York_South—Weston_(provincial_electoral_district)
York South—Weston (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
York South—Weston is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.[1]
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
York South–Weston in relation to the other Toronto ridings | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 116,690 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 76,772 | ||
| Area (km²) | 25 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4,667.6 | ||
| Census division(s) | Toronto | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Toronto | ||
Its Member of Provincial Parliament is Progressive Conservative Michael Ford.
It is in the west-end of Toronto. The riding has a largely working class and immigrant population. The riding is made up largely of the old City of York, a southwestern portion of the old city of North York, and parts of the old city of Toronto north of High Park.[1]
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Humber River east along Highway 401, south along the Canadian National Railway situated west of Caledonia Road, west along Rogers Road, southeast along Old Weston Road, west along Lavender Road, south along Keele Street, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway, west along the Canadian Pacific Railway, and north along the Humber River to Highway 401.[1]
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. Prior to that redistribution, the area included York South and parts of what are now Parkdale-High Park, Davenport, and Eglinton-Lawrence. They became law after Bill 214 (2005), otherwise known as the "Representations Act, 2005",was passed in the Ontario Legislature.[2] The October 10, 2007 provincial election was conducted using the new boundaries, with only minor changes to the boundaries in the south-east corner of the riding, along the border with the Davenport riding.[3]
1999 electoral district description
York South—Weston consisting of those parts of the cities of North York, Toronto and York described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the City of North York with the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway No. 401); thence easterly along the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway to the Canadian National Railway situated immediately west of Caledonia Road; thence southerly along said railway to Rogers Road; thence westerly along Rogers Road to Old Weston Road; thence southerly along Old Weston Road to the northerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly along the northerly limit of the City of Toronto to the Canadian National Railway; thence southeasterly along said railway to the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence westerly along the Canadian Pacific Railway to the westerly limit of the City of York; thence generally northerly along the westerly limit of the cities of York and North York to the point of commencement.[4]
| York South—Weston | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created | ||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Joe Cordiano | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | |||
| 2007–2007 | Paul Ferreira | New Democratic | ||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Laura Albanese | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | |||
| 41st | 2014–2018 | |||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Faisal Hassan | New Democratic | |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Michael Ford | Progressive Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[5] | ||||
| 2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Ford | 11,138 | 36.60 | +3.65 | $69,685 | |||
| New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 10,342 | 33.98 | −2.09 | $97,063 | |||
| Liberal | Nadia Guerrera | 7,377 | 24.24 | −3.59 | $82,208 | |||
| Green | Ignacio Mongrell Gonzalez | 770 | 2.53 | −0.01 | $0 | |||
| New Blue | Tom Hipsz | 345 | 1.13 | $0 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Ana Gabriela Ortiz | 251 | 0.82 | $217 | ||||
| Independent | James Michael Fields | 209 | 0.69 | $632 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 30,432 | 99.12 | +0.31 | $112,794 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 271 | 0.88 | −0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,703 | 38.11 | −11.06 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,336 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +2.87 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 13,455 | 36.07 | -1.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark DeMontis | 12,290 | 32.95 | +21.69 | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Albanese | 10,379 | 27.83 | -20.02 | ||||
| Green | Grad Murray | 946 | 2.54 | +0.10 | ||||
| Libertarian | Bonnie Hu | 228 | 0.61 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 37,298 | 98.81 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 449 | 1.19 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,747 | 49.17 | +3.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,772 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Albanese | 15,669 | 47.85 | +3.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 12,200 | 37.25 | -4.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrew Ffrench | 3,687 | 11.26 | +0.16 | ||||
| Green | Jessica Higgins | 797 | 2.43 | +0.90 | ||||
| Freedom | Eric Compton | 249 | 0.76 | +0.27 | ||||
| Independent | Abi Issa | 146 | 0.45 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 32,748 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 404 | 1.22 | ||||||
| Turnout | 33,152 | 46.13 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 71,860 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.11 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Albanese | 13,805 | 44.55 | +1.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 13,071 | 42.18 | +0.64 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lan Daniel | 3,441 | 11.10 | +1.26 | ||||
