Don Valley West (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Don Valley West (French: Don Valley-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539.
 Ontario electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1976 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 101,959 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 69,333 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 30.22 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,373.9 | ||
| Census division | Toronto | ||
| Census subdivision | Toronto (part) | ||
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Its most high-profile MPs have been John Bosley, who was Speaker of the House 1984-86 and John Godfrey, who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as a Minister of State.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]
Languages: 55.1% English, 4.6% Mandarin, 4.3% Urdu, 2.8% Persian, 2.8% Cantonese, 1.9% Spanish, 1.7% Arabic, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.4% French, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Pashto, 1.1% Portuguese
Religions: 41.3% Christian (17.5% Catholic, 4.5% Anglican, 4.5% Christian Orthodox, 3,7% United Church, 1.0% Presbyterian, 8.0% Other), 16.5% Muslim, 6.3% Jewish, 2.2% Hindu, 31.8% None
Median income: $47,600 (2020)
Average income: $113,600 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021[3] | 2016[4] | 2011[5] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 53,110 | 52.57% | 58,960 | 57.92% | 62,905 | 63.58% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 14,535 | 14.39% | 13,310 | 13.08% | 11,135 | 11.25% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 13,410 | 13.27% | 13,555 | 13.32% | 12,445 | 12.58% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 6,855 | 6.79% | 5,450 | 5.35% | 3,990 | 4.03% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[d] | 4,125 | 4.08% | 3,585 | 3.52% | 3,385 | 3.42% | ||||||||
| African | 3,835 | 3.8% | 3,060 | 3.01% | 2,060 | 2.08% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 2,150 | 2.13% | 1,425 | 1.4% | 1,090 | 1.1% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 500 | 0.49% | 580 | 0.57% | 465 | 0.47% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 2,510 | 2.48% | 1,870 | 1.84% | 1,460 | 1.48% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 101,025 | 99.08% | 101,790 | 99.3% | 98,935 | 99.11% | ||||||||
| Total population | 101,959 | 100% | 102,508 | 100% | 99,820 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Geography
The district includes the neighbourhoods of York Mills, Silver Hills, the western half of Don Mills, the eastern half of Lawrence Park, Leaside, and Thorncliffe Park in the City of Toronto–mostly in the former municipalities of North York and East York. The area is 37 km².
History
The federal electoral district was created in 1976 from Don Valley riding.
John Godfrey, who had represented the riding since 1993, announced in November 2007 that he would be resigning his seat on July 1, 2008 in order to accept a position as headmaster of Toronto French School and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. Godfrey subsequently postponed his resignation until August 1.[6]
On August 17, 2008, the Prime Minister's Office issued a press release on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing a by-election for Don Valley West on September 22, 2008.[7] The by-election was canceled with the announcement of the federal election to be held on October 14, 2008.
This riding lost significant territory to Don Valley East and gained territory from St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Former boundaries
1976 to 1987
1987 to 1996
1996 to 2003
2003 to 2015
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Valley West Riding created from Don Valley |
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| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Bosley | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | John Godfrey | Liberal | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Rob Oliphant | ||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | John Carmichael | Conservative | |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Rob Oliphant | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
Election results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 36,744 | 62.6 | +5.40 | ||||
| Conservative | Robert Pierce | 19,480 | 33.2 | +3.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Linnea Löfström-Abary | 1,382 | 2.4 | –6.80 | ||||
| Green | Sheena Sharp | 616 | 1.1 | –0.01 | ||||
| Independent | Bahira Abdulsalam | 442 | 0.8 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,664 | 99.2 | — | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 479 | 0.8 | — | |||||
| Turnout | 59,143 | 68.8 | +2.5 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,928 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 24,798 | 52.7 | -3.1 | $98,666.75 | |||
| Conservative | Yvonne Robertson | 16,695 | 35.5 | +4.3 | $93,591.10 | |||
| New Democratic | Syeda Riaz | 3,814 | 8.1 | +0.8 | $26.24 | |||
| People's | Michael Minas | 881 | 1.9 | +1.0 | $1,582.23 | |||
| Green | Elvira Caputolan | 761 | 1.6 | -2.7 | $0.00 | |||
| Centrist | Adil Khan | 65 | 0.1 | N/A | $5,233.16 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,014 | 99.2 | – | $107,129.06 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 363 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,377 | 66.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 71,465 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 29,537 | 57.23 | |
| Conservative | 15,436 | 29.91 | |
| New Democratic | 4,730 | 9.16 | |
| People's | 1,309 | 2.54 | |
| Green | 548 | 1.06 | |
| Others | 55 | 0.11 | |
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 29,148 | 55.8 | +2.02 | $97,454.94 | |||
| Conservative | Yvonne Robertson | 16,304 | 31.2 | -6.40 | $98,556.64 | |||
| New Democratic | Laurel MacDowell | 3,804 | 7.3 | +1.28 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Amanda Kistindey | 2,257 | 4.3 | +2.64 | $0.98 | |||
| People's | Ian Prittie | 444 | 0.9 | - | $3,650.11 | |||
