Federal electoral district of Canada
Durham Ontario electoral district Durham in relation to other Ontario electoral districts (2015 boundaries)
Legislature House of Commons MP Erin O'Toole Conservative District created 1903 First contested 1904 Last contested 2019 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[1] 115,395 Electors (2015)92,317 Area (km²)[1] 953 Pop. density (per km²) 121.1 Census division(s) Durham Census subdivision(s) Clarington , Mississaugas of Scugog Island , Oshawa , Scugog
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.
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 Northumberland—Durham ridings. It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Durham—Northumberland and Ontario ridings.
The second incarnation of the riding was initially defined to consist 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 and the allowance for road in front of lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Concession 3 and the 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 the 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 Durham. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 , this riding lost territory to Pickering—Uxbridge and Northumberland—Peterborough South ; it gained territory from Oshawa and Whitby—Oshawa during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
On August 24, 2020, 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)
Ethnic groups (2006): 95.00% White, 1.52% Black, 1.24% Aboriginal
Languages (2011): 91.71% English, 1.51% French
Religions (2001): 52.26% Protestant, 24.13% Catholic, 2.97% Other Christian, 19.92% No religion
Median income (2005): $32,869
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Parliament
Years
Member
Party
DurhamRiding 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
DurhamRiding 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–present
Current Member of Parliament [ ]
This seat is currently held by Erin O'Toole , a former captain in the Maritime Air Group division of Air Command. O'Toole, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada , was elected in a 2012 by-election and 2020 was elected as Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada .
Election results [ ]
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)
hide 2021 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Independent
Sarah Gabrielle Baron
247
0.4
New Democratic
Christopher Cameron
11,415
17.5
People's
Patricia Conlin
3,630
5.6
Liberal
Jonathan Giancroce
19,361
29.7
Conservative
Erin O'Toole
30,443
46.6
Independent
Kurdil-Telt Patch
49
0.1
Rhinoceros
Adam Smith
141
0.2
Total valid votes
65,286
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
65,286
Eligible voters
111,117
Source: Elections Canada [2]
hide 2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Erin O'Toole
30,752
42.1
-3.03
$86,288.22
Liberal
Jonathan Giancroce
23,547
32.2
-3.55
$50,364.45
New Democratic
Sarah Whalen-Wright
13,323
18.2
+2.17
$3,348.10
Green
Evan Price
3,950
5.4
+2.88
none listed
People's
Brenda Virtue
1,442
2.0
–
$2,377.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit
73,014
100.0
Total rejected ballots
480
Turnout
73,494
71.2
Eligible voters
107,367
Conservative hold
Swing
+0.26
Source: Elections Canada [3] [4] [5]
hide 2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Erin O'Toole
28,967
45.13
−10.04
$117,180.89
Liberal
Corinna Traill
22,949
35.75
+20.22
$51,458.76
New Democratic
Derek Spence
10,289
16.03
−7.72
$21,240.10
Green
Stacey Leadbetter
1,616
2.52
−2.04
$109.90
Christian Heritage
Andrew Moriarity
364
0.57
–
$4,224.95
Total valid votes/Expense limit
64,185
100.00
$236,417.96
Total rejected ballots
233
0.36
–
Turnout
64,418
68.93
–
Eligible voters
93,455
Conservative hold
Swing
-15.13
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7] [8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party
Vote
%
Conservative
27,900
55.17
New Democratic
12,011
23.75
Liberal
7,857
15.54
Green
2,307
4.56
Others
499
0.99
hide Canadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012 Resignation of Bev Oda
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Erin O'Toole
17,280
50.72
−3.83
$95,331
New Democratic
Larry O'Connor
8,946
26.26
+5.16
$96,257
Liberal
Grant Humes
5,887
17.28
−0.57
$91,946
Green
Virginia Ervin
1,386
4.07
−1.32
$742
Christian Heritage
Andrew Moriarity
437
1.28
+0.49
$4,379
Online
Michael Nicula
132
0.39
–
$1,080
Total valid votes
34,068
100.00
Total rejected ballots
115
Turnout
34,183
35.87
Eligible voters
95,296
Conservative hold
Swing
−8.99
Source: "November 26, 2012 By-elections" . Elections Canada . November 27, 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012 .
