Toronto Centre

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This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Toronto Centre (provincial electoral district).

**Toronto Centre**
Ontario electoral district
'Toronto Centre in relation to other Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Bob Rae Liberal
District created	1933
First contested	1935
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	121,407
Electors (2007)	84,898
Area (km²)	14
Pop. density (per km²)	8,671.9
Census divisions	Toronto
Census subdivisions	Toronto

Map of Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre, Rosedale and Toronto Centre–Rosedale make up a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1925 and since 1935.

Toronto Centre covers the heart of downtown Toronto. The riding contains notable areas such as Rosedale (one of Canada's wealthiest enclaves), Regent Park (Canada's first and largest social housing development), St. Jamestown (a largely immigrant area and the most densely populated neighbourhood in Canada), Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley (Canada's largest gay community), and most of the business district of the city.

Historically, the riding was one of the few in central Toronto where the Progressive Conservatives usually did well. The PCs held the riding for all but 24 years from 1935 to 1993. Since 1993, as has been the case with other Toronto ridings, the Liberal Party has dominated the riding, and it is now considered one of the safest Liberal ridings in Canada. The New Democratic Party (NDP) has become the second party in the riding in recent years, while the Conservative Party of Canada attracts little support.

In the Canadian House of Commons, the riding is represented by Liberal Bob Rae as of the federal by-elections of March 17, 2008.

Its members of Toronto City Council are Pam McConnell and Kyle Rae.

1 2008 federal by-election
2 Federal electoral district
3 Demographics
- 3.1 Members of Parliament
4 Former boundaries
5 Federal election results
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] 2008 federal by-election

Main article: Toronto Centre by-election, 2008

A by-election, held on March 17, 2008 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Bill Graham was won by Liberal Bob Rae, a former Ontario NDP Premier .

The nominated Conservative candidate in the byelection, Mark Warner, was dropped by the party's national council on October 31, 2007^[1]. Don Meredith was nominated as the Conservative candidate in December 2007^[2].

Activist El-Farouk Khaki ran for the NDP and Chris Tindal ran for the Green Party of Canada candidate. Liz White was the Animal Alliance Environmental Voters Party of Canada candidate, and Doug Plumb represented the Canadian Action Party.

[edit] Federal electoral district

Toronto Centre riding was first created in 1872 from portions of Toronto West and Toronto East. In 1924, the riding was broken into Toronto East Centre, Toronto West Centre and Toronto South.

A riding covering much the same area was created in 1933 named "Rosedale" after the wealthy neighbourhood of Rosedale. This riding was replaced with "Toronto Centre—Rosedale" in 1996, but the quickly-growing population resulted in large areas being shaved off on all sides. In 2003, Toronto Centre—Rosedale was abolished, and a new riding somewhat to the east was created named "Toronto Centre".

Each of the four major national political parties (the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Green Party, and the NDP), have active federal and provincial riding associations which act as the local party organizations in the riding. Most contests, however, are between the Liberals and NDP.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census

Ethnic groups: 57.9% White, 9.1% Black, 8.6% South Asian, 8.3% Chinese, 5.2% Filipino, 1.9% Korean, 1.9% Southeast Asian, Latin American 1.8%, Arab 1.1%.
Languages: 58.5% English, 3.1% French, 36.6% Other, 1.8% Multiple languages
Religions: 25.8% Catholic, 22.0% Protestant, 7.6% Muslim, 4.7% Other Christian , 3.9% Hindu, 3.1% Jewish, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.3% Buddhist, 26.8% No religious affiliation
Average income: $52,484

[edit] Members of Parliament

These ridings have elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Toronto West and Toronto East prior to 1872
Toronto Centre
2nd	1872-1874	Robert Wilkes	Liberal
3rd	1874-1875	Robert Wilkes	Liberal
3rd	1875-1878	John Macdonald	Independent Liberal
4th	1878-1882	Robert Hay	Liberal
5th	1882-1887	Robert Hay	Liberal
6th	1887-1891	George Cockburn	Conservative
7th	1891-1896	George Cockburn	Conservative
8th	1896-1897	William Lount	Liberal
8th	1897-1900	G.H. Bertram	Liberal
9th	1900-1904	William Brock	Conservative
10th	1904-1905	E. F. Clarke	Conservative
10th	1905-1908	Edmund Bristol	Conservative
11th	1908-1911
12th	1911-1917
13th	1917-1921
14th	1921-1925
see Toronto East Centre, Toronto West Centre and Toronto South for 1924-1933
Rosedale
18th	1935-1940	Harry Clarke	Conservative
19th	1940-1945	Harry Jackman	National Government/Progressive Conservative
20th	1945-1949	Harry Jackman	National Government/Progressive Conservative
21st	1949-1953	Charles Henry	Liberal
22nd	1953-1957	Charles Henry	Liberal
23rd	1957-1958	David James Walker	Progressive Conservative
24th	1958-1962	David James Walker	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962-1963	Donald Stovel Macdonald	Liberal
26th	1963-1965
27th	1965-1968
28th	1968-1972
29th	1972-1974
30th	1974-1978
30th	1978-1979	David Crombie	Progressive Conservative
31st	1979-1980
32nd	1980-1984
33rd	1984-1988
34th	1988-1993	David MacDonald	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993-1997	Bill Graham	Liberal
Toronto Centre—Rosedale
36th	1997-2000	Bill Graham	Liberal
37th	2000-2004	Bill Graham	Liberal
Toronto Centre
38th	2004-2006	Bill Graham	Liberal
39th	2006-2007	Bill Graham	Liberal
39th	2008	Bob Rae	Liberal

