Parkdale—High Park (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Coordinates:43.65°N -79.47°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35081
Fed-Created:1976
Fed-Election-First:1979
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Arif Virani
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Census-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:106750
Demo-Electors:76952
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:16
Demo-Cd:Toronto
Demo-Csd:Toronto

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.

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park.[2]

Geography

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.[3]

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.[4]

History

The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Parkdale, High Park—Humber Valley, Davenport and Spadina ridings.[4]

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.[4]

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.[4]

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.[4]

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

Former boundaries

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

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

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

PartyAssociation namePresidentHQ address HQ city Parkdale—High Park Federal NDP Riding AssociationFrancis KungM6R 3B5TorontoParkdale—High Park PPC AssociationMatthew BaggettaM6P 1T3TorontoParkdale—High Park Conservative AssociationSean A. MacKayM6K 2T5TorontoParkdale—High Park Federal Liberal AssociationMichael J. FenrickM6R 1X6TorontoParkdale—High Park Federal Green Party AssociationGerry J. RankinM6N 2H3Toronto

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 24,400 42.79
 21,893 38.40
 7,603 13.33
 1,825 3.20
 1,077 1.89
 Others 220 0.39

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022 . 2022.
  2. https://redecoupage-redistribution-2022.ca/com/on/fbnd/35105/index_e.aspx
  3. Web site: Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles - Map. City of Toronto government. December 5, 2008. December 5, 2008.
  4. Web site: History of Federal Ridings since 1867:PARKDALE—HIGH PARK, Ontario (1979—). Parliament of Canada. The Queen's Printer for Canada. December 30, 2011. https://archive.today/20130101090929/http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=534&Include=. January 1, 2013. dead. Ottawa. 2011.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Parkdale--High Park [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-03-06 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.