Don Valley North

Don Valley North in relation to the other Metro Toronto ridings of that era

Don Valley North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was located the city of North York, in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987, and was first used in the federal election of 1988. It was created from parts of Don Valley East and York--Scarborough ridings.

Don Valley North consisted of the part of the City of North York lying within the following limits: commencing at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Steeles Avenue East; east to Victoria Park Avenue, south to Highway 401, west to the Don River East Branch, north to Finch Avenue East, west along Finch Avenue to Bayview Avenue, and then north along Bayview Avenue to the point of commencement.

Former North York city council member Barbara Greene, a Progressive Conservative, was elected as its first Member of Parliament in the 1988 election. She was defeated by Liberal Sarkis Assadourian in the 1993 election.

In 1996, the riding was abolished through redistribution, and divided between Don Valley East and Willowdale ridings.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1988: Don Valley North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	GREENE, Barbara	17,551
	Liberal	ASSADOURIAN, Sarkis	16,947
	New Democratic Party	KUERTI, Anton	4,777
	Independent	MICHAEL, Bernadette	577
	Libertarian	EPSTEIN, Earl	560

Canadian federal election, 1993: Don Valley North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	ASSADOURIAN, Sarkis	22,510
	Progressive Conservative	GREENE, Barbara	7,238
	Reform	COBBOLD, Peter	6,071
	New Democratic Party	LU, David	1,391
	Natural Law	SPARLING, William J.	312
	Abolitionist	KING, Lindsay George	76

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada