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Etobicoke Centre
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238/238 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Ted Opitz | 21,661 | 41.16 |
Elected |
| LIB | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | 21,635 | 41.11 |
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| NDP | Ana Maria Rivero | 7,731 | 14.69 |
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| GRN | Katarina Zoricic | 1,454 | 2.76 |
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| ML | Sarah Thompson | 149 | 0.28 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This residential riding in west-end Toronto runs the gamut from stately homes near the Kingsway to pockets of no-frills public housing.
Etobicoke Centre is bordered by the Humber River to the east, Highway 401 and Dixon Road to the north, the CP line, Mimico Creek, Burnhamthorpe Road and Highway 427 to the south and Etobicoke Creek and Dundas Street West to the west.
Etobicoke Centre was created in 1976 from parts of the former Etobicoke riding and High Park-Humber Valley. In 1996, 21 per cent of Etobicoke North was added. In the 2004 redistribution, a small part of Etobicoke North was added to Etobicoke Centre's northeastern edge.
Population: 111,349 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.4% since 2001)
Political History
The Liberals have been in power in this riding since 1993. In 2008, Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj beat Conservative Axel Kuhn by 5,699 votes. In 2006, Wrzesnewskyj also beat Kuhn and received more than 50 per cent of the vote.
In the previous election, Wrzesnewskyj won with more than twice as many votes as his nearest competitor, Conservative Lida Preyma.
Liberal Allan Rock held the riding for three terms. Rock resigned in December 2003 and was named ambassador to the United Nations. He served in Jean Chrétien's cabinet as minister of justice, attorney general, minister of health and minister of industry.
Progressive Conservative MP Michael Wilson held the riding from 1979 to 1993. He was minister of finance for seven years under Brian Mulroney.
Liberal Alastair Gillespie was MP for Etobicoke Centre from 1969 to 1979 and served as minister of energy, mines and resources, minister of state for science and technology and minister of industry, trade and commerce under Pierre Trudeau.
Etobicoke:
- 1968, 1972, 1974 - LIB
Etobicoke Centre:
- 1979-88 inclusive – PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 33.06% (37,655) |
| French | 6.52% (7,430) |
| Aboriginal | 1.27% (1,450) |
| American | 0.93% (1,065) |
| Canadian | 15.22% (17,335) |
| Caribbean | 2.72% (3,095) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.35% (2,680) |
| Western European | 9.35% (10,650) |
| Northern European | 1.51% (1,725) |
| Eastern European | 22.92% (26,105) |
| S European | 21.00% (23,920) |
| Other European | 0.94% (1,075) |
| Scandinavian | 1.26% (1,440) |
| Baltic | 1.19% (1,360) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.40% (1,600) |
| African | 2.06% (2,350) |
| Arab | 1.20% (1,370) |
| Maghrebi | 0.11% (120) |
| West Asia | 1.43% (1,630) |
| South Asia | 4.27% (4,860) |
| East/SE Asia | 9.29% (10,585) |
| Oceania | 0.13% (145) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 113,905 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 57% (64,185) |
| French | 2% (1,850) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 3% (3,775) |
| Portuguese | 2% (2,695) |
| Romanian | 0% (500) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,700) |
| Danish | 0% (85) |
| Dutch | 0% (225) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (15) |
| German | 1% (1,420) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (35) |
| Yiddish | 0% (25) |
| Bosnian | 0% (145) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (355) |
| Croatian | 1% (780) |
| Czech | 0% (315) |
| Macedonian | 0% (125) |
| Polish | 7% (7,535) |
| Russian | 2% (2,385) |
| Serbian | 2% (1,840) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (135) |
| Slovak | 0% (350) |
| Slovenian | 0% (455) |
| Ukrainian | 4% (4,650) |
| Latvian | 0% (115) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (430) |
| Estonian | 0% (145) |
| Finnish | 0% (60) |
| Hungarian | 1% (645) |
| Greek | 1% (725) |
| Armenian | 0% (130) |
| Turkish | 0% (245) |
| Amharic | 0% (65) |
| Arabic | 1% (785) |
| Hebrew | 0% (100) |
| Maltese | 0% (110) |
| Somali | 0% (375) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (30) |
| Bengali | 1% (585) |
| Gujarati | 0% (560) |
| Hindi | 0% (290) |
| Kurdish | 0% (15) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (185) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (460) |
| Sindhi | 0% (85) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (75) |
| Urdu | 0% (310) |
| Malayalam | 0% (65) |
| Tamil | 0% (265) |
| Telugu | 0% (40) |
| Japanese | 0% (185) |
| Korean | 2% (1,710) |
| Cantonese | 0% (500) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (1,295) |
| Mandarin | 0% (525) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (475) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (75) |
| Ilocano | 0% (165) |
| Malay | 0% (55) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2% (1,935) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (35) |
| Swahili | 0% (55) |
| Creoles | 0% (25) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 112,125 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 3.65 |
| Mining | 0.50 |
| Utilities | 1.34 |
| Construction | 10.53 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.65 |
| Retail | 12.61 |
| Transport | 4.48 |
| Info Culture | 1.34 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.46 |
| Real Estate | 1.97 |
| ProSciTech | 4.38 |
| Management | 0.05 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.73 |
| Education | 5.99 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.31 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.96 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.21 |
| Public Admin | 5.04 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 60,540 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.3%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.79%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 26.21%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $105,881
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 44%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 40.97%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Ana Maria Rivero Ted Opitz | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: Twitter416-243-6111 245 Dixon Rd. Toronto, Ont. M9P 2M4 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Cynthia |
| Profession: | Political assistant |
Katarina Zoricic | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 647-234-9166 |
| Birthplace: | Sarajevo |
| Profession: | Volunteer |
| Education: | Pursued a bachelor's in international relations from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. |
Borys Wrzesnewskyj | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-621-1060 385 The West Mall, Unit #215 Etobicoke, Ont. M9C 1E7 |
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthplace: | Toronto |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | One |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | B.Comm. - Trinity College, University of Toronto |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Etobicoke Centre in 2004, 2006, 2008. |
Sarah Thompson | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: Website | |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated: in Scarborough-Agincourt in 2000; in Davenport in 2004, 2006, 2008. |
Ana Maria Rivero | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-242-3481 |
| Birthplace: | Argentina |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Etobicoke North in 2000 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
| GRN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.91 |
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