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For the provincial and municipal electoral divisions, see Parkdale—High Park (provincial electoral district) and Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park.

Parkdale—High Park
Ontario electoral district
Parkdale—High Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Coordinates:43°39′N 79°28′W / 43.65°N 79.47°W / 43.65; -79.47
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Arif Virani
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)106,750
Electors (2015)76,952
Area (km²)16
Pop. density (per km²)6,671.9
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Parkdale-High Park

Parkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It was created during the 1976 electoral boundaries redistribution from parts of Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley, Davenport and Spadina districts. As of the October 19, 2015, Canadian general election, the current Member of Parliament (MP) is Liberal member Arif Virani. According to the 2016 census, Parkdale—High Park has the lowest percentage of visible minorities (26.2%) among all City of Toronto ridings; it also has the highest percentage of people of Irish (20.0%), German (9.8%), and French (8.9%) ethnic origin of all City of Toronto ridings.

After the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution process, the 2023 representation orders renamed the electoral district Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park.[1]

Geography

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It is located in the central-west part of Toronto on the lakefront. It has 106,559 residents. It is composed of the seven neighbourhoods surrounding High Park. Including the park and portions west, between the north and south borders of the park is the neighbourhood of Swansea; north of the park are the neighbourhoods of High Park North and the south half of The Junction; north-west of the park are the neighbourhoods of Runnymede-Bloor West Village and Lambton Baby Point; to the east of the park is Roncesvalles; and Parkdale directly to the south and to the south-east.[2]

It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by the Humber River, and on the north and east by a line drawn from the Humber River east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway, west along Queen Street West, south along Dufferin Street, west along Dufferin Street, and south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.[3]

History

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The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley, Davenport and Spadina ridings.[3]

In 1976, it was defined to consist of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by the shore of Lake Ontario, on the north and west by the city limits, on the east by a line drawn from north to south along Runnymede Road, east along Annette Street, south along Keele Street, east along Humberside Avenue, southeast along the Canadian National Railway, south along Bathurst Street; thence southerly along Bathurst Street to the Western Channel of Toronto Harbour.[3]

In 1987, it was defined to consist of the parts of the cities of Toronto and York bounded on the west by the city limits of Toronto and York, and on the north, east and south by a line drawn east along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, south along Runnymede Road, east along Annette Street, southeast along Dundas Street West, east along Dupont Street, southwest along the Canadian National Railway line immediately east of Dundas Street West, south along Atlantic Avenue, west along the Gardiner Expressway, south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.[3]

In 1996, it was defined to consist of the parts of the cities of Toronto and York bounded on the west by the city limits of Toronto and York, and on the north, east and south by a line drawn east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National Railway, south along Atlantic Avenue, west along the Gardiner Expressway, and south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.[3]

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above. This riding was unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

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  • 1976 to 1987
    1976 to 1987
  • 1987 to 1996
    1987 to 1996
  • 1996 to 2003
    1996 to 2003
  • 2003 to 2015
    2003 to 2015

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 69.1% White, 6.0% Black, 5.1% South Asian, 3.9% Chinese, 2.7% Filipino, 2.7% Latin American, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Indigenous

Languages: 65.8% English, 2.7% Polish, 2.4% Spanish, 1.8% French, 1.8% Portuguese, 1.6% Tibetan, 1.5% Russian, 1.4% Ukrainian, 1.1% Tagalog, 1.0% Vietnamese, 1.0% Serbian, 1.0% Cantonese

Religions: 43.1% Christian (24.1% Catholic, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.8% Anglican, 2.6% United Church, 6.7% Other), 3.5% Buddhist, 2.9% Muslim, 2.0% Jewish, 1.9% Hindu, 45.3% None

Median income: $46,800 (2020)

Average income: $72,800 (2020)

Riding associations

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Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party Association name President HQ address HQ city
New Democratic Parkdale—High Park Federal NDP Riding Association Francis Kung M6R 3B5 Toronto
People's Parkdale—High Park PPC Association Matthew Baggetta M6P 1T3 Toronto
Conservative Parkdale—High Park Conservative Association Sean A. MacKay M6K 2T5 Toronto
Liberal Parkdale—High Park Federal Liberal Association Michael J. Fenrick M6R 1X6 Toronto
Green Parkdale—High Park Federal Green Party Association Gerry J. Rankin M6N 2H3 Toronto

