Davenport (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Davenport (provincial electoral district). For the South Australian electoral district, see Electoral district of Davenport.
Davenport
Ontario electoral district

Davenport in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Julie Dzerowicz
Liberal

District created 1933
First contested 1935
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 102,360
Electors (2015) 70,794
Area (km²)[2] 12.08
Pop. density (per km²) 8,473.5
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto
Map of Davenport

Davenport is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935.

Demographics

The Davenport riding has the highest percentage of ethnic Portuguese of all Canadian federal ridings (27.4%),[3] and the highest percentage of European immigrants (28.5%, of whom 25.0% are from Southern Europe, and 19.2% from Southern European countries other than Italy), in all of Canada.[4][5] It also has the highest percentage of native speakers of Portuguese (20.7%) and of Romance languages other than the French language of Canada (32.0%, with many Italian and Spanish).[6] The same holds true for home language (Portuguese: 14.0%; non-French Romance languages: 21.2%, both Canadian riding records)[7]

Geography

The district includes parts of west-end Toronto, and includes the neighbourhoods of Fairbank, Oakwood-Vaughan, St. Clair Gardens, Corso Italia, Dovercourt Village, Bloordale Village, Bloorcourt Village, Brockton Village, the Junction Triangle and the western part of Rua Acores.

History

The federal electoral district was created in 1933 from parts of Parkdale and Toronto Northwest ridings.

The federal riding of Davenport has been one of the most consistently Liberal ridings in Canada over the last century; Until 2011 the last non-Liberal to be elected for the constituency was Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament Douglas Morton in 1958. Since then, Liberals Walter Gordon and Charles Caccia (who himself held the seat for nearly 40 years) won the seat by increasing margins, finally culminating in a 17,500-vote majority in 1993. Meanwhile, the opposition parties in the constituency were shifting, and the New Democratic Party candidate beat the Progressive Conservative or Conservative candidate in every election since 1979.

After the election of Paul Martin to the Liberal leadership in late 2003, Charles Caccia lost the nomination for the seat to local city councillor Mario Silva, who had signed up sufficient new members to oust the incumbent; this was an unpopular situation and was deeply resented by many in the local Liberal party, which, combined with redistricting, led to an overnight tripling of the NDP vote in the 2004 federal election.

In 2011 Andrew Cash of the New Democratic Party won the seat by a significant margin, becoming the first non-Liberal in over 50 years to represent the riding.

