Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000
Demographics
Population (2001)[1]137,518
Electors (2002)[1]85,627
Area (km²)[1]731
Census subdivision(s)Pickering, Ajax, Uxbridge

Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. This riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham and Ontario ridings.

It consisted of the Township of Uxbridge, the Town of Pickering, and the part of the Town of Ajax lying north of Kingston Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Ajax—Pickering, Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge and Pickering—Scarborough East ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Durham and Ontario
36th  1997–2000     Dan McTeague Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Ajax—Pickering,
Pickering—Scarborough East
and Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge

Election results

1997 Canadian federal election: Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Dan McTeague 26,003
  Progressive Conservative Leanne Lewis 10,802
ReformKen Griffith10,537
  New Democratic Douglas W. Grey 2,576
2000 Canadian federal election: Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Dan McTeague 28,834
AllianceKen Griffith11,941
  Progressive Conservative Michael Hills 6,883
  New Democratic Ralph Chatoor 1,523
GreenChris Pennington1,014

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "profile of the Pickering--Ajax--Uxbridge Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 27 November 2002. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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