# Scarborough East (federal electoral district)

Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2003.
It initially consisted the eastern part of the Borough of Scarborough, although its boundaries were adjusted several times. It was created in 1966 from part of York—Scarborough. The federal electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Pickering—Scarborough East and Scarborough-Guildwood ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from York—Scarborough |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Martin O'Connell | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Reginald Stackhouse | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Martin O'Connell | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Gordon Gilchrist | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Gordon Gilchrist | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Robert Hicks | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Robert Hicks | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Douglas Peters | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | John McKay | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Pickering—Scarborough East and Scarborough-Guildwood |||||

## Historic boundaries

* 1966 to 1976
* 1976 to 1987
* 1987 to 1996

## Election results

1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Martin O'Connell | 23,701 |
| New Democratic | Kenneth Ranney | 13,265 |
| Progressive Conservative | James A. Taylor | 12,477 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Reg Stackhouse | 27,301 |
| Liberal | Martin O'Connell | 25,837 |
| New Democratic | John McMahon | 14,731 |
| Social Credit | George McLenon | 227 |
| Not affiliated | Don Macerollo | 77 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Martin O'Connell | 30,586 |
| Progressive Conservative | D. Crawford Smyth | 23,585 |
| New Democratic | John McMahon | 10,772 |
| Social Credit | George McLenon | 173 |
| Independent | Raymond M. Whidden | 172 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Sharon Stevenson | 96 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Gilchrist | 21,381 |
| Liberal | Martin O'Connell | 16,002 |
| New Democratic | Sid Dunkley | 8,190 |
| Libertarian | Paul Young | 170 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Thomas Boylan | 62 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Gilchrist | 17,658 |
| Liberal | Martin O'Connell | 17,147 |
| New Democratic | Chris Bain | 8,533 |
| Libertarian | Paul C. Young | 181 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Tom Boylan | 60 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Hicks | 26,349 |
| Liberal | Betty Fevreau | 13,325 |
| New Democratic | Alawi Mohideen | 6,422 |
| Green | Lois Jean James | 553 |
| Libertarian | Jim Mcintosh | 512 |
| Communist | Norman Brudy | 142 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | James Browne | 87 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Hicks | 18,149 |
| Liberal | Betty Fevreau | 16,337 |
| New Democratic | Mary Cook | 6,866 |
| Libertarian | Jim Mcintosh | 307 |
| Green | Greg Knittl | 201 |
| Communist | Kathy Koulas | 69 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Doug Peters | 20,048 |
| Reform | Randall Flint | 10,239 |
| Progressive Conservative | D'arcy Keene | 6,598 |
| New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 1,524 |
| National | David Glover | 379 |
| Libertarian | Jim Mcintosh | 363 |
| Green | Lois Jean James | 250 |
| Natural Law | Carol-Anne Coulter | 195 |
| Abolitionist | James Norton Worthington | 59 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John McKay | 23,065 |
| Progressive Conservative | D'arcy Keene | 8,297 |
| Reform | Calvin Henry-Cotnam | 7,011 |
| New Democratic | Bob Frankford | 3,330 |
| Green | Sharon Trivers | 278 |
| Christian Heritage | Ian Town | 171 |
| Canadian Action | Stan Roberts | 164 |
| Natural Law | Erica Kindl | 135 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Scarborough East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 24,019 | 59.82 | $37,639 |
| | Alliance | Paul Calandra | 7,559 | 18.83 | $32,135 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul McCrossan | 6,284 | 15.65 | $26,016 |
| | New Democratic | Denise Lake | 1,884 | 4.69 | $4,973 |
| | Canadian Action | Dave Glover | 292 | 0.73 | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | France Tremblay | 113 | 0.28 | $8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,151 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 155 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,306 | 55.91 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 72,092 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||