# Scarborough—Agincourt (federal electoral district)

Scarborough—Agincourt is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Midland Avenue to the east.

## Geography

The riding covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Steeles, L'Amoreaux, Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Agincourt (west of Midland Avenue) and Milliken (west of Midland Avenue).

## Former boundaries

* 1987 to 1996
* 1996 to 2003 (remained the same)
* 2003 to 2015

## Demographics

Immigrants make up 67.8% of the population of Scarborough—Agincourt, the highest such percentage for any Canadian federal riding; those from Asia and the Middle East alone, constitute a majority of the population (53.0%), which is also the highest figure for any federal riding, and, in particular, immigrants from the People's Republic of China are almost a quarter (24.7%) of the riding's population, another Canadian high. Chinese, not otherwise specified (i.e. Cantonese, Mandarin, etc.) is the home language for 12.0% of the people in Scarborough—Agincourt (another demographic record).
    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 42.9% Chinese, 17.2% White, 15.0% South Asian, 7.2% Black, 6.3% Filipino, 2.1% Arab, 1.9% West Asian, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Latin American Languages: 30.2% English, 17.1% Cantonese, 17.0% Mandarin, 3.6% Tamil, 3.1% Tagalog, 2.6% Armenian, 2.0% Arabic, 1.3% Greek, 1.3% Urdu
Religions: 41.2% Christian (16.8% Catholic, 5.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Anglican, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist, 15.3% Other), 7.8% Hindu, 7.6% Muslim, 4.7% Buddhist, 37.5% none Median income: $31,400 (2020) Average income: $41,560 (2020)

