Toronto—Danforth
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Image:Toronto Danforth.png Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.
Toronto-Danforth includes a vibrant array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and East-Indian communities.
New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton is the Member of Parliament of the riding. At the provincial level, the riding is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Peter Tabuns of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The southern part of the riding (Ward 30) is represented on Toronto City Council by councillor Paula Fletcher. The northern part of the riding (Ward 29) is represented by Case Ootes.
The northern portion of the riding, East York, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale, Leslieville and Queen-Broadview Village, usually swings to the left. This is evident through the sharp contrast in political ideologies by conservative East York councillor Case Ootes and social democratic councillor Paula Fletcher in the Riverdale portion.
Currently, MP Jack Layton is in the process of receiving neighbourhood input for another name change to the riding. Layton's supposed choice is "East York—Danforth—Riverdale".
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Federal electoral district
The riding was created in 1976 as "Broadview—Greenwood" from parts of Broadview and portions of York East.
It consisted initially of the part of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto bounded on the south by Queen Street East, on the west by the Don River, and on the east and north by a line drawn north from Queen Street along Jones Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, west along O'Connor Drive, north along Don Mills Road to the Don River.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Toronto and the Borough of East York bounded on the west by the Don River, on the south by Queen Street, and on the east and north by a line drawn from the lake north along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Danforth Avenue, north along Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, and west along Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch to the Don River.
In 1996, it was defined to consist of the parts of the City of Toronto and the Borough of East York north along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, north along Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, west along Taylor Creek, the Don River East Branch and the Don River, northwest along Millwood Road, southwest along the Canadian Pacific Railway and the eastern limit of the City of Toronto, south along the Don River to Toronto Harbour.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 2000 to "Toronto—Danforth" on the suggestion of Dennis Mills, the riding's Member of Parliament. Many local citizens were upset at the name change, particularly due to the lack of public say in the matter.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
Former boundaries
 1976 to 1987 |
 1987 to 1996 |
 1996 to 2003 |
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Bob Rae, New Democratic Party (1979–1980)
- Lynn McDonald, New Democratic Party (1980–1988)
- Dennis Mills, Liberal (1988–2004)
- Jack Layton, New Democratic Party (2004–present)
Federal election results
Toronto—Danforth
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Jack Layton |align="right"| 24,412 |align="right"| 48.4 |align="right"| +2.0 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Deborah Coyne |align="right"| 17,256 |align="right"| 34.2 |align="right"| -7.2 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row | style="width: 130px" |Conservative |Kren Clausen |align="right"| 4,992 |align="right"| 9.9 |align="right"| +3.7 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Al Hart |align="right"| 3,583 |align="right"| 7.1 |align="right"| +1.7 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marxist-Leninist/row |Marxist-Leninist |Marcell Rodden |align="right"| 172 |align="right"| 0.3 |align="right"| +0.1 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"| 50,415 !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Jack Layton |align="right"|22,198 |align="right"|46.4 |align="right"|+18.9 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Dennis Mills |align="right"|19,803 |align="right"|41.4 |align="right"|-10.7 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row | style="width: 130px" |Conservative |Loftus Cuddy |align="right"|2,975 |align="right"|6.2 |align="right"|-9.5 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Jim Harris |align="right"|2,575 |align="right"|5.4 |align="right"|+3.8 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marijuana/row |Marijuana |Scott Yee |align="right"|265 |align="right"|0.6 |align="right"|-0.4 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marxist-Leninist/row |Marxist-Leninist |Marcell Rodden |align="right"|84 |align="right"|0.2 |align="right"|+0.0 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|47,898 !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End Change from 2000 for top three parties is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
Broadview—Greenwood
