Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
It covers a portion of Toronto northwest of downtown . It stretches from Yonge Street in the east to Caledonia in the west and from Highway 401 in the north to Eglinton Avenue in the south. Lawrence Avenue runs through the centre of the riding. Neighbourhoods in the riding include Bedford Park , Lawrence Manor , Lawrence Heights , the southwestern part of York Mills and the western part of Lawrence Park . The riding includes portions of the former cities of North York , Toronto, and York.
As per the 2016 Census, Eglinton—Lawrence is the City of Toronto riding with the highest percentage of people of Polish ethnic origin (12.0%) and the second-highest percentage of people of Jewish ethnic origin (5.1%). In the 2011 National Household Survey more than 15% of the residents of Eglinton—Lawrence filled in a Jewish ethnic origin.
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Eglinton , York Centre , York South , and York West . Federally, it was represented by Liberal Joe Volpe from 1988 to 2011, by Conservative Joe Oliver from 2011 to 2015, and by Liberal Marco Mendicino since the 2015 federal election .
History [ edit ]
This riding's boundaries were not changed during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Former boundaries [ edit ]
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ edit ]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Marco Mendicino
27,278
48.89
+10.47
$155,849.60
Conservative
Joe Oliver
23,788
42.64
-4.18
$183,256.52
New Democratic
Andrew Thomson
3,505
6.28
-5.32
$114,205.95
Green
Matthew Chisholm
799
1.43
-1.74
$217.60
Libertarian
Ethan Buchman
308
0.55
–
–
Animal Alliance
Rudy Brunell Solomonvici
114
0.20
–
$5,129.72
Total valid votes/Expense limit
55,792
100.00
$210,250.86
Total rejected ballots
328
0.58
Turnout
56,120
72.45
Eligible voters
77,463
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+7.32
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6]
Source : Elections Canada
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Joe Volpe
19,133
43.99
-8.90
$46,582
Conservative
Joe Oliver
17,073
39.25
+9.00
$82,193
New Democratic
Justin Chatwin
3,663
8.42
-3.07
$4,729
Green
Andrew James
3,629
8.34
+3.22
$6,136
Total valid votes/Expense limit
43,498
100.00
$82,294
Total rejected ballots
219
0.50
Turnout
43,717
59.75
Liberal hold
Swing
-8.95
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Joe Volpe
26,044
52.89
−7.35
$66,769
Conservative
Peter Coy
14,897
30.25
+5.20
$59,382
New Democratic
Maurganne Mooney
5,660
11.49
+1.11
$7,722
Green
Patrick Metzger
2,520
5.12
+1.03
$1,338
N/A (Communist League )
John Steele
123
0.25
$369
Total valid votes
49,244
100.00
Total rejected ballots
245
Turnout
49,489
67.61
+3.84
Electors on the lists
73,201
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Joe Volpe
28,360
60.24
+1.07
$72,089
Conservative
Bernie Tanz
11,792
25.05
−6.88
$71,823
New Democratic
Max Silverman
4,886
10.38
+3.93
$8,534
Green
Shel Goldstein
1,924
4.09
$2,377
Canadian Action
Corrinne Prévost
115
0.24
$0
Total valid votes
47,077
100.00
Total rejected ballots
284
Turnout
47,361
63.77
Electors on the lists
74,266
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Joe Volpe
25,161
60.68
+1.44
$53,652
Progressive Conservative
Louise Sankey
7,156
17.26
−5.49
$16,232
Alliance
Joel Etienne
5,497
13.26
+5.17
$18,685
New Democratic
Simon Rowland
2,663
6.42
−2.60
$1,577
Green
Doug Howat
688
1.66
$579
Marxist–Leninist
Frank Chilelli
164
0.40
$8
Natural Law
Matthew Macleod
133
0.32
−0.59
$0
Total valid votes
41,462
100.00
Total rejected ballots
263
Turnout
41,725
57.58
−9.42
Electors on the lists
72,463
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Joe Volpe
25,985
59.24
−4.07
$49,531
Progressive Conservative
David Rotenberg
9,977
22.75
+5.11
$34,874
New Democratic
Sam Savona
3,955
9.02
+4.36
$14,088
Reform
Charles Van Tuinen
3,547
8.09
−3.65
$10,529
Natural Law
Robyn Brandon
397
0.91
$0
Total valid votes
43,861
100.00
Total rejected ballots
320
Turnout
44,181
67.00
Electors on the lists
65,945
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
1993 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Joe Volpe
28,634
71.62
+20.60
$38,419
Reform
Charles Van Tuinen
4,347
10.87
$13,413
Progressive Conservative
Marc Monson
4,262
10.66
−20.28
$19,954
New Democratic Party
Gael Hepworth
2,091
5.23
−10.34
$12,165
Natural Law
Debbie Weberg
384
0.96
$0
Marxist–Leninist
Jeanne Gatley
138
0.35
$105
Abolitionist
Linda Kruschel
124
0.31
$0
Total valid votes
39,980
100.00
Total rejected ballots
480
Turnout
40,460
68.28
−6.48
Electors on the lists
59,254
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada .
Toronto Council Ward 8 [ edit ]
Eglinton—Lawrence is also the name for ward 8 on Toronto City Council currently represented by city councillor Michael Colle .
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