Don Valley North (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Map of Don Valley North riding Don Valley North (French : Don Valley-Nord electoral district in Toronto , Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015. Don Valley North covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Bayview Avenue to the west, and Victoria Park Avenue to the east.
Former North York city council member Barbara Greene , a Progressive Conservative , was elected as its first Member of Parliament in the 1988 election. She was defeated by Liberal Sarkis Assadourian in the 1993 election .
This riding was originally created in 1987, and was first used in the federal election of 1988. It was created from parts of Don Valley East and York—Scarborough ridings. In 1996, the riding was abolished through redistribution, and divided between Don Valley East and Willowdale ridings. This riding was re-created from parts of Willowdale and Don Valley East during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
As per the 2016 Census, Don Valley North is one of the only three City of Toronto ridings where Chinese is both the most frequent ethnic origin (32.4% of the population) and most frequent ethnicity group (31.3%, while White/Europeans come second with 29.3% of the population).
Geography
This riding is located in the northeastern part of the North York district in Toronto . It contains the neighbourhoods of Henry Farm , Bayview Village , Bayview Woods-Steeles , Hillcrest Village , Don Valley Village , and Pleasant View .
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census [ 1]
Languages: 31.2% English, 14.2% Mandarin, 8.6% Cantonese, 5.5% Persian, 3.2% Korean, 2.5% Tagalog, 2.2% Arabic, 2.0% Spanish, 1.4% Russian, 1.3% Hindi, 1.2% Romanian, 1.1% Tamil, 1.1% Armenian
Religions: 40.1% Christian (16.4% Catholic, 5.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Anglican, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.3% Baptist, 14.1% Other), 11.6% Muslim, 6.7% Hindu, 2.9% Jewish, 2.6% Buddhist, 34.2% None
Median income: $36,800 (2020)
Average income: $50,880 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Don Valley North (2011−2021)
Panethnic group
2021[ 2]
2016[ 3]
2011[ 4]
Pop. %
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
East Asian [ a] 37,885
39,230
36,710
European [ b] 28,340
32,035
33,290
South Asian
15,560
11,115
9,850
Middle Eastern [ c] 11,745
11,050
8,415
Southeast Asian [ d] 7,040
6,115
5,185
African
5,720
4,735
4,750
Latin American
2,485
1,850
1,210
Indigenous
375
275
320
Other/multiracial [ e]
3,430
2,640
2,170
Total responses
112,590
109,060
101,905
Total population
113,663
110,076
103,073
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
Members of Parliament
The riding has elected the following members of Parliament :
Election results
Graph of general election results in Don Valley North (since 2011 (rd), minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Han Dong 22,067
54.4
+4.0
$104,475.49
Conservative Sabrina Zuniga
12,098
29.8
-5.6
$50,101.63
New Democratic Bruce Griffin
4,304
10.6
+1.4
$6,816.76
People's Jay Sobel
1,301
3.2
+2.2
$0.00
Green Natalie Telfer
765
1.9
-2.0
$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
40,535 100.0 – $108,188.62
Total rejected ballots
355
Turnout
40,890 55.33
Eligible voters
73,904
Source: Elections Canada [ 5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Han Dong 23,495
50.4
-1.02
$101,636.63
Conservative Sarah Fischer
16,506
35.4
-2.42
$78,956.94
New Democratic Bruce Griffin
4,285
9.2
+0.67
$16,277.89
Green Daniel Giavedoni
1,803
3.9
+1.67
$1,834.80
People's Jay Sobel
482
1.0
-
$1,499.08
Total valid votes/expense limit
46,571 100.0
Total rejected ballots
314
Turnout
46,885 62.0
Eligible voters
75,566
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.70
Source: Elections Canada [ 7] [ 8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Geng Tan 23,494
51.42
+14.13
$89,171.01
Conservative Joe Daniel 17,279
37.82
-2.47
$70,723.13
New Democratic Akil Sadikali
3,896
8.53
-12.20
$16,603.42
Green Caroline Brown
1,018
2.23
+0.91
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
45,687 100.00 $205,015.85
Total rejected ballots
259 0.56 –
Turnout
45,946 63.12 –
Eligible voters
72,787
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+8.30
Source: Elections Canada [ 9] [ 10]
Graph of general election results in Don Valley North (1987-1996, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
See also
Notes
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Don Valley North [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved March 6, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved January 21, 2024 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved January 21, 2024 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved January 21, 2024 . ^ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved June 7, 2022 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" . Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 4, 2019 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Don Valley North, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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