Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)



Scarborough—Agincourt is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1987.

The riding covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto. It is bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by the Toronto city limits (Steeles Avenue East), on the east by Midland Avenue, and on the south by Highway 401. It contains the neighbourhoods of Steeles, L'Amoreaux, Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Agincourt (west of Midland Avenue) and Milliken (west of Midland Avenue).

Population
Total (2006): 111,867

Growth (2001–2006): +1,197 (+1.1%)

Electors:


 * Federal (2006): 72,895 (65.2%)
 * Provincial (2007): 73,876 (66%)

Gender* (2001):


 * Male: 52,525 (47.5%)
 * Female: 58,145 (52.5%)

Identifiable Groups** (2001):


 * Visible Minority: 76,195 (69.3%)
 * Chinese: 41,135 (37.4%)
 * South Asian: 14,680 (13.3%)
 * Black: 7,450 (6.8%)
 * Filipino: 3,470 (3.2%)
 * West Asian: 1,830 (1.7%)
 * Arab: 1,775 (1.6%)
 * Other Visible Minority: 1,560 (1.4%)
 * Multiple Visible Minorities: 1,385 (1.3%)
 * Latin American: 825 (0.8%)
 * Southeast Asian: 800 (0.7%)
 * Korean: 670 (0.6%)
 * Japanese: 625 (0.6%)
 * Aboriginal: 185 (0.2%)
 * Immigrant: 70,315 (63.9%)
 * Non-Permanent Residents: 1,780 (1.6%)

Language
Mother Tongue** (2001):


 * English: 39,880 (36.3%)
 * French: 775 (0.7%)
 * Non-Official Languages: 66,755 (60.7%)
 * Multiple Responses: 2,590 (2.4%)

Knowledge of Official Languages** (2001):


 * English only: 92,290 (83.9%)
 * Neither English nor French: 10,855 (9.9%)
 * English and French: 6,755 (6.1%)
 * French only: 105 (0.001%)

Home Language** (2001):


 * English: 42,110 (38.3%)
 * Non-official languages: 34,760 (31.6%)
 * English and non-official language: 31,875 (29%)
 * English and French: 625 (0.6%)
 * English, French and non-official language: 430 (0.4%)
 * French: 110 (0.1%)
 * French and non-official language: 85 (0.1%)

Education
Education*** (2001):


 * Less than High School: 29,385 (32.6%)
 * High School: 22,950 (25%)
 * Trade School: 5,205 (5.7%)
 * College: 11,775 (12.8%)
 * University: 22,530 (24.5%)

Income and work
Labour Force*** (2001):


 * Participation: 55,510 (60.4%)
 * Employed: 50,840 (55.4%)
 * Unemployed: 4,670 (8.4%)

Average Income*** (2001):


 * Individual: $26,473
 * Household: $62,836
 * Family: $60,742

Median Income (2007):


 * Household: $51,762

Families and dwellings
Persons per Family (2001): 3.1

Occupied Private Dwellings (2001):


 * Total: 35,615
 * Owned: 23,670 (66.5%)
 * Rented: 11,945 (33.5%)
 * Average Value: $226,053

Religion
Religion** (2001):


 * Christian: 58,125 (52.8%)
 * Catholic: 24,660 (22.4%)
 * Protestant: 19,670 (17.9%)
 * Christian Orthodox: 7,365 (6.7%)
 * Christian n.i.e.****: 6,430 (5.8%)
 * No Religious Affiliation: 31,220 (28.4%)
 * Hindu: 7,300 (6.6%)
 * Muslim: 6,740 (6.1%)
 * Buddhist: 5,515 (5%)
 * Eastern Religions: 380 (0.3%)
 * Sikh: 360 (0.3%)
 * Jewish: 330 (0.3%)
 * Other Religions: 30 (0.03%)


 * Based on a total population of 110,670


 * Based on a projected population of 109,995 (20% sample data projected from the total population)


 * Based on a projected population of 91,840 (20% sample data projected from the population 15 years and over)


 * Includes mostly answers of 'Christian,' not otherwise stated.

History
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

Election results

 * align="left" colspan=2| Liberal hold
 * align="right"|Swing
 * align="right"| +1.07

^ Change based on redistributed results