Durham Centre (provincial electoral district)

Durham Centre was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region. Created in 1987, the riding contained the town of Whitby from south of Taunton Road. It was abolished in 1999 and redistributed into Whitby—Ajax.

Durham Centre
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1987
First contested1987
Last contested1995

Member history

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Durham Centre
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Durham East and Durham West
34th  1987–1990     Allan Furlong Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Drummond White New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Jim Flaherty Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Whitby—Ajax

Election results

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1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Furlong 12 885 40.4 -
New Democratic Sarah Kelly 9881 30.9 -
Progressive Conservative Stephanie Ball 8790 27.5 -
Green Harold Tauscah 378 1.2 -
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Drummond White 12,594 35.9 +5.0
Liberal Allan Furlong 10,246 29.2 -11.2
Progressive Conservative Jim Flaherty 9126 26.0 -1.5
Family Coalition Nino Maltese 1186 3.4 -
Confederation of Regions Phil Wyatt 1087 3.1 -
Green David Hubbell 857 2.4 +1.2
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Flaherty 25,107 58.3 +32.3
Liberal Allan Furlong 9808 22.8 -6.4
New Democratic Drummond White 8120 18.9 -17.0