Etobicoke West was a provincial
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, 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
York is a cathedral city with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many hist ...
. It was in the former borough of
Etobicoke
Etobicoke (, ) is an administrative district of, and one of six municipalities amalgamated into, the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the city's west-end, Etobicoke was first settled by Europeans in the 1790s, and the municipalit ...
.
Two
Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was
Chris Stockwell
Chris Stockwell (March 9, 1957 – February 10, 2018) was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served as Speaker of the legislature and cabi ...
who served in cabinet during the Mike Harris/Ernie Eve governments.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Electoral results
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Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario
Provincial electoral districts of Toronto
Etobicoke