Etobicoke West Explained

Etobicoke West
Province:Ontario
Prov-Status:defunct
Prov-Created:1987
Prov-Abolished:1996
Prov-Election-First:1987
Prov-Election-Last:1995
Demo-Cd:Toronto
Demo-Csd:Toronto

Etobicoke West was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1987 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Etobicoke Centre. Etobicoke West riding was created from the central part of York West. It was in the former borough of Etobicoke.

Two Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was Chris Stockwell who served in cabinet during the Mike Harris/Ernie Eve governments.

Electoral results

Party! scope="col" width="150"
CandidateVotes[1] Vote %
   Progressive ConservativeChris Stockwell18,34955.3
   LiberalMichael Brown9,82629.6
   New DemocratJudy Jones4,60813.9
   Natural LawLaureen G. Amos3991.2
Total33,182

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate. Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. 2012-08-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092415/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=etobicoke+west&flag=E&layout=G. 2014-04-07.