Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Map of Don Valley West riding
Don Valley West (French : Don Valley-Ouest ) is a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539. 13.6% of the population is Muslim , the highest in Canada.
Its most high-profile MPs have been John Bosley , who was Speaker of the House 1984-86 and John Godfrey , who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as a Minister of State.
Demographics [ edit ]
Ethnic groups: 60.3% White, 14.3% South Asian, 8.6% Chinese, 4.6% Filipino, 4.0% Black, 3.0% West Asian, 1.4% Korean
Languages: 57.2% English, 1.3% French, 39.3% Other, 2.2% Multiple responses
Religions: 27.8% Protestant, 20.0% Catholic, 5.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Other Christian; 13.6% Muslim, 8.2% Jewish, 3.7% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 16.5% No affiliation
Average income: $57,558
Geography [ edit ]
The district includes the neighbourhoods of York Mills , Silver Hills, the western half of Don Mills , the eastern half of Lawrence Park , Leaside , and Thorncliffe Park in the City of Toronto –mostly in the former municipalities of North York and East York . The area is 37 km².
History [ edit ]
The federal electoral district was created in 1976 from Don Valley riding .
John Godfrey , who had represented the riding since 1993, announced in November 2007 that he would be resigning his seat on July 1, 2008 in order to accept a position as headmaster of Toronto French School and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. Godfrey subsequently postponed his resignation until August 1.[2]
On August 17, 2008, the Prime Minister's Office issued a press release on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing a by-election for Don Valley West on September 22, 2008.[3] The by-election was canceled with the announcement of the federal election to be held on October 14, 2008.
This riding lost significant territory to Don Valley East and gained territory from St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Former boundaries [ edit ]
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ edit ]
Graph of general election results in Don Valley West (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Rob Oliphant
29,148
55.8
+2.02
$97,454.94
Conservative
Yvonne Robertson
16,304
31.2
-6.40
$98,556.64
New Democratic
Laurel MacDowell
3,804
7.3
+1.28
$0.00
Green
Amanda Kistindey
2,257
4.3
+2.64
$0.98
People's
Ian Prittie
444
0.9
-
$3,650.11
Libertarian
John Kittredge
277
0.5
-0.14
$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
52,234
100.0
Total rejected ballots
422
Turnout
52,656
71.5
Eligible voters
73,652
Liberal hold
Swing
+4.21
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Rob Oliphant
27,472
53.78
+12.29
$146,981.61
Conservative
John Carmichael
19,206
37.60
-6.29
$142,970.98
New Democratic
Syeda Riaz
3,076
6.02
-4.73
$14,563.91
Green
Natalie Hunt
848
1.66
-1.91
–
Libertarian
John Kittredge
325
0.64
–
$202.00
Communist
Elizabeth Hill
84
0.16
–
Independent
Sharon Cromwell
75
0.15
–
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
51,086
100.00
$203,797.06
Total rejected ballots
217
0.42
Turnout
51,303
72.22
Electors on lists
71,037
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+9.29
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8] [9]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Rob Oliphant
22,212
44.36
-9.2
$60,129
Conservative
John Carmichael
19,441
38.83
+5.6
$82,633
New Democratic
David Sparrow
5,102
10.19
+1.1
$67,984
Green
Georgina Wilcock
3,155
6.30
+2.8
$10,725
Communist
Catherine Holliday
162
0.32
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
50,072
100.00
$85,470
Total rejected ballots
–
Turnout
–
62.8
Liberal hold
Swing
-7.4
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census Don Valley West " . Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2008 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2008 .{{cite web }}
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^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021 .
^ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
^ "Official Voting Results / Don Valley West" . Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2021 .
^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Don Valley West" . September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015.
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
External links [ edit ]
Coordinates : 43°43′48″N 79°22′30″W / 43.730°N 79.375°W / 43.730; -79.375