Eglinton-Lawrence Elections Canada map 35024 (2015 boundaries)

Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1979. It covers a portion of

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northwest of

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. It stretches from

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in the east to Caledonia in the west and from

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in the north to

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in the south. Lawrence Avenue runs through the centre of the riding. Neighbourhoods in the riding include Bedford Park,

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, the southwestern part of

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and the western part of Lawrence Park. The riding includes portions of the former cities of

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, Toronto, and York. As per the 2016 Census, Eglinton—Lawrence is the City of Toronto riding with the highest percentage of people of Polish ethnic origin (12.0%) and the second-highest percentage of people of Jewish ethnic origin (5.1%). In the 2011 National Household Survey more than 15% of the residents of Eglinton—Lawrence filled in a Jewish ethnic origin. The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Eglinton,

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, and

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. It has been represented by Liberal

Joe Volpe Giuseppe "Joe" Volpe (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He represented the Ontario riding of Eglinton-Lawrence as a member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 until 2011, when he lost his seat t ...

from 1988 to 2011, by Conservative Joe Oliver from 2011 to 2015, and by Liberal

Marco Mendicino Marco Mendicino (; born July 28, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has been the Minister of Public Safety since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Mendicino represents Eglinton—Lawrence in the House of Commons, sitting as a membe ...

since the 2015 federal election. It is a safe seat for the

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, having returned only Liberal MPs at every election except the

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History

This riding's boundaries were not changed during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Image:Eglinton—Lawrence, 1976.png, 1979 to 1988 Image:Eglinton—Lawrence, 1988.png, 1988 to 1997 Image:Eglinton—Lawrence, 1996.png, 1997 to 2004 Image:Eglinton Lawrence.png, 2004 to 2015

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 62.5% White, 10.9% Filipino, 5.7% Black, 4.8% Chinese, 3.9% South Asian, 3.9% Latin American, 1.5% Southeast Asian, 1.4% West Asian, 1.1% Korean Languages: 59.5% English, 5.3% Tagalog, 3.3% Spanish, 3.1% Italian, 2.8% Portuguese, 1.7% Russian, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.3% Cantonese, 1.0% French Religions: 48.2% Christian (28.8% Catholic, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.8% Anglican, 1.8% United Church, 1.0% Pentecostal, 8.0% Other), 22.2% Jewish, 3.5% Muslim, 1.8% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 22.4% None Median income: $44,000 (2020) Average income: $88,500 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Toronto Council Ward 8

Eglinton—Lawrence is also the name for ward 8 on

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currently represented by city councillor

Michael Colle Michael Colle ( "Cole"; born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council since the 2018 election. Colle served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 and w ...

References

Notes

External links

Federal riding history from the

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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