| Libertarian | John Kittredge | 277 | 0.5 | -0.14 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,234 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 422 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52,656 | 71.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,652 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.21 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 27,472 | 53.78 | +12.29 | $146,981.61 | |||
| Conservative | John Carmichael | 19,206 | 37.60 | -6.29 | $142,970.98 | |||
| New Democratic | Syeda Riaz | 3,076 | 6.02 | -4.73 | $14,563.91 | |||
| Green | Natalie Hunt | 848 | 1.66 | -1.91 | – | |||
| Libertarian | John Kittredge | 325 | 0.64 | – | $202.00 | |||
| Communist | Elizabeth Hill | 84 | 0.16 | – | ||||
| Independent | Sharon Cromwell | 75 | 0.15 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,086 | 100.00 | $203,797.06 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,303 | 72.22 | ||||||
| Electors on lists | 71,037 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.29 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15][16] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 19,893 | 43.89 | |
| Liberal | 18,805 | 41.49 | |
| New Democratic | 4,871 | 10.75 | |
| Green | 1,616 | 3.57 | |
| Others | 140 | 0.31 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Carmichael | 22,962 | 42.93 | +4.11 | – | |||
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 22,351 | 41.79 | -2.57 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Nicole Yovanoff | 6,280 | 11.74 | +1.55 | – | |||
| Green | Georgina Wilcock | 1,703 | 3.18 | -3.12 | – | |||
| Communist | Dimitris Kabitsis | 186 | 0.35 | +0.02 | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,482 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.33 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 53,658 | 66.84 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,276 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.34 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 22,212 | 44.36 | -9.2 | $60,129 | |||
| Conservative | John Carmichael | 19,441 | 38.83 | +5.6 | $82,633 | |||
| New Democratic | David Sparrow | 5,102 | 10.19 | +1.1 | $67,984 | |||
| Green | Georgina Wilcock | 3,155 | 6.30 | +2.8 | $10,725 | |||
| Communist | Catherine Holliday | 162 | 0.32 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,072 | 100.00 | $85,470 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | – | 62.8 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.4 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Godfrey | 28,709 | 53.4 | -6.4 | ||||
| Conservative | John Carmichael | 17,908 | 33.3 | +5.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Thomas | 4,902 | 9.1 | +0.5 | ||||
| Green | Daphne So | 1,906 | 3.5 | +0.2 | ||||
| Libertarian | Soumen Deb | 226 | 0.4 | |||||
| Canadian Action | Paul Barnes | 151 | 0.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 53,802 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Godfrey | 30,615 | 59.8 | +4.4 | ||||
| Conservative | David Turnbull | 14,495 | 28.3 | -10.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Thomas | 4,393 | 8.6 | +4.2 | ||||
| Green | Serge Abbat | 1,703 | 3.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,206 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Godfrey | 25,329 | 55.4 | +2.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Murton | 10,583 | 23.1 | -7.3 | ||||
| Alliance | John Wakelin | 7,239 | 15.8 | +6.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ali Naqvi | 2,024 | 4.4 | -1.5 | ||||
| Marijuana | Greg Stock | 469 | 1.0 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Fernand Deschamps | 97 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,741 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Godfrey | 26,209 | 52.9 | +3.3 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joanne Flint | 15,046 | 30.4 | +1.4 | ||||
| Reform | Jonathan Silbert | 4,669 | 9.4 | -5.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Richard Tiller | 2,922 | 5.9 | +3.2 | ||||
| Green | Dan King | 378 | 0.8 | +0.2 | ||||
| Natural Law | Debbie Webberg | 173 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Judith A. Snow | 104 | 0.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 49,501 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Godfrey | 25,756 | 49.7 | +12.9 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 15,023 | 29.0 | -24.4 | ||||
| Reform | Julian Pope | 7,872 | 15.2 | |||||
| New Democratic | Leonard Swartz | 1,410 | 2.7 | -5.6 | ||||
| National | Dorothy Campbell | 1,111 | 2.1 | |||||
| Green | Dan King | 302 | 0.6 | |||||
| Natural Law | Bob Pepper | 262 | 0.5 | |||||
| Independent | Judith A. Snow | 91 | 0.2 | |||||
| Abolitionist | Stephen Wilson | 26 | 0.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,853 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 27,683 | 53.3 | -6.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Liz Yorke | 19,097 | 36.8 | +11.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ian Cameron | 4,307 | 8.3 | -4.9 | ||||
| Libertarian | Clarke Slemon | 408 | 0.8 | -0.4 | ||||
| Independent | J. Michael McCutcheon | 292 | 0.6 | |||||
| Communist | Chris Frazer | 73 | 0.1 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Peter Hetherington | 36 | 0.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,896 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 29,905 | 59.9 | +8.2 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wishart | 12,855 | 25.8 | -12.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ian Cameron | 6,570 | 13.2 | +3.5 | ||||
| Libertarian | Michael Beech | 577 | 1.2 | +0.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,907 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 25,260 | 51.8 | -2.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Felkai | 18,430 | 37.8 | +3.3 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jonathan Lomas | 4,702 | 9.6 | -1.0 | ||||
| Libertarian | Scott Bell | 365 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Ian Hyman | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,799 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 28,427 | 54.1 | |||||
| Liberal | Frank Felkai | 18,117 | 34.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jean Smith | 5,572 | 10.6 | |||||
| Libertarian | Scott Bell | 405 | 0.8 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Ian Hyman | 34 | 0.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,555 | 100.0 | ||||||