...to watch the Oshawa candidates debate on Rogers TV tonight at 9 p.m. on channel 10. It's the first time the group has squared off, but definitely not the last. There are three more debates coming up over the next week, not to mention the televised leaders debate tomorrow night.
OSHAWA RIDING
- The electoral district of Oshawa (Ontario) has a population of 113,662 with 83,746 registered voters and 205 polling divisions.
This riding is 60 kilometres east of Toronto and contains most of the city of Oshawa.
The southern boundary is the north shore of Lake Ontario. The northern boundary is Winchester Road East, between Townline Road North in the east and Simcoe Street North, Rossland Road West, Oshawa Creek, King Street West. The western boundary is the western city limit of Oshawa.
Oshawa is a centre of the Canadian automobile industry and the local economy is dominated by General Motors. It is one of Ontario's most industrial ridings, with 14 per cent of employment coming from manufacturing. Average family income is $63,855 and unemployment is 7.2 per cent. Oshawa is also home to Ontario's newest university, the University of Ontario, and to Durham College.
Oshawa-Whitby riding was created in 1966 and renamed Oshawa in 1976. In the 1996 redistribution, 13 per cent of Durham was added. In 2004, the boundary of the riding was pushed north to include part of Durham.
Population: 113,662
Political History
In a hotly-contested race, Conservative Colin Carrie held on to the riding once again defeating Sid Ryan and Oshawa city councillor Louise Parkes. In 2004, Carrie won this riding with just 463 more votes than NDP candidate Sid Ryan, the Ontario president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.Liberal Ivan Grose served three terms from 1993 to 2004.
New Democratic support in this riding waned after Ed Broadbent stepped down as the Oshawa MP, when he resigned as the national NDP leader in 1989. Broadbent was first elected in 1968, defeating Conservative Michael Starr. He became NDP leader in July 1975 and won seven terms as MP for Oshawa-Whitby and Oshawa.
In the 1990 byelection following Broadbent's resignation, New Democrat Mike Breaugh defeated Liberal Cathy O'Flynn.
1968-1990 byelection inclusive - NDP
1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
2004, 2006 - CONELECTION RESULTS
January 23, 2006 - Colin Carrie, Conservative 20,657
- Louise V. Parkes, Liberal 12,831
- Sid Ryan, NDP 17,905
- David Gershuny, Marxist-Leninist 91
- Adam Jobse, Green 2,019
ELECTION RESULTS
June 28, 2004- Colin Carrie, Conservative 15,815
- Louise V. Parkes, Liberal 14,510
- Sid Ryan, NDP 15,352
- Tim Sullivan, Marxist-Leninist 91
- Liisa Whalley, Green 1,850
- Total number of validated votes: 47,618
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