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Don Valley West 
Ontario electoral district
Don Valley West in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
John Carmichael
ConservativeDistrict created 1976 First contested 1979 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2001) 117,083 Electors (2011) 80,864 Area (km²) 37 Pop. density (per km²) 3,164.4 Census divisions Toronto Census subdivisions Toronto 
Map of Don Valley West
- For the provincial electoral district, see Don Valley West (provincial electoral district).
Don Valley West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539.
A by-election had been scheduled for September 22, 2008, following the resignation of John Godfrey, but was cancelled by the issuance of writs for the 2008 federal election.
Its most high-profile MP has been John Bosley, who was Speaker of the House 1984-86.
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Demographics
Ethnic groups: 60.3% White, 14.3% South Asian, 8.6% Chinese, 4.6% Filipino, 4.0% Black, 3.0% West Asian, 1.4% Korean
Languages: 57.2% English, 1.3% French, 39.3% Other, 2.2% Multiple responses
Religions: 27.8% Protestant, 20.0% Catholic, 5.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Other Christian; 13.6% Muslim, 8.2% Jewish, 3.7% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 16.5% No affiliation
Average income: $57,558The riding has the highest proportion of Muslims in Canada.
Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of York Mills, Silver Hills, the western half of Don Mills, the eastern half of Lawrence Park, Leaside, Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park in the City of Toronto. The area is 37 km².
Cancellation of 2008 by-election
John Godfrey, who had represented the riding since 1993, announced in November 2007 that he would be resigning his seat on July 1, 2008 in order to accept a position as headmaster of Toronto French School and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. Godfrey subsequently postponed his resignation until August 1.[1]
On August 17, 2008, the Prime Minister's Office issued a press release on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing a by-election for Don Valley West on September 22, 2008.[2] The by-election was canceled with the announcement of the federal election to held on October 14, 2008.
History
The federal electoral district was created in 1976 from Don Valley riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party Don Valley prior to 1976 31st 1979–1980 John Bosley Progressive Conservative 32nd 1980–1984 33rd 1984–1988 34th 1988–1993 35th 1993–1997 John Godfrey Liberal 36th 1997–2000 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 Rob Oliphant Liberal 41st 2011–present John Carmichael Conservative Former boundaries
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1976 to 1987
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1987 to 1996
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1996 to 2003
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative John Carmichael 22,962 42.93 +4.11 - Liberal Rob Oliphant 22,351 41.79 -2.57 - New Democrat Nicole Yovanoff 6,280 11.74 +1.55 - Green Georgina Wilcock 1,703 3.18 -3.12 - Communist Dimitris Kabitsis 186 0.35 +0.02 - Total valid votes 53,482 100.00 - Total rejected ballots 176 0.33 Turnout 53,658 66.84 Eligible voters 80,276 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Rob Oliphant 22,212 44.36 -9.2 $60,129 Conservative John Carmichael 19,441 38.83 +5.6 $82,633 New Democrat David Sparrow 5,102 10.19 +1.1 $67,984 Green Georgina Wilcock 3,155 6.30 +2.8 $10,725 Communist Catherine Holliday 162 0.32 Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,072 100.00 $85,470 Total rejected ballots Turnout 62.8 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Godfrey 28,709 53.4 -6.4 Conservative John Carmichael 17,908 33.3 +5.0 New Democrat David Thomas 4,902 9.1 +0.5 Green Daphne So 1,906 3.5 +0.2 Libertarian Soumen Deb 226 0.4 Canadian Action Paul Barnes 151 0.3 Total valid votes 53,802 100.0 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Godfrey 30,615 59.8 +4.4 Conservative David Turnbull 14,495 28.3 -10.7 New Democrat David Thomas 4,393 8.6 +4.2 Green Serge Abbat 1,703 3.3 Total valid votes 51,206 100.0 Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Godfrey 25,329 55.4 +2.4 Progressive Conservative Michael Murton 10,583 23.1 -7.3 Canadian Alliance John Wakelin 7,239 15.8 +6.4 New Democrat Ali Naqvi 2,024 4.4 -1.5 Marijuana Greg Stock 469 1.0 Marxist–Leninist Fernand Deschamps 97 0.2 0.0 Total valid votes 45,741 100.0 Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Godfrey 26,209 52.9 +3.3 Progressive Conservative Joanne Flint 15,046 30.4 +1.4 Reform Jonathan Silbert 4,669 9.4 -5.7 New Democrat Richard Tiller 2,922 5.9 +3.2 Green Dan King 378 0.8 +0.2 Natural Law Debbie Webberg 173 0.3 -0.2 Marxist–Leninist Judith A. Snow 104 0.2 Total valid votes 49,501 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Godfrey 25,756 49.7 +12.9 Progressive Conservative John Bosley 15,023 29.0 -24.4 Reform Julian Pope 7,872 15.2 New Democrat Leonard Swartz 1,410 2.7 -5.6 National Dorothy Campbell 1,111 2.1 Green Dan King 302 0.6 Natural Law Bob Pepper 262 0.5 Not affiliated Judith A. Snow 91 0.2 Abolitionist Stephen Wilson 26 0.1 Total valid votes 51,853 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative John Bosley 27,683 53.3 -6.6 Liberal Liz Yorke 19,097 36.8 +11.0 New Democrat Ian Cameron 4,307 8.3 -4.9 Libertarian Clarke Slemon 408 0.8 -0.4 Independent J. Michael McCutcheon 292 0.6 Communist Chris Frazer 73 0.1 Commonwealth Peter Hetherington 36 0.1 Total valid votes 51,896 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative John Bosley 29,905 59.9 +8.2 Liberal David Wishart 12,855 25.8 -12.0 New Democrat Ian Cameron 6,570 13.2 +3.5 Libertarian Michael Beech 577 1.2 +0.4 Total valid votes 49,907 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative John Bosley 25,260 51.8 -2.3 Liberal Frank Felkai 18,430 37.8 +3.3 New Democrat Jonathan Lomas 4,702 9.6 -1.0 Libertarian Scott Bell 365 0.7 0.0 Marxist–Leninist Ian Hyman 42 0.1 0.0 Total valid votes 48,799 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes % Progressive Conservative John Bosley 28,427 54.1 Liberal Frank Felkai 18,117 34.5 New Democrat Jean Smith 5,572 10.6 Libertarian Scott Bell 405 0.8 Marxist–Leninist Ian Hyman 34 0.1 Total valid votes 52,555 100.0 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
References
- ^ http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=50c50192-df40-4124-ac57-a39f452338a9
- ^ http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2227
Federal ridings in Central Toronto New Democratic 
Liberal St. Paul's • Toronto CentreConservative Don Valley West • Eglinton—LawrenceVacant - NDP MP Jack Layton died on August 22, 2011, and a by-election has not yet taken place to elect a successor.
Categories:- Federal electoral districts of Toronto
- Ontario federal electoral districts
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