# Whitby (provincial electoral district)

Whitby is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was previously represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Whitby-Oshawa. The new riding was created through the 2015 Representation Act for the 2018 provincial election, with the district losing some territory to the district of Oshawa to more closely align to the actual town's borders.

## History

The riding was created for the 2018 general provincial election and consists of the Town of Whitby. The previous district included sections of Oshawa and Ajax.

## Demographics

2017 estimates; figures derived from Canada 2016 Census
* Population: 134,875 (estimate; actual census population from 2016 was 128,377)
* Languages: 91.7% English only, 7.6% Bilingual French-English, 0.5% neither English nor French
* Average individual income: $58,383
* Median individual income: $41,419
* Average household income: $126,596
* Median household income: $101,373
* Denizens with Canadian citizenship: 130,327 (96.6%)
* Denizens with citizenship other than Canadian: 4,547 (3.3%)
* Immigrated between 2000-2005: 2,817
* Immigrated between 2006-2011: 2,338
* Immigrated after 2012: 2,386
* Born in province of residence: 95,247
* Born outside province of residence: 10,829

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Whitby :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Whitby—Oshawa |||||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Lorne Coe | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Lorne Coe | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 24,783 | 48.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Roger Gordon | 20,440 | 39.7 | +19.0 |
| | New Democratic | Jamie Nye | 4,097 | 7.9 | –14.9 |
| | Green | Steven Toman | 1,376 | 2.7 | –2.5 |
| | New Blue | Ralph Blank | 844 | 1.6 | –0.4 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 | +!.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 111,517 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –9.2 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 21,840 | 47.37 | +1.57 |
| | New Democratic | Sara Labelle | 10,524 | 22.83 | −13.78 |
| | Liberal | Aadil Mohammed | 9,556 | 20.73 | +7.85 |
| | Green | Stephanie Leblanc | 2,397 | 5.20 | +1.81 |
| | New Blue | Trystan Lackner | 903 | 1.96 | |
| | Ontario Party | Emil Labaj | 519 | 1.13 | |
| | Freedom | Douglas Thom | 197 | 0.43 | – |
| | Independent | Christopher Rinella | 168 | 0.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,104 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 262 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,366 | 44.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 101,835 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.68 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 26,471 | 45.80 |
| | New Democratic | Niki Lundquist | 21,158 | 36.61 |
| | Liberal | Leisa Washington | 7,441 | 12.87 |
| | Green | Stacey Leadbetter | 1,958 | 3.39 |
| | Libertarian | Ronald Halabi | 522 | 0.90 |
| | Freedom | Doug Thom | 246 | 0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,796 | 100.0 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||