering and Durham.[3]

Demographics
According to the Canada 2021 Census[4]

Ethnic groups: 54.4% White, 9.6% Black, 17.7% South Asian, 3.6% Filipino, 2.8% Chinese, 1.8% West Asian, 1.6% Indigenous, 1.4% Arab, 1.3% Latin American
Languages: 72.7% English, 2.5% Tamil, 2.5% Urdu, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.1% French, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% Arabic
Religions: 54.0% Christian (24.6% Catholic, 4.2% Anglican, 4.0% United Church, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.4% Baptist, 12.8% Other), 10.5% Muslim, 6.9% Hindu, 26.5% None
Median income: $45,600 (2020)
Average income: $61,350 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Pickering—Uxbridge
Riding created from Ajax—Pickering, Durham
and Pickering—Scarborough East
42nd  2015–2019     Jennifer O'Connell Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of general election results in Pickering—Uxbridge (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJennifer O'Connell27,27146.9-4.1
ConservativeJacob Mantle20,97636.1+7.0
New DemocraticEileen Higdon7,39613.1+1.2
People'sCorneliu Chisu2,3284.0+2.0
Total valid votes 58,167
Total rejected ballots 302
Turnout 58,46962.16
Eligible voters 94,059
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJennifer O'Connell32,38751.0+0.7$79,048.14
ConservativeCyma Musarat18,46229.1-9.1$56,879.42
New DemocraticEileen Higdon7,58211.9+2.7$9,433.88
GreenPeter Forint3,7996.0+3.7$7,976.00
People'sCorneliu Chisu1,2652.0$7,989.04
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,495100.0
Total rejected ballots 407
Turnout 63,90268.9
Eligible voters 92,699
Liberal hold Swing +4.90
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJennifer O'Connell29,75750.30+16.73$92,326.80
ConservativeCorneliu Chisu22,59138.19-7.79$119,840.70
New DemocraticPamela Downward5,4469.21-6.54$12,890.87
GreenAnthony Jordan Navarro1,3652.31-2.21$4,275.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,159100.0   $224,063.76
Total rejected ballots 2220.3%–
Turnout 59,381––
Eligible voters 85,794
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative22,57445.98
  Liberal16,48033.57
  New Democratic7,73115.75
  Green2,2174.52
  Others950.19

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Pickering--Uxbridge [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Pickering—Uxbridge, 30 September 2015
  8. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. "Jennifer O'Connell wins Pickering-Uxbridge riding for Liberals". durhamregion.com/.
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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