Trinity—Spadina (provincial electoral district)
# Trinity—Spadina (provincial electoral district)

Trinity—Spadina was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

The electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people of which 74,409 were eligible to vote.

Its Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) elect is Chris Glover of the Ontario New Democratic Party, who unseated short lived MPP Han Dong in the 2018 general election.

Major landmarks within the riding include the western portion of the University of Toronto, the CN Tower, Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome), Air Canada Centre, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, 299 Queen Street West, the Toronto Eaton Centre, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto City Hall, Kensington Market, Chinatown, Christie Pits, Trinity Bellwoods Park and Palmerston Boulevard.

The riding is one of the most ethnically diverse in Canada containing the heart of Toronto's Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. The northern section of the riding is the trendy Annex district, while the eastern edge contains part of the University of Toronto and thousands of students. The riding has been the most left-leaning in Toronto and has voted NDP provincially for a number of years.

In 2018, the district was dissolved into Spadina—Fort York, University—Rosedale and Toronto Centre.

## Demographics

Average family income: $81,415

Median family income: $50,047

Unemployment: 6.7% Language (mother tongue): English - 51%, French - 2%, Other - 45%, Multiple (Incl. English and/or French) - 2% Language (knowledge): English only - 75.3%, French only - < 0.1%, English and French - 15.4%, Neither English nor French - 9.1% Religion: Catholic - 32.1%, Protestant - 15%, other Christian (Incl. Orthodox) - 5.3%, Buddhist - 5.2%, Jewish - 4.2%, Muslim - 2.8%, No religious affiliation - 32.9%, Other - 2.4% Visible Minority: Chinese - 18.2%, Black - 4%, South Asian - 3.5%, Southeast Asian - 1.8%, Filipino - 1.7%, Korean - 1.5%, Latin American - 1.5%, Others - 3.3% Immigrant Status: Non-immigrant - 52%, Immigrant - 45%, Non-permanent resident - 3%

## Geography

It consists of the Toronto Islands and the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Toronto Harbour, and on the west, north and east by a line drawn from the harbour north on Spencer Avenue, east along the Gardiner Expressway, north on Dufferin, east on Queen Street West, southeast along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, north along Dovercourt Road, east along Dundas Street West, north along Ossington Avenue, east along the Canadian Pacific Railway situated north of Dupont Street, south along Avenue Road and Queens Park Crescent West, east along College Street and south along Yonge Street to the Harbour.

These borders were changed in the 2004 redistribution. The northwestern corner, a generally pro-NDP area was lost to Davenport. A large, but mostly business area of Toronto Centre—Rosedale between University Avenue and Yonge St. was added to the riding. This region tends to support the Liberals. The Toronto Islands were also added to the riding from Toronto Centre—Rosedale. This area is very strongly NDP and while it has a small population it is a highly activist one that provides many campaign workers for the New Democrats.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Trinity—Spadina :

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Riding created from Fort York, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Dovercourt |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Rosario Marchese | New Democratic |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Rosario Marchese | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Rosario Marchese | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Rosario Marchese | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Han Dong | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Spadina—Fort York, University—Rosedale and Toronto Centre |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

2014 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Han Dong | 26,935 | 46.28 | +6.35 |
| | New Democratic | Rosario Marchese | 17,759 | 30.51 | -11.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roberta Scott | 8,094 | 13.91 | +2.35 |
| | Green | Tim Grant | 4,111 | 7.06 | +1.91 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew Echevarria | 729 | 1.25 | |
| | Vegan Environmental | Paul Figueiras | 308 | 0.53 | |
| | Special Needs | Dan King | 265 | 0.46 | +0.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,200 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain | Liberal gain | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2011 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Rosario Marchese | 19,870 | 42.36 | +1.21 |
| | Liberal | Sarah Thomson | 18,731 | 39.93 | +8.40 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Yen | 5,420 | 11.56 | -2.30 |
| | Green | Tim Grant | 2,415 | 5.15 | -6.31 |
| | Special Needs | Danish Ahmed | 139 | 0.30 | -0.24 |
| | Freedom | Silvio Ursomarzo | 126 | 0.27 | -0.06 |
| | Socialist | Guy Fogel | 117 | 0.25 | |
| | Human Rights | Abara Ocran-Caesar | 88 | 0.19 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,906 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 205 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,111 | 43.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 109,565 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -3.60 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2007 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Rosario Marchese | 18,508 | 41.15 | -6.36 |
| | Liberal | Kathryn Holloway | 14,180 | 31.53 | -0.35 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tyler Currie | 6,235 | 13.86 | +1.57 |
| | Green | Dan King | 5,156 | 11.46 | +5.64 |
| | Independent | George Sawinson | 350 | 0.78 | |
| | Special Needs | John Rubino | 243 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Charlene Cottle | 154 | 0.34 | |
| | Freedom | Silvio Ursomarzo | 147 | 0.33 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | 100.00 |

2003 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Rosario Marchese | 19,268 | 47.51 | -0.38 |
| | Liberal | Nellie Pedro | 12,927 | 31.88 | +4.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Helena Guergis | 4,985 | 12.29 | -8.21 |
| | Green | Greg Laxton | 2,362 | 5.82 | +4.11 |
| | Libertarian | Judson Glober | 756 | 1.86 | |
| | Independent | Nick Lin | 256 | 0.63 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,554 | 100.0 |

1999 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Rosario Marchese | 17,110 | 47.89 |
| | Liberal | Albert Koehl | 9,817 | 27.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Loreto | 7,323 | 20.50 |
| | Green | Sat K. S. Khalsa | 612 | 1.71 |
| | Natural Law | Ron Robins | 274 | 0.77 |
| | Independent | Roberto Verdecchia | 258 | 0.72 |
| | Freedom | Silvio Ursomarzo | 182 | 0.51 |
| | Independent | Raymond Samuels | 154 | 0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,730 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :

| Side | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| First Past the Post | 17,787 | 40.8 |
| Mixed member proportional | 25,757 | 59.2 |
| Total valid votes | 43,544 | 100.0 |

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

## City Councillors

Municipally, Trinity—Spadina is divided into two wards; the western half, Ward 19, is represented by Mike Layton (son of the late and former Canadian federal New Democratic leader Jack Layton), and the eastern half, Ward 20, is represented by Ceta Ramkhalawansingh. In Toronto's 2010 municipal elections, Adam Vaughan was re-elected for a second four-year term; the previous Ward 19 Councillor, Joe Pantalone, stood (unsuccessfully) for mayor. Ramkhalawansingh was appointed by Council after Vaughan ran successfully in the 2014 Ontario election.

Metro Ward 20

* Joe Pantalone 1980–January 1, 1998

Metro Ward 24

* Olivia Chow - 1991–January 1, 1998

Toronto Ward 24

* Olivia Chow - Metro Council Ward 24 1998-2000

Toronto Ward 19

* Joe Pantalone January 1, 1998 – 2010
* Mike Layton 2010-

Toronto Ward 20

* Olivia Chow - 2000–2006; 2006
* Martin Silva 2006
* Adam Vaughan 2006–2014
* Ceta Ramkhalawansingh 2014–present

Toronto Ward 4

* Martin Silva 1988–January 1, 1998
* William Peyton Hubbard 1894–1915

Toronto Ward 5

* Dan Leckie January 1, 1994 – January 1, 1998
