For information on the Durham provincial electoral district, see Durham (provincial electoral district).

Durham (formerly known as Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988. An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 516 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,046 × 1,215 pixels, file size: 33 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the Durham electoral district. ... Type Lower House Speaker Peter Milliken, Liberal since January 29, 2001 Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Peter Van Loan, Conservative since January 4, 2007 Opposition House Leader Ralph Goodale, Liberal since January 23, 2006 Members 308 Political groups Conservative Party Liberal Party Bloc Québécois... Hon. ... Political Parties redirects here. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Outline map of Canadas Census Divisions in 2001 Note: This page refers only to subdivisions in Canada. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... Census subdivision is a Canadian political region organized by Statistics Canada and determined by the provinces. ... The Municipality of Clarington (estimated 2005 population 80,000) is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. ... Mississaugas of Scugog Island is an indian reserve in south-central Ontario, Canada. ... Scugog, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ... This article is about the township. ... For information on the Durham federal electoral district, see Durham (electoral district). ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Type Lower House Speaker Peter Milliken, Liberal since January 29, 2001 Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Peter Van Loan, Conservative since January 4, 2007 Opposition House Leader Ralph Goodale, Liberal since January 23, 2006 Members 308 Political groups Conservative Party Liberal Party Bloc Québécois...

It was created in 1903 from Durham East and Durham West ridings. It consisted of the county of Durham. Durham East - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Durham West was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... For the song by Chamillionaire, see Ridin. In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county[1]. The term has similar or analogous meanings in other countries. ...

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Northumberland—Durham ridings. Northumberland—Durham was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ...

It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Northumberland—Durham and Ontario ridings. Ontario was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ...

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 Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ...

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. Oshawa is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Whitby—Oshawa in relation to the other Toronto area ridings Whitby—Oshawa is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. ...

Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge was defined to consist of the townships of Uxbridge and Scugog, the Municipality of Clarington, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island Indian reserve. In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ...

In 2004, "Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge" was renamed "Durham" riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

1. Henry Alfred Ward, Conservative (1904-1908)
2. Charles Jonas Thornton, Conservative (1908-1917)
3. Newton Wesley Rowell, Unionist (1917-1921)
4. Fred Wellington Bowen, Conservative (1921-1935)
5. W. Frank Rickard, Liberal (1935-1945)
6. Charles Elwood Stephenson, Progressive Conservative (1945-1949)
7. John Mason James, Liberal (1949-1957)
8. Percy Vivian, Progressive Conservative (1957-1962)
9. Russell C. Honey, Liberal (1962-1968)

1. Ross Stevenson, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
2. Alex Shepherd, Liberal (1993-2004)
3. Bev Oda, Conservative (2004-present)

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Election results

Durham, 2004-present

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Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge 2003-2004

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Durham, 1988-2003

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Durham, 1904-1968

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See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

This is a list of Canadas 308 electoral districts (also known as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004. ... This is a list of past arrangements of Canadas electoral districts. ...

External links

• Canada Votes 2006 - Result for Durham from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Riding history 1904-1968 from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history 1988-2003 from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history 2004-present from the Library of Parliament