Toronto—Danforth

Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto. Its best-known MP was New Democratic Party (NDP) leader and Leader of the Opposition Jack Layton.

Toronto—Danforth
Ontario electoral district
Location in Toronto
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Julie Dabrusin
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]105,472
Electors (2015)76,567
Area (km²)[2]19.75
Pop. density (per km²)5,340.4
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Toronto-Danforth

Toronto—Danforth includes an array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and South Asian communities. It has the highest percentage of ethnic Greeks among all Toronto ridings (7.3%).

Historically, the riding has tilted to the left, particularly since the 1990s. Most election contests take place between the NDP and the Liberal Party. Even with the end of vote-splitting on the centre-right, the Conservatives are almost nonexistent in the riding; no Conservative candidate has crossed the 15 percent mark.

The NDP held the riding for the first nine years of its existence before Liberal Dennis Mills won the seat in 1988 and held it during the long period of Liberal dominance of the federal scene. He was unseated in 2004 by Layton, who had previously run against Mills in 1997. Layton held the seat until his death on August 22, 2011. The seat was vacant until a by-election on March 29, 2012, which was won by NDP candidate and human rights lawyer Craig Scott. However, Scott was narrowly defeated by Liberal Julie Dabrusin in the 2015 election in a major upset.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 63.4% White, 11.2% Chinese, 5.8% South Asian, 5.3% Black, 2.4% Filipino, 2.3% Indigenous, 2.0% Southeast Asian, 1.6% Latin American
Languages: 65.9% English, 5.4% Cantonese, 3.7% Greek, 2.0% Mandarin, 1.9% French, 1.6% Spanish, 1.0% Tagalog

Religions: 39.5% Christian (16.5% Catholic, 7.8% Christian Orthodox, 3.1% Anglican, 2.3% United Church, 9.8% Other), 4.7% Muslim, 2.7% Buddhist, 2.6% Jewish, 1.1% Hindu, 48.2% None
Median income: $45,600 (2020)
Average income: $70,800 (2020)

History

The riding was created in 1976 as "Broadview—Greenwood" from parts of Broadview and York East and a small part of Greenwood.

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 because of the lack of public say in the matter. Layton sought neighbourhood input for another name change to the riding, but the name was not changed.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries, which consist 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. This riding was unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Broadview—Greenwood
Riding created from Broadview, York East and Greenwood
31st  1979–1980     Bob Rae New Democratic
32nd  1980–1982
 1982–1984 Lynn McDonald
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993     Dennis Mills Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
Toronto—Danforth
37th  2000–2004     Dennis Mills Liberal
38th  2004–2006     Jack Layton New Democratic
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2011
 2012–2015 Craig Scott
42nd  2015–2019     Julie Dabrusin Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of general election results in Broadview—Greenwood (1976-2000), and Toronto—Danforth (2000-present) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Toronto—Danforth, 2000–present

