Parkdale—High Park

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Parkdale—High Park

Ontario electoral district
Parkdale—High Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Gerard Kennedy Liberal
District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2008
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Cheri DiNovo NDP
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	102,142
Electors (2007)	70,956
Area (km²)	16
Pop. density (per km²)	6,383.9
Census divisions	Toronto
Census subdivisions	Toronto

Map of Parkdale-High Park

Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

It is located in the central-west part of Toronto on the lakefront. It has 106,559 residents. It is composed of the seven neighbourhoods surrounding High Park. Including the park and portions west, between the north and south borders of the park is the neighbourhood of Swansea; north of the park are the neighbourhoods of High Park North and the south half of The Junction; north-west of the park are the neighbourhoods of Runnymede-Bloor West Village and Lambton Baby Point; to the east of the park is Roncesvalles; and Parkdale directly to the south and to the south-east. ^[1]

It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by the Humber River, and on the north and east by a line drawn from the Humber River east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway, west along Queen Street West, south along Dufferin Street, west along Dufferin Street, and south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.

The current federal Member of Parliament (MP) as of October 15, 2008 is Gerard Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Canada. Cheri DiNovo of the NDP, is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) as of September 14th, 2006. DiNovo was re-elected in the 2007 Ontario General Election.

[edit] Federal electoral district

The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley, Davenport and Spadina ridings.

In 1976, it was defined to consist of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by the shore of Lake Ontario, on the north and west by the city limits, on the east by a line drawn from north to south along Runnymede Road, east along Annette Street, south along Keele Street, east along Humberside Avenue, southeast along the Canadian National Railway, south along Bathurst Street; thence southerly along Bathurst Street to the Western Channel of Toronto Harbour.

In 1987, it was defined to consist of the parts of the cities of Toronto and York bounded on the west by the city limits of Toronto and York, and on the north, east and south by a line drawn east along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, south along Runnymede Road, east along Annette Street, southeast along Dundas Street West, east along Dupont Street, southwest along the Canadian National Railway line immediately east of Dundas Street West, south along Atlantic Avenue, west along the Gardiner Expressway, south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.

In 1996, it was defined to consist of the parts of the cities of Toronto and York bounded on the west by the city limits of Toronto and York, and on the north, east and south by a line drawn east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National Railway, south along Atlantic Avenue, west along the Gardiner Expressway, and south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Former boundaries

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

1996 to 2003

[edit] Federal election results

Former Liberal leadership hopeful Gerard Kennedy challenged Parkdale—High Park's incumbent MP Peggy Nash in the 2008 federal election.

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

1. Gerard Kennedy, Liberal (1999-2006)
2. Cheri DiNovo, New Democratic Party (2006-present)

[edit] Provincial election results

• This riding was one of only five where a majority backed MMP

September 14, 2006 by-election

Wikinews has related news: New Democrats score upset in Ontario's Parkdale-High Park by-election

Wikinews has related news: Byelection in the Parkdale-High Park district of Ontario Canada goes very negative

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results
• Parkdale--High Park section of the Digital Copyright Canada forum
• Parkdale-High Park Green Party
• Parkdale-High Park Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Riding Association
• Parkdale-High Park NDP Riding Association
• DemocraticSPACE Parkdale-High Park 2006 By-Election Page
• DemocraticSPACE Parkdale-High Park 2007 Ontario General Election Page

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