Don Valley East (federal electoral district)

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Don Valley East
Ontario electoral district
Don Valley East in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Michael Coteau
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]95,039
Electors (2019)65,793
Area (km²)[2]24
Pop. density (per km²)3,960
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Don Valley East

Don Valley East (French: Don Valley-Est) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings.

It is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Liberal MP Michael Coteau. He was formerly the Ontario Liberal MPP for the contiguous provincial riding.

Geography[edit]

This riding is located in the eastern part of the North York district in Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Flemingdon Park, Don Mills, Graydon Hall, Parkwoods and Victoria Village.

History[edit]

For most of its existence, this riding has alternated between voting Liberal and Conservative. During the Brian Mulroney years, it elected Progressive Conservatives but it switched to Liberal when Jean Chrétien came to power. In 2011, when Stephen Harper's Conservative Party won a majority government, the riding switched back to Conservative.

In 2018 the Don Valley East Collective was created to organize & inform residents around important issues that impact our daily lives; this group spans all of the neighbourhoods within Don Valley East.

Robocall controversy[edit]

Main article: Robocall scandal

Don Valley East was one of the seven federal ridings for which the election results were being challenged in court because of automated phone calls ("robocalls") that voters say tried to misdirect them to wrong polling stations. According to the challenger's claims, phone calls claiming to be on behalf of Elections Canada directed some voters to the wrong polling station during the election. It is illegal under the Elections Act to impersonate Elections Canada and to interfere with somebody's right to vote.[3]

In October 2012, however, Don Valley East was dropped from the legal case after it was found that Leeanne Bielli, the voter who brought the challenge forward, did not live in the riding. Bielli therefore became ineligible to challenge the result.[4] Joe Daniel remained the Member of Parliament for Don Valley East until the 2015 federal election.

Boundaries[edit]

As of changes made in 2003, the riding boundaries consisted of:

  • on the east by Victoria Park Avenue,
  • on the north by the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Apache Trail running west from Victoria Park Avenue to Highway No. 404, then along that highway to Finch Avenue East, and west along Finch Avenue to Leslie Street;
  • on the west by Leslie Street as far as the Canadian National Railway, then by the railway to Don Mills Road, then south along Don Mills Road to the Canadian Pacific Railway, then northeast along the railway to the Don River East Branch, and south along the Don River to just west of Sunrise Avenue, and
  • on the south by Sunrise Avenue.

This riding underwent significant changes during the 2012 electoral redistribution. It lost almost half of its territory to Don Valley North and gained a significant portion of Don Valley West.

Former boundaries[edit]

  • 1976 to 1987
    1976 to 1987
  • 1987 to 1996
    1987 to 1996
  • 1996 to 2003
    1996 to 2003
  • 2003 to 2015
    2003 to 2015

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Languages: 44.0% English, 3.6% Tagalog, 3.5% Arabic, 3.1% Mandarin, 2.7% Urdu, 2.3% Spanish, 2.2% Cantonese, 2.1% Greek, 2.0% Dari, 2.0% Gujarati, 1.6% Persian, 1.3% Romanian, 1.2% Tamil, 1.2% Bengali, 1.1% Hindi, 1.0% Korean

Religions: 47.9% Christian (19.9% Catholic, 7.7% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Anglican, 2.0% United Church, 1.2% Presbyterian, 1.1% Pentecostal, 13.6% Other), 22.3% Muslim, 4.5% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 22.1% None

Median income: $36,400 (2020)

Average income: $50,680 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Don Valley East (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 34,255 36.31% 38,125 40.92% 39,930 43.31%
South Asian 17,285 18.32% 15,890 17.05% 15,140 16.42%
African 9,880 10.47% 8,665 9.3% 8,390 9.1%
East Asian[b] 9,280 9.84% 8,880 9.53% 9,520 10.32%
Middle Eastern[c] 9,120 9.67% 8,480 9.1% 7,555 8.19%
Southeast Asian[d] 7,985 8.46% 7,510 8.06% 6,510 7.06%
Latin American 2,290 2.43% 2,195 2.36% 2,200 2.39%
Indigenous 555 0.59% 660 0.71% 735 0.8%
Other/multiracial[e] 3,695 3.92% 2,760 2.96% 2,225 2.41%
Total responses 94,335 99.26% 93,170 98.51% 92,205 99.14%
Total population 95,039 100% 94,579 100% 93,007 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Don Valley East
Riding created from Willowdale, York East,
York North and York—Scarborough
31st  1979–1980     Sam Wakim Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     David Smith Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Bill Attewell Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993 Alan Redway
35th  1993–1997     David Collenette Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Yasmin Ratansi
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Joe Daniel Conservative
42nd  2015–2019     Yasmin Ratansi Liberal
43rd  2019–2020
 2020–2021     Independent
44th  2021–present     Michael Coteau Liberal

Election results[edit]

Graph of general election results in Don Valley East (1979–, 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 Michael Coteau 22,356 59.90 +0.09 $90,078.21
Conservative Penelope Williams 8,766 23.49 –0.43 $39,800.25
New Democratic Simon Topp 4,618 12.37 +1.38 $10,191.25
People's Peter De Marco 1,585 4.25 +2.92 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,325 100.00 – $104,140.64
Total rejected ballots 470 1.24 +0.22
Turnout 37,795 59.12 –5.11
Eligible voters 63,934
Liberal hold Swing +0.26
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 25,295 59.81 +1.98 $74,656.45
Conservative Michael Ma 10,115 23.92 -5.31 $66,318.23
New Democratic Nicholas Thompson 4,647 10.99 +0.63 none listed
Green Dan Turcotte 1,675 3.96 +1.37 $3,743.20
People's John P. Hendry 562 1.33 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,294 99.98
Total rejected ballots 438 1.02 +0.41
Turnout 42,732 64.23 -1.31
Eligible voters 66,530
Liberal hold Swing +3.65
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 24,048 57.82 +19.43 $109,579.16
Conservative Maureen Harquail 12,155 29.23 -7.16 $127,111.51
New Democratic Khalid Ahmed 4,307 10.36 -11.52 $9,377.74
Green Laura Elizabeth Sanderson 1,078 2.59 -0.21 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,588 99.39   $197,799.11
Total rejected ballots 257 0.61
Turnout 41,845 65.54
Eligible voters 63,845
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.30
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]


