Parkdale—High Park

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Parkdale—High Park

Ontario electoral district
Parkdale—High Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Peggy Nash NDP
District created	1976
First contested	1979
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Cheri DiNovo NDP
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	102,142
Electors (2007)	70,956
Area (km²)	16
Pop. density (per km²)	6,383.9
Census divisions	Toronto
Census subdivisions	Toronto

Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

It is located in the central-west part of Toronto on the lakefront. It has 106,559 residents. It is centred on Roncesvalles Village, and includes several kilometres of the city on either side of Roncesvalles Avenue. The street also serves as a boundary between the two namesake neighbourhoods of the riding. To the east of Roncesvalles is Parkdale; High Park is to the west.

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.

The current federal Member of Parliament (MP) as of January 23rd, 2006 is Peggy Nash of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Cheri DiNovo, also of the NDP, is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) as of September 14th, 2006. DiNovo was re-elected in the 2007 Ontario General Election.

Contents 1 Federal electoral district 1.1 Members of Parliament 2 Former boundaries 3 Federal election results 4 Provincial electoral district 4.1 Members of Provincial Parliament 4.2 Provincial election results 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Federal electoral district

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

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.

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.

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.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Jesse Flis, Liberal Party of Canada (1979-1984)
2. Andrew Witer, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)
3. Jesse Flis, Liberal Party of Canada (1988-1997)
4. Sarmite Bulte, Liberal Party of Canada (1997-2006)
5. Peggy Nash, New Democratic Party (2006-present)

[edit] Former boundaries

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

1996 to 2003

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Peggy Nash	20,790	40.40
	Liberal	Sarmite Bulte	18,489	35.93
	Conservative	Jurij Klufas	8,777	17.05
	Green	Robert L. Rishchynski	2,840	5.51
	Marijuana	Terry Parker	311	0.60
	Marxist-Leninist	Lorne Gershuny	124	0.24
	Independent	Beverly Bernardo	119	0.23

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sarmite Bulte	19,727
	New Democrat	Peggy Nash	16,201
	Conservative	Jurij Klufas	7,221
	Green	Neil Spiegel	3,249
	Marijuana	Terry Parker	384
	Marxist-Leninist	Lorne Gershuny	130

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sarmite Bulte	20,676
	New Democrat	Paul Schmidt	7,947
	Progressive Conservative	David Strycharz	5,681
	Canadian Alliance	Vicki Vancas	4,882
	Green	Neil Spiegel	1,161
	Marijuana	Terry Parker	775
	Canadian Action	Greg Robertson	317
	Communist	Wilfred Szczesny	155
	Not affiliated	Michel Dugré	132
	Marxist-Leninist	Lorne Gershuny	122

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sarmite Bulte	20,692
	New Democrat	Paul Schmidt	8,762
	Progressive Conservative	Jilian Saweczko	5,926
	Reform	Michael Jakubcak	5,881
	Green	Laura Weinberg	696
	Canadian Action	Miriam Hawkins	324
	Marxist-Leninist	Pierre Chénier	311
	Natural Law	Gregory Wayne Roberts	267

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jesse Flis	22,068
	Reform	Lee Primeau	6,520
	Progressive Conservative	Don Baker	5,519
	New Democrat	David Miller	3,775
	National	Stephen A. Biega	1,308
	Green	Richard Roy	461
	Natural Law	Wanda Beaver	369
	Libertarian	Haig Baronikian	314
	Independent	Miguel Figueroa	105
	Abolitionist	Thomas Earl Pennington	60
	Marxist-Leninist	André Vachon	53

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jesse Flis	19,614
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Witer	16,418
	New Democrat	Anna Pollonetsky	8,002
	Libertarian	Penny Hoar	267
	Independent	Matthew Hall (politician)	227
	Communist	Anna Larsen	130

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Witer	15,879
	Liberal	Jesse Flis	14,419
	New Democrat	John Friesen	8,232
	Green	Dieter Heinrich	592
	Libertarian	Wilf Olin	223
	Commonwealth	Anna Larsen	130

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jesse Flis	17,213
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Witer	12,116
	New Democrat	Doug Little	8,094
	Communist	Wilfred Szczesny	160
	Libertarian	Shirley Yamada	146
	Marxist-Leninist	Christine Nugent	55

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jesse Flis	15,281
	Progressive Conservative	Yuri Shymko	15,207
	New Democrat	Doug Little	9,539
	Libertarian	Vincent H. Miller	250
	Communist	Kerry McQuaig	168
	Not affiliated	Armand Siksna	61
	Marxist-Leninist	Christine Nugent	52

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

1. Gerard Kennedy, Liberal (1999-2006)
2. Cheri DiNovo, New Democratic Party (2006-present)

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Cheri DiNovo	18,136	44.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Sylvia Watson	11,900	29.3	-3.7
	Progressive Conservative	David Hutcheon	6,013	14.8	-2.5
	Green	Bruce Hearns	3,937	9.7	+3.5
	Libertarian	Zork Hun	327	0.8	+0.2
	Family Coalition	Marilee Kidd	322	0.8	-0.5

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	17741	45.5%
	Mixed member proportional	21207	54.5%

• This riding was on of only five where a majority backed MMP

September 14, 2006 by-election

September 14, 2006 by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	New Democrat	Cheri DiNovo	11,675	41.0	+25.2
	Liberal	Sylvia Watson	9,387	33.0	-24.8
	Progressive Conservative	David Hutcheon	4,921	17.3	+1.1
	Green	Frank De Jong	1,758	6.2	-0.7
	Family Coalition	Stan Grzywna	366	1.3	-0.2
	Libertarian	Jim McIntosh	162	0.6	-
	Freedom	Silvio Ursomarzo	111	0.4	0.0
	Independent	John C. Turmel	77	0.3	-

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal	Gerard Kennedy	23,008	57.8	+2.9
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen Snell	6,436	16.2	-14.0
	New Democrat	Margo Duncan	6,275	15.8	+4.0
	Green	Neil Spiegel	2,758	6.9	+5.7
	Family Coalition	Stan Grzywna	591	1.5	+0.8
	Communist	Karin Larsen	349	0.9	-
	Independent	John Steele	204	0.5	-
	Freedom	Dick Field	165	0.4	-

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gerard Kennedy	23,022	54.9
	Progressive Conservative	Annamarie Castrilli	12,647	30.2
	New Democrat	Irene Atkinson	4,937	11.8
	Green	Frank de Jong	500	1.2
	Libertarian	Doug Burn	325	0.8
	Family Coalition	Stan Grzywna	289	0.7
	Independent	Jorge Van Schouwen	99	0.2
	Natural Law	Lynne Hea	99	0.2

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results
• Parkdale--High Park section of the Digital Copyright Canada forum
• Parkdale-High Park Green Party
• Parkdale-High Park Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Riding Association
• Parkdale-High Park NDP Riding Association
• DemocraticSPACE Parkdale-High Park 2006 By-Election Page
• DemocraticSPACE Parkdale-High Park 2007 Ontario General Election Page

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