Downsview (electoral district)

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Downsview was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and was retained until redistribution in 1999. Downsview was located in North York, which was previously part of Metropolitan Toronto and is now part of the City of Toronto.

For most of its history, Downsview was a hotly-contested marginal seat between the Liberals and the New Democratic Party. Its final representative, however, was a Progressive Conservative: Annamarie Castrilli was elected as a Liberal in 1995, but crossed parties on the last sitting day of the legislature before the 1999 election.

The riding's demographics shifted throughout its existence. From the 1970s onward, it was predominantly Italian. Odoardo Di Santo, elected as a New Democrat in 1975, was one of the first three Italian-Canadians to serve in the Ontario legislature.

[edit] Provincial representatives

  Name Party Took Office Left Office
     Vern Singer
 Liberal 1963 1975
     Odoardo Di Santo New Democratic Party 1975 1985
     Joseph Cordiano
 Liberal 1985 1987
     Laureano Leone
 Liberal 1987 1990
     Anthony Perruzza New Democratic Party 1990 1995
     Annamarie Castrilli
 Liberal 1995 1999
     Progressive Conservative 1999 1999
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