[edit] Former boundaries

1966 to 1976

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

1996 to 2003

[edit] Federal election results

[edit] Toronto Centre

By-election on March 17, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Bob Rae	14,187	59.2	+7.0%
	New Democrat	El-Farouk Khaki	3,299	13.8	-9.9%
	Green	Chris Tindal	3,263	13.6	+8.4%
	Conservative	Donald Meredith	2,982	12.5	-5.7%
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	123	0.5	+0.4%
	Canadian Action	Doug Plumb	97	0.4	-
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.5

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	30,874	52.2%	-4.30%
	New Democrat	Michael Shapcott	14,036	23.74%	-0.01%
	Conservative	Lewis Reford	10,763	18.21%	+3.42%
	Green	Chris Tindal	3,080	5.21%	+1.30%
	Communist	Johan Boyden	120	0.20%	+0.01%
	Not affiliated	Michel Prairie	101	0.17%	-0.02%
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	72	0.12%	-
	Marxist-Leninist	Philip Fernandez	66	0.11%	-0.01%
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.1

2004 federal election : Toronto Centre edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Graham	30,336	56.53%
	New Democrat	Michael Shapcott	12,747	23.75%
	Conservative	Megan Harris	7,936	14.78%
	Green	Gabriel Draven	2,097	3.90%
	Marijuana	Jay Wagner	313	0.58%
	Communist	Dan Goldstick	106	0.19%
	Marxist-Leninist	Philip Fernandez	65	0.12%
	Canadian Action	Kevin Peck	63	0.11%

[edit] Toronto Centre—Rosedale

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bill Graham	26,264
	Progressive Conservative	Randall Pearce	8,150
	New Democrat	David Berlin	5,398
	Canadian Alliance	Richard Walker	5,057
	Canadian Action	Paul Hellyer	1,466
	Marijuana	Neev Tapiero	722
	Natural Law	David Gordon	224
	Communist	Dan Goldstick	121
	Marxist-Leninist	Philip Fernandez	116

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bill Graham	22,945
	New Democrat	David MacDonald	9,597
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen Probyn	8,993
	Reform	John Stewart	3,646
	Green	Jim Harris	577
	Canadian Action	Anthony Robert Pedrette	303
	Natural Law	Ron Parker	270
	Marxist-Leninist	Steve Rutchinski	166
	Independent	Ted W. Culp	145

[edit] Rosedale

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bill Graham	25,726
	Progressive Conservative	David MacDonald	10,930
	Reform	Daniel Jovkovic	6,413
	New Democrat	Jack Layton	5,547
	National	Martin Lanigan	1,091
	Natural Law	Doug Henning	817
	Green	Leslie Hunter	483
	Not affiliated	Linda Dale Gibbons	350
	Marxist-Leninist	Steve Rutchinski	57
	Abolitionist	Yann Patrice D'Audibert Garcien	40

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	David MacDonald	22,704
	Liberal	Bill Graham	22,624
	New Democrat	Doug Wilson	8,266
	Libertarian	Chris Blatchly	411
	Green	Frank de Jong	397
	Rhino	Liane McLarty	265
	Independent	Mike Constable	102
	Independent	Harry Margel	91
	Commonwealth	Paul Therrien	33

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	David Crombie	23,211
	Liberal	Bill Graham	11,488
	New Democrat	Dell Wolfson	7,836
	Green	Shirley Ruth Farlinger	821
	Libertarian	Clarke Slemon	291
	Communist	Sylvie Baillargeon	172
	Commonwealth	David Dube	144

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	David Crombie	16,862
	Liberal	Anne Cools	14,993
	New Democrat	Jim Hockley	5,698
	Rhino	Geoff Yates	319
	Libertarian	Harry J. Nelson	140
	Independent	Frank Sommers	125
	Not affiliated	Ann Ladas	104
	Communist	Dan Goldstick	85
	Marxist-Leninist	Alan Miller	34

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	David Crombie	18,594
	Liberal	Anne Cools	12,987
	New Democrat	Ron B. Thomson	6,902
	Libertarian	Alex W. Eaglesham	305
	Independent	Hans Blumenfeld	196
	Not affiliated	Ann Ladas	176
	Communist	Dan Goldstick	80
	Independent	Joanne Pritchard	49
	Marxist-Leninist	Alan Miller	32
	Independent	Sean Howes	27