Graph of general election results in Toronto—Danforth (2000-present) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJulie Dabrusin23,03848.41+0.58$77,319.65
New DemocraticClare Hacksel15,88133.28+0.08$94,784.85
ConservativeMichael Carey6,10512.83+2.29$25,348.44
People'sWayne Simmons1,2382.59+1.49$766.61
GreenMaryem Tollar9491.99-4.51$2,899.08
CommunistElizabeth Rowley2040.43+0.13$0.00
Animal ProtectionLiz White1790.38-0.02$3,315.07
IndependentHabiba Desai1250.26$510.82
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,719$110,583.29
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 47,71959.84
Eligible voters 79,749
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJulie Dabrusin27,68147.7+5.36$75,766
New DemocraticMin Sook Lee19,28333.2-6.97$102,067
ConservativeZia Choudhary6,09110.5+0.64$19,351
GreenChris Tolley3,7616.5+1.79
People'sTara Dos Remedios6211.1-$3,633
Animal ProtectionElizabeth Abbott2610.4-0.24$2,645
IndependentJohn Kladitis2100.4-$2,953
CommunistIvan Byard1510.3-
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,059100.0
Total rejected ballots 413
Turnout 58,47271.9
Eligible voters 81,283
Liberal hold Swing +6.17
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJulie Dabrusin23,53142.34+24.75$76,557.98
New DemocraticCraig Scott22,32540.17-20.70$177,088.37
ConservativeBenjamin Dichter5,4789.86-4.44$7,898.04
GreenChris Tolley2,6184.71-1.74$8,441.33
Progressive CanadianJohn Richardson1,2752.29
Animal AllianceElizabeth Abbott3540.64$216.83
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,581100.00 $210,111.71
Total rejected ballots 2690.48
Turnout 55,85072.38
Eligible voters 77,158
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.73
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
Canadian federal by-election, March 19, 2012
Death of Jack Layton
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCraig Scott19,21059.44−1.36$ 82,847.22
LiberalGrant Gordon9,21528.51+10.8986,016.54
ConservativeAndrew Keyes1,7365.37−8.9573,735.56
GreenAdriana Mugnatto-Hamu1,5174.69−1.7757,955.38
Progressive CanadianDorian Baxter2080.64  1,473.73
LibertarianJohn C. Recker1330.41  2,433.05
IndependentLeslie Bory770.24  898.69
Canadian ActionChristopher Porter750.23  3,163.57
IndependentJohn Turmel570.18      
UnitedBrian Jedan550.17  130.18
IndependentBahman Yazdanfar360.11  622.86
Total valid votes/expense limit 32,319100.00     $ 86,821.95
Total rejected ballots 1500.46−0.13
Turnout 32,46943.58−21.32
New Democratic hold Swing −6.1
Source(s)
"By-election March 19, 2012 – Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
"Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return – March 19, 2012 By-election". Retrieved October 29, 2014.
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJack Layton29,23560.80+16.02$ 71,037.96
LiberalAndrew Lang8,47217.62-11.7662,218.04
ConservativeKatarina Von Koenig6,88514.32+2.674,113.58
GreenAdriana Mugnatto-Hamu3,1076.46-6.7547,241.28
Animal AllianceMarie Crawford3870.80+0.41  
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,086100.00   $ 84,621.69
Total rejected ballots 2840.59+0.17
Turnout 48,37064.90+3.99
New Democratic hold Swing +13.9
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJack Layton20,32344.78-3.64$ 79,280.87
LiberalAndrew Lang13,33629.38-4.8565,423.39
GreenSharon Howarth5,99513.21+6.1037,793.55
ConservativeChristina Perreault5,28711.65+1.7516,514.92
Animal AllianceMarie Crawford1750.39  
IndependentJohn Richardson1300.2938.98
Marxist–LeninistMarcell Rodden870.19-0.15  
Canadian ActionBahman Yazdanfar540.12125.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,387 100.00  $ 82,496.98
Total rejected ballots 1910.42-0.06
Turnout 45,57860.91-6.76
New Democratic hold Swing +0.6
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJack Layton24,41248.42+2.08$ 74,966.33
LiberalDeborah Coyne17,25634.23-7.1174,304.11
ConservativeKren Clausen4,9929.90+3.6932,138.91
GreenAl Hart3,5837.11+1.736,770.73
Marxist–LeninistMarcell Rodden1720.34+0.16  
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,415100.00 $ 76,419.79
Total rejected ballots 2420.48-0.08
Turnout 50,65767.67+3.57
New Democratic hold Swing +4.6
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJack Layton22,19846.34+18.69$ 72,751.01
LiberalDennis Mills19,80341.34-10.5673,909.41
ConservativeLoftus Cuddy2,9756.21-9.5112,400.00
GreenJim Harris2,5755.38+3.4211,139.51
MarijuanaScott Yee2650.55-0.76  
Marxist–LeninistMarcell Rodden840.18-0.03  
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,900100.00   $ 75,271.84
Total rejected ballots 2690.56  
Turnout 48,16964.10 
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing -14.6

