# Scarborough—Guildwood (federal electoral district)

Scarborough—Guildwood is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre.
This riding lost territory to Scarborough—Rouge Park and Scarborough Southwest, and gained territory from Scarborough Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Geography

It is centred on the Guildwood neighbourhood. It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Lake Ontario north along Markham Road, west along Eglinton Avenue, north along Bellamy Road South, west along Lawrence Avenue, north along McCowan Road, east along Highway 401, south along Morningside Avenue back to Lake Ontario.
Presently, it contains the neighbourhoods of Guildwood, West Hill (west of Morningside Avenue), Morningside, Woburn, and Scarborough Village (east of Markham Road).

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 36.2% South Asian, 22.2% White, 15.2% Black, 8.8% Filipino, 4.7% Chinese, 2.6% West Asian, 1.5% Latin American, 1.4% Indigenous, 1.3% Arab, 1.0% Southeast Asian
Languages: 47.4% English, 6.8% Tamil, 5.2% Gujarati, 4.5% Tagalog, 3.0% Bengali, 2.9% Urdu, 1.7% Mandarin, 1.7% Cantonese, 1.4% Hindi, 1.3% Spanish, 1.3% Malayalam, 1.2% Dari, 1.1% Arabic, 1.1% Spanish, 1.0% Punjabi Religions: 44.7% Christian (20.1% Catholic, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.5% Anglican, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.4% United Church, 1.2% Baptist, 14.3% Other), 18.5% Muslim, 17.5% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 16.7% None Median income: $33,200 (2020)
Average income: $41,760 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Scarborough—Guildwood Riding created from Scarborough East, Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | John McKay | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, Scarborough Southwest, and Scarborough—Woburn |||||

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 22,944 | 61.1 | ±0.0 | $35,483.55 |
| | Conservative | Carmen Wilson | 7,998 | 21.3 | -1.1 | $13,959.11 |
| | New Democratic | Michelle Spencer | 5,091 | 13.6 | +2.4 | $3,318.16 |
| | People's | James Bountrogiannis | 1,096 | 2.9 | +1.4 | $2,840.02 |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 155 | 0.4 | +0.1 | none listed |
| | Centrist | Aslam Khan | 129 | 0.3 | N/A | $3,888.19 |
| | Independent | Opa Day | 85 | 0.2 | N/A | $2,840.02 |
| | Canadian Nationalist | Gus Stefanis | 52 | 0.1 | -0.1 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,550 | 98.6 | – | $104,850.02 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 548 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,098 | 58.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 65,711 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.6 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 26,123 | 61.12 | +1.08 | $79,793.87 |
| | Conservative | Quintus Thuraisingham | 9,553 | 22.35 | -4.15 | $57,402.46 |
| | New Democratic | Michelle Spencer | 4,806 | 11.24 | -0.02 | none listed |
| | Green | Tara McMahon | 1,220 | 2.85 | +1.41 | none listed |
| | People's | Jigna Jani | 648 | 1.52 | - | none listed |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 112 | 0.26 | -0.16 | none listed |
| | Canadian Nationalist | Gus Stefanis | 85 | 0.20 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Stephen Abara | 70 | 0.16 | - | none listed |
| | Independent | Kathleen Marie Holding | 70 | 0.16 | - | none listed |
| | Canada's Fourth Front | Farhan Alvi | 55 | 0.13 | - | $791.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,742 | 98.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 580 | 1.34 | +0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,322 | 62.89 | -1.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,886 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.61 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 25,167 | 60.04 | +24.25 | $77,572.69 |
| | Conservative | Chuck Konkel | 11,108 | 26.50 | -8.19 | $80,342.41 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Casselman | 4,720 | 11.26 | -15.44 | $14,956.71 |
| | Green | Kathleen Holding | 606 | 1.45 | -0.78 | – |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 175 | 0.42 | – | – |
| | Marijuana | Paul Coulbeck | 141 | 0.34 | -0.26 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,917 | 99.53 | | $198,726.79 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 198 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,115 | 64.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 65,217 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +16.22 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 12,380 | 35.79 |
| Conservative | 11,999 | 34.69 |
| New Democratic | 9,237 | 26.70 |
| Green | 769 | 2.22 |
| Others | 206 | 0.60 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 13,849 | 36.20 | -13.97 |
| | Conservative | Chuck Konkel | 13,158 | 34.39 | +4.23 |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Ouellette | 10,145 | 26.52 | +12.15 |
| | Green | Alonzo Bartley | 848 | 2.22 | -3.09 |
| | Independent | Paul Coulbeck | 259 | 0.68 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,259 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.48 | -0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,445 | 57.59 | +3.57 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,756 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.10 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 18,098 | 50.16 | -3.09 | $47,878 |
| | Conservative | Chuck Konkel | 10,881 | 30.16 | +1.46 | $71,234 |
| | New Democratic | Sania Khan | 5,183 | 14.36 | +0.13 | $15,238 |
| | Green | Alonzo Bartley | 1,913 | 5.30 | +2.30 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,075 | 100.00 | $80,466 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.51 | -0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,261 | 54.02 | -8.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,124 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.28 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 21,875 | 53.25 | -4.28 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Browes | 11,790 | 28.70 | +5.97 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Campbell | 5,847 | 14.23 | -1.93 |
| | Green | Mike Flanagan | 1,235 | 3.00 | -0.04 |
| | Independent | Farooq Khan | 150 | 0.36 | |
| | Canadian Action | Brenda Thompson | 98 | 0.23 | -0.32 |
| | Independent | Andrew Thomas | 82 | 0.19 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,077 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 276 | 0.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,355 | 62.38 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.13 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 20,950 | 57.53 |
| | Conservative | Tom Varesh | 8,277 | 22.73 |
| | New Democratic | Sheila White | 5,885 | 16.16 |
| | Green | Paul Charbonneau | 1,106 | 3.04 |
| | Canadian Action | Brenda Thompson | 200 | 0.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,418 | 100.00 |