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This page covers the electoral district of Scarborough Centre; for the Scarborough RT station, see Scarborough Centre (TTC).

Scarborough Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings

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The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough West, Scarborough—Agincourt, and York—Scarborough ridings. Scarborough East was a former Canadian electoral district covering the eastern portion of the Scarborough part of Toronto. ... Scarborough West was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... Scarborough—Agincourt is a Canadian electoral district covering the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto. ... York—Scarborough was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ...

It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded: Motto: City of Scarborough (Dissolved), Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...

• on the west by Victoria Park Avenue,
• on the north by Highway 401,
• on the east by Toyota Place, Corporate Drive and Bellamy Road North, and
• on the south by Eglinton Avenue East, the Canadian National Railway and the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Romulus Drive.

Notable landmarks in Scarborough Centre include:

• Scarborough Civic Centre, site of east Toronto district council meetings, and adjacent Albert Campbell Square
• Scarborough Town Centre, a large shopping mall
• Scarborough Centre (TTC) RT station
• Scarborough Hospital, General Division
• Scarborough Historical Museum

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Federal electoral district

Scarborough Centre was created in 1976. It consisted initially of the part of the Borough of Scarborough bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Ellesmere Road, on the east by Bellamy Road North, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.

In 1987, it was expanded to include the part of Scarborough lying bounded by Bellamy Road North, Lawrence Avenue East, Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue East.

In 1996, it was redefined such that it was bounded:

• on the west by Victoria Park Avenue,
• on the north by a line drawn from west to east along Ellesmere Road, north along the Canadian National Railway and west along Highway 401,
• on the east by a line drawn from north to south along Highland Creek East, west along Ellesmere Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, west along Lawrence Avenue East and south along Markham Road, and
• on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

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 of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

• Diane Stratas, Progressive Conservative (1979-1980)
• Norm Kelly, Liberal (1980-1984)
• Pauline Browes, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
• John Cannis, Liberal (1993-present)

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Former boundaries

Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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• Marilyn Mushinski, Progressive Conservative (1999-2003)
• Brad Duguid, Liberal (2003-present)

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Federal election results

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See also

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

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External link

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament