Oshawa

==Politics==
[[File:Oshawa City Hall, Summer 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Oshawa City Hall]]
{{See also|Oshawa (federal electoral district)}}
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|+'''Oshawa federal election results'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/44gedata&document=bypro&lang=e |title=Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Oshawa)|publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Green Party of Canada|Green]]
|-
| rowspan="2" style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|
! [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021]]
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 26%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| ''18,878''
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | '''39%'''
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| ''28,108''
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 26%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| ''18,894''
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 1%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| ''864''
|-
! [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019]]
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | 29%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"| ''22,986''
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | '''38%'''
| style="text-align:right; background:#6495ED;"| ''30,375''
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | 26%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| ''20,936''
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | 5%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| ''3,900''
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="float:right; width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"
|+'''Oshawa provincial election results'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.on.ca/en/resource-centre/elections-results.html |title=Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Oshawa)|publisher=Election Ontario |access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | [[Green Party of Ontario|Green]]
|-
| style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|ON|PC}}|
! [[2022 Ontario general election|2022]]
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|background}} | '''41%'''
| style="text-align:right; background:#9999FF;"| ''20,796''
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} | 38%
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| ''19,419''
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} | 12%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"|''6,344''
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|background}} | 4%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| ''1,965''
|-
| style="width: 0.25em; background-color: {{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP}}|
! [[2018 Ontario general election|2018]]
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|background}} | 42%
| style="text-align:right; background:#9999FF;"| ''28,508''
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|background}} | '''43%'''
| style="text-align:right; background:#F4A460;"| ''29,258''
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|background}} | 9%
| style="text-align:right; background:#EA6D6A;"|''6,385''
| {{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|background}} | 4%
| style="text-align:right; background:#99C955;"| ''2,407''
|-
|}
The dominant presence of General Motors (and its autoworkers) meant that Oshawa was well known as a bastion of unionist, [[left-wing]] support during the decades following the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The city played an important role in Canada's labour history, including the 1937 "[[Oshawa Strike]]" against General Motors and the considerable financial support provided by the city's autoworkers to the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP) and its predecessors.

<!--[[File:Edbroadbent.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ed Broadbent]], leader of the [[New Democratic Party|NDP]], was [[Oshawa (federal electoral district)|MP for Oshawa]] for over two decades]]-->However, Oshawa was part of the [[Ontario (federal electoral district)|Ontario]] (County) riding when [[Michael Starr (politician)|Michael Starr]] served. Starr was a high ranking [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) and [[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet Member]] during the [[John Diefenbaker|Diefenbaker]] era. Starr served the new [[Oshawa—Whitby|Oshawa-Whitby]] riding for one term, before being narrowly defeated by future federal NDP leader [[Ed Broadbent]] in 1968. Broadbent then represented the city in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] until 1989, and in the 1980s led the NDP to its greatest electoral successes.

By the end of the 1990s, the city's changing economy and demographics led many voters to the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]] and the [[Canadian Alliance]], a conservative party at the federal level. Conservative candidates have won recent provincial and federal elections, whereas from 1968 to 1993 the city was a safe NDP seat in both the federal and provincial legislatures.

The city's shifting social and political dynamics were seen in the 2004 federal election the riding of [[Oshawa (federal electoral district)|Oshawa]] (not coterminous with the City of Oshawa, but containing most of it) was the country's most competitive. The candidate of the new [[Conservative Party of Canada]], [[Colin Carrie]], edged out his NDP rival [[Sid Ryan]] by several hundred votes; it was an atypical and ideologically stark race that left Louise Parkes of the Liberals in third place.

In 2006, [[Whitby—Oshawa|Whitby-Oshawa]] also became a Conservative seat [[Jim Flaherty]] followed Starr (after over 40 years) into the [[Cabinet of Canada]] as [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Minister of Finance]].

In 2014, [[Jennifer French (politician)|Jennifer French]] of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] was elected as [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] in the provincial riding of [[Oshawa (provincial electoral district)|Oshawa]] with over 40% of the vote.

===Local government===
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The council of the City of Oshawa has eleven members – one mayor, five regional and city councillors and five city councillors. The current term of council began on 15 November 2022.

The mayor is elected at large by electors throughout the city, heads the council of the City of Oshawa and is also a representative of the city on the council of the Regional Municipality of Durham. There are five wards in the City of Oshawa. Each of the five wards are represented by one regional and city councillor and one city councillor.

There are four standing committees of council:
# Community & Operations Services Committee
# Corporate & Finance Services Committee
# Economic & Development Services Committee
# Safety & Facilities Services Committee

=== Neighbourhoods ===
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The city comprises following communities or neighbourhoods:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://app.oshawa.ca/agendas/city_council/2017/04-10-2017/REPORT_CM-17-07.pdf |title=Oshawa Ward Boundary Review – Progress Report |date=2017-04-06 |access-date=2022-07-29 |publisher=Oshawa Corporate Services Department }}</ref>
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* Beaton
* Centennial
* Central
* Columbus
* Donevan
* Eastdale
* Farewell
* Kedron
* Lakeview
* McLaughlin
* NorthGlen
* Northwood
* O'Neill
* Pinecrest
* Raglan
* Rural Area
* Samac
* Stevenson
* Taunton
* Vanier
* Windfields
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