York South—Weston (provincial electoral district)

York South—Weston is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.[1]

For the federal electoral district, see York South—Weston.
York South—Weston
Ontario electoral district
York South–Weston in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Faisal Hassan
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1999
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2011)116,606
Electors (2011)68,978
Area (km²)24.81
Pop. density (per km²)4,700
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

Its Member of Provincial Parliament is New Democrat Faisal Hassan.

Geography

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]

History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. Prior to that redistribution, the area included York South and parts of what are now Parkdale-High Park, Davenport, and Eglinton-Lawrence. They became law after Bill 214 (2005), otherwise known as the "Representations Act, 2005",was passed in the Ontario Legislature.[2] The October 10, 2007 provincial election was conducted using the new boundaries, with only minor changes to the boundaries in the south-east corner of the riding, along the border with the Davenport riding.[3]

1999 electoral district description

York South—Weston consisting of those parts of the cities of North York, Toronto and York described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the City of North York with the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway No. 401); thence easterly along the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway to the Canadian National Railway situated immediately west of Caledonia Road; thence southerly along said railway to Rogers Road; thence westerly along Rogers Road to Old Weston Road; thence southerly along Old Weston Road to the northerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly along the northerly limit of the City of Toronto to the Canadian National Railway; thence southeasterly along said railway to the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence westerly along the Canadian Pacific Railway to the westerly limit of the City of York; thence generally northerly along the westerly limit of the cities of York and North York to the point of commencement.[4]

Members of Provincial Parliament
York South—Weston
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
37th  1999–2003     Joe Cordiano Liberal
38th  2003–2007
 2007–2007     Paul Ferreira New Democratic
39th  2007–2011     Laura Albanese Liberal
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–Present     Faisal Hassan New Democratic
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[5]

Election results
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFaisal Hassan13,45536.07-1.18
Progressive ConservativeMark DeMontis12,29032.95+21.69
LiberalLaura Albanese10,37927.83-20.02
GreenGrad Murray9462.54+0.11
LibertarianBonnie Hu2280.61
Total valid votes 37,298100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLaura Albanese15,66947.85+3.30
New DemocraticPaul Ferreira12,20037.25-4.93
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Ffrench3,68711.26+0.16
GreenJessica Higgins7972.43+0.90
FreedomEric Compton2490.76+0.27
IndependentAbi Issa1460.45
Total valid votes 32,748100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4041.22
Turnout 33,15246.13
Eligible voters 71,860
Liberal hold Swing +4.11
Source(s)
[7]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLaura Albanese13,80544.55+1.61
New DemocraticPaul Ferreira13,07142.18+0.64
Progressive ConservativeLan Daniel3,44111.10+1.26
GreenKeith Jarrett4741.53-2.27
FreedomEric Compton1510.49 
IndependentMichael Radejewski450.15 
Total valid votes 30,987100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2270.73
Turnout 31,21444.86
Eligible voters 69,580
Liberal hold Swing +0.49
Source(s)
"Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiel - York South—Weston" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLaura Albanese13,84642.94+1.50
New DemocraticPaul Ferreira13,39441.54-1.79
Progressive ConservativeKaren McMillan-Aver3,1739.84-0.43
GreenAnthony Gratl1,2263.80+2.41
LibertarianMarco Dias3851.19+0.67
Family CoalitionMariangela Sanabria2180.68-0.06
Total valid votes 32,242 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4331.33
Turnout 32,67546.34
Eligible voters 70,518
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +1.64
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2007). "General Election Poll By Poll Results: 106 York South-Weston" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007
Resignation of Joseph Cordiano
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPaul Ferreira8,14643.33+24.04
LiberalLaura Albanese7,83141.44−20.12
Progressive ConservativePina Martino1,91710.27−4.96
GreenMir Kamal2631.39−1.06
IndependentKevin Clarke2201.16 
IndependentMohammed Choudhary1420.75 
Family CoalitionMariangela Sanabria1340.74−0.73
LibertarianNunzio Venuto1010.52 
FreedomWayne Simmons770.41
Total valid votes 18,831100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1460.77
Turnout 18,97728.62
Eligible voters 66,308
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +22.08
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2007). "By-Election 2007: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Cordiano19,93261.56+8.17
New DemocraticBrian Donlevy6,24719.29-0.80
Progressive ConservativeStephen Halicki4,93015.23-6.68
GreenEnrique Palad7942.45+2.02
Family CoalitionMariangela Sanabria4751.47-0.12
Total valid votes 32,378100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5401.56
Turnout 32,74750.70
Eligible voters 64,589
Liberal hold Swing +4.48
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2003). "General Election of October 2, 2003 Poll By Poll Results: 102 York South-Weston". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph Cordiano18,20553.39
Progressive ConservativeAlan Hofmeister7,47121.91
New DemocraticRosana Pellizzari6,85020.09
Family CoalitionEnzo Granzotto5421.59
IndependentDavid Gershuny4861.43
CommunistHassan Husseini2610.77
GreenAlma Subasic1470.43
Natural LawErica Kindl1390.41
Total valid votes 34,101100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5401.56
Turnout 34,64158.23
Eligible voters 59,490
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (1999). "General Election of June 3 1999 Poll By Poll Results: 102 York South-Weston". Retrieved 24 August 2015.

2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 16,842 56.4
Mixed member proportional 12,998 43.6
Total valid votes 29,840 100.0

References
  1. "York South Weston electoral boundaries". Elections Canada, Government of Canada. 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  2. "Bill 214 2005 An Act to amend the Election Act,the Election Finances Act and the Legislative Assembly Act, to repeal the Representation Act, 1996 and to enact the Representation Act, 2005". Journals and Procedural Research Branch Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  3. "New electoral boundaries". Elections Ontario, Government of Ontario. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  4. "York South Weston electoral boundaries". Elections Canada, Government of Canada. 1996. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  5. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Joe Cordiano's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Cordiano, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
    • For Paul Ferreira's Legislative Assembly information see "Paul Ferreira, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
    • For Laura Albanese's Legislative Assembly information see "Laura Albanese, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  6. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. "Official Return from the Records: 106 York South—Weston" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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