Etobicoke Centre (electoral district)

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Etobicoke Centre (provincial electoral district). For the neighbourhood, see Islington-City Centre West.
Etobicoke Centre
Ontario electoral district

Etobicoke Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Liberal

District created 1976
First contested 1979
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 114,910
Electors (2015) 86,412
Area (km²)[1] 39
Pop. density (per km²) 2,946.4
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto
Map of Etobicoke Centre

Etobicoke Centre (French: Etobicoke-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Eatonville (part), Islington-City Centre West (part), Richview, Humber Heights - Westmount, Eringate – Centennial – West Deane, Markland Wood, Princess Gardens, Thorncrest Village and Humber Valley Village in the former city of Etobicoke, Toronto.

History

The riding was created in 1976 from part of the Etobicoke riding in what was then a constituent municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.

On May 18, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court declared the 2011 federal election results for this district to be null and void.[2] The judge ruled that 79 votes should not have been counted when the margin of victory in the riding was only 26 votes. On May 28, 2012, however, the incumbent Member of Parliament, Ted Opitz, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Canada. On October 25, 2012, the Supreme Court allowed Mr. Opitz's appeal and quashed the order for a by-election. In its decision, the Supreme Court restored 59 of the 79 tossed votes, essentially leaving Mr. Optiz with a 6 vote margin of victory.[3]

This riding lost territory to Etobicoke North and gained territory from Etobicoke—Lakeshore during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

It has elected four members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Etobicoke Centre
Riding created from Etobicoke and High Park—Humber Valley
31st  1979–1980     Michael Wilson Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Allan Rock Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Borys Wrzesnewskyj
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Ted Opitz Conservative
42nd  2015–Present     Borys Wrzesnewskyj Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalBorys Wrzesnewskyj 32,612 52.77 +12.21
ConservativeTed Opitz 23,070 37.33 -4.53
New DemocraticTanya De Mello 4,886 7.91 -6.72
GreenShawn Rizvi 856 1.39 -1.30
Progressive CanadianRob Wolvin 378 0.61
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,802100.00 $225,720.80
Total rejected ballots 3030.49
Turnout 62,10571.03
Eligible voters 87,440
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.37
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 22,306 41.86
  Liberal 21,616 40.56
  New Democratic 7,792 14.62
  Green 1,431 2.69
  Others 146 0.27
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Opitz 21,644 41.2% +3.7%
LiberalBorys Wrzesnewskyj 21,618 41.2% -7.7%
New DemocraticAna Maria Rivero 7,735 14.7% +6.4%
GreenKatarina Zoricic 1,377 2.6% -2.8%
Marxist–LeninistSarah Thompson 149 0.3%
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,523100.0 
Total rejected ballots 2710.51+0.02
Turnout 52,79465.49+3.8
Eligible voters 80,603
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalBorys Wrzesnewskyj 24,537 48.9 -3.5 $72,089
ConservativeAxel Kuhn 18,839 37.5 +4.3 $83,207
New DemocraticJoseph Schwartz 4,164 8.3 -1.3
GreenMarion Schaffer 2,688 5.4 +1.6 $352
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,228 100.0 $85,584
Total rejected ballots 247 0.49
Turnout 50,475 62.7
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBorys Wrzesnewskyj 29,509 52.4 -5.9
ConservativeAxel Kuhn 18,702 33.2 +4.8
New DemocraticCynthia Cameron 5,426 9.6 -0.3
GreenJohn Vanderheyden 2,111 3.8 +0.6
IndependentNorman Dundas 402 0.7
Marxist–LeninistFrance Tremblay 117 0.2 0.0
Total valid votes 56,267 100.0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBorys Wrzesnewskyj 30,441 58.3 +1.9
ConservativeLida Preyma 14,829 28.4 -10.2
New DemocraticJohn Richmond 5,174 9.9 +5.3
GreenMargo Pearson 1,676 3.2
Marxist–LeninistFrance Tremblay 112 0.2 -0.2
Total valid votes 52,232100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan Rock 26,083 56.4 +1.8
AllianceMichael G. Kraik 10,318 22.3 +5.1
Progressive ConservativeRoss Vaughan 7,566 16.4 -5.6
New DemocraticKaren Dolan 2,124 4.6 -0.7
Marxist–LeninistDagmar Sullivan 181 0.4 0.0
Total valid votes 46,272 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan Rock 27,345 54.6 +0.2
Progressive ConservativeAlida Leistra 11,023 22.0 +2.5
ReformJason Beyak 8,638 17.2 -4.9
New DemocraticMatthew Bonk 2,661 5.3 +3.1
Natural LawPaul Gasztold 267 0.5 +0.1
Marxist–LeninistJanice Murray 189 0.4 +0.3
Total valid votes 50,123100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan Rock 25,633 54.3 +13.9
ReformCharles McLeod 10,440 22.1
Progressive ConservativeCharles Donley 9,203 19.5 -28.9
New DemocraticUdayan Rege 1,037 2.2 -7.4
NationalJanice Tait 500 1.1
Natural LawEverett Murphy 200 0.4
AbolitionistKelly Ann Leblanc 77 0.2
Marxist–LeninistJanice Murray 53 0.1
Commonwealth of CanadaJoseph Zmak 25 0.1 -0.1
Total valid votes 47,168100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Wilson 24,338 48.4 -8.4
LiberalMary Schwass 20,342 40.5 +10.6
New DemocraticPhil Jones 4,815 9.6 -3.2
LibertarianJanice E. Hazlett 373 0.7 +0.2
GreenIsabel Van Humbeck 187 0.4
CommunistDan Goldstick 81 0.2
Commonwealth of CanadaJohn J. Benz 70 0.1
IndependentJeanne Gatley 62 0.1
Total valid votes 50,268100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Wilson 34,026 56.8 +9.7
LiberalJim Brown 17,853 29.8 -11.6
New DemocraticPhil Jones 7,657 12.8 +2.0
LibertarianShirley Yamada 339 0.6 0.0
Total valid votes 59,875100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Wilson 26,969 47.1 -4.2
LiberalJoe Cruden 23,715 41.4 +3.7
New DemocraticDan Shipley 6,181 10.8 +0.6
LibertarianNorman R. Andersen 308 0.5 +0.1
Marxist–LeninistAnne Boylan 88 0.2 +0.1
Total valid votes 57,261 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Wilson 31,498 51.3
LiberalAlastair W. Gillespie 23,141 37.7
New DemocraticDan Shipley 6,237 10.2
LibertarianNorman R. Andersen 272 0.4
CommunistNick Hrynchyshyn 112 0.2
IndependentHelen Obadia 54 0.1
Marxist–LeninistJames H. Reid 38 0.1
Total valid votes 61,352 100.0

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 43°38′53″N 79°33′28″W / 43.6481°N 79.5577°W / 43.6481; -79.5577

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