York South—Weston
Ontario electoral district | |||
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York South–Weston in relation to the other Toronto ridings | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2011 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 114,458 | ||
Electors (2011) | 68,978 | ||
Area (km²) | 26 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 4,402.2 | ||
Census divisions | Toronto | ||
Census subdivisions | Toronto |
- For the provincial electoral district, see York South—Weston (provincial electoral district).
York South—Weston is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.[1]
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[edit] Electoral district
It is in the west-end of Toronto. The riding has a largely working class and immigrant population. The riding is made up largely of the old City of York, a southwestern portion of the old city of North York, and parts of the old city of Toronto north of High Park[1].
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Humber River east along Highway 401, south along the Canadian National Railway situated west of Caledonia Road, west along Rogers Road, southeast along Old Weston Road, west along Lavender Road, south along Keele Street, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway, west along the Canadian Pacific Railway, and north along the Humber River to Highway 401[1].
[edit] Former boundaries
It was created in 1976 from parts of York South, York West, Davenport, High Park—Humber Valley, and Etobicoke ridings [1].
It consisted originally of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Eglinton Avenue West north along Keele Street, west along Lawrence Avenue West, south along the Humber River, east and north along the north limit of the City of Toronto, south along Runnymede Road, east along Annette Street, south along Keele Street, east along Humberside Avenue, northwest along the Canadian National Railway, east along the north limit of the City of Toronto, north along the east side of Prospect Cemetery, and west along Eglinton Avenue West to Keele Street[1].
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the parts of the cities of North York, Toronto and York bounded by a line drawn from the western limit of the City of North York east along Highway 401, south along Keele Street, west along Eglinton Avenue West, south along Keele Street, west along the southern limit of the City of York, southeast along the Canadian National Railway line, west along Dupont Street, northwest along Dundas Street West, west along Annette Street, north along Runnymede Road, west along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and north along the western limits of the Cities of York and North York to Highway 401[1].
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the parts of the cities of North York, Toronto and York bounded by a line drawn from the western limit of the City of North York east along Highway 401, southeast along the Canadian National Railway situated immediately west of Caledonia Road, west along Rogers Road, south along Old Weston Road, west along the northern limit of the City of Toronto, southeast along the Canadian National Railway, west along the Canadian Pacific Railway, and north along the western limit of the cities of York and North York to Highway 401[1].
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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York South, York West, Davenport, High Park—Humber Valley, and Etobicoke prior to 1976 |
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31st | 1979–1980 | Ursula Appolloni | Liberal | |
32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
33rd | 1984–1988 | John Nunziata | Liberal | |
34th | 1988–1993 | |||
35th | 1993–1996 | |||
1996–1997 | Independent | |||
36th | 1997–2000 | |||
37th | 2000–2004 | Alan Tonks | Liberal | |
38th | 2004–2006 | |||
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–present | Mike Sullivan | New Democratic |
[edit] Elections results
Source: Elections Canada
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
New Democrat | Mike Sullivan | 14,122 | 40.1 | +12.1 | - | |
Liberal | Alan Tonks | 11,542 | 32.8 | -13.8 | - | |
Conservative | Jilian Saweczko | 8,559 | 24.3 | +3.9 | - | |
Green | Sonny Day | 975 | 2.8 | -2.3 | - | |
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 35,198 | 100.0 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 288 | 0.8 | +0.1 | |||
Turnout | 35,486 | 53.1 | +2.4 | |||
Eligible voters | 66,807 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | Alan Tonks | 16,071 | 46.6 | -10.5 | $48,748 | |
New Democrat | Mike Sullivan | 9,641 | 28.0 | +6.7 | $46,118 | |
Conservative | Aydin Cocelli | 7,021 | 20.4 | +3.0 | $27,300 | |
Green | Andre Papadimitriou | 1,757 | 5.1 | +1.3 | $2,977 | |
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 34,490 | 100.0 | $80,783 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 241 | 0.7 | ||||
Turnout | 34,731 | 50.7 |
2006 federal election : York South—Weston edit | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
