Toronto Centre
 Ontario electoral district |
'Toronto Centre in relation to other Toronto ridings
|
| Federal electoral district |
| Legislature |
House of Commons |
| MP |
|
Bob Rae
Liberal |
| District created |
1933 |
| First contested |
1935 |
| Last contested |
2006 |
| District webpage |
profile, map |
| Demographics |
| Population (2006) |
121,407 |
| Electors (2007) |
84,898 |
| Area (km²) |
14 |
| Pop. density (per km²) |
8,671.9 |
| Census divisions |
Toronto |
| Census subdivisions |
Toronto |
Toronto Centre, Rosedale and Toronto Centre–Rosedale make up a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1925 and since 1935.
Toronto Centre covers the heart of downtown Toronto. The riding contains notable areas such as Rosedale (one of Canada's wealthiest enclaves), Regent Park (Canada's first and largest social housing development), St. Jamestown (a largely immigrant area and the most densely populated neighbourhood in Canada), Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley (Canada's largest gay community), and most of the business district of the city.
Historically, the riding was one of the few in central Toronto where the Progressive Conservatives usually did well. The PCs held the riding for all but 24 years from 1935 to 1993. Since 1993, as has been the case with other Toronto ridings, the Liberal Party has dominated the riding, and it is now considered one of the safest Liberal ridings in Canada. The New Democratic Party (NDP) has become the second party in the riding in recent years, while the Conservative Party of Canada attracts little support.
In the Canadian House of Commons, the riding is represented by Liberal Bob Rae as of the federal by-elections of March 17, 2008.
Its members of Toronto City Council are Pam McConnell and Kyle Rae.
2008 federal by-election
-
A by-election, held on March 17, 2008 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Bill Graham was won by Liberal Bob Rae, a former Ontario NDP Premier .
The nominated Conservative candidate in the byelection, Mark Warner, was dropped by the party's national council on October 31, 2007[1]. Don Meredith was nominated as the Conservative candidate in December 2007[2].
Activist El-Farouk Khaki ran for the NDP and Chris Tindal ran for the Green Party of Canada candidate. Liz White was the Animal Alliance Environmental Voters Party of Canada candidate, and Doug Plumb represented the Canadian Action Party.
Federal electoral district
Toronto Centre riding was first created in 1872 from portions of Toronto West and Toronto East. In 1924, the riding was broken into Toronto East Centre, Toronto West Centre and Toronto South.
A riding covering much the same area was created in 1933 named "Rosedale" after the wealthy neighbourhood of Rosedale. This riding was replaced with "Toronto Centre—Rosedale" in 1996, but the quickly-growing population resulted in large areas being shaved off on all sides. In 2003, Toronto Centre—Rosedale was abolished, and a new riding somewhat to the east was created named "Toronto Centre".
Each of the four major national political parties (the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Green Party, and the NDP), have active federal and provincial riding associations which act as the local party organizations in the riding. Most contests, however, are between the Liberals and NDP.
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2001 Census
Ethnic groups: 57.9% White, 9.1% Black, 8.6% South Asian, 8.3% Chinese, 5.2% Filipino, 1.9% Korean, 1.9% Southeast Asian, Latin American 1.8%, Arab 1.1%.
Languages: 58.5% English, 3.1% French, 36.6% Other, 1.8% Multiple languages
Religions: 25.8% Catholic, 22.0% Protestant, 7.6% Muslim, 4.7% Other Christian , 3.9% Hindu, 3.1% Jewish, 3.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.3% Buddhist, 26.8% No religious affiliation
Average income: $52,484
Members of Parliament
These ridings have elected the following Members of Parliament:
Former boundaries
Federal election results
Toronto Centre
Toronto Centre—Rosedale
Rosedale
Toronto Centre
See also
References
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
|
