Scarborough Centre () is a former federal

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, that was represented in the

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from 1979 to 2025. The riding was created in 1976 from parts of

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and York—Scarborough ridings. It consists of the part of the

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district of the City of

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bounded: *on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, *on the north by Highway 401, *on the east by McCowan Road, Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road North, and *on the south by Eglinton Avenue East. Notable landmarks in Scarborough Centre include: *

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, site of east

district council meetings, and adjacent

Albert Campbell Square Albert Campbell Square is a public square in Scarborough City Centre in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named after Albert Campbell, the first mayor of the Borough of Scarborough and former chairman of the Municipality of Metropolit ...

Scarborough Town Centre Scarborough Town Centre (STC) is a shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Central to the Scarborough City Centre district, it is adjacent to Scarborough Centre station, the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal and the CTV Toronto studios ( 9 Cha ...

, a large shopping mall * Scarborough Centre Line 3 station * Scarborough General Hospital, General Division * Scarborough Historical Museum It was last represented in the House of Commons by Liberal MP

Salma Zahid Salma Zahid (born May 26, 1970) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Scarborough Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She succeede ...

in 2025.

Geography

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of

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(west of McCowan Road),

Bendale Bendale, also called Cedarbrae and Midland Park, is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former suburb of Scarborough. It is centred on the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Bri ...

(west of McCowan and south of Lawrence),

Eglinton East Eglinton East, historically known as Knob Hill, is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Stansbury Crescent, Citadel Drive, and West Highland Creek to the north, Midland Avenue to the west, the ...

Ionview Ionview is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the district of Scarborough. It is bounded by Birchmount Road to the west, the hydro transmission corridor north of Ranstone Gardens to the north, the CNR railway to the east, and Eglint ...

(north of Eglinton Avenue),

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(north of Eglinton Avenue),

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, Maryvale, and

Dorset Park Dorset Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the western part of the district of Scarborough. The neighbourhood is bordered by Highway 401 to the north, Midland Avenue to the east, Lawrence Avenue to the south, a ...

History

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. This riding lost territory to Scarborough-Guildwood, and gained territory from

Scarborough Southwest Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Geography It covers the southwestern part of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It stre ...

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 28.5% South Asian, 24.8% White, 13.1% Filipino, 9.9% Black, 8.0% Chinese, 3.4% Arab, 2.7% West Asian, 1.6% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian Languages: 43.3% English, 6.6% Tamil, 6.3% Tagalog, 3.0% Mandarin, 3.0% Cantonese, 2.7% Bengali, 2.5% Arabic, 2.1% Greek, 2.1% Urdu, 1.8% Gujarati, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% Hindi, 1.1% Dari Religions: 48.0% Christian (23.7% Catholic, 5.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Anglican, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% United Church, 1.0% Baptist, 13.0% other), 17.4% Muslim, 13.9% Hindu, 1.6% Buddhist, 17.9% none Median income: $34,000 (2020) Average income: $41,560 (2020)

Former boundaries

Image:Scarborough Centre, 1976.png, 1976 to 1987 Image:Scarborough Centre, 1988.png, 1987 to 1996 Image:Scarborough Centre, 96.png, 1996 to 2003 Image:Scarborough Centre.png, 2003 to 2015

Election results

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

References

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Riding history from the

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2011 results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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