Whitby (provincial electoral district)


Whitby is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was previously represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Whitby-Oshawa. The new riding was created through the 2015 Representation Act for the 2018 provincial election, with the district losing some territory to the district of Oshawa to more closely align to the actual town's borders.

History

The riding was created for the 2018 general provincial election and consists of the Town of Whitby. The previous district included sections of Oshawa and Ajax.

Demographics

2017 estimates; figures derived from Canada 2016 CensusPopulation: 134,875 Languages: 91.7% English only, 7.6% Bilingual French-English, 0.5% neither English nor FrenchAverage individual income: $58,383 Median individual income: $41,419Average household income: $126,596Median household income: $101,373
  • Denizens with Canadian citizenship: 130,327
  • Denizens with citizenship other than Canadian: 4,547
  • Immigrated between 2000 and 2005: 2,817
  • Immigrated between 2006 and 2011: 2,338
  • Immigrated after 2012: 2,386
  • Born in province of residence: 95,247
  • Born outside province of residence: 10,829