Etobicoke Centre (federal electoral district)

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This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Etobicoke Centre (provincial electoral district). For the neighbourhood, see Islington-City Centre West.
Etobicoke Centre
Ontario electoral district
Etobicoke Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Yvan Baker
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]118,483
Electors (2015)86,412
Area (km²)[2]39
Pop. density (per km²)3,038
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Etobicoke Centre

Etobicoke Centre (French: Etobicoke-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

Geography[edit]

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Eatonville (part), Islington-City Centre West (part), Richview, Humber Heights - Westmount, Eringate – Centennial – West Deane, Markland Wood, Princess Gardens, Thorncrest Village and Humber Valley Village in the former city of Etobicoke, Toronto.

History[edit]

The riding was created in 1976 from part of the Etobicoke riding in what was then a constituent municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.

On May 18, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court declared the 2011 federal election results for this district to be null and void.[3] The judge ruled that 79 votes should not have been counted when the margin of victory in the riding was only 26 votes. On May 28, 2012, however, the incumbent Member of Parliament, Ted Opitz, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Canada. On October 25, 2012, the Supreme Court allowed Opitz's appeal and quashed the order for a by-election. In its decision, the Supreme Court restored 59 of the 79 tossed votes, essentially leaving Optiz with a 6 vote margin of victory.[4]

This riding lost territory to Etobicoke North and gained territory from Etobicoke—Lakeshore during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament[edit]

It has elected five members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Etobicoke Centre
Riding created from Etobicoke and High Park—Humber Valley
31st  1979–1980     Michael Wilson Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Allan Rock Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Borys Wrzesnewskyj
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Ted Opitz Conservative
42nd  2015–2019     Borys Wrzesnewskyj Liberal
43rd  2019–2021 Yvan Baker
44th  2021–present

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Languages: 52.7% English, 4.2% Italian, 3.6% Ukrainian, 3.4% Spanish, 2.8% Portuguese, 2.6% Polish, 2.5% Serbian, 1.4% Russian, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.4% Albanian, 1.3% Korean, 1.1% Mandarin

Religions: 67.8% Christian (41.2% Catholic, 7.6% Christian Orthodox, 3.0% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.4% Presbyterian, 11.8% other), 6.9% Muslim, 2.5% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 20.3% none

Median income: $44,400 (2020)

Average income: $69,200 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Etobicoke Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 79,235 67.6% 83,940 72.33% 84,535 74.61%
African 8,275 7.06% 6,825 5.88% 6,510 5.75%
South Asian 7,885 6.73% 6,905 5.95% 6,740 5.95%
East Asian[b] 6,060 5.17% 6,195 5.34% 5,565 4.91%
Southeast Asian[c] 4,815 4.11% 3,555 3.06% 3,020 2.67%
Latin American 4,630 3.95% 3,725 3.21% 2,915 2.57%
Middle Eastern[d] 2,430 2.07% 2,200 1.9% 1,900 1.68%
Indigenous 760 0.65% 680 0.59% 470 0.41%
Other/multiracial[e] 3,105 2.65% 2,045 1.76% 1,650 1.46%
Total responses 117,205 98.92% 116,055 98.33% 113,310 98.61%
Total population 118,483 100% 118,022 100% 114,910 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Etobicoke Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Yvan Baker 27,623 47.9 -4.0 $96,412.48
Conservative Geoff Turner 20,208 35.1 +0.6 $26,481.81
New Democratic Ashley Da Silva 5,809 10.1 +2.4 $0.00
People's Maurice Cormier 4,000 6.9 +5.8 $2,062.10
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,640 – – $118,661.19
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 63.56
Eligible voters 90,683
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 28,363 48.14
  Conservative 20,089 34.09
  New Democratic 6,340 10.76
  People's 3,881 6.59
  Green 186 0.32
  Others 63 0.11
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Yvan Baker 32,800 51.9 -0.87 $98,039.05
Conservative Ted Opitz 21,804 34.5 -2.83 $100,790.81
New Democratic Heather Vickers-Wong 4,881 7.7 -0.21 $8,510.54
Green Cameron Semple 2,775 4.4 +3.01 none listed
People's Nicholas Serdiuk 664 1.1 - none listed
Libertarian Mark Wrzesniewski 295 0.5 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,219 100.0
Total rejected ballots 624
Turnout 63,843 69.5
Eligible voters 91,889
Liberal hold Swing +0.98
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 32,612 52.77 +12.21 $183,159.14
Conservative Ted Opitz 23,070 37.33 -4.53 $123,382.55
New Democratic Tanya De Mello 4,886 7.91 -6.72 $86,715.88
Green Shawn Rizvi 856 1.39 -1.30 –
Progressive Canadian Rob Wolvin 378 0.61 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,802 100.00   $226,574.91
Total rejected ballots 303 0.49
Turnout 62,105 71.03
Eligible voters 87,440
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.37
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]


2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 22,306 41.86
  Liberal 21,616 40.56
  New Democratic 7,792 14.62
  Green 1,431 2.69
  Others 146 0.27


