Parkdale—High Park

Parkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It was created during the 1976 electoral boundaries redistribution from parts of Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley, Davenport and Spadina districts. As of the October 19, 2015, Canadian general election, the current Member of Parliament (MP) is Liberal member Arif Virani. According to the 2016 Census, Parkdale—High Park has the lowest percentage of visible minorities (26.2%) among all City of Toronto ridings; it also has the highest percentage of people of Irish (20.0%), German (9.8%), and French (8.9%) ethnic origin of all City of Toronto ridings.

Parkdale—High Park
Ontario electoral district
Parkdale—High Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Coordinates:43.65°N 79.47°W / 43.65; -79.47
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Arif Virani
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)106,750
Electors (2015)76,952
Area (km²)16
Pop. density (per km²)6,671.9
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Parkdale-High Park

Geography

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.[2]

History

The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley, Davenport and Spadina ridings.[2]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[2]

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above. This riding was unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 69.1% White, 6.0% Black, 5.1% South Asian, 3.9% Chinese, 2.7% Filipino, 2.7% Latin American, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Indigenous

Languages: 65.8% English, 2.7% Polish, 2.4% Spanish, 1.8% French, 1.8% Portuguese, 1.6% Tibetan, 1.5% Russian, 1.4% Ukrainian, 1.1% Tagalog, 1.0% Vietnamese, 1.0% Serbian, 1.0% Cantonese

Religions: 43.1% Christian (24.1% Catholic, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.8% Anglican, 2.6% United Church, 6.7% Other), 3.5% Buddhist, 2.9% Muslim, 2.0% Jewish, 1.9% Hindu, 45.3% None

Median income: $46,800 (2020)

Average income: $72,800 (2020)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party Association name President HQ address HQ city
New Democratic Parkdale—High Park Federal NDP Riding Association Francis Kung M6R 3B5 Toronto
People's Parkdale—High Park PPC Association Matthew Baggetta M6P 1T3 Toronto
Conservative Parkdale—High Park Conservative Association Sean A. MacKay M6K 2T5 Toronto
Liberal Parkdale—High Park Federal Liberal Association Michael J. Fenrick M6R 1X6 Toronto
Green Parkdale—High Park Federal Green Party Association Gerry J. Rankin M6N 2H3 Toronto

