Etobicoke North (provincial electoral district)

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Etobicoke North

Ontario electoral district
Etobicoke North in relation to other Toronto electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Shafiq Qaadri Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	108,501
Electors (2007)	62,164
Area (km²)	49
Pop. density (per km²)	2,214.3
Census divisions	Toronto
Census subdivisions	Etobicoke

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

It was created in 1999 from parts of Etobicoke—Rexdale and Etobicoke—Humber.

When the riding was created, it included all of Etobicoke north of a line following the 401 to Dixon Road to Royal York Road to La Rose Avenue.

In 2007, the southern border was altered to follow Dixon Road all the way to Humber River.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

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

• John Hastings, Progressive Conservative (1999-2003)
• Shafiq Qaadri, Liberal (2003-present)

[edit] Election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shafiq Qaadri	15,167	54.81%	+0.83%
	Progressive Conservative	Mohamed Kassim	5,818	21.02%	-1.50%
	New Democrat	Mohamed Boudjenane	4,112	14.86%	+3.51%
	Green	Mehr Alaee	1,317	4.76%	+3.14%
	Family Coalition	Teresa Ceolin	1,260	4.55%	+0.44%

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	14825	57.7%
	Mixed member proportional	10875	42.3%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shafiq Qaadri	16,727	53.98	+19.95
	Progressive Conservative	Baljit Gosal	6,978	22.52	-15.75
	New Democrat	Kuldip Singh Sodhi	3,516	11.35	-12.57
	Independent	Frank Acri	1,990	6.42
	Family Coalition	Teresa Ceolin	1,275	4.11	+2.41
	Green	Mir Kamal	503	1.62

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	John Hastings	13,065	38.27
	Liberal	Shafiq Qaadri	11,619	34.03
	New Democrat	Ed Philip	8,166	23.92
	Family Coalition	Mark Stefanini	580	1.7
	Independent	Diane Johnston	489	1.43
	Natural Law	Marilyn Pepper	223	0.65

[edit] Sources

• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

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