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MILLS, Dennis |align="right"| 20,330 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |TURTLE, Paula |align="right"| 10,830 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |DYSON, Rose A. |align="right"| 3,138 |- Template:Canadian elections/Canadian Alliance |BUTRYN, Chris |align="right"| 3,021 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |NEVIN, Robert |align="right"| 769 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marijuana |KEIR, Sean |align="right"|513 |- Template:Canadian elections/Canadian Action |MILLAR, William Angus |align="right"| 202 |- Template:Canadian elections/Natural Law |MARTIN, Linda |align="right"| 154 |- Template:Canadian elections/Communist |FIGUEROA, Miguel |align="right"| 129 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist | CISHECKI, Melanie |align="right"| 82 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MILLS, Dennis |align="right"|21,108 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |LAYTON, Jack |align="right"| 13,903 |- Template:Canadian elections/Reform |HIGGINS, Brian |align="right"|3,247 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |GARRELS, Dianne |align="right"|3,238 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |MCCARTHY, Karen |align="right"| 426 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |CLARKE, Kevin M. |align="right"| 211 |- Template:Canadian elections/Natural Law |HYMAN, Bob |align="right"| 205 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |SINGH, Gurdev |align="right"| 85 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MILLS, Dennis |align="right"|23,485 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |MCDONALD, Lynn |align="right"| 5,378 |- Template:Canadian elections/Reform |MEYERS, Frank |align="right"| 4,345 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |PAPADAKIS, John |align="right"|3,603 |- Template:Canadian elections/National |SIM, Barbara A. |align="right"|968 |- Template:Canadian elections/Natural Law |HYMAN, Bob |align="right"| 385 |- Template:Canadian elections/Not affiliated |ROWLEY, Elizabeth |align="right"|151 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |GITTERMAN, Manuel |align="right"| 92 |- Template:Canadian elections/Abolitionist |BLONSKI, Brian |align="right"| 75 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |MILLS, Dennis |align="right"|15,808 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |MCDONALD, Lynn |align="right"| 14,616 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |SHILLINGLAW, Wayne Allan |align="right"|9,112 |- Template:Canadian elections/Libertarian |GARBY, Byron J. |align="right"|431 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |RHODES, Elizabeth |align="right"|296 |- Template:Canadian elections/Rhino |WRIGHT SNELL, Hank |align="right"|243 |- Template:Canadian elections/PCC |MOYER, David S. |align="right"| 137 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |MCDONALD, Lynn |align="right"|15,066 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |WORTHINGTON, Peter |align="right"|11,455 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |PAIGE, Ken |align="right"| 6,060 |- Template:Canadian elections/Green |TEGTMEYER, Rolf |align="right"| 239 |- Template:Canadian elections/Rhino |RODDEN, Nora |align="right"| 224 Template:End
On the resignation of Bob Rae, March 2, 1982: Template:CanElec1-by |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |MCDONALD, Lynn |align="right"|10,967 |- Template:Canadian elections/Not affiliated |WORTHINGTON, Peter |align="right"|9,004 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |FATSIS, Bill |align="right"|4,999 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |O'CONNOR, Dave |align="right"| 2,728 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |HSU, Donald Y. |align="right"|159 |- Template:Canadian elections/Rhino |ROCHE, Terry The Pirate |align="right"| 90 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |BODDY, Christopher R.C. |align="right"| 41 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |THOMPSON, Sydney |align="right"| 38 |- Template:Canadian elections/Not affiliated |TURMEL, J.C. |align="right"| 19 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |RAE, Bob |align="right"| 12,953 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |GIGANTES, Philip Deane |align="right"| 10,601 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives |CLARKE, Michael |align="right"| 7,677 |- Template:Canadian elections/Libertarian |BELEJ, Walter |align="right"| 352 |- Template:Canadian elections/Rhino |BUTTERFIELD, Vicki |align="right"| 196 |- Template:Canadian elections/Communist |MCDONALD, Ed |align="right"| 164 |- Template:Canadian elections/Not affiliated |HAYWARD, Don |align="right"| 53 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |O'DONNELL, Dorothy J. |align="right"| 53 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |NOVICH, Milorad |align="right"| 40 Template:End
Template:CanElec1 |- Template:Canadian elections/NDP |RAE, Bob |align="right"| 13,187 |- Template:Canadian elections/Progressive Conservatives | CLARKE, Michael |align="right"|9,987 |- Template:Canadian elections/Liberals |VARELIS, Philipp |align="right"| 9,290 |- Template:Canadian elections/Libertarian |BELEJ, Walter |align="right"| 474 |- Template:Canadian elections/Communist |BIZZELL, John |align="right"|145 |- Template:Canadian elections/Independent |NOVICH, Milorad |align="right"| 64 |- Template:Canadian elections/Marxist-Leninist |O'DONNELL, Dorothy J. |align="right"| 57 Template:End
Provincial electoral district
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
Member of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
- Marilyn Churley, New Democratic Party (1999–2005)
- Peter Tabuns, New Democratic Party (2006-present)