Scarborough—Agincourt, ON — June 30, 2014 Federal By-Election
Scarborough—Agincourt — December 11, 2017 By-election Results
Poll-by-poll results for Scarborough—Agincourt in the December 11, 2017 Canadian federal by-election. Explore detailed voting data, candidate results, and turnout statistics at the poll level.
Riding information
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Scarborough—Agincourt was a federal riding in the northeastern part of Toronto, Ontario. The by-election was called after Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis resigned his seat on April 1, 2014, to run for Toronto City Council in Ward 39. Karygiannis had represented the riding since 1988.
Candidates
Arnold Chan (Liberal) — Chan was a lawyer who obtained undergraduate and master's degrees in political science and urban planning from the University of Toronto, and a law degree from the University of British Columbia. He specialized in development and planning law and had previously served as an aide to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Trevor Ellis (Conservative) — Ellis ran as the Conservative candidate in the riding, finishing second.
Elizabeth Ying Long (NDP) — Long ran as the NDP candidate, finishing third in the contest.
About the Riding
Scarborough—Agincourt covered the northwestern portion of Scarborough in Toronto, bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Midland Avenue to the east. The riding contained the neighbourhoods of Steeles, L'Amoreaux, Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Agincourt, and the western portion of Milliken.
The riding had one of the highest immigrant populations of any federal riding in Canada, with immigrants making up approximately 68 percent of the population. Residents of Asian origin constituted a majority, with significant Chinese, South Asian, Filipino, and Korean communities. The area was served by numerous cultural shopping centres and plazas, including the Pacific Mall and other Asian-themed commercial developments along Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road.
The local economy was driven by retail, small business, and professional services. The riding was predominantly suburban in character, with residential neighbourhoods of single-family homes and townhouses interspersed with commercial strips and institutional lands. Major transit connections included the Scarborough RT and several TTC bus routes along the major arterial roads.