University—Rosedale is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2015. The riding is currently represented by

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, former Minister of Finance and former

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History

University—Rosedale was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election in October 2015. The riding was created out of the northern parts of the electoral districts of Trinity—Spadina and Toronto Centre.

Geography

The riding includes the entire campus of the

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, plus the

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neighbourhoods of Rosedale,

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and Yorkville, among others, plus the northwestern portion of

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Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 61.2% White, 14.4% Chinese, 6.1% South Asian, 3.5% Black, 2.2% Latin American, 2.1% Korean, 1.6% Arab, 1.6% West Asian, 1.4% Filipino, 1.3% Indigenous, 1.3% Southeast Asian Languages: 60.4% English, 6.3% Mandarin, 3.7% Cantonese, 2.8% Portuguese, 2.3% Spanish, 2.2% French, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Korean, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Persian Religions: 34.8% Christian (18.0% Catholic, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.1% Presbyterian, 7.3% other), 6.9% Jewish, 4.4% Muslim, 2.1% Buddhist, 2.1% Hindu, 48.3% none Median income: $47,200 (2020) Average income: $103,900 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

References

External links

University—Rosedale boundary map & description (Elections.ca)
{{DEFAULTSORT:University-Rosedale Ontario federal electoral districts Federal electoral districts of Toronto 2013 establishments in Ontario