Ajax—Pickering (provincial electoral district)

Ajax—Pickering was a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was first contested in the 2007 provincial election. 55.2% of the riding came from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge while 44.8% came from Whitby—Ajax.

Ajax—Pickering
Ontario electoral district
Coordinates:43°51′02″N 79°01′27″W / 43.85056°N 79.02417°W / 43.85056; -79.02417
Location of the constituency office (as of 12 July 2010)
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created2005
First contested2007
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)137,215
Electors (2011)92,745
Area (km²)286
Census division(s)Durham
Census subdivision(s)Ajax, Pickering

The riding included all of the Town of Ajax plus that part of the City of Pickering north of Finch Avenue and east of Brock Road, as well as the area north of Highway 401 and east of Valley Farm Road.

In 2018, the district was dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Ajax—Pickering
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax
39th  2007–2011     Joe Dickson Liberal
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
Riding dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax

Election results

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2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Dickson 26,257 51.06 +3.72
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 14,999 29.17 −6.17
New Democratic Jermaine King 8,274 16.09 +1.72
Green Adam Narraway 1,589 3.09 +1.06
Libertarian Kyle Stewart 301 0.59 −0.13
Total valid votes 51,420 100.0 +23.94
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 580 1.12 +0.71
Turnout 52,000 50.18 +5.38
Eligible voters 103,629   +11.74
Liberal hold Swing +4.95
Source(s)
Elections Ontario. "Official Return from the Records, 001 Ajax—Pickering" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2015.


2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Dickson 19,606 47.34 −1.74
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 14,718 35.54 +1.19
New Democratic Evan Wiseman 5,952 14.37 +6.28
Green Steven Toman 843 2.04 −5.54
Libertarian Andrew Delis 299 0.72
Total valid votes 41,418 100.0 +2.36
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 172 0.41 −0.07
Turnout 41,590 44.8   −4.5  
Eligible voters 92,745   +12.53
Liberal hold Swing −1.47
Source(s)


2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joe Dickson 19,857 49.07
Progressive Conservative Kevin Ashe 13,898 34.35
New Democratic Bala Thavarajasoorier 3,275 8.09
Green Cecile Willert 3,067 7.58
Family Coalition Andrew Carvalho 368 0.91
Total valid votes 40,465 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 197 0.48
Turnout 40,662 49.3  
Eligible voters 82,416  

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 24,946 63.0
Mixed member proportional 14,657 37.0
Total valid votes 39,603 100.0