# Scarborough East (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough East was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when most of its territory was incorporated into the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East. Scarborough East riding was created from part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.
Seven Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. Liberals Ed Fulton and Mary Anne Chambers and Conservatives Margaret Birch and Steve Gilchrist were all members of cabinet in their respective times.

## Boundaries

The riding was created in 1963 through an amendment to the Representation Act. It formed the eastern part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. The riding encompassed all of Scarborough to the east of Markham Road from Lake Ontario to the south and Steeles Avenue to the north.
In 1975 was reduced to about half its 1963 territory. With the southern edge as Lake Ontario, The boundaries were as follows: it went north on Markham Road to the CNR right-of-way. It followed the tracks east to Scarborough Golf Club Road, north along this road to Ellesmere Road, west along this road back to Markham Road. It continued north along Markham Road to Highway 401. It then turned east following the highway which constituted the northern boundary to the city limits and then south along the Rouge River back to the lake.
The boundaries were changed slightly in 1987. Highway 401, the Rouge River and Lake Ontario still served as the north, east and south borders respectively. The western border was changed as follows. Starting at the lake it headed north on Markham Road to Lawrence Avenue. It then followed Lawrence east until it met a tributary to Highland Creek. It followed the tributary northeast until it met another part of Highland Creek. It then followed this branch northwest until Highway 401. It then continued east on Highway 401 as per the 1975 boundary.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Scarborough East :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Created from York—Scarborough in 1963 |||||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Louis Hodgson | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Tim Reid | Liberal |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Margaret Birch | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Margaret Birch | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Margaret Birch | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Margaret Birch | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Ed Fulton | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Ed Fulton | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Bob Frankford | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Steve Gilchrist | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Steve Gilchrist | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Mary Anne Chambers | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Pickering—Scarborough East and Scarborough—Guildwood after 2007 |||||

## Electoral results
### 1963 boundaries

1963 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Louis M. Hodgson | 5,621 | 44.3 |
| Liberal | Jack Drysdale | 3,920 | 30.9 |
| New Democrat | Harry Schofield | 3,134 | 24.7 |
| | Total | 12,675 | |
1967 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Tim Reid | 6,534 | 34.24 |
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Hodgson | 6,318 | 33.1 |
| New Democrat | Jack Ottaway | 6,257 | 32.7 |
| | Total | 19,109 | |
1971 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Margaret Birch | 13,196 | 41.0 |
| Liberal | Tim Reid | 12,420 | 38.6 |
| New Democrat | Sean Regan | 6,569 | 20.4 |
| | Total | 32.185 | |

### 1975 boundaries

1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Birch | 12,645 | 42.59 | +1.65 |
| | Liberal | John Coates | 8,809 | 29.67 | -9.19 |
| | New Democratic | Ann Marie Hill | 7,850 | 26.44 | +6.25 |
| | Libertarian | David Toothill | 383 | 1.29 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,687 | 99.54 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 133 | 0.46 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,824 | 66.94 | -6.57 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 44,552 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.42 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Birch | 14,792 | 50.91 | +8.31 |
| | New Democratic | Ann Marie Hill | 7,268 | 25.01 | -1.43 |
| | Liberal | Ron Myatt | 6,508 | 22.40 | -7.28 |
| | Libertarian | John W. White | 489 | 1.68 | +0.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,057 | 99.54 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 135 | 0.46 | +0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,193 | 63.01 | -3.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 46,332 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.87 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Birch | 16,386 | 56.03 | +5.12 |
| | Liberal | Charles Beer | 7,301 | 24.96 | +2.57 |
| | New Democratic | Gordon Wilson | 4,826 | 16.50 | -8.51 |
| | Libertarian | Jim McIntosh | 562 | 1.92 | +0.24 |
| | Independent | Jeff Nelles | 171 | 0.58 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,246 | 99.28 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 213 | 0.72 | +0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,459 | 55.46 | -7.54 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,113 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.28 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ed Fulton | 15,855 | 48.22 | +23.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Verla Fiveash | 11,245 | 34.20 | -21.83 |
| | New Democratic | Alawi Mohideen | 4,381 | 13.32 | -3.18 |
| | Libertarian | Jim McIntosh | 1,402 | 4.26 | +2.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,883 | 99.34 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 220 | 0.66 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,103 | 58.27 | +2.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 56,812 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +22.54 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 1987 boundaries

1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ed Fulton | 16,944 | 55.39 | +7.18 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Cook | 7,048 | 23.04 | +9.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Russ Bastow | 5,390 | 17.62 | -16.58 |
| | Libertarian | Jim McIntosh | 869 | 2.84 | -1.42 |
| | Green | Greg Knittl | 337 | 1.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,588 | 98.97 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 317 | 1.03 | +0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,905 | 59.24 | +0.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,171 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.27 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Bob Frankford | 11,700 | 35.55 | +12.50 |
| | Liberal | Ed Fulton | 9,926 | 30.16 | -25.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 9,890 | 30.05 | +12.43 |
| | Libertarian | Jim McIntosh | 577 | 1.75 | -1.09 |
| | Green | Cara Mumford | 454 | 1.38 | +0.28 |
| | Independent | Darryl McDowell | 368 | 1.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,915 | 98.65 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 451 | 1.35 | +0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,366 | 63.47 | +4.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,570 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.87 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 19,166 | 55.72 | +25.67 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Frankford | 7,212 | 20.97 | -14.58 |
| | Liberal | Bhagat Taggar | 7,197 | 20.92 | -9.23 |
| | Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 319 | 0.93 | -0.83 |
| | Independent | Neville Berry | 270 | 0.78 | |
| | Natural Law | Jim Hill | 234 | 0.68 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,398 | 98.92 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 375 | 1.08 | -0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,773 | 64.69 | +1.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,750 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +20.13 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 1998 boundaries

1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 20,686 | 49.50 | -6.22 |
| | Liberal | Peter Vanderyagt | 17,084 | 40.88 | +19.96 |
| | New Democratic | Terry Maley | 2,853 | 6.83 | -14.14 |
| | Family Coalition | Catherine Fox | 457 | 1.09 | |
| | Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 368 | 0.88 | -0.05 |
| | Independent | Heath Thomas | 205 | 0.49 | |
| | Natural Law | Loucas Cafe | 135 | 0.32 | -0.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,788 | 98.82 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 497 | 1.18 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,285 | 59.45 | -5.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,131 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.09 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mary Anne Chambers | 21,798 | 51.50 | +10.62 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 14,323 | 33.84 | -15.66 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Dale | 5,250 | 12.40 | +5.58 |
| | Green | Hugh McNeil | 668 | 1.58 | |
| | Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 285 | 0.67 | -0.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,324 | 99.37 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 268 | 0.63 | -0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,592 | 59.21 | -0.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,930 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.14 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||