Durham (federal electoral district)

Durham (formerly known as Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968 and since 1988.

For other uses, see Durham (disambiguation) § Electoral districts.
Durham
Ontario electoral district
Durham in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2015 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
  
Vacant
District created1903
First contested1904
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]150,235
Electors (2015)92,317
Area (km²)[2]953
Pop. density (per km²)157.6
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Clarington, Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Oshawa, Scugog

Its first iteration was created in 1903 from Durham East and Durham West ridings. It consisted of the county of Durham. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into the Northumberland—Durham riding. It was recreated in 1987 from parts of the Durham—Northumberland and Ontario ridings.

The second incarnation of the riding initially consisted of the Town of Newcastle, the townships of Scugog and Uxbridge, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the part of the City of Oshawa lying north of Rossland Road, the allowance for road in front of lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Concession 3 and part of the Town of Whitby lying north of Taunton Road.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the Township of Scugog, Scugog Indian Reserve No. 34, the Town of Clarington and part of the City of Oshawa lying north of a line drawn from west to east along Taunton Road, south along Ritson Road North, east along Rossland Road East, south along Harmony Road North and east along King Street East.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa ridings. Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge was defined to consist of the townships of Uxbridge and Scugog, the Municipality of Clarington and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island reserve. In 2004, Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge was renamed to its current name of Durham. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution of 2012, the riding lost territory to Pickering—Uxbridge and Northumberland—Peterborough South and gained territory from Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa.

On August 24, 2020, then-Durham MP Erin O'Toole won the Conservative Party leadership election and was named Leader of the Official Opposition.

Demographics
Durham in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2003 boundaries)

According to the 2021 Canada Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 71.0% White, 9.5% South Asian, 7.0% Black, 3.4% Indigenous, 1.9% Chinese, 1.6% Filipino, 1.2% West Asian
Languages: 81.8% English, 1.6% Tamil, 1.4% French, 1.4% Urdu
Religions: 52.1% Christian (21.7% Catholic, 7.0% United Church, 4.5% Anglican, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.4% Baptist, 1.3% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Presbyterian, 13.1% Other), 5.3% Muslim, 4.1% Hindu, 36.8% None
Median income: $45,600 (2020)

Average income: $57,600 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Durham
Riding created from Durham East and Durham West
10th  1904–1908     Henry Alfred Ward Conservative
11th  1908–1911 Charles Jonas Thornton
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Newton Rowell Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Fred Wellington Bowen Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Frank Rickard Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Charles Elwood Stephenson Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     John James Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Percy Vivian Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Russell Honey Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Northumberland—Durham and Ontario
Durham
Riding re-created from Durham—Northumberland, Oshawa and Ontario
34th  1988–1993     K. Ross Stevenson Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Alex Shepherd Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge
38th  2004–2006     Bev Oda Conservative
Durham
39th  2006–2008     Bev Oda Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2012
 2012–2015 Erin O'Toole
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2023

Current Member of Parliament

This seat was most recently held by Erin O'Toole of the Conservative Party of Canada, who also served as Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada from 2020 to early 2022. O'Toole, a former captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force, was first elected in the 2012 by-election. He resigned on August 1, 2023.[4][5]