Liberal | Alan Tonks | 22,871 | 57.06% | -2.77% | $36,134 | |
New Democrat | Paul Ferreira | 8,525 | 21.27% | +0.06% | $24,433 | |
Conservative | Stephen Halicki | 6,991 | 17.44% | +2.49% | $22,529 | |
Green | Maria De Angelis-Pater | 1,506 | 3.76% | +0.26% | $1,003 | |
Independent | Dragan Cimesa | 189 | 0.47% | |||
Total valid votes | 40,082 | 100.0% |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Alan Tonks | 20,537 | 59.8 | +14.2 | ||
New Democrat | Paul Ferreira | 7,281 | 21.2 | +17.5 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Halicki | 5,133 | 14.9 | +7.1 | ||
Green | Jessica Fracassi | 1,199 | 3.5 | +2.6 | ||
Communist | Shirley Hawley | 175 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||
Total valid votes | 34,325 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Alan Tonks | 15,841 | 45.6 | +12.2 | ||
Independent | John Nunziata | 14,344 | 41.3 | -3.7 | ||
Canadian Alliance | Dan Houssar | 1,754 | 5.0 | -1.2 | ||
New Democrat | Tom Parkin | 1,288 | 3.7 | -5.6 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jason Daniel Baker | 986 | 2.8 | -2.2 | ||
Green | Denis Calnan | 293 | 0.8 | +0.4 | ||
Communist | Hassan Husseini | 130 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Anna Dicarlo | 102 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
Total valid votes | 34,738 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Independent | John Nunziata | 17,163 | 45.0 | |||
Liberal | Judy Sgro | 12,732 | 33.4 | -36.7 | ||
New Democrat | Odoardo Di Santo | 3,552 | 9.3 | +3.9 | ||
Reform | Kathleen Crone | 2,363 | 6.2 | -8.6 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jan Harnett | 1,925 | 5.1 | -1.8 | ||
Green | Shelley Lipsey | 171 | 0.4 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Ginette Boutet | 112 | 0.3 | +0.1 | ||
Independent | Hassan Husseini | 98 | 0.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 38,116 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Nunziata | 23,919 | 70.1 | +16.4 | ||
Reform | Kathleen Crone | 5,047 | 14.8 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Tony Figliano | 2,332 | 6.8 | -14.8 | ||
New Democrat | Sil Salvaterra | 1,864 | 5.5 | -17.7 | ||
Natural Law | Greg W. Roberts | 265 | 0.8 | |||
Libertarian | Roma Kelembet | 261 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
Independent | Danny Red Goldstick | 119 | 0.3 | |||
Abolitionist | Philip Scott Carter | 88 | 0.3 | |||
Commonwealth | Felix Duda | 80 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
Independent | Peter Hones | 71 | 0.2 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Heather Robertson | 68 | 0.2 | |||
Total valid votes | 34,114 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Nunziata | 21,111 | 53.7 | +16.0 | ||
New Democrat | Steve Krashinsky | 9,095 | 23.1 | -7.9 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Carlo Testa | 8,488 | 21.6 | -7.0 | ||
Libertarian | Clifford Trewin | 295 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
Communist | Omar Latif | 210 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||
Commonwealth | Myrtle Thompson | 105 | 0.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 39,304 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | John Nunziata | 14,217 | 37.7 | -2.5 | ||
New Democrat | Steve Krashinsky | 11,679 | 31.0 | +2.8 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Carlo Testa | 10,789 | 28.6 | -1.7 | ||
Independent | Mike Luczkiw | 526 | 1.4 | |||
Libertarian | Myron Petriw | 281 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ||
Communist | Mike Phillips | 174 | 0.5 | |||
Total valid votes | 37,666 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Ursula Appolloni | 16,520 | 47.2 | +7.0 | ||
New Democrat | Vince Del Buono | 9,280 | 26.5 | -1.7 | ||
Progressive Conservative | John Oostrom | 8,711 | 24.9 | -5.4 | ||
Libertarian | George Dance | 299 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ||
Communist | Mike Phillips | 99 | 0.3 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Nunn | 82 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
Total valid votes | 34,991 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Liberal | Ursula Appolloni | 14,913 | 40.2 | |||
Progressive Conservative | John Oostrom | 11,236 | 30.3 | |||
New Democrat | Vito Cautillo | 10,451 | 28.2 | |||
Libertarian | Maria Sproule | 336 | 0.9 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Tim Sullivan | 117 | 0.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 37,053 | 100.0 |
[edit] See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "York South Weston electoral boundaries". Elections Canada, Government of Canada. 2007. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=980. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
[edit] External links
- York South-Weston history from the Parliament of Canada website includes election results and evolving boundary descriptions.
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
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