Pickering—Uxbridge

44°02′31″N 79°10′52″W / 44.042°N 79.181°W / 44.042; -79.181Federal electoral districtLegislatureHouse of CommonsMP Jennifer O'Connell
LiberalDistrict created2013First contested2015Last contested2021District webpageprofile, mapDemographicsPopulation (2021)^[1]120,742Electors (2015)84,997Area (km²)^{[citation needed]}687Pop. density (per km²)175.8Census division(s)DurhamCensus subdivision(s)Pickering, Uxbridge

Pickering—Uxbridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It consists of the City of Pickering and the Township of Uxbridge.

Pickering—Uxbridge was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.^[2] It was created out of parts of Pickering—Scarborough East, Ajax—Pickering and Durham.^[3]

In the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Pickering—Brooklin.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[5]

Ethnic groups: 54.4% White, 9.6% Black, 17.7% South Asian, 3.6% Filipino, 2.8% Chinese, 1.8% West Asian, 1.6% Indigenous, 1.4% Arab, 1.3% Latin American
Languages: 72.7% English, 2.5% Tamil, 2.5% Urdu, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.1% French, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% Arabic
Religions: 54.0% Christian (24.6% Catholic, 4.2% Anglican, 4.0% United Church, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.4% Baptist, 12.8% Other), 10.5% Muslim, 6.9% Hindu, 26.5% None
Median income: $45,600 (2020)
Average income: $61,350 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Pickering—Uxbridge Riding created from Ajax—Pickering, Durham and Pickering—Scarborough East
42nd	2015–2019		Jennifer O'Connell	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

Pickering—Brooklin, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	27,011	48.16
	Conservative	19,217	34.26
	New Democratic	7,562	13.48
	People's	2,158	3.85
	Green	139	0.25

Pickering—Uxbridge, 2013 representation order

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jennifer O'Connell	27,271	46.9	-4.1	$63,374.89
	Conservative	Jacob Mantle	20,976	36.1	+7.0	$113,717.90
	New Democratic	Eileen Higdon	7,396	13.1	+1.2	$3,884.61
	People's	Corneliu Chisu	2,328	4.0	+2.0	$2,394.19
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,167	–	–	$121,844.79
Total rejected ballots			302
Turnout			58,469	62.16
Eligible voters			94,059
Source: Elections Canada[7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jennifer O'Connell	32,387	51.0	+0.7	$79,048.14
	Conservative	Cyma Musarat	18,462	29.1	-9.1	$56,879.42
	New Democratic	Eileen Higdon	7,582	11.9	+2.7	$9,433.88
	Green	Peter Forint	3,799	6.0	+3.7	$7,976.00
	People's	Corneliu Chisu	1,265	2.0		$7,989.04
Total valid votes/expense limit			63,495	100.0
Total rejected ballots			407
Turnout			63,902	68.9
Eligible voters			92,699
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.90
Source: Elections Canada[8]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jennifer O'Connell	29,757	50.30	+16.73	$92,326.80
	Conservative	Corneliu Chisu	22,591	38.19	-7.79	$119,840.70
	New Democratic	Pamela Downward	5,446	9.21	-6.54	$12,890.87
	Green	Anthony Jordan Navarro	1,365	2.31	-2.21	$4,275.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,159	100.0		$224,063.76
Total rejected ballots			222	0.3%	–
Turnout			59,381	–	–
Eligible voters			85,794
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]

2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,574	45.98
	Liberal	16,480	33.57
	New Democratic	7,731	15.75
	Green	2,217	4.52
	Others	95	0.19

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