## History

The federal riding was created in 1987 from York—Scarborough. It consisted in initially of the part of the City of Scarborough bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, on the east by the Canadian National Railway line situated immediately west of Midland Avenue, and on the south by Ellesmere Road.
In 2003, it was given the boundaries as described above.
A by-election was held on June 30, 2014 as a result of the resignation of Member of Parliament Jim Karygiannis to run for City Councillor in the 2014 Toronto municipal election.
Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the riding lost the part of the riding east of Midland Avenue to the new riding of Scarborough North.
Following the death of Member of Parliament Arnold Chan on September 14, 2017, his widow, Jean Yip, won the seat.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Scarborough—Agincourt Riding created from York—Scarborough |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2014 | Jim Karygiannis | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2015 | Arnold Chan | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Arnold Chan | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2017–2019 | Jean Yip | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Jean Yip | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Jean Yip | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean Yip | 20,712 | 56.54 | +6.04 | $85,348.74 |
| | Conservative | Mark Johnson | 10,630 | 29.02 | -8.03 | $60,415.97 |
| | New Democratic | Larisa Julius | 3,680 | 10.04 | +1.34 | $4,603.16 |
| | People's | Eric Muraven | 978 | 2.67 | +1.42 | $1,748.37 |
| | Green | Arjun Balasingham | 631 | 1.72 | -0.79 | $5,423.76 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,630 | – | – | $106,493.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 422 | 1.14 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,052 | 53.16 | -5.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,705 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.04 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 24,212 | 56.24 |
| Conservative | 12,558 | 29.17 |
| New Democratic | 4,340 | 10.08 |
| People's | 1,203 | 2.79 |
| Green | 742 | 1.72 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean Yip | 21,115 | 50.50 | +1.09 | $64,047.27 |
| | Conservative | Sean Hu | 15,492 | 37.05 | -3.50 | $90,791.36 |
| | New Democratic | Larisa Julius | 3,636 | 8.70 | +3.63 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Randi Ramdeen | 1,050 | 2.51 | +1.14 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Anthony Internicola | 521 | 1.25 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,814 | 98.87 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 476 | 1.13 | +0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,290 | 58.81 | +31.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,907 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.29 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
On November 5, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a by-election would be held on December 11, 2017.
Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017: Scarborough—Agincourt Death of Arnold Chan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean Yip | 9,088 | 49.41 | -2.54 |
| | Conservative | Dasong Zou | 7,458 | 40.55 | +2.42 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Chang | 931 | 5.06 | -2.79 |
| | Christian Heritage | Jude Coutinho | 372 | 2.02 | +1.22 |
| | Green | Michael DiPasquale | 252 | 1.37 | -0.00 |
| | Independent | Tom Zhu | 148 | 0.80 | |
| | Independent | John "The Engineer" Turmel | 145 | 0.79 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,394 | 99.37 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 117 | 0.63 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,511 | 26.82 | -32.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,007 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.53 |
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Arnold Chan | 21,587 | 51.95 | +6.38 | $70,985.90 |
| | Conservative | Bin Chang | 15,802 | 38.03 | +3.88 | $81,000.27 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Thomas Patrick | 3,263 | 7.85 | -10.14 | $3,832.40 |
| | Green | Debra Scott | 570 | 1.37 | -0.92 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Jude Coutinho | 334 | 0.80 | – | $621.16 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,556 | 99.41 | | $203,566.74 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 248 | 0.59 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,804 | 59.42 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,355 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.25 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 17,197 | 45.57 |
| Conservative | 12,887 | 34.15 |
| New Democratic | 6,788 | 17.99 |
| Green | 866 | 2.29 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Scarborough—Agincourt Resignation of Jim Karygiannis :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Chan | 12,868 | 59.38 | +13.98 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ellis | 6,344 | 29.27 | −4.91 |
| | New Democratic | Elizabeth Ying Long | 1,838 | 8.48 | −9.62 |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 315 | 1.45 | - |
| | Green | Shahbaz Mir | 307 | 1.42 | −0.90 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,672 | 99.44 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 121 | 0.56 | −0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,793 | 29.43 | −26.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,062 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.45 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 18,498 | 45.39 | −11.24 | $59,289.81 |
| | Conservative | Harry Tsai | 13,930 | 34.18 | +4.78 | $78,678.16 |
| | New Democratic | Nancy Patchell | 7,376 | 18.10 | +8.79 | $2,771.86 |
| | Green | Pauline Thompson | 946 | 2.32 | −2.32 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,750 | 100.00 | $84,591.02 | $140,739.83 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 266 | 0.65 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,016 | 56.91 | +2.75 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,069 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −8.01 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 22,795 | 56.63 | −5.96 | $62,348.27 |
| | Conservative | Benson Lau | 11,836 | 29.41 | +5.58 | $82,246.11 |
| | New Democratic | Simon Dougherty | 3,748 | 9.31 | −1.77 | $1,915.89 |
| | Green | Adrian Molder | 1,870 | 4.65 | +2.15 | $1,575.30 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,249 | 99.44 | $82,589.11 | $148,085.57 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 228 | 0.56 | +0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,477 | 54.16 | −7.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,734 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −5.77 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 28,065 | 62.59 | −1.5 | $55,681 |
| | Conservative | Bill Redwood | 10,684 | 23.82 | +2.8 | $61,542 |
| | New Democratic | David Robertson | 4,969 | 11.08 | +0.9 | $6,968 |
| | Green | Casey Maple | 1,120 | 2.49 | +0.3 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,838 | 100.00 | $124,191 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 168 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,006 | 61.74 | +5.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,895 | $76,434 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 26,400 | 64.1 | −6.0 | $61,321 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Faust | 8,649 | 21.0 | −3.0$^1$ | $71,263 |
| | New Democratic | D'Arcy Palmer | 4,182 | 10.2 | +6.3 | $4,124 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Tony J. Karadimas | 1,048 | 2.5 | Ø | $10,513 |
| | Green | Wayne Yeechong | 919 | 2.2 | Ø | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,198 | 100.0 | $147,222 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 224 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,422 | 56.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,391 |
| $^1$: Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals in 2000. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 26,986 | 70.1 | +5.0 | $62,964 |
| | Alliance | Andrew Faust | 5,100 | 13.4 | +2.6$^1$ | $19,772 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Elliott | 4,030 | 10.6 | −7.2 | $9,953 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Laxer | 1,499 | 3.9 | −2.4 | $2,785 |
| | Canadian Action | Wayne Cook | 341 | 0.9 | Ø | $10,116 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Sarah Thompson | 112 | 0.3 | Ø | $8 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,068 | 100.0 | $105,599 |
| $^1$: Canadian Alliance change is based on Reform Party totals in 1997. |||||||
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 25,995 | 65.1 | +5.3 | $47,944 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Perkins | 7,115 | 17.8 | −3.4 | $41,232 |
| | Reform | Edward Lee | 4,291 | 10.8 | −3.8 | $0.00 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Hum | 2,512 | 6.3 | +4.0 | $15,398 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,913 | 100.0 | $104,574 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 24,739 | 59.8 | +15.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ben Eng | 8,775 | 21.2 | −21.2 |
| | Reform | Cyril Gibb | 6,036 | 14.6 | Ø |
| | New Democratic | Joe José Perez | 944 | 2.3 | −9.3 |
| | National | Bruce Nord | 270 | 0.7 | Ø |
| | Independent | Anne C. McBride | 247 | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| | Natural Law | Bill Morrison | 194 | 0.5 | Ø |
| | Abolitionist | Michael Green | 95 | 0.2 | Ø |
| | Independent | Sp. Thakore | 89 | 0.2 | Ø |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,389 | 100.0 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jim Karygiannis | 19,459 | 44.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | W. Paul McCrossan | 18,601 | 42.4 |
| | New Democratic | Susie Vallance | 5,082 | 11.6 |
| | Independent | Anne C. McBride | 442 | 1.0 |
| | Libertarian | B.D.G. Antrobus | 328 | 0.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,912 |

## Neighbourhoods

Three neighbourhoods fall completely within the borders of Scarborough—Agincourt:
* #116 - Steeles
* #117 - L'Amoreaux
* #118 - Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan
The west ends of three neighbourhoods also fall within the borders of Scarborough—Agincourt:
* #128 - Agincourt South-Malvern West
* #129 - Agincourt North
* #130 - Milliken
In addition, there are other neighbourhoods such as Wishing Well, Lynngate and Bridlewood.

## Community and resident associations

* ACSA: Agincourt Community Services Association
* Bridlewood
* Leacock Community Association
* Lynngate Residents' Association & Neighbourhood Watch
* Neighbourhood Watch
* SAS Scarborough Association of Seniors
* The Scarborough-Agincourt Ward 40 Residents' Association