hide 2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Bev Oda
31,737
54.55
+0.50
–
New Democratic
Tammy Schoep
12,277
21.10
+10.72
–
Liberal
Grant Humes
10,387
17.85
-5.18
–
Green
Stephen Leahy
3,134
5.39
-6.04
–
Christian Heritage
Andrew Moriarty
462
0.79
-0.30
–
Libertarian
Blaize Barnicoat
187
0.32
–
–
Total valid votes
58,184
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
267
0.46
+0.12
Turnout
58,451
64.12
–
Eligible voters
91,165
–
–
Conservative hold
Swing
-5.1
hide 2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Bev Oda
28,551
54.05
+7.04
$69,054
Liberal
Bryan Ransom
12,167
23.03
-6.98
$34,901
Green
Stephen Leahy
6,041
11.43
+6.79
$4,147
New Democratic
Andrew McKeever (withdrawn)[10]
5,485
10.38
-6.88
$1,896
Christian Heritage
Henry Zekveld
577
1.09
+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
hide 2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Bev Oda
27,087
47.01
+6.27
Liberal
Doug Moffatt
17,290
30.01
-8.25
New Democratic
Bruce Rogers
9,948
17.26
+2.15
Green
Virginia Ervin
2,676
4.64
+0.56
Christian Heritage
Henry Zekveld
612
1.06
-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 [ ]
hide 2004 Canadian federal election : Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Bev Oda
20,813
40.74
-9.16
Liberal
Tim Lang
19,548
38.26
-5.89
New Democratic
Bruce Rogers
7,721
15.11
+10.22
Green
Virginia Ervin
2,085
4.08
Christian Heritage
Durk Bruinsma
915
1.79
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, 1988–2003 [ ]
Graph of election results in Durham (1988-2003, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
hide 2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alex Shepherd
20,602
45.20
+1.86
Alliance
Gerry Skipwith
13,743
30.15
+1.68
Progressive Conservative
Sam Cureatz
8,367
18.36
-1.25
New Democratic
Ken Ranney
2,545
5.58
-1.51
Independent
Durk Bruinsma
326
0.72
-0.77
hide 1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alex Shepherd
19,878
43.34
+6.67
Reform
Ian Smyth
13,059
28.47
-1.90
Progressive Conservative
Sam Cureatz
8,995
19.61
-5.04
New Democratic
Colin Argyle
3,250
7.09
+2.95
Christian Heritage
Durk Bruinsma
682
1.49
+0.33
hide 1993 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alex Shepherd
22,334
36.67
+7.54
Reform
Ian Smyth
18,500
30.37
Progressive Conservative
Ross Stevenson
15,014
24.65
-21.82
New Democratic
Lucy Rybka-Becker
2,519
4.14
-15.81
National
W.H. Harry Pope
1,220
2.00
Christian Heritage
Durk T. Bruinsma
705
1.16
-2.06
Green
Judy Hurvid
349
0.57
-0.04
Natural Law
Micheal Paul Larmand
270
0.44
hide 1988 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Ross Stevenson
24,065
46.47
Liberal
Doug Moffatt
15,083
29.13
New Democratic
Margaret Wilbur
10,334
19.95
Christian Heritage
John Kuipers
1,666
3.22
Libertarian
Rolf Posma
323
0.62
Green
Harold Tausch
316
0.61
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)
hide 1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
Russell Honey
8,017
42.49
-3.73
Progressive Conservative
Garnet Rickard
6,725
35.64
-7.21
New Democratic
John Anthony Cheyne Ketchum
3,948
20.93
+10.85
Social Credit
Wilbur N. Grandall
177
0.94
+0.08
hide 1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
Russell Honey
8,720
46.22
+2.06
Progressive Conservative
Garnet Rickard
8,084
42.85
+0.17
New Democratic
Eileen Ethel Coutts
1,901
10.08
-2.21
Social Credit
Wilbur N. Crandall
161
0.85
-0.02
hide 1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
Russell Honey
7,971
44.16
+8.63
Progressive Conservative
Percy Vivian
7,704
42.68
-13.28
New Democratic
Eileen Coutts
2,217
12.28
+3.77
Social Credit
Kenneth C. Toms
158
0.88
hide 1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Progressive Conservative
Percy Vivian
9,732
55.96
+11.47
Liberal
Russell C. Honey
6,178
35.53
-5.92
Co-operative Commonwealth
Ernest Dent
1,480
8.51
-3.13
hide 1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Progressive Conservative
Percy Vivian
7,331
44.49
-0.48
Liberal
John Mason James
6,829
41.45
-4.78
Co-operative Commonwealth
Ernest Dent
1,918
11.64
+2.84
Social Credit
Kenneth Toms
399
2.42
hide 1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
John Mason James
6,684
46.22
-0.44
Progressive Conservative
Charles Elwood Stephenson
6,504
44.98
+1.23
Co-operative Commonwealth
Merdith Roy Armstrong
1,273
8.80
-0.78
hide 1949 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
John Mason James
6,907
46.66
+1.89
Progressive Conservative
Charles Elwood Stephenson
6,476
43.75
-4.57
Co-operative Commonwealth
James David Kenny
1,419
9.59
+2.68
hide 1945 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Progressive Conservative
Charles Elwood Stephenson
6,479
48.32
+3.69
Liberal
W. Frank Rickard
6,003
44.77
-10.60
Co-operative Commonwealth
Wilfrd George Bowles
926
6.91
hide 1940 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
Wilbert Franklin Rickard
6,743
55.37
+7.37
National Government
William Ross Strike
5,435
44.63
+0.05
hide 1935 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Liberal
Wilbert Frank Rickard
6,649
48.00
+4.66
Conservative
Fred Wellington Bowen
6,176
44.58
-12.08
Reconstruction
R. Rufus Choate Macknight
531
3.83
Co-operative Commonwealth
Ralph Sharpe Staples
497
3.59
hide 1930 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Conservative
Fred Wellington Bowen
6,827
56.67
+0.23
Liberal
Montague John Holman
5,221
43.33
hide 1926 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Conservative
Fred Wellington Bowen
6,508
56.43
+2.82
Liberal–Progressive
Melville Howden Staples
5,024
43.57
hide 1925 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Conservative
Fred Wellington Bowen
7,020
53.61
+12.71
Liberal
Charles Vincent Massey
6,074
46.39
+5.48
hide 1921 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Conservative
Fred Wellington Bowen
5,106
40.90
-39.93
Progressive
Thomas Albert Victor Reid
3,936
31.53
Liberal
William Thomas Roche Preston
3,441
27.57
+8.40
hide 1917 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
}
Government (Unionist)
Newton Rowell
5,923
80.84
+24.66
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
George William Jones
1,404
19.16
-24.66
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