Don Valley West

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don Valley West

Ontario electoral district
Don Valley West in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		John Godfrey Liberal
District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2001)	117,083
Electors (2001)	78,824
Area (km²)	37
Pop. density (per km²)	3,164.4
Census divisions	Toronto
Census subdivisions	Toronto

For the provincial electoral district, see Don Valley West (provincial electoral district)

Don Valley West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 Resignation of John Godfrey 4 History - Federal riding 4.1 Members of Parliament 5 Former boundaries 6 Federal election results 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 60.3% White, 14.3% South Asian, 8.6% Chinese, 4.6% Filipino, 4.0% Black, 3.0% West Asian, 1.4% Korean
Languages: 57.2% English, 1.3% French, 39.3% Other, 2.2% Multiple responses
Religions: 27.8% Protestant, 20.0% Catholic, 5.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.7% Other Christian; 13.6% Muslim, 8.2% Jewish, 3.7% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 16.5% No affiliation
Average income: $57,558

[edit] Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of York Mills, Silver Hills, the western half of Don Mills, the eastern half of Lawrence Park, Leaside, Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park in the City of Toronto. The area is 37 km².

[edit] Resignation of John Godfrey

John Godfrey, who represented the riding since 1993, announced in November 2007 that he would be resigning his seat on July 1, 2008 in order to accept a position as headmaster of Toronto French School and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. If Godfrey's resignation occurs as scheduled, the writ of election must be issued within six months. Godfrey won every election with margins greater than 10,000.

Main article: Canadian federal by-elections, 2008

[edit] History - Federal riding

The federal electoral district was created in 1976 from Don Valley riding.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Don Valley prior to 1976
31st	1979-1980		John Bosley	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980-1984
33rd	1984-1988
34th	1988-1993
35th	1993-1997		John Godfrey	Liberal
36th	1997-2000
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-2008

[edit] Former boundaries

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

1996 to 2003

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Godfrey	28,709	53.36
	Conservative	John Carmichael	17,908	33.28
	New Democrat	David Thomas	4,902	9.11
	Green	Daphne So	1,906	3.54
	Libertarian	Soumen Deb	226	0.42
	Canadian Action	Paul Barnes	151	0.28

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Godfrey	30,615
	Conservative	David Turnbull	14,495
	New Democrat	David Thomas	4,393
	Green	Serge Abbat	1,703

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Godfrey	25,329
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Murton	10,583
	Canadian Alliance	John Wakelin	7,239
	New Democrat	Ali Naqvi	2,024
	Marijuana	Greg Stock	469
	Marxist-Leninist	Fernand Deschamps	97

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Godfrey	26,209
	Progressive Conservative	Joanne Flint	15,046
	Reform	Jonathan Silbert	4,669
	New Democrat	Richard Tiller	2,922
	Green	Dan King	378
	Natural Law	Debbie Webberg	173
	Marxist-Leninist	Judith A. Snow	104

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Godfrey	25,756
	Progressive Conservative	John Bosley	15,023
	Reform	Julian Pope	7,872
	New Democrat	Leonard Swartz	1,410
	National	Dorothy Campbell	1,111
	Green	Dan King	302
	Natural Law	Bob Pepper	262
	Not affiliated	Judith A. Snow	91
	Abolitionist	Stephen Wilson	26

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John Bosley	27,683
	Liberal	Liz Yorke	19,097
	New Democrat	Ian Cameron	4,307
	Libertarian	Clarke Slemon	408
	Independent	J. Michael McCutcheon	292
	Communist	Chris Frazer	73
	Commonwealth	Peter Hetherington	36

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John Bosley	29,905
	Liberal	David Wishart	12,855
	New Democrat	Ian Cameron	6,570
	Libertarian	Michael Beech	577

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John Bosley	25,260
	Liberal	Frank Felkai	18,430
	New Democrat	Jonathan Lomas	4,702
	Libertarian	Scott Bell	365
	Marxist-Leninist	Ian Hyman	42

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	John Bosley	28,427
	Liberal	Frank Felkai	18,117
	New Democrat	Jean Smith	5,572
	Libertarian	Scott Bell	405
	Marxist-Leninist	Ian Hyman	34

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament

[edit] References

v • d • e Federal ridings in Central Toronto Liberal Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • York South—Weston New Democratic Parkdale—High Park • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina

v • d • e Federal ridings in Ontario Central Ontario Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe Eastern Ontario Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga) Ajax—Pickering • Beaches—East York • Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Markham—Unionville • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Parkdale—High Park • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • St. Paul's • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • Thornhill • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • Oakville • St. Catharines • Welland Midwestern Ontario Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills Northern Ontario Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Kenora • Nickel Belt • Nipissing—Timiskaming • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Rainy River • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timmins—James Bay Southwestern Ontario Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London—Fanshawe • London North Centre • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West Ottawa Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean