Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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since 1979.
It covers a portion of
Toronto
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northwest of
downtown
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. It stretches from
Yonge Street
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in the east to Caledonia in the west and from
Highway 401
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in the north to
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue is a major east–west Arterial road, arterial thoroughfare in Toronto and Mississauga in the Canadian province of Ontario. The street begins at Ontario Highway 407, Highway 407 (but does not interchange with the tollway) at the w ...
in the south.
Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence Avenue is a major east–west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into east and west portions (Lawrence Avenue East and Lawrence Avenue West) by Yonge Street, the dividing line of east–west streets in Toronto.
Rout ...
runs through the centre of the riding. Neighbourhoods in the riding include
Bedford Park,
Lawrence Manor
Lawrence Manor is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This neighbourhood is bounded by Bathurst Street on the east, Highway 401 to the north, the Allen to the west, and Lawrence Avenue to the south. The western side of the ...
,
Lawrence Heights
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, the southwestern part of
York Mills
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and the western part of
Lawrence Park. The riding includes portions of the former cities of
North York
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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%). The riding has a large Jewish population, currently the third-largest in Canada at 16.5 percent behind
Thornhill and
Mount Royal
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.
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Eglinton,
York Centre York Centre could refer to
*York Centre (federal electoral district)
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,
York South
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The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader ...
, and
York West
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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 lawyer and politician who has served as the 16th Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as the member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawre ...
from 2015 to 2025. It is a relatively safe seat for the
Liberal Party
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, having returned only Liberal MPs at every election except the
2011 Canadian federal election
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, although the Conservatives are stronger here than in other Central Toronto ridings, notably only losing by 2% in 2025.
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
2021 Canadian census
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''
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
members of Parliament:
Election results
Toronto Council Ward 8
Eglinton—Lawrence is also the name for ward 8 on
Toronto City Council
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currently represented by city councillor
Michael Colle
Michael Colle ( "Cole"; born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian politician who has served as deputy mayor of Toronto since 2023, representing North York. He was elected to represent Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council in the 201 ...
.
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
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Notes
External links
Federal riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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Federal electoral districts of Toronto
North York
Ontario federal electoral districts
1976 establishments in Ontario
Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1976