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  Scarborough Centre
INCUMBENT
  PartyLiberal
NameSalma Zahid
Won09/20/2021
Votes23,128 (57.59%)
Margin13,309 (+33.14%)
Term09/21/2021 - 04/28/2025

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Established May 22, 1979
Disbanded April 28, 2025
ContributorUser 13
Last ModifiedCampari_007 March 26, 2025 09:05pm
DescriptionThis mainly suburban Toronto riding contains part of the former city of Scarborough.

The riding runs from the hydro transmission line, the CN Rail line and Eglinton Avenue East in the south to Highway 401 in the north. It falls between Toyota Place and Bellamy Road North in the east and Victoria Park Avenue in the west.

Manufacturing and service sectors are major employers in this densely populated area. There are many small businesses. Average family income is $56,775 and unemployment is 7.4 per cent.

According to the 2001 census, the immigrant population is more than 52 per cent. The largest ethnic communities are East Indian, Italian and Chinese.

The riding was created in 1976 of portions of York-Scarborough, Scarborough East and Scarborough West. New areas were added in 1996. In 2004, the eastern boundary moved west to Bellamy Road and the northern boundary extended north to Highway 401.

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