Whitby is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was previously represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Whitby-Oshawa. The new riding was created through the 2015 Representation Act for the 2018 provincial election, with the district losing some territory to the district of Oshawa to more closely align to the actual town's borders.
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History
The riding was created for the 2018 general provincial election and consists of the town of Whitby. The previous district included sections of Oshawa and Ajax.
Demographics
2017 estimates; figures derived from Canada 2016 Census
Population: 134,875 (estimate; actual census population from 2016 was 128,377)
Languages: 91.7% English only, 7.6% bilingual French–English, 0.5% neither English nor French
Average individual income: $58,383
Median individual income: $41,419
Average household income: $126,596
Median household income: $101,373
Denizens with Canadian citizenship: 130,327 (96.6%)
Denizens with citizenship other than Canadian: 4,547 (3.3%)
Immigrated between 2000 and 2005: 2,817
Immigrated between 2006 and 2011: 2,338
Immigrated after 2012: 2,386
Born in province of residence: 95,247
Born outside province of residence: 10,829