Whitby-Ajax

Whitby—Ajax
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2003
First contested	1997
Last contested	2000
Demographics
Population (2001)	128,164
Electors (2002)	83,443
Area (km²)	188
Census subdivision(s)	Whitby, Ajax

Whitby—Ajax

Ontario federal and provincial electoral district

Whitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. It was located to the east of Toronto, consisting of the Town of Whitby and the part of the Town of Ajax lying to the south of Kingston Road.

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The federal riding was created in 1996, from parts of Durham and Ontario 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 and Whitby—Oshawa ridings. The provincial electoral district was abolished in 2007, when it was also redistributed into Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa.

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"Profile of the Whitby--Ajax Electoral District". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on July 12, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Durham and Ontario
36th	1997–2000	Judi Longfield	Liberal
37th	2000–2004	Judi Longfield	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa

Whitby—Ajax
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Durham Centre, Durham East and Durham West
37th	1999–2003		Jim Flaherty	Progressive Conservative
38th	2003–2006		Jim Flaherty
38th	2006–2007		Christine Elliott
Riding dissolved into Ajax—Pickering and Whitby—Oshawa

v t e 2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Judi Longfield	25,693	52.68	$68,465.75
	Alliance	Shaun Gillespie	13,159	26.98	$28,304.89
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Chopowick	7,563	15.51	$12,247.43
	New Democratic	Vic Perroni	2,359	4.84	$2,493.06
Total valid votes			48,774	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Turnout			48,927	58.64
Electors on the lists			83,443
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Judi Longfield	23,551	47.69	$43,611
	Reform	Bill Serjeantson	11,977	24.25	$157
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Snyder	10,107	20.47	$44,118
	New Democratic	Karen Dolan	3,354	6.79	$30,424
	Canadian Action	Robert Charles Radford	394	0.80	$1,904
Total valid votes			49,383	100.00
Total rejected ballots			248
Turnout			49,631	66.83
Electors on the lists			74,268
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, March 30, 2006 Resignation of Jim Flaherty
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Christine Elliott	15,843	46.23	−2.2
	Liberal	Judi Longfield	14,529	42.40	+2.2
	New Democratic	Julie Gladman	3,204	9.35	+0.2
	Green	Nick Boileau	307	0.90	−1.5
	Freedom	Paul McKeever	197	0.57	–
	Family Coalition	Victor Carvalho	102	0.30	–
	Libertarian	Marty Gobin	87	0.25	–
Total valid votes			34,269	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			107	0.31
Turnout			34,376	32.42
Eligible voters			106,028
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source(s) "SUMMARY OF VALID BALLOTS CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE - Whitby—Ajax" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Progressive Conservative	Jim Flaherty	27,240	48.3	-9.6
Liberal	Dennis Fox	22,593	40.1	+6.1
New Democratic	Dan Edwards	5,155	9.1	+1.0
Green	Michael MacDonald	1,375	2.4	-

	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Progressive Conservative	Jim Flaherty	27,623	57.9	-
Liberal	Aldo Digiovanni	16,235	34.0	-
New Democratic	Betty Craig	3,889	8.1	-