Ajax—Pickering (provincial electoral district)

For the former federal electoral district, see Ajax—Pickering.

Ajax—Pickering was a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was first contested in the 2007 provincial election. 55.2% of the riding came from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge while 44.8% came from Whitby—Ajax.

Ajax—Pickering

Ontario electoral district
Coordinates:	43°51′02″N 79°01′27″W Location of the constituency office (as of 12 July 2010)
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	2005
First contested	2007
Last contested	2014
Demographics
Population (2011)	137,215
Electors (2011)	92,745
Area (km²)	286
Census division(s)	Durham
Census subdivision(s)	Ajax, Pickering

The riding included all of the Town of Ajax plus that part of the City of Pickering north of Finch Avenue and east of Brock Road, as well as the area north of Highway 401 and east of Valley Farm Road.

In 2018, the district was dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Ajax—Pickering
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax
39th	2007–2011		Joe Dickson	Liberal
40th	2011–2014
41st	2014–2018
Riding dissolved into Pickering—Uxbridge and Ajax

Election results

2014 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Dickson	26,257	51.06	+3.72
	Progressive Conservative	Todd McCarthy	14,999	29.17	−6.17
	New Democratic	Jermaine King	8,274	16.09	+1.72
	Green	Adam Narraway	1,589	3.09	+1.06
	Libertarian	Kyle Stewart	301	0.59	−0.13
Total valid votes			51,420	100.0	+23.94
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			580	1.12	+0.71
Turnout			52,000	50.18	+5.38
Eligible voters			103,629		+11.74
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.95
Source(s) Elections Ontario. "Official Return from the Records, 001 Ajax—Pickering" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2015.

2011 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Dickson	19,606	47.34	−1.74
	Progressive Conservative	Todd McCarthy	14,718	35.54	+1.19
	New Democratic	Evan Wiseman	5,952	14.37	+6.28
	Green	Steven Toman	843	2.04	−5.54
	Libertarian	Andrew Delis	299	0.72
Total valid votes			41,418	100.0	+2.36
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			172	0.41	−0.07
Turnout			41,590	44.8	−4.5
Eligible voters			92,745		+12.53
	Liberal hold		Swing		−1.47
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Nov 18, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2014. "Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" ( XLS Spreadsheet). Elections Ontario. October 1, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

2007 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Joe Dickson	19,857	49.07
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Ashe	13,898	34.35
	New Democratic	Bala Thavarajasoorier	3,275	8.09
	Green	Cecile Willert	3,067	7.58
	Family Coalition	Andrew Carvalho	368	0.91
Total valid votes			40,465	100.0
Total rejected ballots			197	0.48
Turnout			40,662	49.3
Eligible voters			82,416
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Aug 14, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2014. "Statistical Summary – General Elections 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. May 8, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	24,946	63.0
	Mixed member proportional	14,657	37.0
	Total valid votes	39,603	100.0