Scarborough West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the ridings of Scarborough Southwest and Scarborough Centre. Scarborough West riding was created from part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.

Four Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was Stephen Lewis who was leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario from 1970 to 1978.

Boundaries The riding was created in 1963 through an amendment to the Representation Act. It formed the southwest part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. The riding was bordered by Lawrence Avenue to the north, Victoria Park Road to the west, Lake Ontario to the south and Kennedy Road to the east.

In 1975, the boundary was significantly altered. The western boundary remained Victoria Park Road and the southern boundary of Lake Ontario were retained. The northern boundary was moved south to Eglinton Avenue. The eastern boundary was redrawn as follows: from Eglinton Avenue, the boundary followed the CNR right-of-way located east of Kennedy Road south and then curving south east to Midland Avenue at Danforth Road. It followed Midland Avenue south to Kingston Road where it turned southwest following Kingston to the Rosetta McLain Gardens park. It then turned south until it met the lake.

In 1987 the boundary was altered again. The northern border was moved north to Lawrence Avenue. The eastern boundary followed the CNR right-of-way east of Kennedy Avenue south to Eglinton Avenue. It then moved west following Eglinton to Kennedy Road. It then followed Kennedy south to Lake Ontario.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Electoral results

1963 boundaries + 1963 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %    New Democrat Stephen Lewis 10,534 42.4    Progressive Conservative Joe Krol 8,105 32.6    Liberal Thomas Somerville 5,495 22.1Total20,453

+ 1967 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %    New Democrat Stephen Lewis 13,141 47.9    Progressive Conservative Reg Stackhouse 8,406 30.7    Liberal William Belfontaine 5,874 21.4Total27,421

+ 1971 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %    New Democrat Stephen Lewis 13,104 39.3    Progressive Conservative Richard Kirkup 12,629 37.9    Liberal Frank Faubert 7,575 22.7Total33,308

1975 boundaries + 1975 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes170 out of 172 polls reporting. Vote %    New Democrat Stephen Lewis 15,717 56.1    Progressive Conservative Syd Brown 7,738 27.6    Liberal Norm Kert 4,422 15.8     Independent Richard Sanders 133 0.5Total 28,010

+ 1977 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes184 out of 185 polls reporting. Vote %    New Democrat Stephen Lewis 13,340 54.0    Progressive Conservative Kenneth J. Timney 6,870 27.8    Liberal Bobby Orr 3,869 15.7     Independent Richard Sanders 167 0.7Total 24,722

1987 boundaries

See also List of Ontario provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

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