Whitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
Ontario
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, Canada. It was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1997 to 2003, and in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1999 to 2007. It was located to the east of
Toronto
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, consisting of the Town of
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk, North Yorkshire, River Esk and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy.
From the Middle Ages, Whitby ...
and the part of the Town of
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
lying to the south of
Kingston Road.
The federal riding was created in 1996, from parts of
Durham and
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
ridings, while the provincial riding was created in 1999 from
Durham Centre,
Durham East and
Durham West.
The federal electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between
Ajax—Pickering
Ajax—Pickering was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander.
Its population in 2001 was 100,215. The district included the to ...
and
Whitby—Oshawa ridings. The provincial electoral district was abolished in 2007, when it was also redistributed into
Ajax—Pickering
Ajax—Pickering was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander.
Its population in 2001 was 100,215. The district included the to ...
and
Whitby—Oshawa.
Members of Parliament
Federal
Provincial
Electoral history
Federal elections
Provincial elections
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada.
Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada* Elections Ontario
1999 resultsan
2003 results
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario