# Pickering—Scarborough East (federal electoral district)

Pickering—Scarborough East was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
The district was created in 2003 from 44.1% of Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge, 39.7% of Scarborough East, and 0.1% of Scarborough—Rouge River ridings.
Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was redistributed between Pickering—Uxbridge and Scarborough—Rouge Park.
The district consisted of the southwest part of the city of Pickering and the southeast part of the Scarborough district of Toronto. It was the only riding to overlap the boundaries of the 416 (City of Toronto) and the 905 (Greater Toronto Area) regions.
Specifically, it consisted of the part of the City of Pickering lying south and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along Finch Avenue, south along Valley Farm Road, northeast along Highway 401 and south along Brock Road to the southern city limit; and the part of the City of Toronto lying south and east of a line drawn from the eastern city limit west along Finch Avenue East, south along Meadowvale Road, west along Sheppard Avenue East, south along Morningside Avenue and southeast along Highland Creek to Lake Ontario.

## Demographics

(According to the 2006 Canadian census)
Ethnic groups: 61.3% White, 13.5% South Asian, 10.4% Black, 4.1% Filipino, 3.2% Chinese
Languages: 74.6% English, 1.3% French, 23.9% Other
Average income: $31 920

## Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Pickering—Scarborough East Riding created from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge, Scarborough East and Scarborough—Rouge River |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Dan McTeague | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Dan McTeague | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Dan McTeague | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Corneliu Chisu | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Scarborough—Rouge Park |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Corneliu Chisu | 19,220 | 40.11 | +7.66 |
| | Liberal | Dan McTeague | 18,013 | 37.59 | -12.10 |
| | New Democratic | Andrea Moffat | 8,932 | 18.64 | +8.05 |
| | Green | Kevin Smith | 1,751 | 3.65 | -2.91 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,916 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 156 | 0.32 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,072 | 62.01 | +1.79 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,522 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Dan McTeague | 22,874 | 49.69 | -3.0 | $70,257 |
| | Conservative | George Khouri | 14,940 | 32.45 | +0.8 | $52,293 |
| | New Democratic | Andrea Moffat | 4,875 | 10.59 | -1.1 | $10,260 |
| | Green | Jason Becevello | 3,023 | 6.56 | +2.9 | $1,224 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rick Chue | 191 | 0.41 | N/A | $1,408 |
| | Canadian Action | Chai Kalevar | 130 | 0.28 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,033 | 100.00 | $83,646 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 161 | 0.35 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,194 | 60.22 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dan McTeague | 27,720 | 52.9 | -4.1 |
| | Conservative | Tim Dobson | 16,686 | 31.9 | +3.9 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Dale | 6,083 | 11.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Jeff Brownridge | 1,863 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,352 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Dan McTeague | 27,312 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Tim Dobson | 13,417 | 28.0 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Dale | 5,392 | 11.2 |
| | Green | Matthew Pollesel | 1,809 | 3.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,930 | 100.0 |