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Parkdale—High Park
Riding created from Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley,
Davenport and Spadina
31st  1979–1980     Jesse Flis Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Andrew Witer Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993     Jesse Flis Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000 Sarmite Bulte
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Peggy Nash New Democratic
40th  2008–2011     Gerard Kennedy Liberal
41st  2011–2015     Peggy Nash New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Arif Virani Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Parkdale—High Park (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 24,400 42.79
  New Democratic 21,893 38.40
  Conservative 7,603 13.33
  People's 1,825 3.20
  Green 1,077 1.89
  Others 220 0.39
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Arif Virani 22,307 42.45 -4.94 $104,400.40
New Democratic Paul M. Taylor 20,602 39.21 +7.71 $106,004.63
Conservative Nestor Sanajko 6,815 12.97 -0.19 $9,183.25
People's Wilfried Richard Alexander Danzinger 1,642 3.13 +2.07 $724.84
Green Diem Marchand-Lafortune 957 1.82 -4.61 $3,873.90
Marijuana Terry Parker 130 0.25 +0.05 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 90 0.17 +0.10 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,543 – – $110,699.74
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 52,543 65.46
Eligible voters 80,265
Liberal hold Swing -6.33
Source: Elections Canada[6]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Arif Virani 28,852 47.4 +5.36 $104,265.06
New Democratic Paul M. Taylor 19,180 31.5 -8.74 $100,698.11
Conservative Adam Pham 8,015 13.2 +0.15 $44,890.73
Green Nick Capra 3,916 6.4 +3.42 $14,108.37
People's Greg Wycliffe 643 1.1 - none listed
Communist Alykhan Pabani 119 0.2 - $626.57
Marijuana Terry Parker 119 0.2 -0.13 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 43 0.07 -0.1 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,887 100.0
Total rejected ballots 382
Turnout 61,269 74.0
Eligible voters 82,797
Liberal hold Swing +7.05
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Arif Virani 24,623 42.04 +9.15 $118,148.12
New Democratic Peggy Nash 23,566 40.24 -6.96 $143,864.29
Conservative Ian Allen 7,641 13.05 -2.50 $16,096.82
Green Adam Phipps 1,743 2.98 -0.29 $4,405.49
Libertarian Mark Jeftovic 610 1.04 – –
Marijuana Terry Parker 191 0.33 -0.09 –
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 100 0.17 ±0 –
Independent Carol Royer 93 0.16 – $4,449.41
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,567 100.0     $211,869.52
Total rejected ballots 269 – –
Turnout 58,836 – –
Eligible voters 76,952
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Peggy Nash 24,046 47.20 +11.23
Liberal Gerard Kennedy 16,757 32.89 -10.08
Conservative Taylor Train 7,924 15.55 +3.12
Green Sarah Newton 1,666 3.27 -4.20
Christian Heritage Andrew Borkowski 251 0.49 +0.02
Marijuana Terry Parker 215 0.42 -0.01
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 86 0.17 -0.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,945 100.00
Total rejected ballots 216 0.42 0.00
Turnout 51,161 71.10 6.50
Eligible voters 71,954 – –
Former Liberal leadership hopeful Gerard Kennedy challenged incumbent MP Peggy Nash in the 2008 federal election.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gerard Kennedy 20,705 42.97 +7.04 $66,616
New Democratic Peggy Nash 17,332 35.97 -4.43 $76,005
Conservative Jilian Saweczko 5,992 12.43 -4.62 $27,886
Green Robert L. Rishchynski 3,601 7.47 +1.96 $27,025
Christian Heritage Andrew Borkowski 230 0.47 – $402
Marijuana Terry Parker 209 0.43 -0.17
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 110 0.22 -0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,179 100.00 $82,121
Total rejected ballots 205 0.42 -0.04
Turnout 48,384 64.60 -5.73
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Peggy Nash 20,790 40.40 +5.9
Liberal Sarmite Bulte 18,489 35.93 -6.1
Conservative Jurij Klufas 8,777 17.05 +1.7
Green Robert L. Rishchynski 2,840 5.51 -1.4
