Willowdale (electoral district)

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Willowdale in relation to the other Toronto ridings
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Willowdale in relation to the other Toronto ridings

Willowdale 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 1987.

The federal riding was created in 1976 from part of Eglinton. The provincial riding was created in 1987 and had slightly different boundaries until all Ontario ridings were redrawn in 1999 to match their federal equivalents.

It has been represented in the House of Commons by Jim Peterson since 1988, and in the Ontario legislature by David Zimmer since 2003. On Toronto city council, the western half of the riding is represented by John Filion, and the eastern portion by David Shiner.

This district is home to some famous landmarks like the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Mel Lastman Square and Claude Watson School for the Arts.

Federally, this riding is considered a bellwether because it has only twice elected a Member of Parliament from the opposition party (in the 1988 federal election and 2006 federal election).

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[edit] Geography

It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north by the northern city limit (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the city limit south along Victoria Park Avenue, southwest along the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Apache Trail, south along Highway 404, west along Finch Avenue East, south along Leslie Street, southwest along Highway 401, northwest along the Don River West Branch, northeast along Bathurst Street, east along the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Finch Avenue West and north along Yonge Street to the city limit.

[edit] Federal electoral district

Willowdale (electoral district consisted initially of the part of the Borough of North York bounded ont he north by the borough limit (Steeles Avenue), on the West by the West Branch of the Don River and Bathurst Street, on the south by Highway 401, and on the east by Bayview Avenue.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of North York bounded on the north by the borough limits (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the borough limit southeast along the Don River West Branch, south along Bayview Avenue, east along Finch Avenue East, south along the Don River East Branch, west along Highway 401, and northwest along the Don River West Branch to the borough limit.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of North York bounded on the north by the borough limits (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the borough limit south along the eastern limit of the city, west along the hydro-electric transmission line situated south of McNicoll Avenue, south along Highway 404, west along Finch Avenue East, south along the Don River East Branch, west along Highway 401, northwest along the Don River West Branch, north along Bathurst Street, east along Drewry Avenue, north along Chelmsford Avenue, west along Greenwin Village Road, and north along Village Gate to the northern city limit.

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

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Eglinton prior to 1976
31st 1979-1980     Bob Jarvis Progressive Conservative
32nd 1980-1984     Jim Peterson Liberal
33rd 1984-1988     John Oostrom Progressive Conservative
34th 1988-1993     Jim Peterson Liberal
35th 1993-1997
36th 1997-2000
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1987.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

[edit] Former boundaries

1976 to 1987

1987 to 1996

1996 to 2003

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 30,713
     Conservative Jovan Boseovski 16,247
     New Democrat Rochelle Carnegie 6,334
     Green Sharolyn Vettese 2,271


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 30,855
     Conservative Jovan Boseovski 11,615
     New Democrat Yvonne Bobb 4,812
     Green Sharolyn Vettese 1,844
Progressive Canadian Ardavan Behrouzi 883
     Independent Bernadette Michael 253


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 27,038
     Canadian Alliance Kevyn Nightingale 7,411
     Progressive Conservative Chungsen Leung 7,134
     New Democrat Yvonne Bobb 2,404
     Marxist-Leninist Roger Carter 145


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 27,311
     Progressive Conservative Norm Gardner 10,043
     Reform Peter Cobbold 6,007
     New Democrat Mikael Swayze 2,833
     Natural Law Don Murray 268
     Independent Paul Coulbeck 266
     Canadian Action Randall Whitcomb 128


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 28,372
     Progressive Conservative John Oostrom 7,733
     Reform Gerry Welbourn 7,052
     New Democrat Mary Maron 1,682
     National Shelley Goldstein 674
     Green Tom Salsberg 461
     Natural Law Mike Dubinsky 248
     Independent Owen Smith 204
     Abolitionist Jewel McKenzie 53


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 24,230
     Progressive Conservative John Oostrom 22,347
     New Democrat Anne Adelson 4,517
     Rhino Peeter Tammisto 268
     Libertarian Hans Wienhold 147


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John Oostrom 22,425
     Liberal Jim Peterson 22,063
     New Democrat John Fagan 6,711
     Libertarian George Graham 329


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jim Peterson 22,235
     Progressive Conservative Bob Jarvis 17,527
     New Democrat Bob Hebdon 6,889
     Libertarian Shannon Vale 170
     Marxist-Leninist Rae Greig 46


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bob Jarvis 22,238
     Liberal Jim Peterson 19,848
     New Democrat Chris Thurrott 7,128
     Libertarian Robert Austin Leber 391
     Marxist-Leninist Rae Greig 71

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Federal Ridings in Greater Toronto
Liberal

Ajax—Pickering | Beaches—East York | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Brampton—Springdale | Brampton West | Davenport | Don Valley East | Don Valley West | Eglinton—Lawrence | Etobicoke Centre | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Etobicoke North | Markham—Unionville | Mississauga—Brampton South | Mississauga East—Cooksville | Mississauga—Erindale | Mississauga South | Mississauga—Streetsville | Oak Ridges—Markham | Pickering—Scarborough East | Richmond Hill | St. Paul's | Scarborough—Agincourt | Scarborough Centre | Scarborough—Guildwood | Scarborough—Rouge River | Scarborough Southwest | Thornhill | Toronto Centre | Vaughan | Willowdale | York Centre | York South—Weston | York West
New Democratic

Parkdale—High Park | Toronto—Danforth | Trinity—Spadina
Conservative

Oshawa | Whitby—Oshawa
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