Note: Change from 2000 for top three parties is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDennis Mills20,33051.90+2.14
New DemocraticPaula Turtle10,83027.65-5.12
Progressive ConservativeRose A. Dyson3,1388.01+0.38
AllianceChris Butryn3,0217.71+0.06
GreenRobert Nevin7691.96+0.96
MarijuanaSean Keir5131.31
Canadian ActionWilliam Angus Millar2020.52
Natural LawLinda Martin1540.39-0.09
CommunistMiguel Figueroa1290.33
Marxist–LeninistMelanie Cishecki820.21+0.01
Total valid votes 39,168100.00

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

Broadview—Greenwood, 1976–2000

Graph of general election results in Broadview—Greenwood (1976-2000) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDennis Mills21,10849.76-11.31
New DemocraticJack Layton13,90332.77+18.82
ReformBrian Higgins3,2477.65-3.64
Progressive ConservativeDianne Garrels3,2387.63-1.71
GreenKaren McCarthy4261.00
IndependentKevin Mark Clarke2110.50
Natural LawBob Hyman2050.48-0.53
Marxist–LeninistGurdev Singh850.20-0.04
Total valid votes 42,423 100.00
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDennis Mills23,55861.07+22.18
New DemocraticLynn McDonald5,38113.95-22.01
ReformFrank Meyers4,35611.29
Progressive ConservativeJohn Papadakis3,6019.34-13.08
NationalBarbara A. Sim9762.53
Natural LawBob Hyman3891.01
IndependentElizabeth Rowley1480.38
Marxist–LeninistManuel Gitterman920.24
AbolitionistBrian Blonski740.19
Total valid votes 38,575100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDennis Mills15,80838.89+20.55
New DemocraticLynn McDonald14,61635.96-9.63
Progressive ConservativeWayne Allan Shillinglaw9,11222.42-12.25
LibertarianByron J. Garby4311.06
GreenElizabeth Rhodes2960.73+0.01
RhinocerosHank Wright Snell2430.60-0.08
Commonwealth of CanadaDavid S. Moyer1370.34
Total valid votes 40,643100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLynn McDonald15,06645.59+6.48
Progressive ConservativePeter Worthington11,45534.67-15.26
LiberalKen Paige6,06018.34+8.61
GreenRolf Tegtmeyer2390.72
RhinocerosNora Rodden2240.68+0.36
Total valid votes 33,044100.00

Note: the popular vote of Progressive Conservative candidate Peter Worthington is compared to the total popular vote in the 1982 by-election earned by the PC candidate Bill Fatsis and by Mr. Worthington running without affiliation.

Canadian federal by-election, October 12, 1982: Toronto-Danforth
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLynn McDonald10,96739.11-1.26
IndependentPeter Worthington9,00432.11
Progressive ConservativeBill Fatsis4,99917.82-6.10
LiberalDave O'Connor2,7289.73-23.31
IndependentDonald Y. Hsu1590.57
RhinocerosTerry The Pirate Roche900.32-0.29
IndependentChristopher R.C. Boddy410.15
IndependentSydney Thompson380.14
IndependentJohn Turmel190.07
Total valid votes 28,045100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBob Rae12,95340.37+0.65
LiberalPhilippe Gigantès10,60133.04+5.06
Progressive ConservativeMichael Clarke7,67723.92-6.16
LibertarianWalter Belej3521.10-0.33
RhinocerosVicki Butterfield1960.61
CommunistEd McDonald1640.51+0.07
IndependentDon Hayward530.17
Marxist–LeninistDorothy J. O'Donnell530.170.00
IndependentMilorad Novich400.12-0.07
Total valid votes 32,089 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBob Rae13,18739.72
Progressive ConservativeMichael Clarke9,98730.08
LiberalPhilipp Varelis9,29027.98
LibertarianWalter Belej4741.43
CommunistJohn Bizzell1450.44
IndependentMilorad Novich640.19
Marxist–LeninistDorothy J. O'Donnell570.17
Total valid votes 33,204100.00

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