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on October 16, 1978
	Progressive Conservative	David Crombie	18,732
	Liberal	John Evans	10,114
	New Democrat	Ron B. Thomson	3,008
	Independent	Donald M. Campbell	196
	Independent	Linda Cain	155
	Communist	Dan Goldstick	120

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Stovel Macdonald	17,227
	Progressive Conservative	Hal Jackman	14,119
	New Democrat	Maurice Desjardins	3,285
	Independent	Marshall Bruce Evoy	220
	Communist	Dan Goldstick	136
	Marxist-Leninist	Vern Harper	75

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Stovel Macdonald	16,073
	Progressive Conservative	Warren Beamish	14,856
	New Democrat	Ron Sabourin	4,598
	Independent	Aline Gregory	892
	Not affiliated	David Starbuck	95

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Stovel Macdonald	19,011
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Bradley	9,683
	New Democrat	John Chamard	4,083
	Communist	F. Nelson Clarke	183
	New Canada Party	Fred Reiner	148

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Stovel Macdonald	9,757
	Progressive Conservative	Hal Jackman	7,487
	New Democrat	Harding E. Bishop	4,514

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Stovel Macdonald	12,860
	Progressive Conservative	Hal Jackman	6,803
	New Democrat	Harding E. Bishop	3,534
	Social Credit	George Leslie	240

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Stovel Macdonald	10,191
	Progressive Conservative	David J. Walker	9,597
	New Democrat	Desmond Sparham	3,778
	Social Credit	John David Brunne	240

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	David J. Walker	15,429
	Liberal	Tom O'Neill	6,412
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Tom McAulay	2,570

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	David J. Walker	12,415
	Liberal	Charles Henry	7,122
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Tom McAulay	3,038
	Social Credit	Harvey Jamieson	299

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Henry	8,702
	Progressive Conservative	David J. Walker	8,386
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Dudley Bristow	3,727
	Labour-Progressive	Janet M. Clark	308

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Henry	10,835
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Jackman	10,189
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Dudley Bristow	6,170

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Jackman	11,784
	Liberal	William Kearns	6,997
	Co-operative Commonwealth	David Cass-Beggs	4,342
	Labour-Progressive	John Weir	1,006

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	National Government	Harry Jackman	9,491
	Liberal	J. Louis Shannon	10,399
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Norah Dymond	991

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Harry Clarke	9,491
	Liberal	George Alexander Urquhart	8,306
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William Dennison	2,765
	Reconstruction	Bert Watts	2,277
	Communist	Samuel Scarlett	733

[edit] Toronto Centre

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edmund Bristol	5,985
	Liberal	Norman McEachren	5,123

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	Edmund Bristol	12,051
	Liberal	Charles MacGuire	3,918
	Unknown	Archie Dramin	217

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edmund Bristol	5,156
	Liberal	Charles MacGuire	2,994

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edmund Bristol	3,482
	Liberal	T.C. Robinette	3,295

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on April 11, 1905
	Conservative	Edmund Bristol	acc.

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E.F. Clarke	4,321
	Liberal	T.C. Robinette	3,935

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Rees Brock	2,625
	Liberal	John Flett	2,411
	Labour	Henry Hargrave	179

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on September 30, 1897
	Liberal	G.H. Bertram	2,212
	Conservative	O.A. Howland	1,962

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Lount	2,394
	Conservative	George Cockburn	2,154

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George Cockburn	2,414
	Liberal	James Kerr	1,912

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George Cockburn	2,282
	Liberal	John Harvie	1,828

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Robert Hay	1,620
	Unknown	J.D. Edgar	1,422

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Robert Hay	1,631
	Independent Liberal	John MacDonald	1,141

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Robert Wilkes	1,509
	Unknown	A. Morrison	1,225

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on December 4, 1875
	Liberal	John MacDonald	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Robert Wilkes	1,509
	Unknown	Shanly	1,188

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Tory candidates forced to withdraw, Unnati Gandhi, Globe and Mail, November 1, 2007
^ Canadian Press

[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

v • d • e Federal ridings in Central Toronto

Liberal	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • York South—Weston

New Democratic	Parkdale—High Park • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina

v • d • e Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering • Beaches—East York • Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Markham—Unionville • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Parkdale—High Park • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • St. Paul's • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • Thornhill • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • Oakville • St. Catharines • Welland

Midwestern Ontario	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Kenora • Nickel Belt • Nipissing—Timiskaming • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Rainy River • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London—Fanshawe • London North Centre • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

v • d • e Provincial ridings in Ontario

Northern	Algoma—Manitoulin • Kenora—Rainy River • Nickel Belt • Nipissing • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Atikokan • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timiskaming—Cochrane • Timmins—James Bay

Eastern	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Midwestern	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London North Centre • London—Fanshawe • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville	Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oakville

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines • Welland

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

South Durham, York	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa

Toronto	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Parkdale—High Park • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Ontario

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Toronto Centre

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[edit] 2008 federal by-election

[edit] Federal electoral district

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Former boundaries

[edit] Federal election results

[edit] Toronto Centre

[edit] Toronto Centre—Rosedale

[edit] Rosedale

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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