Global News is projecting Liberal MP Salma Zahid has been re-elected for another term in the riding of Scarborough Centre.
The riding is bordered by Eglinton Avenue East to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, Highway 401 to the north, and McCowan Road, Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road North to the east.
Scarborough Centre is currently represented by Zahid, who became a parliamentarian for the first time in the 2015 election.
The riding was held by former Conservative MP Roxanne James between 2011 and 2015.
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About 55 per cent of the riding’s population are immigrants, according to the 2016 census. Some of the most common mother tongues, other than English, are Tamil, Tagalog and Mandarin.
Candidates
NDP: Faiz Kamal
National Citizens Alliance of Canada: Aylwin T Mathew
Conservative Party: Malcolm Ponnayan
People’s Party of Canada: Petru Rozoveanu
Liberal Party: Salma Zahid (incumbent)
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