Downsview (electoral district) explained
| Downsview |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1963 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1996 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1963 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1995 |
| Demo-Cd: | Toronto |
| Demo-Csd: | Toronto |
Downsview was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and was retained until redistribution in 1999. Downsview was located in North York, which was previously part of Metropolitan Toronto and is now part of the City of Toronto. It was formed from part of the original riding of York Centre. In 1996 it was merged into a newly reconstituted riding of the same name.
For most of its history, Downsview was a hotly contested marginal seat between the Liberals and the New Democratic Party. Its final representative, however, was a Progressive Conservative: Annamarie Castrilli was elected as a Liberal in 1995, but crossed parties on the last sitting day of the legislature before the 1999 election.
The riding's demographics and boundaries shifted throughout its existence. In the 1960s, it consisted of the area of the borough of North York between Bathurst Street and Keele Street. During this period, the riding had a large Jewish community, representing about 40% of the population.[1] In the 1975 election, the eastern, predominantly Jewish section of the riding was redistributed to the riding of Wilson Heights and the riding became predominantly Italian. Odoardo Di Santo, elected as a New Democrat in 1975, was one of the first three Italian-Canadians to serve in the Ontario legislature.
Electoral results
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[2] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Vern Singer | 7,328 | 38.0 |
| | New Democrat | Alan Borovoy | 6,806 | 35.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Vanek | 5,168 | 26.8 |
| | Total | 19,302 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[3] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Vern Singer | 8,875 | 36.6 |
| | New Democrat | Murray Chusid | 8,848 | 36.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Max Shecter | 6,293 | 25.9 |
| | Independent | Sonee Cohen | 261 | 1.1 |
| | Total | 24,277 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[4] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Vern Singer | 16,933 | 52.2 |
| | New Democrat | Murray Chusid | 10,803 | 33.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorraine Deane | 4,673 | 14.4 |
| | Total | 32,409 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[5] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Odoardo Di Santo | 8,090 | 37.0 |
| | | Liberal | Michael Spensieri | 7,962 | 36.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Barbara Greene | 5,832 | 26.6 |
| | Total | 21,884 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Odoardo Di Santo | 10,238 | 45.3 |
| | | Progressive Conservative | Sam Stabile | 6,109 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal | Joseph De Angelis | 5,818 | 25.7 |
| | Independent | Doreen Leitch | 252 | 1.1 |
| | | Total | 22,604 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Odoardo Di Santo | 8,718 | 39.4 |
| | | Liberal | Joe Volpe | 8,039 | 36.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ross Charles | 5,368 | 24.3 |
| | Total | 22,125 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[8] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Joseph Cordiano | 11,250 | 43.9 |
| | New Democrat | Odoardo Di Santo | 11,119 | 43.7 |
| | | Progressive Conservative | Vincent Stabile | 3,250 | 12.7 |
| | Total | 28,559 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[9] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Laureano Leone | 11,921 | 46.7 |
| | New Democrat | Maria Augimeri | 11,778 | 46.2 |
| | | Progressive Conservative | David McCreadle | 1,816 | 7.1 |
| | Total | 19,058 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[10] | Vote % |
|---|
| | New Democrat | Anthony Perruzza | 13,440 | 56.7 |
| | | Liberal | Laureano Leone | 8,180 | 34.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Smith | 1,471 | 6.2 |
| | | Total | 23,709 | | |
References
Citations
Notes and References
- News: Four Jews Chosen for Ontario Provincial Parliament; Three Are Incumbents . Jewish Telegraph Agency . October 23, 1967.
- News: Canadian Press. 78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved. The Windsor Star. 1963-09-26. Windsor, Ontario. 25. 2012-04-24.
- News: Canadian Press. Tories win, but.... The Windsor Star. 1967-10-18. Windsor, Ontario. B2. 2012-04-30.
- News: Canadian Press. Here's who won on the Metro ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1971-10-22. Toronto. 12.
- News: Canadian Press. Results from the 29 ridings in Metro . The Toronto Daily Star . 1975-09-19. Toronto. A18.
- News: Canadian Press. How they voted in Metro area . The Toronto Daily Star . 1977-06-10. Toronto. A10.
- News: Canadian Press. Election results for Metro Toronto ridings. The Windsor Star . 1981-03-20. Windsor, Ontario. 22. 2012-08-24.
- News: Canadian Press. The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results . Ottawa Citizen . 1985-05-03 . Toronto . 43 . 2012-05-10.
- News: How Metro-Area Voted. The Toronto Daily Star. 1987-09-11. Toronto. A12.
- News: How Metro-Area Voted. The Toronto Daily Star. 1990-09-07. Toronto. A10.