This riding lost a fraction of territory to Toronto—St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Davenport
Riding created from Parkdale and Toronto Northwest
18th  1935–1940     John Ritchie MacNicol Conservative
19th  1940–1945     National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Paul Hellyer Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Douglas Morton Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Walter L. Gordon Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Charles Caccia
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Mario Silva
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Andrew Cash New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Julie Dzerowicz Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJulie Dzerowicz 21,947 44.26 +16.37
New DemocraticAndrew Cash 20,506 41.36 -12.36
ConservativeCarlos Oliveira 5,233 10.55 -3.66
GreenDan Stein 1,530 3.09 -0.33
CommunistMiguel Figueroa 261 0.53
IndependentChai Kalevar 107 0.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,584100.00  
Total rejected ballots 2870.58
Turnout 49,87169.19
Eligible voters 72,082
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +14.36
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 20,984 53.72
  Liberal 10,897 27.90
  Conservative 5,553 14.22
  Green 1,335 3.42
  Others 294 0.75
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticAndrew Cash 21,096 53.74 +22.48
LiberalMario Silva 10,946 27.89 -17.88
ConservativeTheresa Rodrigues 5,573 14.20 +3.19
GreenWayne Scott 1,344 3.42 -7.07
CommunistMiguel Figueroa 167 0.43 -0.03
Animal AllianceSimon Luisi 128 0.33 +0.07
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,254100.00
Total rejected ballots 2350.60-0.10
Turnout 39,48961.92+8.88
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalMario Silva 15,953 45.77 -6.10 $47,491
New DemocraticPeter Ferreira 10,896 31.26 -1.35 $55,530
ConservativeTheresa Rodrigues 3,838 11.01 +0.21 $13,993
GreenWayne Scott 3,655 10.49 +6.79 $12,172
Canadian ActionWendy Forrest 172 0.49 +0.18 $723
CommunistMiguel Figueroa 160 0.46 +0.02 $432
Animal AllianceSimon Luisi 92 0.26 $957
Marxist–LeninistSarah Thompson 87 0.25 -0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,853100.00$79,438
Total rejected ballots 2450.70 +0.09
Turnout 35,09853.03-7.58
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMario Silva 20,172 51.87 +1.18
New DemocraticGord Perks 12,681 32.61 -1.52
ConservativeTheresa Rodrigues 4,202 10.80 +1.50
GreenMark O'Brien 1,440 3.70 -0.48
CommunistMiguel Figueroa 172 0.44 +0.03
Canadian ActionWendy Forrest 122 0.31 +0.02
Marxist–LeninistSarah Thompson 103 0.26 +0.02
Total valid votes 38,892100.00
Total rejected ballots 2400.61-0.22
Turnout 39,13260.61+7.72
Elections Canada, Riding of Davenport, Electoral District 35015.
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMario Silva 16,773 50.69 -16.03
New DemocraticRui Pires 11,292 34.13 +20.57
ConservativeTheresa Rodrigues 3,077 9.30 -4.61
GreenMark O'Brien 1,384 4.18 +1.66
MarijuanaElmer Gale 251 0.76 -1.12
CommunistJohan Boyden 137 0.41
Canadian ActionJohn Riddell 97 0.29 -0.84
Marxist–LeninistSarah Thompson 79 0.24
Total valid votes 33,090100.00
Total rejected ballots 2780.83
Turnout 33,36852.89
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 17,014 66.7 +0.9
New DemocraticJordan Berger 3,457 13.6 -4.9
AllianceAnthony Montenegrino 2,021 7.9
Progressive ConservativeEduardo Marcos 1,526 6.0 -4.1
GreenMark O'Brien 642 2.5 +0.4
MarijuanaElmer Gale 480 1.9
Canadian ActionAnn Emmett 288 1.1
Natural LawStephen Porter 73 0.3
Total valid votes 25,501100.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 17,195 65.9 -8.0
New DemocraticChris Masterson 4,807 18.4 +9.4
Progressive ConservativeAdele Pereira 2,628 10.1 +5.5
GreenRichard Procter 551 2.1 +1.2
Canadian ActionAnn Emmett 293 1.1
Marxist–LeninistFrancesco Chilelli 250 1.0 +0.7
IndependentMiguel Figueroa 194 0.7
IndependentJohn Munoro 190 0.7
Total valid votes 26,108 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 20,100 73.9 +15.0
New DemocraticJohn Doherty 2,455 9.0 -9.8
ReformMichael Jakubcak 2,107 7.7
Progressive ConservativeMargaret Samuel 1,251 4.6 -14.0
NationalSherelanne Purcell 448 1.6
Natural LawBruce Hislop 283 1.0
GreenSat K. Singh Khalsa 255 0.9
LibertarianNunzio Venuto 200 0.7 -1.0
Marxist–LeninistBarbara Seed 64 0.2
AbolitionistSusan Lylliane Pennington 33 0.1
Total valid votes 27,196100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 16,436 58.9 +5.2
New DemocraticAnna Menozzi 5,243 18.8 -3.7
Progressive ConservativeAlex Franco 5,179 18.6 -2.6
LibertarianApril Henderson 480 1.7 +0.7
RhinocerosBarry Heidt 214 0.8
CommunistGeorge P. Hewison 196 0.7 0.0
IndependentHeather Robertson 150 0.5
Total valid votes 27,898100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 13,248 53.7 -8.8
