Legislature House of Commons District created 1976 Last contested 2015 Province Ontario Elector 90,167 | MP James Maloney
Liberal First contested 1979 District webpage profile, map Census division Toronto | |
 | ||
Etobicoke—Lakeshore (formerly known as Lakeshore and Toronto—Lakeshore) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Contents
It covers the southern part of the Etobicoke portion of Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario including the former 'Lakeshore Municipalities' of Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch.
This riding has been a destination for Slavic immigrants. The percentage of native speakers of Slavic languages in this riding (primarily Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and Serbian) is 15.0%, the highest in Canada.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 CensusEthnic groups: 75.3% White, 4.6% South Asian, 4.2% Black, 3.3% Filipino, 2.8% Chinese, 2.2% Latin American, 1.8% Korean, 1.3% Southeast Asian
Languages: 60.6% English, 5.5% Polish, 3.4% Ukrainian, 2.7% Italian, 2.3% Spanish, 2.2% Portuguese, 2.1% Russian, 2.1% Chinese, 2.0% French, 1.8% Tagalog, 1.7% Serbian, 1.5% Korean
Religions: 70.7% Christian (40.8% Catholic, 5.9% Christian Orthodox, 5.3% United Church, 4.8% Anglican, 1.9% Presbyterian, 1.2% Baptist), 3.7% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 21.6 No religion
Median income (2005): $30,419
Geography
Consisting of that part of the City of Toronto described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the Humber River with Dundas Street West; thence southwesterly along said street to the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence southerly along said railway to Mimico Creek; thence generally westerly along said creek to Kipling Avenue; thence southerly along said avenue to Burnhamthorpe Road; thence westerly along said road to Highway 427; thence southerly along said highway to Dundas Street West; thence westerly along said street to the westerly limit of said city; thence generally southerly and northeasterly along the westerly and southerly limits of said city to the southeasterly production of the Humber River; thence generally northwesterly along said production and the Humber River to the point of commencement.
History
The riding was created in 1966 as "Lakeshore" from part of York—Humber, the same year the 'Lakeshore municipalities', Mimico, New Toronto, Long Branch were annexed to the new Borough of Etobicoke. In 1971, it was renamed "Toronto—Lakeshore". In 1976, it was abolished, and replaced by "Etobicoke—Lakeshore".
The riding was represented by federal Liberal Party and official Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff, who was first elected in 2006, until he was unseated in the 2011 General Election by Conservative Bernard Trottier. It was previously represented by Jean Augustine. Provincially, it has been represented by Peter Milczyn since 2014. On Toronto City Council, the southern half of the riding is represented by Mark Grimes, and the northern half by Justin Di Ciano.
In the 1988 federal election, there was no Liberal candidate on the ballot because two days after nominations were due, the Liberal candidate, Emmanuel Feuerwerker, withdrew citing heart problems after the news media reported that Mr. Feuerwerker's campaign literature claimed university degrees that he did not, in fact, possess.
This riding lost territory to Etobicoke Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.