Toronto—Danforth

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Ontario


caption = Toronto—Danforth in relation to the other Toronto ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 35094
fed-created = 1976
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1979
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Jack Layton
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = NDP
fed-rep-party-link = New Democratic Party
prov-status = active
prov-created = 1999
prov-abolished =
prov-election-first = 1999
prov-election-last = 2007
prov-rep = Peter Tabuns
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party = NDP
prov-rep-party-link = Ontario New Democratic Party
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 103655
demo-electors = 72948
demo-electors-date = 2007
demo-area = 26
demo-cd = Toronto
demo-csd = Toronto

Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It lies to the east of downtown Toronto.

New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton is the Member of Parliament of the riding. At the provincial level, the riding is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Peter Tabuns of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The southern part of the riding (Ward 30) is represented on Toronto City Council by councillor Paula Fletcher. The northern part of the riding (Ward 29) is represented by Case Ootes.

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

It has long been one of the more left-leaning ridings in Toronto. Most election contests take place between the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. The NDP held the riding for the first nine years of its existence before Liberal Dennis Mills won the seat in 1988 and held it during the long period of Liberal dominance of the federal scene. He was unseated in 2004 by Layton, who had previously run against Mills in 1997.

The northern portion of the riding, East York, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale, Leslieville and Queen-Broadview Village, usually swings to the left. This is evident through the sharp contrast in political ideologies by the conservative Ootes (who represents most of East York) and the social democratic councillor Fletcher (who represents Riverdale).

Currently, Layton is in the process of receiving neighbourhood input for another name change to the riding. Layton's supposed choice is "East York—Danforth—Riverdale".

Federal electoral district

The riding was created in 1976 as "Broadview—Greenwood" from parts of Broadview and portions of York East.

It consisted initially of the part of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto bounded on the south by Queen Street East, on the west by the Don River, and on the east and north by a line drawn north from Queen Street along Jones Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, west along O'Connor Drive, north along Don Mills Road to the Don River.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Toronto and the Borough of East York bounded on the west by the Don River, on the south by Queen Street, and on the east and north by a line drawn from the lake north along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Danforth Avenue, north along Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, and west along Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch to the Don River.

In 1996, it was defined to consist of the parts of the City of Toronto and the Borough of East York north along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, north along Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, west along Taylor Creek, the Don River East Branch and the Don River, northwest along Millwood Road, southwest along the Canadian Pacific Railway and the eastern limit of the City of Toronto, south along the Don River to Toronto Harbour.

The name of the electoral district was changed in 2000 to "Toronto—Danforth" on the suggestion of Dennis Mills, the riding's 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.

Former boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

*Bob Rae, New Democratic Party (1979–1982)
*Lynn McDonald, New Democratic Party (1982–1988)
*Dennis Mills, Liberal (1988–2004)
*Jack Layton, New Democratic Party (2004–present)

Federal election results

Toronto—Danforth

Change from 2000 for top three parties is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

Broadview—Greenwood

Provincial electoral district

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. [http://www.electionprediction.org/1999_ontario/toronto/broadview-greenwood.html]

Member of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

*Marilyn Churley, New Democratic Party (1999–2005)
*Peter Tabuns, New Democratic Party (2006-present)

Provincial election results

Toronto—Danforth

Election box begin | title=Ontario general election, 2007
-
Peter Tabuns
align="right"|17,971
align="right"|45.9
align="right"
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Joyce Rowlands
align="right"|11,410
align="right"|29.2
align="right"
-
Robert Bisbicis
align="right"|4,476
align="right"|11.4
align="right"
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Patrick Kraemer
align="right"|4,343
align="right"|11.1
align="right"|
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Mark Scott
align="right"|347
align="right"|0.9
align="right"|
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Shona Bracken
align="right"|291
align="right"|0.7
align="right"|
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Michael Kidd
align="right"|285
align="right"|0.7
align="right"| end

{| class="wikitable"
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6"|March 30 2006 by-election
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party! style="width: 170px"|Candidate! style="width: 40px"|Votes! style="width: 40px"|%! style="width: 40px"|+/-
-
style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
Peter Tabuns
align=right| 13,064
align=right| 47.8
align=right| +0.7
-
style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Ben Chin
align=right| 10,636
align=right| 38.9
align=right| +7.3
-
style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Georgina Blanas
align=right| 2,713
align=right| 9.9
align=right| -7.0
-
style="width: 185px"|Green
Paul Charbonneau
align=right| 582
align=right| 2.1
align=right| -1.4
style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition
Wictor Borkowski
align=right| 132
align=right| 0.5
align=right| -0.1
-
style="width: 185px"|Freedom Party
Franz Cauchi
align=right| 93
align=right| 0.3
align=right| -

-
style="width: 185px"|Independent
Carol Wielhorski
align=right| 62
align=right| 0.2
align=right| -
-
style="width: 185px"|Independent
Mehmet Ali Yagiz
align=right| 49
align=right| 0.2
align=right| 0.0
-{| class="wikitable"
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 2003
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party! style="width: 170px"|Candidate! style="width: 40px"|Votes! style="width: 40px"|%! style="width: 40px"|+/-
-
style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
Marilyn Churley
align=right|18,253
align=right| 47.1
align=right| +0.2
-
style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Jim Davidson
align=right|12,246
align=right|31.6
align=right| +6.9
-
style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
George Sardelis
align=right|6,562
align=right|16.9
align=right| -7.8
-
style="width: 185px"|Green
Michael Pilling
align=right|1,368
align=right|3.5
align=right| -
-
style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition
Masood Atchekzai
align=right|217
align=right|0.6
align=right| -0.2
-
style="width: 185px"|Independent
Mehmet Ali Yagiz
align=right|73
align=right|0.2
align=right| -

Broadview—Greenwood

{| class="wikitable"
- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6"|Ontario general election, 1999

- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party! style="width: 170px"|Candidate! style="width: 40px"|Votes! style="width: 40px"|%
-
style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
Marilyn Churley
align=right|18,150
align=right|46.9
-
style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Rita Smith
align=right|9,554
align=right|24.7
-
style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Julie Wang Morris
align=right|9,553
align=right|24.7
-
style="width: 185px"|Natural Law
Bob Hyman
align=right|565
align=right|1.5
-
style="width: 185px"|Independent
Melanie Cishecki
align=right|543
align=right|1.4
-
style="width: 185px"|Family Coalition
Tony Ieraci
align=right|320
align=right|0.8

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

References

External links

* [http://www.toronto-danforth-liberals.ca Toronto Danforth Liberals official site]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=73&Include= Broadview—Greenwood federal riding history from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1215&Include= Toronto—Danforth federal riding history from the] Library of Parliament
* Elections Ontario [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/1999_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&
] and [http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/results/2003_results/stat_summary.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&
]
* [http://danforthgreens.ca Toronto—Danforth Electoral District Association for the Green Party of Canada]