New DemocraticManfred Netzel 5,548 22.5 +0.3
Progressive ConservativeGiovanni Rocca 5,217 21.1 +7.5
GreenElgin Blair 256 1.0
LibertarianJohn Scott Hayes 252 1.0 0.0
CommunistGordon Massie 165 0.7 +0.2
Total valid votes 24,686100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 14,545 62.4 +6.5
New DemocraticEd Brown 5,170 22.2 -2.2
Progressive ConservativeItalo Luci 3,167 13.6 -4.3
LibertarianRichard Brooke 230 1.0 +0.3
CommunistGail J. Phillips 117 0.5 0.0
Marxist–LeninistRichard Daly 72 0.3 0.0
Total valid votes 23,301 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 12,760 55.9 -3.7
New DemocraticEd Brown 5,579 24.4 +7.6
Progressive ConservativeLilliana Edwards 4,090 17.9 -4.1
LibertarianGeorge J. Dance 156 0.7
CommunistGail J. Phillips 117 0.5 -0.1
Marxist–LeninistRichard Daly 80 0.4 -0.1
IndependentSteve Penner 48 0.2
Total valid votes 22,830 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 12,294 59.6 +15.9
Progressive ConservativeBrownie Darubin 4,542 22.0 -8.0
New DemocraticMairi McElhill 3,476 16.8 -7.8
CommunistMike Phillips 123 0.6 -0.3
IndependentJohn Ross Taylor 102 0.5
Marxist–LeninistRichard Daly 95 0.5 -0.3
Total valid votes 20,632 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 9,366 43.7 -6.7
Progressive ConservativeJohn A. Gillespie 6,442 30.1 +8.0
New DemocraticAngelo Principe 5,272 24.6 -2.9
IndependentWilliam Kashtan 190 0.9
IndependentRichard Daly 160 0.7
Total valid votes 21,430100.0
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalCharles Caccia 10,736 50.4 -7.9
New DemocraticOtto Bresan 5,865 27.5 +10.3
Progressive ConservativeKen Dear 4,688 22.0 -1.0
Total valid votes 21,289 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWalter L. Gordon 9,887 58.4 +3.6
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Iannuzzi 3,907 23.1 +0.6
New DemocraticNelson W. Abraham 2,918 17.2 -4.4
CommunistWilliam Kashtan 224 1.3
Total valid votes 16,936 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWalter L. Gordon 11,023 54.7 +12.1
Progressive ConservativePauline Miles 4,520 22.4 -9.0
New DemocraticVic Cathers 4,347 21.6 -2.7
Social CreditRoland Ring 245 1.2 +0.7
Total valid votes 20,135 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWalter L. Gordon 9,101 42.6 +11.1
Progressive ConservativeM. Douglas Morton 6,713 31.5 -17.1
New DemocraticBill Sefton 5,181 24.3 +4.4
CommunistPhyllis Clarke 231 1.1
Social CreditRaymond Bell 117 0.5
Total valid votes 21,343100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeM. Douglas Morton 12,117 48.6 +7.8
LiberalPaul Hellyer 7,872 31.5 +1.3
Co-operative CommonwealthF. Andrew Brewin 4,963 19.9 -9.2
Total valid votes 24,952100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeM. Douglas Morton 8,989 40.7 -0.4
LiberalPaul Hellyer 6,665 30.2 -2.1
Co-operative CommonwealthF. Andrew Brewin 6,414 29.1 +25.4
Total valid votes 22,068100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPaul Hellyer 8,919 41.1 +2.1
Progressive ConservativeHarold McBride 6,998 32.3 -3.5
Co-operative CommonwealthFred Young 4,968 22.9 -2.3
Labor–ProgressiveHector Harold MacArthur 802 3.7
Total valid votes 21,687100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPaul Hellyer 11,431 39.0 +10.5
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ritchie MacNicol 10,476 35.8 -12.9
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid B. Archer 7,366 25.2 +6.9
Total valid votes 29,273100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ritchie MacNicol 13,110 48.6 -8.6
LiberalWilliam Alexander Gunn 7,682 28.5 -14.3
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Eamon Park 4,931 18.3
Labor–ProgressiveRichard W. Robertson 882 3.3
Social CreditDavid Ewald Hartman 346 1.3
Total valid votes 26,951100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
National GovernmentJohn Ritchie MacNicol 14,890 57.2 +17.6
LiberalNeil Cameron 11,140 42.8 +15.0
Total valid votes 26,030 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJohn Ritchie MacNicol 10,919 39.6
LiberalJohn P. Travers 7,675 27.8
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Williams Bruce 4,766 17.3
ReconstructionW. Harvey Brown 4,216 15.3
Total valid votes 27,576100.0

See also

References

Notes

  1. Statistics Canada
  2. Statistics Canada
  3. "2Profile of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. "Immigrant Status and Place of Birth (38), Sex (3) and Age Groups (10) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  5. "Appendix J Comparison of places of birth disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996". 2.statcan.ca. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  6. "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  7. "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Davenport, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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