Scarborough Centre () is a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2025.
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough West and York—Scarborough ridings.
It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded: on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Highway 401, on the east by McCowan Road, Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road North, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.
Notable landmarks in Scarborough Centre include: Scarborough Civic Centre, site of east Toronto district council meetings, and adjacent Albert Campbell Square Scarborough Town Centre, a large shopping mall Scarborough Centre Line 3 station Scarborough General Hospital, General Division Scarborough Historical Museum
It was last represented in the House of Commons by Liberal MP Salma Zahid in 2025.
Geography The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Scarborough City Centre (west of McCowan Road), Bendale (west of McCowan and south of Lawrence), Eglinton East, Ionview (north of Eglinton Avenue), Golden Mile (north of Eglinton Avenue), Wexford, Maryvale, and Dorset Park.
History Scarborough Centre was created in 1976. It consisted initially of the part of the Borough of Scarborough bounded on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Ellesmere Road, on the east by Bellamy Road North, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.
In 1987, it was expanded to include the part of Scarborough lying bounded by Bellamy Road North, Lawrence Avenue East, Markham Road and Eglinton Avenue East.
In 1996, it was redefined such that it was bounded: on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by a line drawn from west to east along Ellesmere Road, north along the Canadian National Railway and west along Highway 401, on the east by a line drawn from north to south along Highland Creek East, west along Ellesmere Road, south along Scarborough Golf Club Road, west along Lawrence Avenue East and south along Markham Road, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
This riding lost territory to Scarborough-Guildwood, and gained territory from Scarborough Southwest during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 28.5% South Asian, 24.8% White, 13.1% Filipino, 9.9% Black, 8.0% Chinese, 3.4% Arab, 2.7% West Asian, 1.6% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 43.3% English, 6.6% Tamil, 6.3% Tagalog, 3.0% Mandarin, 3.0% Cantonese, 2.7% Bengali, 2.5% Arabic, 2.1% Greek, 2.1% Urdu, 1.8% Gujarati, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% Hindi, 1.1% Dari
Religions: 48.0% Christian (23.7% Catholic, 5.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Anglican, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% United Church, 1.0% Baptist, 13.0% other), 17.4% Muslim, 13.9% Hindu, 1.6% Buddhist, 17.9% none
Median income: $34,000 (2020)
Average income: $41,560 (2020)
Former boundaries
Election results
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 12,841 34.88 Liberal 11,738 31.89 New Democratic 11,285 30.66 Green 946 2.57
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Riding history from the Library of Parliament 2011 results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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