Beaches—East York (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Beaches—East York. For the defunct provincial electoral district see Beaches—Woodbine (provincial electoral district).

Beaches—East York is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from parts of Beaches—Woodbine (95%), Don Mills (40%), and York East (20%).^[1]

When the riding was created, it included the former borough of East York east of Coxwell Avenue and that part of Old Toronto east of a line following Coxwell to Gerrard Street to Greenwood Avenue to Queen Street to Leslie Street.

In 2007, the boundaries were altered so that everything west of Coxwell Avenue was transferred to Toronto—Danforth.

1 Members of Provincial Parliament
2 2007 electoral reform referendum
3 Election results
4 References
5 Sources

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
37th	1999–2001	Frances Lankin	New Democrat
37th	2001–2003	Michael Prue
38th	2003–2007
39th	2007–2011
40th	2011-present

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	19,100	49.9%
	Mixed member proportional	19,180	50.1%
	Total valid votes	38,280	100.0

This riding was one of five ridings where a majority of voters supported MMP.

Election results

Ontario general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Michael Prue	17,807	46.61	+2.2
	Liberal	Helen Burstyn	13,816	36.17	+10.3
	Progressive Conservative	Chris Menary	5,364	14.04	-1.2
	Green	Shawn Ali	1,025	2.68	-9.9
	Freedom	Naomi Poley-Fisher	144	0.38	+0.08
	Independent	Joe Ross	45	0.12	-
Total valid votes			37,278	100.0

Note: the 2011 election will be held on October 6, 2011.^[2]

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Michael Prue	17,499	44.4	-6.8
	Liberal	Tom Teahen	10,167	25.8	+1.5
	Progressive Conservative	Don Duvall	6,147	15.6	-4.1
	Green	Caroline Law	4,783	12.1	+7.3
	Libertarian	Doug Patfield	518	1.3	-
	Family Coalition	Joel Kidd	201	0.5	-
	Freedom	James Whitaker	134	0.3	-
Total valid votes			39,449	100.0

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Michael Prue	21,239	51.2	+5.3
	Liberal	Monica Purdy	10,070	24.3	+2.5
	Progressive Conservative	Angela Kennedy	8,157	19.7	-10.1
	Green	Tom Mason	1,995	4.8	+3.8
Total valid votes			41,461	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
By-election on 1999
	New Democrat	Michael Prue	14,024	50.5	+4.6
	Liberal	Robert Hunter	10,289	36.6	+14.8
	Progressive Conservative	Mac Penney	2,821	10.0	-19.8
	Green	Peter Elgie	694	2.5	+1.5
	Family Coalition	Ray Scott	206	0.7	+0.1
	Independent	Vince Corriere	59	0.2	-
	Independent	Don King	51	0.2	-
Total valid votes			14,079	100.0

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Frances Lankin	19,703	45.9	+3.5
	Progressive Conservative	Judy Burns	12,776	29.8	-1.2
	Liberal	Bill Buckingham	9,332	21.8	-2.3
	Green	Michael Schulman	431	1.0	-
	Family Coalition	Dan Largy	264	0.6	-
	Natural Law	Donalda Fredeen	230	0.5	-0.1
	Independent	Steve Rutchinski	164	0.4	-
Total valid votes			42,900	100.0

References

^ Beaches-East York, Riding Profile. Toronto Star. Last Accessed April 11, 2009. [1]
^ Elections Ontario, Candidates for Beaches-East York, 2011.

Sources

Elections Ontario Past Election Results

Provincial ridings in Ontario

Northern	Algoma—Manitoulin • Kenora—Rainy River • Nickel Belt • Nipissing • Parry Sound—Muskoka • Sault Ste. Marie • Sudbury • Thunder Bay—Atikokan • Thunder Bay—Superior North • Timiskaming—Cochrane • Timmins—James Bay

Eastern	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell • Kingston and the Islands • Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington • Leeds—Grenville • Prince Edward—Hastings • Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke • Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Central	Barrie • Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound • Dufferin—Caledon • Durham • Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock • Newmarket—Aurora • Northumberland—Quinte West • Peterborough • Simcoe—Grey • Simcoe North • York—Simcoe

Midwestern	Brant • Cambridge • Guelph • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills

Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London North Centre • London—Fanshawe • London West • Sarnia—Lambton • Windsor—Tecumseh • Windsor West

Brampton, Mississauga & Oakville	Bramalea—Gore—Malton • Brampton—Springdale • Brampton West • Mississauga—Brampton South • Mississauga East—Cooksville • Mississauga—Erindale • Mississauga South • Mississauga—Streetsville • Oakville

Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale • Burlington • Halton • Hamilton Centre • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek • Hamilton Mountain • Niagara Falls • Niagara West—Glanbrook • St. Catharines • Welland

Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills • Nepean—Carleton • Ottawa Centre • Ottawa—Orléans • Ottawa South • Ottawa—Vanier • Ottawa West—Nepean

South Durham, York	Ajax—Pickering • Markham—Unionville • Oak Ridges—Markham • Oshawa • Pickering—Scarborough East • Richmond Hill • Thornhill • Vaughan • Whitby—Oshawa

Toronto	Beaches—East York • Davenport • Don Valley East • Don Valley West • Eglinton—Lawrence • Etobicoke Centre • Etobicoke—Lakeshore • Etobicoke North • Parkdale—High Park • Scarborough—Agincourt • Scarborough Centre • Scarborough—Guildwood • Scarborough—Rouge River • Scarborough Southwest • St. Paul's • Toronto Centre • Toronto—Danforth • Trinity—Spadina • Willowdale • York Centre • York South—Weston • York West

See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Ontario