Eglinton—Lawrence
Map of Eglinton-Lawrence
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.
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
This riding's boundaries were not changed during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Former boundaries
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Source: Elections Canada
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
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
|
Canadian federal election, 2006 |
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. |
Canadian federal election, 2004 |
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. |
Canadian federal election, 2000 |
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. |
Canadian federal election, 1997 |
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. |
Canadian federal election, 1993 |
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. |
Canadian federal election, 1988 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Liberal | Joe Volpe | 20,446 | 51.02 | +8.04 | $33,611 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Tony Abbott |
12,400 |
30.94 |
−9.35 |
$26,187 |
|
New Democratic | Vittoria Levi | 6,241 | 15.57 | +0.68 | $16,036 |
|
Libertarian | Sandor L. Hegedus | 538 | 1.34 | +0.51 | $0 |
|
Communist | Geoffrey da Silva | 208 | 0.52 | +0.02 | $357 |
|
N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) |
Margaret Manwaring |
123 |
0.31 |
|
$776 |
|
Commonwealth of Canada | James Felicioni | 122 | 0.30 | | $67 |
Total valid votes |
40,078 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
565 |
Turnout |
40,643 | 74.76 |
Electors on the lists |
54,362 |
Toronto Council Wards 15 and 16
Eglinton - Lawrence is also the name for two wards on Toronto City Council each represented by a city councillor:
The combined ward boundaries roughly corresponds to the federal electoral district.
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Coordinates: 43°43′01″N 79°26′53″W / 43.717°N 79.448°W / 43.717; -79.448