# Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough—Rouge River was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1999 and 2018.
The riding covers the northeast part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stretches from Highway 401 in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north. In the east it ends at the border with Pickering and to just west of Midland in the west.
In 2018, the district was dissolved into Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough North.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census
* Ethnic groups: 32.8% South Asian, 30.8% Chinese, 10.7% Black, 8.7% White, 8.2% Filipino, 1.6% Southeast Asian
* Languages: 40.0% English, 27.1% Chinese, 13.2% Tamil, 4.2% Tagalog, 3.0% Urdu, 2.4% Gujarati, 1.4% Punjabi
* Religion: 39.2% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 2.7% Pentecostal, 2.4% Anglican, 1.8% Baptist, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 12.1% Other Christian), 20.7% Hindu, 8.9% Muslim, 4.7% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 25.0% No religion.
* Average household income: $74,241
* Median household income: $61,786
* Average individual income: $28,328
* Median individual income: $21,187
In 2001, 13.6% of the population was Hindu, the highest in Canada.

## Geography

Scarborough—Rouge River consisted of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north and east by the city limits, on the west by Midland Avenue, and on the south by a line drawn from the east city limit west along Finch Avenue East, south along Meadowvale Road, west along Sheppard Avenue East, south along Morningside Avenue, west along Highway 401, north along Brimley Road, and west along Finch Avenue East to Midland Avenue.
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
The riding contained the neighbourhoods of Agincourt (part), Armadale, Malvern, Milliken (part) and Morningside Heights.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Scarborough—Rouge River :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Scarborough North |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Alvin Curling | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2005 | Alvin Curling | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2007 | Bas Balkissoon | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Bas Balkissoon | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Bas Balkissoon | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2016 | Bas Balkissoon | Liberal |
| 41st | 2016–2018 | Raymond Cho | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough North |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

Ontario provincial by-election, September 1, 2016 Resignation of Bas Balkissoon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond Cho | 9,693 | 38.58 | +10.92 |
| | Liberal | Piragal Thiru | 7,264 | 28.91 | -9.79 |
| | New Democratic | Neethan Shan | 6,883 | 27.40 | -3.91 |
| | Independent | Queenie Yu | 582 | 2.32 | |
| | Green | Priyan De Silva | 217 | 0.86 | -0.51 |
| | Libertarian | Allen Small | 146 | 0.58 | |
| | None of the Above | Above Znoneofthe | 135 | 0.54 | -0.42 |
| | Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 76 | 0.30 | |
| | People's Political Party | Dwight McLean | 56 | 0.22 | |
| | Pauper | John Turmel | 37 | 0.15 | |
| | Trillium | Ania Krosinska | 36 | 0.14 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,125 | 100.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.36 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bas Balkissoon | 16,095 | 38.71 | -3.17 |
| | New Democratic | Neethan Shan | 13,019 | 31.31 | -4.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond Cho | 11,500 | 27.66 | +8.87 |
| | Green | George B. Singh | 571 | 1.37 | +0.12 |
| | None of the Above | Amir Khan | 398 | 0.96 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,583 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 479 | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,062 | 47.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,592 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.75 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bas Balkissoon | 15,237 | 41.87 | -23.18 |
| | New Democratic | Neethan Shan | 13,088 | 35.97 | +22.29 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Kim | 6,837 | 18.79 | +4.32 |
| | Libertarian | Felix Liao | 457 | 1.26 | -0.16 |
| | Green | George Singh | 455 | 1.25 | -2.47 |
| | Family Coalition | Raphael Rosch | 166 | 0.46 | -1.20 |
| | Freedom | Daniel Walker | 150 | 0.41 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,390 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 215 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,605 | 42.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,338 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -22.73 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
* Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Sheila White, Scarborough-Rouge River
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bas Balkissoon | 22,307 | 65.06 | +0.49 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Horace Gooden | 4,960 | 14.47 | -9.78 |
| | New Democratic | Sheila White | 4,691 | 13.68 | +7.57 |
| | Green | Serge Abbat | 1,276 | 3.72 | |
| | Family Coalition | Joseph Carvalho | 569 | 1.66 | |
| | Libertarian | Alan Mercer | 486 | 1.42 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,289 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.14 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
^ Change is from 2003 redistributed results.
2003 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 24,470 | 64.57 |
| Progressive Conservative | 7,688 | 24.25 |
| New Democratic | 1,936 | 6.11 |
| Others | 1,609 | 5.08 |
Ontario provincial by-election, November 24, 2005 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bas Balkissoon | 9,380 | 57.71 | -6.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cynthia Lai | 4,030 | 24.79 | -0.42 |
| | New Democratic | Sheila White | 2,458 | 15.12 | +9.14 |
| | Green | Steven Toman | 137 | 0.84 | -2.69 |
| | Libertarian | Alan Mercer | 100 | 0.62 | |
| | Family Coalition | Rina Morra | 93 | 0.57 | -0.86 |
| | Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 57 | 0.35 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,255 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.86 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alvin Curling | 23,976 | 63.85 | +6.6 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin Moore | 9,468 | 25.21 | -9.23 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Paul Yovanoff | 2,246 | 5.98 | -0.12 |
| | Green | Karen Macdonald | 1,326 | 3.53 | |
| | Family Coalition | Mitchell Persaud | 536 | 1.43 | +0.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,552 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alvin Curling | 20,052 | 57.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mubashar Dar | 12,061 | 34.44 |
| | New Democratic | Paulette Senior | 2,138 | 6.10 |
| | Family Coalition | Betty Peters | 489 | 1.40 |
| | Natural Law | Lou Dube | 284 | 0.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,024 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 18,271 | 55.2 |
| Mixed member proportional | 14,856 | 44.8 |
| Total valid votes | 33,127 | 100.0 |