Election results
Graph of election results in Durham (1987-2003), Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, Durham (2004-present) (1987-present, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Durham, 2004–present
Graph of election results in Durham (2004-present, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeErin O'Toole31,42346.39+4.29$112,775.26
LiberalJonathan Giancroce20,26729.92–2.28$56,079.34
New DemocraticChristopher Cameron11,86517.52–0.68$4,774.16
People'sPatricia Conlin3,7255.50+3.50$8,162.85
IndependentSarah Gabrielle Baron2510.37–$2,215.46
RhinocerosAdam Smith1500.22–none listed
IndependentKurdil-Telt Patch490.07–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 67,730100.00–$135,835.56
Total rejected ballots 4550.67+0.02
Turnout 68,18561.36–9.84
Eligible voters 111,117
Conservative hold Swing +3.29
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeErin O'Toole30,75242.1-3.03$86,288.22
LiberalJonathan Giancroce23,54732.2-3.55$50,364.45
New DemocraticSarah Whalen-Wright13,32318.2+2.17$3,348.10
GreenEvan Price3,9505.4+2.88none listed
People'sBrenda Virtue1,4422.0–$2,377.06
Total valid votes/expense limit 73,014100.0  
Total rejected ballots 480
Turnout 73,49471.2
Eligible voters 107,367
Conservative hold Swing +0.26
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeErin O'Toole28,96745.13−10.04$117,180.89
LiberalCorinna Traill22,94935.75+20.22$51,458.76
New DemocraticDerek Spence10,28916.03−7.72$21,240.10
GreenStacey Leadbetter1,6162.52−2.04$109.90
Christian HeritageAndrew Moriarity3640.57–$4,224.95
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,185100.00 $236,417.96
Total rejected ballots 2330.36–
Turnout 64,41868.93–
Eligible voters 93,455
Conservative hold Swing -15.13
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative27,90055.17
  New Democratic12,01123.75
  Liberal7,85715.54
  Green2,3074.56
  Others4990.99
Canadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012: Durham
Resignation of Bev Oda
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeErin O'Toole17,28050.72−3.83$95,331
New DemocraticLarry O'Connor8,94626.26+5.16$96,257
LiberalGrant Humes5,88717.28−0.57$91,946
GreenVirginia Ervin1,3864.07−1.32$742
Christian HeritageAndrew Moriarity4371.28+0.49$4,379
OnlineMichael Nicula1320.39–$1,080
Total valid votes 34,068 100.00
Total rejected ballots 115
Turnout 34,18335.87
Eligible voters 95,296
Conservative hold Swing −8.99
Source: "November 26, 2012 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
2011 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBev Oda31,73754.55+0.50–
New DemocraticTammy Schoep12,27721.10+10.72–
LiberalGrant Humes10,38717.85-5.18–
GreenStephen Leahy3,1345.39-6.04–
Christian HeritageAndrew Moriarty4620.79-0.30–
LibertarianBlaize Barnicoat1870.32––
Total valid votes 58,184100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 267 0.46+0.12
Turnout 58,451 64.12–
Eligible voters 91,165––
Conservative hold Swing -5.1
2008 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBev Oda28,55154.05+7.04$69,054
LiberalBryan Ransom12,16723.03-6.98$34,901
GreenStephen Leahy6,04111.43+6.79$4,147
New DemocraticAndrew McKeever (withdrawn)[15]5,48510.38-6.88$1,896
Christian HeritageHenry Zekveld5771.09+0.03$2,529
Total valid votes 52,821 100.00 $90,063
Total rejected ballots 177 0.33+0.04
Turnout 52,998 60.48-8.78
Conservative hold Swing +7.0
2006 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeBev Oda27,08747.01+6.27
LiberalDoug Moffatt17,29030.01-8.25
New DemocraticBruce Rogers9,94817.26+2.15
GreenVirginia Ervin2,6764.64+0.56
Christian HeritageHenry Zekveld6121.06-0.73
Total valid votes 57,613
Total rejected ballots 168 0.29-0.20
Turnout 57,779 69.26+5.02
Conservative hold Swing +7.3

Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, 2003–2004
2004 Canadian federal election: Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeBev Oda20,81340.74-9.16
LiberalTim Lang19,54838.26-5.89
New DemocraticBruce Rogers7,72115.11+10.22
GreenVirginia Ervin2,0854.08
Christian HeritageDurk Bruinsma9151.79
Total valid votes 51,082
Total rejected ballots 251 0.49
Turnout 51,333 64.24
Conservative hold Swing -9.7

^ Change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combined Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance results.

Durham, 1987–2003
Graph of election results in Durham (1988-2003, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2000 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlex Shepherd20,60245.20+1.86
AllianceGerry Skipwith13,74330.15+1.68
Progressive ConservativeSam Cureatz8,36718.36-1.25
New DemocraticKen Ranney2,5455.58-1.51
IndependentDurk Bruinsma3260.72-0.77
1997 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlex Shepherd19,87843.34+6.67
ReformIan Smyth13,05928.47-1.90
Progressive ConservativeSam Cureatz8,99519.61-5.04
New DemocraticColin Argyle3,2507.09+2.95
Christian HeritageDurk Bruinsma6821.49+0.33
1993 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlex Shepherd22,33436.67+7.54
ReformIan Smyth18,50030.37
Progressive ConservativeRoss Stevenson15,01424.65-21.82
New DemocraticLucy Rybka-Becker2,5194.14-15.81
NationalW.H. Harry Pope1,2202.00
Christian HeritageDurk T. Bruinsma7051.16-2.06
GreenJudy Hurvid3490.57-0.04
Natural LawMicheal Paul Larmand2700.44
1988 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Stevenson24,06546.47
LiberalDoug Moffatt15,08329.13
New DemocraticMargaret Wilbur10,33419.95
Christian HeritageJohn Kuipers1,6663.22
LibertarianRolf Posma3230.62
GreenHarold Tausch3160.61

