The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 35087Ontario
Pickering— Brooklin
Pickering—
Who represents Pickering— Brooklin
Juanita Nathan
Member of Parliament for Pickering—
Liberal
MP since · first term
- Science and Research committee
- Status of Women committee
100 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Building Canada Strong Act.
The 2025 result: Liberal hold
Share of the valid votes by candidate, Pickering—Brooklin, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juanita Nathan | Liberal | 38,578 | 54.2% |
| Alicia Vianga | Conservative | 29,320 | 41.2% |
| Jamie Nye | New Democratic | 1,838 | 2.6% |
| Others (3) | 1,496 | 2.1% |
Juanita Nathan (Liberal) won Pickering—
Of the 71,232 valid votes, Juanita Nathan (Liberal) took 54.2%, Alicia Vianga (Conservative) 41.2% and Jamie Nye (New Democratic) 2.6%; the 3 other candidates took 2.1% together. Turnout was 70.4% of 101,706 electors: 71,603 ballots cast, 71,232 of them valid, for 6 candidates.
Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Liberals are up 6.3 (47.9% to 54.2%), the Conservatives up 7.1 (34.1% to 41.2%) and the New Democrats down 10.8 (13.4% to 2.6%), in points of the valid votes.
2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.
Since 2004: usually Liberal
The party first in Pickering—Brooklin at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries
- 2004Liberal53.0%by 22.0 points over the Conservatives
- 2006Liberal49.6%by 15.8 points over the Conservatives
- 2008Liberal44.6%by 7.7 points over the Conservatives
- 2011changed handsConservative44.0%by 9.5 points over the Liberals
- 2015changed handsLiberal49.5%by 10.8 points over the Conservatives
- 2019Liberal49.9%by 19.9 points over the Conservatives
- 2021Liberal47.9%by 13.8 points over the Conservatives
- 2025Liberal54.2%by 13.0 points over the Conservatives
The figures
| Year | First | Share | Second | Margin (pts) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Liberal | 53.0% | Conservative | 22.0 | carried, our estimate |
| 2006 | Liberal | 49.6% | Conservative | 15.8 | carried, our estimate |
| 2008 | Liberal | 44.6% | Conservative | 7.7 | carried, our estimate |
| 2011 | Conservative | 44.0% | Liberal | 9.5 | carried, our estimate |
| 2015 | Liberal | 49.5% | Conservative | 10.8 | carried, our estimate |
| 2019 | Liberal | 49.9% | Conservative | 19.9 | carried, our estimate |
| 2021 | Liberal | 47.9% | Conservative | 13.8 | transposed by Elections Canada |
| 2025 | Liberal | 54.2% | Conservative | 13.0 | official result |
The Liberals were first here at seven of the eight general elections from 2004 to 2025; the Conservatives were first in 2011. In 2025 the Liberals took 54.2% of the vote here, 7.2 points above their average of 47.0% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.
On today's boundaries the Liberals were first here in 2004 (53.0%), 2006 (49.6%), 2008 (44.6%), 2015 (49.5%), 2019 (49.9%), 2021 (47.9%) and 2025 (54.2%) and the Conservatives in 2011 (44.0%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.
A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 83 of the 343 ridings are usually one party's. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.
- 2021 Liberal · Jennifer O'Connell, by 6,295 votes (10.8 pts)
- 2019 Liberal · Jennifer O'Connell, by 13,925 votes (21.9 pts)
- 2015 Liberal · Jennifer O'Connell, by 7,166 votes (12.1 pts)
In Pickering—Uxbridge on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Pickering—Brooklin lived in; Elections Canada's official results.
What kind of place Pickering— Brooklin is
- Population
- 122,4352021 census
- Area
- 307km²
- Density
- 399people per km²
- Electors
- 101,706on the 2025 lists
- 8th-most home owners86.7% of households own their home, 8th highest of 343 (Share of households that own their home, 2021 census)
- Share of households that own their home is 86.7% — about 1.2 times the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest8th highest of 343
- Median total household income is $124,000 — about 1.5 times the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest11th highest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 32.4% — about 1.9 times the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest92nd highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38.8% — about 1.4 times the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest108th highest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 1.1% — about 69 percent of the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest112th lowest of 343
- Median age is 40.0 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest116th lowest of 343
2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 86% of the 2025 electors in today's Pickering—Brooklin lived in the old Pickering—Uxbridge; by area, 20% of the riding came from other ridings.
IIThe 2025 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juanita Nathan | Liberal | 38,578 | 54.2% | 47.9% | +6.3 |
| Alicia Vianga | Conservative | 29,320 | 41.2% | 34.1% | +7.1 |
| Jamie Nye | New Democratic | 1,838 | 2.6% | 13.4% | −10.8 |
3 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Lisa Robinson | People's | 639 | 0.9% |
| Andrea Wood | Green | 535 | 0.8% |
| Zainab Rana | Other | 322 | 0.5% |
IIIHow close was it, really
It would have taken 4,630 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 6.5% of the 71,232 valid votes, 6.5 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 55.6% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
On election day the Liberals took 51.4%, the Conservatives 43.0%, the New Democrats 3.0%, the People's Party 1.2% and the Greens 0.9%; in advance and special ballots, 57.7%, 38.8%, 2.0%, 0.6% and 0.6%, in that order.
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Pickering—Brooklin, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Party | Election day | Advance and special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 51.4% | 57.7% | +6.3 |
| Conservative | 43.0% | 38.8% | −4.2 |
| New Democratic | 3.0% | 2.0% | −1.0 |
| People's Party | 1.2% | 0.6% | −0.6 |
| Green | 0.9% | 0.6% | −0.3 |