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Parkdale—High Park
Riding created from Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley,
Davenport and Spadina
31st  1979–1980     Jesse Flis Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Andrew Witer Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993     Jesse Flis Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000 Sarmite Bulte
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Peggy Nash New Democratic
40th  2008–2011     Gerard Kennedy Liberal
41st  2011–2015     Peggy Nash New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Arif Virani Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Parkdale—High Park (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalArif Virani22,30742.45-4.94$104,400.40
New DemocraticPaul M. Taylor20,60239.21+7.71$106,004.63
ConservativeNestor Sanajko6,81512.97-0.19$9,183.25
People'sWilfried Richard Alexander Danzinger1,6423.13+2.07$724.84
GreenDiem Marchand-Lafortune9571.82-4.61$3,873.90
MarijuanaTerry Parker1300.25+0.05$0.00
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny900.17+0.10$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,543$110,699.74
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 52,54365.46
Eligible voters 80,265
Liberal hold Swing -6.33
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalArif Virani28,85247.4+5.36$104,265.06
New DemocraticPaul M. Taylor19,18031.5-8.74$100,698.11
ConservativeAdam Pham8,01513.2+0.15$44,890.73
GreenNick Capra3,9166.4+3.42$14,108.37
People'sGreg Wycliffe6431.1-none listed
CommunistAlykhan Pabani1190.2-$626.57
MarijuanaTerry Parker1190.2-0.13none listed
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny430.07-0.1none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,887100.0
Total rejected ballots 382
Turnout 61,26974.0
Eligible voters 82,797
Liberal hold Swing +7.05
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalArif Virani24,62342.04+9.15$118,148.12
New DemocraticPeggy Nash23,56640.24-6.96$143,864.29
ConservativeIan Allen7,64113.05-2.50$16,096.82
GreenAdam Phipps1,7432.98-0.29$4,405.49
LibertarianMark Jeftovic6101.04
MarijuanaTerry Parker1910.33-0.09
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny1000.17±0
IndependentCarol Royer930.16$4,449.41
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,567100.0   $211,869.52
Total rejected ballots 269
Turnout 58,836
Eligible voters 76,952
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeggy Nash24,04647.20+11.23
LiberalGerard Kennedy16,75732.89-10.08
ConservativeTaylor Train7,92415.55+3.12
GreenSarah Newton1,6663.27-4.20
Christian HeritageAndrew Borkowski2510.49+0.02
MarijuanaTerry Parker2150.42-0.01
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny860.17-0.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,945100.00
Total rejected ballots 216 0.420.00
Turnout 51,161 71.106.50
Eligible voters 71,954
Former Liberal leadership hopeful Gerard Kennedy challenged incumbent MP Peggy Nash in the 2008 federal election.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGerard Kennedy20,70542.97+7.04$66,616
New DemocraticPeggy Nash17,33235.97-4.43$76,005
ConservativeJilian Saweczko5,99212.43-4.62$27,886
GreenRobert L. Rishchynski3,6017.47+1.96$27,025
Christian HeritageAndrew Borkowski2300.47$402
MarijuanaTerry Parker2090.43-0.17
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny1100.22-0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,179 100.00$82,121
Total rejected ballots 2050.42-0.04
Turnout 48,384 64.60-5.73
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeggy Nash20,79040.40+5.9
LiberalSarmite Bulte18,48935.93-6.1
ConservativeJurij Klufas8,77717.05+1.7
GreenRobert L. Rishchynski2,8405.51-1.4
MarijuanaTerry Parker3110.60-0.2
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny1240.240.0
IndependentBeverly Bernardo1190.23
Total valid votes 51,450 100.00
Total rejected ballots 240 0.46-0.07
Turnout 51,690 70.33+6.19
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSarmite Bulte19,72742.05-7.3
New DemocraticPeggy Nash16,20134.53+15.5
ConservativeJurij Klufas[Note 1]7,22115.39-9.8
GreenNeil Spiegel3,2496.92+4.1
MarijuanaTerry Parker3840.81-1.1
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny1300.270.0
Total valid votes 46,912100.00
Total rejected ballots 2500.53
Turnout 47,162 64.14
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSarmite Bulte20,67649.4+1.1
New DemocraticPaul Schmidt7,94719.0-1.5
Progressive ConservativeDavid Strycharz5,68113.6-0.3
AllianceVicki Vancas[Note 2]4,88211.7-2.1
GreenNeil Spiegel1,1612.8+1.2
MarijuanaTerry Parker7751.9
Canadian ActionGreg Robertson3170.80.0
CommunistWilfred Szczesny1550.4
IndependentMichel Dugré1320.3
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny1220.3-0.4
Total valid votes 41,848 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSarmite Bulte20,69248.3-6.1
New DemocraticPaul Schmidt8,76220.4+11.1
Progressive ConservativeJilian Saweczko5,92613.8+0.2
ReformMichael Jakubcak5,88113.7-2.4
GreenLaura Weinberg6961.6+0.5
Canadian ActionMiriam Hawkins3240.8
Marxist–LeninistPierre Chénier3110.7+0.6
Natural LawGregory Wayne Roberts2670.6-0.3
Total valid votes 42,859 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJesse Flis22,06854.4+10.5
ReformLee Primeau6,52016.1
Progressive ConservativeDon Baker5,51913.6-23.2
New DemocraticDavid Miller3,7759.3-8.6
NationalStephen A. Biega1,3083.2
GreenRichard Roy4611.1
Natural LawWanda Beaver3690.9
LibertarianHaig Baronikian3140.8+0.2
IndependentMiguel Figueroa1050.30.0
AbolitionistThomas Earl Pennington600.1
Marxist–LeninistAndré Vachon530.1
Total valid votes 40,552100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJesse Flis19,61443.9+7.4
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Witer16,41836.8-3.5
New DemocraticAnna Pollonetsky8,00217.9-2.9
LibertarianPenny Hoar2670.6
IndependentMatthew Hall2270.5-0.1
CommunistAnna Larsen1300.3
Total valid votes 44,658 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Witer15,87940.2+8.2
LiberalJesse Flis14,41936.5-9.0
New DemocraticJohn Friesen8,23220.9-0.6
GreenDieter Heinrich5921.5
LibertarianWilf Olin2230.6+0.2
CommunistAnna Larsen1300.3
Total valid votes 39,475 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJesse Flis17,21345.6+7.9
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Witer12,11632.1-5.4
New DemocraticDoug Little8,09421.4-2.1
CommunistWilfred Szczesny1600.40.0
LibertarianShirley Yamada1460.4-0.2
Marxist–LeninistChristine Nugent550.10.0
Total valid votes 37,784 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJesse Flis15,28137.7
Progressive ConservativeYuri Shymko15,20737.5
New DemocraticDoug Little9,53923.5
LibertarianVincent H. Miller2500.6
CommunistKerry McQuaig1680.4
IndependentArmand Siksna610.2
Marxist–LeninistChristine Nugent520.1
Total valid votes 40,558 100.0

See also

Notes

  1. Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
  2. Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Citations

  1. "Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles - Map". City of Toronto government. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  2. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:PARKDALE—HIGH PARK, Ontario (1979—)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Parkdale--High Park [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Parkdale—High Park, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

References

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