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-Rouge River.
Candidates
Liberals: Bas Balkissoon*
Progressive Conservatives: Raymond Cho
NDP: Neethan Shan
Green: George Singh
Geography
History
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Liberal MPP Bas Balkissoon was elected by nearly 18,000 votes in the 2007 election, but in 2011 that gap narrowed to less than 2,500 over NDP challenger Neethan Shan, who is back to challenge again this election. Prior to Balkissoon, the riding was held by Alvin Curling from 1985 to 2005.
By the numbers
The average household size of 3.5 is the second largest in the province. There’s also a large Tamil population – it was the first language of 13.19 per cent of people in the 2011 census, highest in the province. Eighty-nine per cent of people identified as a visible minority in the 2011 census, the most in Ontario.
Riding in a tweet
Both the NDP and Tories have their eyes on Scarborough-Rouge River, hoping to put an end to 30 years of Liberal wins in this area.
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