| Green | Keith Jarrett | 474 | 1.53 | -2.27 | ||||
| Freedom | Eric Compton | 151 | 0.49 | |||||
| Independent | Michael Radejewski | 45 | 0.15 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,987 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 227 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Turnout | 31,214 | 44.86 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,580 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.49 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiel - York South—Weston" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014. | ||||||||
| 2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Albanese | 13,846 | 42.94 | +1.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 13,394 | 41.54 | -1.79 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karen McMillan-Aver | 3,173 | 9.84 | -0.43 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Gratl | 1,226 | 3.80 | +2.41 | ||||
| Libertarian | Marco Dias | 385 | 1.19 | +0.67 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 218 | 0.68 | -0.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,242 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 433 | 1.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,675 | 46.34 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 70,518 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +1.64 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2007). "General Election Poll By Poll Results: 106 York South-Weston" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2015. | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007 Resignation of Joseph Cordiano | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 8,146 | 43.33 | +24.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Albanese | 7,831 | 41.44 | −20.12 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pina Martino | 1,917 | 10.27 | −4.96 | ||||
| Green | Mir Kamal | 263 | 1.39 | −1.06 | ||||
| Independent | Kevin Clarke | 220 | 1.16 | |||||
| Independent | Mohammed Choudhary | 142 | 0.75 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 134 | 0.74 | −0.73 | ||||
| Libertarian | Nunzio Venuto | 101 | 0.52 | |||||
| Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 77 | 0.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 18,831 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 146 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,977 | 28.62 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,308 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.08 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2007). "By-Election 2007: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate". Retrieved 24 August 2015. | ||||||||
| 2003 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Cordiano | 19,932 | 61.56 | +8.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Donlevy | 6,247 | 19.29 | -0.80 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stephen Halicki | 4,930 | 15.23 | -6.68 | ||||
| Green | Enrique Palad | 794 | 2.45 | +2.02 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 475 | 1.47 | -0.12 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,378 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 540 | 1.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,747 | 50.70 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 64,589 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.48 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2003). "General Election of October 2, 2003 Poll By Poll Results: 102 York South-Weston". Retrieved 24 August 2015. | ||||||||
| 1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Joseph Cordiano | 18,205 | 53.39 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alan Hofmeister | 7,471 | 21.91 | |||||
| New Democratic | Rosana Pellizzari | 6,850 | 20.09 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Enzo Granzotto | 542 | 1.59 | |||||
| Independent | David Gershuny | 486 | 1.43 | |||||
| Communist | Hassan Husseini | 261 | 0.77 | |||||
| Green | Alma Subasic | 147 | 0.43 | |||||
| Natural Law | Erica Kindl | 139 | 0.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,101 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 540 | 1.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 34,641 | 58.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 59,490 | |||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (1999). "General Election of June 3 1999 Poll By Poll Results: 102 York South-Weston". Retrieved 24 August 2015. | ||||||||
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 16,842 | 56.4 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 12,998 | 43.6 | |
| Total valid votes | 29,840 | 100.0 | |
- "York South Weston electoral boundaries". Elections Canada, Government of Canada. 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- "Bill 214 2005 An Act to amend the Election Act,the Election Finances Act and the Legislative Assembly Act, to repeal the Representation Act, 1996 and to enact the Representation Act, 2005". Journals and Procedural Research Branch Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- "New electoral boundaries". Elections Ontario, Government of Ontario. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- "York South Weston electoral boundaries". Elections Canada, Government of Canada. 1996. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Joe Cordiano's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Cordiano, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- For Paul Ferreira's Legislative Assembly information see "Paul Ferreira, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- For Laura Albanese's Legislative Assembly information see "Laura Albanese, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "Official Return from the Records: 106 York South—Weston" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.