On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Scarborough Southwest.
Candidates
Liberals: Lorenzo Berardinetti*
Progressive Conservatives: Nita Kang
NDP: Jessie Macaulay
Green: David Del Grande
Geography
History
Liberal MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti has held this seat since 2003, winning between 44 and 47% of the vote in each of his three victories. The riding also has NDP heritage, with former leader Stephen Lewis holding the defunct seat of Scarborough West from 1963 to 1978.
By the numbers
In the 2011 census, the median income was $22,617, 59.2% of people said they lived in the same address from 2006 to 2011, and 27.5% of people identified as third generation Canadians or more – the highest numbers of the five Scarborough-only ridings.
Riding in a tweet
Like most Scarborough ridings, Scarborough Southwest is a seat that slightly favours the Liberals, but could become a three-way tossup.
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