Durham, 1904–1968
Graph of election results in Durham (1904-1968, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1965 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalRussell Honey8,01742.49-3.73
Progressive ConservativeGarnet Rickard6,72535.64-7.21
New DemocraticJohn Anthony Cheyne Ketchum3,94820.93+10.85
Social CreditWilbur N. Grandall1770.94+0.08
1963 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalRussell Honey8,72046.22+2.06
Progressive ConservativeGarnet Rickard8,08442.85+0.17
New DemocraticEileen Ethel Coutts1,90110.08-2.21
Social CreditWilbur N. Crandall1610.85-0.02
1962 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalRussell Honey7,97144.16+8.63
Progressive ConservativePercy Vivian7,70442.68-13.28
New DemocraticEileen Coutts2,21712.28+3.77
Social CreditKenneth C. Toms1580.88
1958 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
Progressive ConservativePercy Vivian9,73255.96+11.47
LiberalRussell C. Honey6,17835.53-5.92
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Dent1,4808.51-3.13
1957 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
Progressive ConservativePercy Vivian7,33144.49-0.48
LiberalJohn Mason James6,82941.45-4.78
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Dent1,91811.64+2.84
Social CreditKenneth Toms3992.42
1953 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalJohn Mason James6,68446.22-0.44
Progressive ConservativeCharles Elwood Stephenson6,50444.98+1.23
Co-operative CommonwealthMerdith Roy Armstrong1,2738.80-0.78
1949 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalJohn Mason James6,90746.66+1.89
Progressive ConservativeCharles Elwood Stephenson6,47643.75-4.57
Co-operative CommonwealthJames David Kenny1,4199.59+2.68
1945 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
Progressive ConservativeCharles Elwood Stephenson6,47948.32+3.69
LiberalW. Frank Rickard6,00344.77-10.60
Co-operative CommonwealthWilfrd George Bowles9266.91
1940 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalWilbert Franklin Rickard6,74355.37+7.37
National GovernmentWilliam Ross Strike5,43544.63+0.05
1935 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
LiberalWilbert Frank Rickard6,64948.00+4.66
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen6,17644.58-12.08
ReconstructionR. Rufus Choate Macknight5313.83
Co-operative CommonwealthRalph Sharpe Staples4973.59
1930 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen6,82756.67+0.23
LiberalMontague John Holman5,22143.33
1926 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen6,50856.43+2.82
Liberal–ProgressiveMelville Howden Staples5,02443.57
1925 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen7,02053.61+12.71
LiberalCharles Vincent Massey6,07446.39+5.48
1921 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
ConservativeFred Wellington Bowen5,10640.90-39.93
ProgressiveThomas Albert Victor Reid3,93631.53
LiberalWilliam Thomas Roche Preston3,44127.57+8.40
1917 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%}
Government (Unionist)Newton Rowell5,92380.84+24.66
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)George William Jones1,40419.16-24.66
1911 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCharles Jonas Thornton3,29156.18+1.12
LiberalThomas Alexander Kelly2,56743.82-1.12
1908 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCharles Jonas Thornton3,38755.06+3.92
LiberalDavid Burke Simpson2,76444.94-3.92
1904 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeHenry Alfred Ward3,32251.15
LiberalAllen B. Aylesworth3,17348.85

See also

References
  1. "2021 Census (Durham Electoral)". StatsCan. Stats Canada. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Durham [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  4. "The Hon. Erin O'Toole, P.C., C.D., M.P." lop.parl.ca. Library of Parliament. Retrieved August 6, 2023. MP (2012-11-26 - 2023-08-01)
  5. "'It's been an incredible run and I've been lucky to accomplish a lot': Durham MP Erin O'Toole says farewell to federal politics". July 13, 2023.
  6. "Election Night Results — Durham". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  10. https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/DistrictReport?act=C76&selectedEvent=51&returnStatus=1&selectedReportType=8&reportOption=3&queryId=f1ca28e2b81f467a942cfeb263872130
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Durham, 30 September 2015
  12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  14. "Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections". Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  15. Joanna Smith (September 25, 2008). "NDP candidate apologizes for U.S. war-resisters rant". thestar.com.

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