Results, Ridings and Candidates
Toronto Centre
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 273/273 polls | |||
| LIB | Bob Rae | 27,583 | 53.59 |
Elected |
| CON | David Gentili | 9,410 | 18.28 |
|
| NDP | El-Farouk Khaki | 7,749 | 15.06 |
|
| GRN | Ellen Michelson | 6,090 | 11.83 |
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| AAE | Liz White | 197 | 0.38 |
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| COM | Johan Boyden | 193 | 0.37 |
|
| IND | Gerald Derome | 155 | 0.30 |
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| ML | Philip Fernandez | 92 | 0.18 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Liz White
- David Gentili
- Johan Boyden
- Ellen Michelson
- Gerald Derome
- Bob Rae
- Philip Fernandez
- El-Farouk Khaki
Liz White
Party: Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
Profession: Animal rights activist
Career Background: Founding member and leader of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party. Works for the Animal Alliance of Canada. Started working with the Toronto Humane Society in 1997 and eventually became its director. Started career as a registered nurse.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in this riding in 2006 and in the March 17, 2008, byelection.
Contact information:
David Gentili
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Toronto
Education: Studied psychology at Queen’s University and earned a graduate degree in public administration at Dalhousie University.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Devon
Community Activities: Involved with the Salvation Army; the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation; the Toronto Humane Society.
Mailing address:
432 Queen St. E.
Toronto, Ont.
M5A 1T4
Contact information:
Johan Boyden
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Education: Bachelor of arts from the University of Northern B.C.
Career Background: Has worked as a farm labourer, grocery worker and in archaeology.
Community Activities: Leader of the Young Communist League. Helped organize a pan-Canadian delegation to the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students last August in Venezuela.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Toronto Centre in 2007.
Federal: Defeated in Davenport in 2004 and in this riding in 2006.
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-964-3894
Ellen Michelson
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: June 19, 1941
Age: 67
Birthplace: New York City
Education: MA in teaching, Harvard University and additional qualification courses for Ontario teachers
Profession: Educator and writer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Bill
Children: Six
Career Background: Freelance writer and editor; 25-year member Professional Writers Association of Canada. Toronto District School Board and legacy board high school teacher, 1989-retirement in 2006. English language fellow, Inerisaavik, Greenland, 2006-07. Conference plenary and workshops for English teachers, Guatemala; staff workshops for NGO, Nicaragua, June 2008.
Community Activities: Has volunteered with Brownies, Girl Guides of Canada; home and school associations; Canadian Cancer Society; Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada; Hillel Children's Workshop; Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa; Village Players; Toronto International Film Festival. Member of the Heliconian Club & the Women's Art Association of Canada. Participant in the first Canada Corps mission in 2004.
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1137
T.D.C. Postal Station
77 King St. W
Toronto, Ont.
M5K 1P2
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-833-3607
Gerald Derome
Party: Independent
Age: 52
Birthplace: Toronto
Children: Three
Career Background: Worked for Canada Post for 15 years.
Electoral History
Municipal: Ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Toronto in 2003 and 2006.
Contact information:
www.project10billion.com/blogs
Bob Rae
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1948
Age: 60
Birthplace: Ottawa
Education: The son of a Canadian diplomat, attended schools in Ottawa, Washington and Geneva. Attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and received a B.Phil. degree. Graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor of arts and a law degree.
Profession: Lawyer and politician
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Arlene
Children: Three daughters - Judith, Lisa and Eleanor
Career Background: In addition to political activities, has been an adviser to the federal government on matters related to the investigation of the 1985 Air India bombing, served as a mediator in an aboriginal fishing rights dispute in Burnt Church, N.B., chaired the Forum of Federations for seven years and reviewed strategies on higher education for the Ontario government.
Electoral History
Provincial: Elected in the riding of York South in a byelection in November 1982. Re-elected in the 1985 provincial election and again in 1987. Became premier of Ontario when the NDP won the 1990 election. Resigned from politics shortly after his party lost the 1995 election to the Liberals, though he had won his own riding. Moved to the private sector as a lawyer, and in the late 1990s resigned from the NDP when he was appointed to the federal Security Intelligence Review Committee. In 2006, joined the Liberal Party and ran unsuccessfully for the party leadership.
Federal: Elected as a New Democrat in the Toronto riding of Broadview in a 1978 byelection. Re-elected in the new riding of Broadview-Greenwood in the 1979 general election and again in 1980. Left federal politics to become leader of the Ontario NDP in 1982. Returned to federal politics as a Liberal in 2006, and was elected in this riding in the March 17, 2008, byelection.
Mailing address:
250 Yonge St., Suite 2400
Toronto, Ont.
M5B 2M6
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-262-1089
Philip Fernandez
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Profession: Teacher, literacy worker and adult educator
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated as independent in St. Paul's in 1999 and in Toronto Centre-Rosedale in 2003 as an Independent Renewal party candidate.
Federal: Defeated in Bramalea-Gore-Malton in 1997, Toronto Centre-Rosedale in 2000 and Toronto Centre in 2004 and 2006.
El-Farouk Khaki
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Year of Birth: Oct. 26, 1963
Age: 44
Birthplace: Tanzania
Education: Law degree from the University of British Columbia
Profession: Human rights activist and lawyer
Career Background: Immigration and refugee lawyer, most often representing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people, women fleeing gender violence and persons living with HIV/AIDS who face persecution in their home countries.
Community Activities: Co-founder and currently secretary-general of the Canadian Muslim Union, founded Salaam, the world’s first LGBT Muslim group, chair of Africans In Partnership Against AIDS, board member of the 519 Church Street Community Centre.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in this riding in March 2008 byelection.
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CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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