Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a provincial electoral district in

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, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It lies to the east of Downtown

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. The riding is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by

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of the

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(NDP). Toronto—Danforth includes an array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and East-Indian communities. The northern portion of the riding,

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, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale,

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and

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, usually swings to the left. The name of the electoral district was changed in 2000 from "Broadview—Greenwood" to "Toronto—Danforth" on the suggestion of

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, the riding's federal Member of Parliament. Many local citizens were upset at the name change, particularly due to the lack of public say in the matter. In 2003, it was given its current boundaries, which consist of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.

History

Image:Toronto—Danforth, 1996.png, 1996 to 2003 The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It includes all of the former provincial electoral district of Riverdale, approximately 41% of the former riding of

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and 5% of the former riding of Beaches—Woodbine.electionprediction.org
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Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

Toronto—Danforth

Broadview—Greenwood

2007 electoral reform referendum

* This riding was one of five ridings where a majority of voters supported MMP.

References

Sources

Map of riding for 2018 election
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