Toronto—Danforth (provincial electoral district)

Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto.

For the federal electoral district, see Toronto—Danforth.
Toronto—Danforth
Ontario electoral district
Toronto—Danforth in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Peter Tabuns
New Democratic
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)104,017
Electors (2014)78,787
Area (km²)19.75
Pop. density (per km²)5,266.7
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Toronto-Danforth
Toronto-Danforth from 2003 to 2018

The riding is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Peter Tabuns of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).

Toronto—Danforth includes an array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and East-Indian communities.

The northern portion of the riding, East York, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale, Leslieville and Riverside, usually swings to the left.

The name of the electoral district was changed in 2000 from "Broadview—Greenwood" to "Toronto—Danforth" on the suggestion of Dennis Mills, the riding's federal Member of Parliament. Many local citizens were upset at the name change, particularly due to the lack of public say in the matter.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries, which consist of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.

History
  • 1996 to 2003

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It includes all of the former provincial electoral district of Riverdale, approximately 41% of the former riding of York East and 5% of the former riding of Beaches—Woodbine.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament
Assembly Years Member Party
Broadview—Greenwood
Riding created from Riverdale, York East and Beaches—Woodbine
37th  1999–2003     Marilyn Churley New Democratic
Riding renamed — Toronto—Danforth
38th  2003–2005     Marilyn Churley New Democratic
 2006–2007 Peter Tabuns
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–Present
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]

Election results

Toronto—Danforth
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Tabuns32,93864.25+19.64
Progressive ConservativePatricia Kalligosfyris8,13115.86+5.85
LiberalLi Koo7,21614.07-23.15
GreenAndrew Trotter2,2484.38-1.09
LibertarianPaul Layton3410.67-0.49
CommunistIvan Byard1670.33-0.07
IndependentJohn Kladitis1180.23
IndependentJohn Richardson1100.21
Total valid votes 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Tabuns19,19044.61-9.40
LiberalRob Newman15,98337.16+6.56
Progressive ConservativeNaomi Solomon4,30410.01+0.62
GreenRachel Power2,3515.47+1.83
LibertarianThomas Armstrong5011.16-0.02
CommunistElizabeth Rowley1720.40
Canadians' ChoiceJohn Richardson1670.40+0.19
Vegan EnvironmentalSimon Luisi1490.35
FreedomTristan Parlette1210.28-0.01
The PeopleAli Azaroghli790.18-0.20
Total valid votes 43,017100.0
Rejected 1810.41-0.01
Unmarked 1180.27+0.15
Declined 2540.58+0.52
Total turnout 43,57055.30+6.00
Total electors 78,787
New Democratic hold Swing -7.92
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Tabuns20,06254.01+8.16
LiberalMarisa Sterling11,36930.60+1.40
Progressive ConservativeRita Jethi3,4889.39-1.89
GreenTim Whalley1,3543.64-7.51
LibertarianJohn Recker4401.18+0.01
People's Political PartyKevin Clarke1430.38 
IndependentNeil Mercer1100.30 
FreedomStéphane Vera1070.29 
IndependentJohn Richardson750.20 
Total valid votes 37,148100.00
Rejected 1570.42
Unmarked 450.12
Declined 240.06
Turnout 37,37449.30
Eligible voters 75,815
New Democratic hold Swing +3.38
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Tabuns17,97545.85-1.95
LiberalJoyce Rowlands11,44829.20-9.72
Progressive ConservativeRobert Bisbicis4,42311.28+1.35
GreenPatrick Kraemer4,37211.15+9.02
LibertarianMark Scott4601.17 
Family CoalitionMichael Kidd2730.70+0.22
CommunistShona Bracken2530.65 
Total valid votes 100.00
Ontario provincial by-election, March 26, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Tabuns13,05448.26+0.66
LiberalBen Chin10,63638.93+7.29
Progressive ConservativeGeorgina Blanas2,74010.03-6.99
GreenPaul Charbonneau5822.13-1.4
Family CoalitionWictor Borkowski1040.38-0.08
FreedomFranz Cauchi930.34 
IndependentCarol Wielhorski630.23 
IndependentMehmet Ali Yagiz500.18-0.01
Total valid votes 27,322100.0
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarilyn Churley18,25347.14+0.22
LiberalJim Davidson12,24631.63+6.94
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Sardelis6,56216.95-7.75
GreenMichael Pilling1,3683.53 
Family CoalitionMasood Atchekzai2170.56-0.27
IndependentMehmet Ali Yagiz730.19 
Total valid votes 38,719100.0

Broadview—Greenwood
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMarilyn Churley18,15046.92
Progressive ConservativeRita Smith9,55424.70
LiberalJulie Wang Morris9,55324.69
Natural LawBob Hyman5651.46
IndependentMelanie Cishecki5431.40
Family CoalitionTony Ieraci3200.83
Total valid votes 38,685100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 17,051 44.9
Mixed member proportional 20,882 55.1
Total valid votes 37,931 100.0
  • This riding was one of five ridings where a majority of voters supported MMP.

References
  1. electionprediction.org
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Marilyn Churley's Legislative Assembly information see "Marilyn Churley, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
    • For Peter Tabuns' Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Tabuns, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  3. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. "Official Past Election Results". Elections Ontario. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Toronto—Danforth" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Sources

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