# Whitby—Oshawa (federal electoral district)

Whitby—Oshawa was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2012. Following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the bulk of the district became part of the new Whitby district, while parts were transferred to Oshawa and Durham.

## History

The riding was created in 2003 and consists of 68 percent of the Whitby—Ajax district, 20 percent of the Oshawa district and three percent of the Durham district. The provincial electoral district was created from the same ridings in 2007.
The riding consisted of the Town of Whitby and northwestern section of the City of Oshawa (specifically, the portion of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western city limit east along King Street West, north along the Oshawa Creek, east along Rossland Road West, north along Simcoe Street North, and east along Winchester Road East to the eastern city limit).

## Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census
* Population: 146,307
* Ethnic Groups: 81.4% White, 5.5% Black, 4.3% South Asian, 1.7% Chinese, 1.7% Filipino, 1.4% Aboriginal
* Languages: 85.3% English, 2.1% French, 1.5% Italian, 1.1% Chinese
* Religion: 71.2% Christian (32.6% Catholic, 10.3% United Church, 8.3% Anglican, 2.6% Presbyterian, 2.4% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Baptist, 10.4% Other Christian), 2.6% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 23.6% No religion.
* Average household income: $104,969
* Median household income: $89,608
* Average individual income: $48,444
* Median individual income: $37,099

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Whitby—Oshawa Riding created from Durham, Oshawa and Whitby—Ajax |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Judi Longfield | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Jim Flaherty | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Jim Flaherty | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2014 | Jim Flaherty | Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2015 | Pat Perkins | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Whitby, Durham and Oshawa |||||
Pat Perkins was elected in a November 17, 2014 by-election following the death of Jim Flaherty who died in office on April 10, 2014.

## Election results

vteCanadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014: Whitby—Oshawa Death of Jim Flaherty :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pat Perkins | 17,082 | 49.31 | −9.11 | – |
| | Liberal | Celina Caesar-Chavannes | 14,083 | 40.65 | +26.54 | – |
| | New Democratic | Trish McAuliffe | 2,801 | 8.08 | −14.19 | – |
| | Green | Craig Cameron | 500 | 1.44 | −3.45 | – |
| | Independent | John "The Engineer" Turmel | 101 | 0.29 | | – |
| | Independent | Josh Borenstein | 77 | 0.22 | | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | | 100.0 | | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,644 | 31.79 | −31.45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 108,969 | | +6.87 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −17.89 |
| Source: "By-election Results". Elections Canada. 20 November 2014. |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jim Flaherty | 37,525 | 58.42 | +7.43 | $ 89,309.88 |
| | New Democratic | Trish McAuliffe | 14,305 | 22.27 | +8.01 | 22,721.23 |
| | Liberal | Trevor Bardens | 9,066 | 14.11 | -11.57 | 45,888.64 |
| | Green | Rebecca Harrison | 3,143 | 4.89 | -3.53 | 13,040.87 |
| | Libertarian | Josh Insang | 198 | 0.31 | +0.31 | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,237 | 100.00 | +6.69 | $102,342.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 244 | 0.38 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,481 | 63.24 | +1.78 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 101,961 | | +3.76 |
| Source(s) "Official Voting Results — Forty-first General Election 2011". Retrieved 18 November 2014."Candidates' Details - Campaign Financial Summary (Part 4)". Elections Canada. 2 May 2011. |||||||
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jim Flaherty | 30,704 | 50.99 | +7.13 | $ 91,047.86 |
| | Liberal | Brent Fullard | 15,460 | 25.68 | -13.07 | 77,624.55 |
| | New Democratic | David Purdy | 8,584 | 14.26 | +1.21 | 4,335.08 |
| | Green | Doug Anderson | 5,067 | 8.42 | +4.82 | 8,056.85 |
| | Christian Heritage | Yvonne Forbes | 395 | 0.66 | | 1,744.08 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,210 | 100.0 | -9.85 | $ 97,412.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 190 | 0.31 | -0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,400 | 61.46 | -9.14 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 98,270 | | +3.51 |
| Source(s) "Official Voting Results — Fortieth General Election 2008". Retrieved 18 November 2014."Candidates' Details - Campaign Financial Summary (Part 4)". Elections Canada. 14 October 2008. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Whitby—Oshawa :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jim Flaherty | 29,294 | 43.86 | +7.80 | $ 88,591.06 |
| | Liberal | Judi Longfield | 25,882 | 38.75 | −6.29 | 78,783.33 |
| | New Democratic | Maret Sadem-Thompson | 8,716 | 13.05 | −1.00 | 9,898.30 |
| | Green | Ajay Krishnan | 2,407 | 3.60 | −1.25 | 238.56 |
| | Libertarian | Marty Gobin | 274 | 0.41 | | 258.75 |
| | Canadian Action | Tom Cochrane | 217 | 0.32 | | 120.18 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,790 | 100.0 | +17.30 | $ 88,730.91 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 237 | 0.35 | −0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,027 | 70.60 | +6.52 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 94,938 | | +6.32 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Whitby—Oshawa :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Judi Longfield | 25,649 | 45.04 | $80,842 |
| | Conservative | Ian MacNeil | 20,531 | 36.06 | $30,004 |
| | New Democratic | Maret Sadem-Thompson | 8,002 | 14.05 | $13,477 |
| | Green | Michael MacDonald | 2,759 | 4.85 | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,941 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 283 | 0.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,224 | 64.08 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 89,296 | | |
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||