Eglinton—Lawrence (provincial electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Eglinton—Lawrence in relation to other Toronto electoral districts | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
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District created | 1999 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 113,150 | ||
Electors (2007) | 72,202 | ||
Area (km²) | 22.67 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 4,991.2 | ||
Census divisions | Toronto | ||
Census subdivisions | Toronto |
Eglinton—Lawrence is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It was created in 1999 from parts of Lawrence, York Mills, Wilson Heights, Oakwood, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Eglinton.
When the riding was created, it included all of Metro Toronto within the following line: Highway 401 to the CN Railway to Eglinton Avenue to Dufferin Street to Rogers Road to Oakwood Avenue to Holland Park Avenue to Winona Drive to the border of Old Toronto to Bathurst Street to the Belt Line to Eglinton Avenue to Yonge Street.
In 2007, the southern border was altered so that it was Eglinton Avenue from the CN Railway to Yonge Street.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Eglinton—Lawrence | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Riding created from Lawrence, York Mills, Wilson Heights, Oakwood, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Eglinton |
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37th | 1999–2003 | Mike Colle | Liberal | |
38th | 2003–2007 | |||
39th | 2007–2011 | |||
40th | 2011–2014 | |||
41st | 2014–Present | |||
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] |
Election results
Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Mike Colle | 22,855 | 54.80 | +0.65 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Robin Martin | 14,079 | 33.76 | +0.21 | ||||
New Democratic | Thomas Gallezot | 3,060 | 7.34 | -2.48 | ||||
Green | Lucas C. McCann | 1,305 | 3.13 | +1.63 | ||||
Freedom | Michael Bone | 264 | 0.63 | +0.23 | ||||
Independent | Erwin Sniedzins | 143 | 0.34 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 41,706 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.22 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Mike Colle | 20,752 | 54.15 | +11.10 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Rocco Rossi | 12,857 | 33.55 | -3.97 | ||||
New Democratic | Gerti Dervishi | 3,763 | 9.82 | -0.46 | ||||
Green | Josh Rachlis | 575 | 1.50 | -5.70 | ||||
Freedom | Michael Bone | 152 | 0.40 | |||||
Independent | Jerry Green | 146 | 0.38 | |||||
Independent | Sujith Reddy | 79 | 0.21 | |||||
Total valid votes | 38,324 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 185 | 0.48 | ||||||
Turnout | 38,496 | 51.81 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 74,309 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.54 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Mike Colle | 17,324 | 43.05 | -13.84 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bernie Tanz | 15,098 | 37.52 | +7.80 | ||||
New Democratic | Karin Wiens | 4,135 | 10.28 | -0.15 | ||||
Green | Andrew James | 2,899 | 7.20 | +4.24 | ||||
Libertarian | Tom Gelmon | 296 | 0.74 | |||||
Family Coalition | Rina Morra | 253 | 0.63 | |||||
Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 128 | 0.2 | |||||
Independent | Joseph Young | 107 | 0.27 | |||||
Total valid votes | 40,240 | 100.00 |
Ontario general election, 2003 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Mike Colle | 23,743 | 56.89 | +0.11 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Corinne Korzen | 12,402 | 29.72 | -5.53 | ||||
New Democratic | Robin Alter | 43,51 | 10.43 | +6.12 | ||||
Green | Mark Viitala | 1,236 | 2.96 | +1.86 | ||||
Total valid votes | 37,381 | 100.00 |
Ontario general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Mike Colle | 24,151 | 56.78 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | John Parker | 14,994 | 35.25 | |||||
New Democratic | Jay Waterman | 1,835 | 4.31 | |||||
Family Coalition | Frank D'Angelo | 821 | 1.93 | |||||
Green | Shelly Lipsey | 470 | 1.10 | |||||
Natural Law | Neil C. Dickie | 263 | 0.62 | |||||
Total valid votes | 42,534 | 100.00 |
2007 electoral reform referendum
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 23,405 | 60.9 | |
Mixed member proportional | 15,052 | 39.1 | |
Total valid votes | 38,457 | 100.0 |
References
- ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Mike Colle's Legislative Assembly information see "Mike Colle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ↑ "Official result from the records, 020 Eglinton—Lawrence" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Eglinton—Lawrence" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links
Coordinates: 43°43′03″N 79°26′54″W / 43.7175°N 79.4483°W