# Whitby—Ajax

Whitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. It was located to the east of Toronto, consisting of the Town of Whitby and the part of the Town of Ajax lying to the south of Kingston Road.
The federal riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham and Ontario ridings, while the provincial riding was created in 1999 from Durham Centre, Durham East and Durham West.
The federal electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa ridings. The provincial electoral district was abolished in 2007, when it was also redistributed into Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa.

## Members of Parliament
### Federal

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Durham and Ontario |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Judi Longfield | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Judi Longfield | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa |||||

### Provincial

Whitby—Ajax :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Durham Centre, Durham East and Durham West |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Jim Flaherty | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2006 | Jim Flaherty | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2006–2007 | Christine Elliott | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa |||||

## Electoral history
### Federal elections

vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Judi Longfield | 25,693 | 52.68 | $68,465.75 |
| | Alliance | Shaun Gillespie | 13,159 | 26.98 | $28,304.89 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Chopowick | 7,563 | 15.51 | $12,247.43 |
| | New Democratic | Vic Perroni | 2,359 | 4.84 | $2,493.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,774 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 153 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,927 | 58.64 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 83,443 | | |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Judi Longfield | 23,551 | 47.69 | $43,611 |
| | Reform | Bill Serjeantson | 11,977 | 24.25 | $157 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Snyder | 10,107 | 20.47 | $44,118 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Dolan | 3,354 | 6.79 | $30,424 |
| | Canadian Action | Robert Charles Radford | 394 | 0.80 | $1,904 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,383 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,631 | 66.83 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 74,268 | | |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||

### Provincial elections

vteOntario provincial by-election, March 30, 2006 Resignation of Jim Flaherty :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christine Elliott | 15,843 | 46.23 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | Judi Longfield | 14,529 | 42.40 | +2.2 |
| | New Democratic | Julie Gladman | 3,204 | 9.35 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Nick Boileau | 307 | 0.90 | −1.5 |
| | Freedom | Paul McKeever | 197 | 0.57 | – |
| | Family Coalition | Victor Carvalho | 102 | 0.30 | – |
| | Libertarian | Marty Gobin | 87 | 0.25 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,269 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 107 | 0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,376 | 32.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 106,028 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source(s) "SUMMARY OF VALID BALLOTS CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE - Whitby—Ajax" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2015. |||||||
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Flaherty | 27,240 | 48.3 | -9.6 |
| Liberal | Dennis Fox | 22,593 | 40.1 | +6.1 |
| New Democratic | Dan Edwards | 5,155 | 9.1 | +1.0 |
| Green | Michael MacDonald | 1,375 | 2.4 | - |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Flaherty | 27,623 | 57.9 | - |
| Liberal | Aldo Digiovanni | 16,235 | 34.0 | - |
| New Democratic | Betty Craig | 3,889 | 8.1 | - |