Etobicoke—Lakeshore (provincial electoral district)

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Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Ontario electoral district


Etobicoke—Lakeshore in relation to other Toronto electoral districts

Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Laurel Broten
Liberal
District created 1987
District abolished 1988


Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 114,641
Electors (2007) 80,621
Area (km²) 44
Pop. density (per km²) 2,605.5
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Etobicoke

Etobicoke—Lakeshore is a provincial electoral district in in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1987 from Lakeshore.

From 1987 to 1999 the district included all of Etobicoke south of a line following the CP Railway to Kipling Avenue to Bloor Street.

In 1999 the border was moved up to a line following Dundas Street to the 427 to Burnhamthorpe Road to Kipling Avenue to Mimico Creek to the Canadian Pacific Railway to Dundas Street.

In 2007, the borders were not altered.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

It has elected three members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

  1. Ruth Grier, N.D.P. (1987-1995)
  2. Morley Kells, Progressive Conservative (1995-2003)
  3. Laurel Broten, Liberal (2003-present)

[edit] Election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Laurel Broten 20,246 45.9
     Progressive Conservative Tom Barlow 13,524 30.6
     New Democrat Andrea Németh 5,991 13.6
     Green Jerry Schulman 3,464 7.9
     Family Coalition Bob Williams 464 1.1
     Independent Janice Murray 456 1.0
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 25800 60.8%
Mixed member proportional 16658 39.2%
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Laurel Broten 19,680 44.16 +8.31
     Progressive Conservative Morley Kells 14,524 32.59 -14.39
     New Democrat Irene Jones 8,952 20.09 +5.37
     Green Junyee Wang 708 1.59
     Family Coalition Ted Kupiec 480 1.08 +0.12
     Independent Janice Murray 225 0.50 -0.18
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Morley Kells 20,602 46.98 +1.75
     Liberal Laurel Broten 15,723 35.85 +6.27
     New Democrat Vicki Obedkoff 6,457 14.72 -10.45
     Family Coalition Kevin McGourty 423 0.96
     Natural Law Don Jackson 349 0.80 +0.16
     Independent Janice Murray 299 0.68
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Morley Kells 14,879 45.23 +29.69
     Liberal Bruce Davis 9,074 27.58 +5.15
     New Democrat Ruth Grier 8,279 25.17 -32.83
     Libertarian Daniel Hunt 270 0.82
     Natural Law Geraldine Jackson 209 0.64
     Independent Julie Northrup 186 0.56
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Ruth Grier 18,118 58.00 +13.41
     Liberal Sam Shephard 7,006 22.43 -15.04
     Progressive Conservative Jeff Knoll 4,854 15.54 +1.22
     Family Coalition Trish O'Connor 1,053 3.37 -0.25
     Green Phaedra Livingstone 209 0.67
Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Ruth Grier 14,821 44.59
     Liberal Frank Sgarlata 12,454 37.47
     Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn 4,760 14.32
     Family Coalition Michael Doyle 1,203 3.62