2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ted Opitz 21,644 41.2% +3.7% –
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 21,618 41.2% -7.7% –
New Democratic Ana Maria Rivero 7,735 14.7% +6.4% –
Green Katarina Zoricic 1,377 2.6% -2.8% –
Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 149 0.3% –
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,523 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 271 0.51 +0.02
Turnout 52,794 65.49 +3.8
Eligible voters 80,603


2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 24,537 48.9 -3.5 $72,089
Conservative Axel Kuhn 18,839 37.5 +4.3 $83,207
New Democratic Joseph Schwartz 4,164 8.3 -1.3
Green Marion Schaffer 2,688 5.4 +1.6 $352
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,228 100.0   $85,584
Total rejected ballots 247 0.49
Turnout 50,475 62.7
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 29,509 52.44 −5.84 $78,982
Conservative Axel Kuhn 18,702 33.24 +4.85 $77,310
New Democratic Cynthia Cameron 5,426 9.64 −0.27 $1,391
Green John Vanderheyden 2,111 3.75 +0.54 $1,087
Progressive Canadian Norman Dundas 402 0.71 n/a $18
Marxist–Leninist France Tremblay 117 0.21 - none listed
Total valid votes 56,267 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Turnout 56,487 71.95 +4.67
Electors on the lists 78,511
Liberal hold Swing -5.35
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 30,441 58.28 +1.9 $76,192
Conservative Lida Preyma 14,829 28.39 -10.2 $72,841
New Democratic John Richmond 5,174 9.91 +5.3 $4,977
Green Margo Pearson 1,676 3.21 – not listed
Marxist–Leninist France Tremblay 112 0.21 -0.2 not listed
Total valid votes 52,232 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Turnout 52,481 67.28
Electors on the lists 78,007
Liberal hold Swing +6.05
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.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rock 26,083 56.4 +1.8
Alliance Michael G. Kraik 10,318 22.3 +5.1
Progressive Conservative Ross Vaughan 7,566 16.4 -5.6
New Democratic Karen Dolan 2,124 4.6 -0.7
Marxist–Leninist Dagmar Sullivan 181 0.4 0.0
Total valid votes 46,272 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rock 27,345 54.6 +0.2
Progressive Conservative Alida Leistra 11,023 22.0 +2.5
Reform Jason Beyak 8,638 17.2 -4.9
New Democratic Matthew Bonk 2,661 5.3 +3.1
Natural Law Paul Gasztold 267 0.5 +0.1
Marxist–Leninist Janice Murray 189 0.4 +0.3
Total valid votes 50,123 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Rock 25,633 54.3 +13.9
Reform Charles McLeod 10,440 22.1
Progressive Conservative Charles Donley 9,203 19.5 -28.9
New Democratic Udayan Rege 1,037 2.2 -7.4
National Janice Tait 500 1.1
Natural Law Everett Murphy 200 0.4
Abolitionist Kelly Ann Leblanc 77 0.2
Marxist–Leninist Janice Murray 53 0.1
Commonwealth of Canada Joseph Zmak 25 0.1 -0.1
Total valid votes 47,168 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Wilson 24,338 48.4 -8.4
Liberal Mary Schwass 20,342 40.5 +10.6
New Democratic Phil Jones 4,815 9.6 -3.2
Libertarian Janice E. Hazlett 373 0.7 +0.2
Green Isabel Van Humbeck 187 0.4
Communist Dan Goldstick 81 0.2
Commonwealth of Canada John J. Benz 70 0.1
Independent Jeanne Gatley 62 0.1
Total valid votes 50,268 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Wilson 34,026 56.8 +9.7
Liberal Jim Brown 17,853 29.8 -11.6
New Democratic Phil Jones 7,657 12.8 +2.0
Libertarian Shirley Yamada 339 0.6 0.0
Total valid votes 59,875 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Wilson 26,969 47.1 -4.2
Liberal Joe Cruden 23,715 41.4 +3.7
New Democratic Dan Shipley 6,181 10.8 +0.6
Libertarian Norman R. Andersen 308 0.5 +0.1
Marxist–Leninist Anne Boylan 88 0.2 +0.1
Total valid votes 57,261 100.0


1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Michael Wilson 31,498 51.3
Liberal Alastair Gillespie 23,141 37.7
New Democratic Dan Shipley 6,237 10.2
Libertarian Norman R. Andersen 272 0.4
Communist Nick Hrynchyshyn 112 0.2
Independent Helen Obadia 54 0.1
Marxist–Leninist James H. Reid 38 0.1
Total valid votes 61,352 100.0

Toronto City Council Wards 3-4[edit]

Since 2000 Toronto City Council Wards 3 and 4 share the same name.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Etobicoke Centre (federal electoral district) (Code 35022) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • House of Commons of Canada historical ridings section
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada, Results certified by judicial recount
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ "Election result in Toronto riding thrown out by judge". CBC News. May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Opitz v. Wrzesnewskyj". October 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Etobicoke Centre [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Etobicoke Centre, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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