2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 13,503 38.39
  Conservative 12,794 36.38
  New Democratic 7,694 21.88
  Green 994 2.83
  Others 187 0.53

2003 boundaries[edit]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Joe Daniel 14,422 36.78 +5.78
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 13,552 34.56 -13.51
New Democratic Mary Trapani Hynes 9,878 25.19 +11.87
Green Akil Sadikali 1,114 2.84 -4.05
Christian Heritage Ryan Kidd 246 0.63 -0.07
Total valid votes 39,212 100.00
Total rejected ballots 218 0.55 –
Turnout 39,430 57.24 –
Eligible voters 68,890 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 18,264 48.07 -5.92 $67,602
Conservative Eugene McDermott 11,777 31.00 +1.84 $77,618
New Democratic Mary Trapani Hynes 5,062 13.32 +0.43 $5,282
Green Wayne Clements 2,618 6.89 +2.95 $4,032
Christian Heritage Alex Kovalenko 266 0.70 – $163
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,987 100.00   $81,387
  Liberal hold Swing -3.88
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 23,441 53.99 -0.6
Conservative Eugene McDermott 12,661 29.16 +1.2
New Democratic Richard Alan Hennick 5,597 12.89 -0.3
Green Wayne Clements 1,714 3.94 +1.0
Total valid votes 43,413 100.00
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 21,864 54.6 -12.0
Conservative David Johnson 11,206 28.0 +7.7
New Democratic Valerie Ann Mah 5,287 13.2 +7.4
Green Dan King 1,172 2.9
Christian Heritage Ryan Kidd 351 0.8 +0.3
Communist Christopher Black 149 0.4
Total valid votes 40,029 100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

1996 boundaries[edit]

2000 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Collenette 25,915 66.6 +11.5
Progressive Conservative Cecila Fusco 5,645 14.5 -7.6
Alliance Kasra Nejatian 4,736 12.2 -1.1
New Democratic Ron Casey Nestor 2,249 5.8 -1.9
Independent Ryan Kidd 212 0.5
Marxist–Leninist Judith Snow 153 0.4
Total valid votes 38,910 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Collenette 21,511 55.1 +1.0
Progressive Conservative Denzil Minnan-Wong 8,610 22.1 -1.3
Reform John Pope 5,167 13.2 -4.1
New Democratic Shodja Ziaian 2,981 7.6 +3.8
Canadian Action Joe Braini 384 1.0
Natural Law Mark Roy 192 0.5 0.0
Independent Mariam Abou-Dib 170 0.4
Total valid votes 39,015 100.0

1987 boundaries[edit]

1993 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Collenette 21,511 54.1 +16.2
Progressive Conservative Alan Redway 9,279 23.3 -21.4
Reform Gordon E. Honsey 6,877 17.3
New Democratic Janice Waud Loper 1,538 3.9 -11.2
Libertarian Mark Meschino 238 0.6 -0.7
Natural Law Fred Fredeen 205 0.5
Marxist–Leninist Roger Carter 90 0.2
Abolitionist Michael Mazerolle 22 0.1
Total valid votes 39,760 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alan Redway 18,719 44.7 -9.7
Liberal Yasmin Ratansi 15,881 37.9 +3.9
New Democratic Brant Loper 6,310 15.1 +4.4
Libertarian Mark Meschino 538 1.3 +0.6
Independent David Smith 271 0.6
Communist Maria Kontopidis 155 0.4
Total valid votes 41,874 100.0

1976 boundaries[edit]

1984 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Attewell 29,706 54.4 +11.4
Liberal David Smith 18,578 34.0 -10.6
New Democratic Joe Macdonald 5,842 10.7 -0.9
Libertarian Robert Champlain 356 0.7 +0.1
Independent Arthur V. Wright 162 0.3 +0.1
Total valid votes 54,644 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Smith 21,944 44.6 +4.8
Progressive Conservative Sam Wakim 21,119 43.0 -4.2
New Democratic Saul Paton 5,713 11.6 -0.7
Libertarian Gordon Keys 286 0.6 0.0
Independent Arthur V. Wright 98 0.2
Total valid votes 49,160 100.0


1979 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Sam Wakim 25,352 47.2
Liberal Mike Smith 21,428 39.9
New Democratic Saul Paton 6,595 12.3
Libertarian Nick Moldovanyi 301 0.6
Marxist–Leninist Donna Gordon 56 0.1
Total valid votes 53,732 100.0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Don Valley East (federal electoral district) (Code 35016) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  • Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada
  3. ^ CBC News, "Conservatives deny party focus of robocalls probe", Laura Payton, April 17, 2012
  4. ^ CBC News, "6 ridings remain in Federal Court election challenge", Laura Payton, Oct 23, 2012
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Don Valley East [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results -". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Don Valley East, 30 September 2015
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Forty-Second General Election 2015 - Poll-by-poll results
  15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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