Toronto—Danforth (provincial electoral district)
# Toronto—Danforth (provincial electoral district)

Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto.

The riding is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Peter Tabuns of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).

Toronto—Danforth includes an array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and East-Indian communities.

The northern portion of the riding, East York, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale, Leslieville and Riverside, 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 Dennis Mills, 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

* 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 York East and 5% of the former riding of Beaches—Woodbine.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Broadview—Greenwood |||||
| Riding created from Riverdale, York East and Beaches—Woodbine |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Marilyn Churley | New Democratic |
| Riding renamed — Toronto—Danforth |||||
| 38th | 2003–2005 | Marilyn Churley | New Democratic |
| 38th | 2006–2007 | Peter Tabuns | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Peter Tabuns | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Peter Tabuns | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Peter Tabuns | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Peter Tabuns | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Peter Tabuns | New Democratic |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

### Toronto—Danforth

2022 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Tabuns | 22,890 | 55.39 | -8.86 |
| | Liberal | Mary Fragedakis | 9,240 | 22.36 | +8.29 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Colleen McCleery | 5,556 | 13.44 | -2.42 |
| | Green | Marcelo Levy | 2,513 | 6.08 | +1.70 |
| | New Blue | Milton Kandias | 515 | 1.25 | |
| | Ontario Party | George Simopoulos | 232 | 0.56 | |
| | None of the Above | Christopher Brophy | 201 | 0.49 | |
| | Communist | Jennifer Moxon | 177 | 0.43 | +0.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,324 | 99.41 | +0.38 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 244 | 0.59 | -0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,568 | 49.04 | -12.54 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,769 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -8.58 |
| Source:Elections Ontario |||||||

2018 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Tabuns | 32,938 | 64.25 | +19.64 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Patricia Kalligosfyris | 8,131 | 15.86 | +5.85 |
| | Liberal | Li Koo | 7,216 | 14.07 | -23.15 |
| | Green | Andrew Trotter | 2,248 | 4.38 | -1.09 |
| | Libertarian | Paul Layton | 341 | 0.67 | -0.49 |
| | Communist | Ivan Byard | 167 | 0.33 | -0.07 |
| | Independent | John Kladitis | 118 | 0.23 | |
| | Independent | John Richardson | 110 | 0.21 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,269 | 99.03 | +0.30 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 503 | 0.97 | -0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,772 | 61.58 | +6.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,072 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2014 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Tabuns | 19,190 | 44.61 | -9.40 |
| | Liberal | Rob Newman | 15,983 | 37.16 | +6.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Naomi Solomon | 4,304 | 10.01 | +0.62 |
| | Green | Rachel Power | 2,351 | 5.47 | +1.83 |
| | Libertarian | Thomas Armstrong | 501 | 1.16 | -0.02 |
| | Communist | Elizabeth Rowley | 172 | 0.40 | |
| | Canadians' Choice | John Richardson | 167 | 0.40 | +0.19 |
| | Vegan Environmental | Simon Luisi | 149 | 0.35 | |
| | Freedom | Tristan Parlette | 121 | 0.28 | -0.01 |
| | People's Political Party | Ali Azaroghli | 79 | 0.18 | -0.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,017 | 98.73 | -0.67 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 553 | 1.27 | +0.67 |
| Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | 43,570 | 55.30 | +6.00 |
| Total electors | Total electors | Total electors | 78,787 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -7.92 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2011 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Tabuns | 20,062 | 54.01 | +8.16 |
| | Liberal | Marisa Sterling | 11,369 | 30.60 | +1.40 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rita Jethi | 3,488 | 9.39 | -1.89 |
| | Green | Tim Whalley | 1,354 | 3.64 | -7.51 |
| | Libertarian | John Recker | 440 | 1.18 | +0.01 |
| | People's Political Party | Kevin Clarke | 143 | 0.38 | |
| | Independent | Neil Mercer | 110 | 0.30 | |
| | Freedom | Stéphane Vera | 107 | 0.29 | |
| | Independent | John Richardson | 75 | 0.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,148 | 99.40 | +0.41 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 226 | 0.60 | -0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,374 | 49.30 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,815 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.38 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2007 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Tabuns | 17,975 | 45.85 | -1.95 |
| | Liberal | Joyce Rowlands | 11,448 | 29.20 | -9.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Bisbicis | 4,423 | 11.28 | +1.35 |
| | Green | Patrick Kraemer | 4,372 | 11.15 | +9.02 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Scott | 460 | 1.17 | |
| | Family Coalition | Michael Kidd | 273 | 0.70 | +0.22 |
| | Communist | Shona Bracken | 253 | 0.65 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,204 | 98.99 | -0.59 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 401 | 1.01 | +0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,605 | 53.18 | +13.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,479 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

Ontario provincial by-election, March 26, 2006 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Tabuns | 13,054 | 48.26 | +0.66 |
| | Liberal | Ben Chin | 10,636 | 38.93 | +7.29 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Georgina Blanas | 2,740 | 10.03 | -6.99 |
| | Green | Paul Charbonneau | 582 | 2.13 | -1.4 |
| | Family Coalition | Wictor Borkowski | 104 | 0.38 | -0.08 |
| | Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 93 | 0.34 | |
| | Independent | Carol Wielhorski | 63 | 0.23 | |
| | Independent | Mehmet Ali Yagiz | 50 | 0.18 | -0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,322 | 99.58 | +0.34 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 115 | 0.42 | -0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,437 | 39.89 | -15.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,782 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

2003 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn Churley | 18,253 | 47.14 | +0.22 |
| | Liberal | Jim Davidson | 12,246 | 31.63 | +6.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Sardelis | 6,562 | 16.95 | -7.75 |
| | Green | Michael Pilling | 1,368 | 3.53 | |
| | Family Coalition | Masood Atchekzai | 217 | 0.56 | -0.27 |
| | Independent | Mehmet Ali Yagiz | 73 | 0.19 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,719 | 99.24 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 295 | 0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,014 | 55.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,840 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### Broadview—Greenwood

1999 Ontario general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Marilyn Churley | 18,150 | 46.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rita Smith | 9,554 | 24.70 |
| | Liberal | Julie Wang Morris | 9,553 | 24.69 |
| | Natural Law | Bob Hyman | 565 | 1.46 |
| | Independent | Melanie Cishecki | 543 | 1.40 |
| | Family Coalition | Tony Ieraci | 320 | 0.83 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,685 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :

| Side | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| First Past the Post | 17,051 | 44.9 |
| Mixed member proportional | 20,882 | 55.1 |
| Total valid votes | 37,931 | 100.0 |

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