Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough Centre
Ontario electoral district
Scarborough Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Coordinates:43°45′11″N 79°16′23″W / 43.753°N 79.273°W / 43.753; -79.273
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
David Smith
Progressive Conservative
District created1963
First contested1963
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)112,600
Electors (2018)75,493
Area (km²)28
Pop. density (per km²)4,021.4
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Scarborough Centre
Scarborough Centre from 2003 to 2018

Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.

It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto 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:

It was represented in the Ontario Legislature by PC Christina Mitas since 2018, who did not run for re-election in 2022.

Scarborough Centre is a bellwether riding, having voted for the winner in every election since 1971 (longer than any other provincial riding). However, it did comprise different territories, changing shape significantly between the 1995 and 1999 elections.