Marijuana Terry Parker 311 0.60 -0.2
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 124 0.24 0.0
Independent Beverly Bernardo 119 0.23
Total valid votes 51,450 100.00
Total rejected ballots 240 0.46 -0.07
Turnout 51,690 70.33 +6.19
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sarmite Bulte 19,727 42.05 -7.3
New Democratic Peggy Nash 16,201 34.53 +15.5
Conservative Jurij Klufas[Note 1] 7,221 15.39 -9.8
Green Neil Spiegel 3,249 6.92 +4.1
Marijuana Terry Parker 384 0.81 -1.1
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 130 0.27 0.0
Total valid votes 46,912 100.00
Total rejected ballots 250 0.53
Turnout 47,162 64.14
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sarmite Bulte 20,676 49.4 +1.1
New Democratic Paul Schmidt 7,947 19.0 -1.5
Progressive Conservative David Strycharz 5,681 13.6 -0.3
Alliance Vicki Vancas[Note 2] 4,882 11.7 -2.1
Green Neil Spiegel 1,161 2.8 +1.2
Marijuana Terry Parker 775 1.9
Canadian Action Greg Robertson 317 0.8 0.0
Communist Wilfred Szczesny 155 0.4
Independent Michel Dugré 132 0.3
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 122 0.3 -0.4
Total valid votes 41,848 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sarmite Bulte 20,692 48.3 -6.1
New Democratic Paul Schmidt 8,762 20.4 +11.1
Progressive Conservative Jilian Saweczko 5,926 13.8 +0.2
Reform Michael Jakubcak 5,881 13.7 -2.4
Green Laura Weinberg 696 1.6 +0.5
Canadian Action Miriam Hawkins 324 0.8
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Chénier 311 0.7 +0.6
Natural Law Gregory Wayne Roberts 267 0.6 -0.3
Total valid votes 42,859 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jesse Flis 22,068 54.4 +10.5
Reform Lee Primeau 6,520 16.1
Progressive Conservative Don Baker 5,519 13.6 -23.2
New Democratic David Miller 3,775 9.3 -8.6
National Stephen A. Biega 1,308 3.2
Green Richard Roy 461 1.1
Natural Law Wanda Beaver 369 0.9
Libertarian Haig Baronikian 314 0.8 +0.2
Independent Miguel Figueroa 105 0.3 0.0
Abolitionist Thomas Earl Pennington 60 0.1
Marxist–Leninist André Vachon 53 0.1
Total valid votes 40,552 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jesse Flis 19,614 43.9 +7.4
Progressive Conservative Andrew Witer 16,418 36.8 -3.5
New Democratic Anna Pollonetsky 8,002 17.9 -2.9
Libertarian Penny Hoar 267 0.6
Independent Matthew Hall 227 0.5 -0.1
Communist Anna Larsen 130 0.3
Total valid votes 44,658 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Andrew Witer 15,879 40.2 +8.2
Liberal Jesse Flis 14,419 36.5 -9.0
New Democratic John Friesen 8,232 20.9 -0.6
Green Dieter Heinrich 592 1.5
Libertarian Wilf Olin 223 0.6 +0.2
Communist Anna Larsen 130 0.3
Total valid votes 39,475 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jesse Flis 17,213 45.6 +7.9
Progressive Conservative Andrew Witer 12,116 32.1 -5.4
New Democratic Doug Little 8,094 21.4 -2.1
Communist Wilfred Szczesny 160 0.4 0.0
Libertarian Shirley Yamada 146 0.4 -0.2
Marxist–Leninist Christine Nugent 55 0.1 0.0
Total valid votes 37,784 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jesse Flis 15,281 37.7
Progressive Conservative Yuri Shymko 15,207 37.5
New Democratic Doug Little 9,539 23.5
Libertarian Vincent H. Miller 250 0.6
Communist Kerry McQuaig 168 0.4
Independent Armand Siksna 61 0.2
Marxist–Leninist Christine Nugent 52 0.1
Total valid votes 40,558 100.0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
  2. ^ Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Citations

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  1. ^ EC Staff. "Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park: 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Ottawa: King's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles - Map". City of Toronto government. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:PARKDALE—HIGH PARK, Ontario (1979—)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Parkdale--High Park [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Parkdale—High Park, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

References

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