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St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes Status
245/245 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
LIB Carolyn Bennett 22,420 Elected
CON Maureen Harquail 17,829
NDP William Molls 12,174
GRN Jim McGarva 2,493
LTN John Kittredge 304
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This affluent central Toronto riding includes the mansions of Forest Hill and multicultural neighbourhoods straddling St. Clair Avenue.

It is bordered by the CP Rail line, Yonge Street, Rosehill Reservoir and Moore Avenue in the south and Eglinton Avenue West, Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue in the north. It lies between Bayview Avenue in the east and Ossington Avenue, Winona Drive, Holland Park Avenue, Rogers Road and Dufferin Street in the west.

St. Paul's riding was established in 1933. In 1996, portions of the Don Valley West and Rosedale ridings were added. In 2004, the riding boundary was moved south to Eglinton Avenue in the north and extended west to Dufferin Street.

Population: 111,131 (2006 census; a decrease of 1.2% since 2001)

Political History

Liberal Carolyn Bennett is serving her fifth term after receiving more than 50 per cent of the vote in 2008, beating Conservative Heather Jewell.

Bennett served her fourth term in the riding after receiving 50 per cent of the vote in the 2006 election where she defeated Conservative Peter Kent.

In 2004 and 2000, Bennett defeated Conservative Barry Cline. Prime Minister Paul Martin named Bennett minister of state for public health in December 2003.

In 1993, Liberal Barry Campbell defeated PC Isabel Bassett, who later became a provincial MPP and chair of TVOntario.

From 1984 to 1993, Barbara McDougall was the Progressive Conservative MP for St. Paul's. In the Brian Mulroney government, she was minister of state for finance, minister of state for privatization, minister responsible for the status of women, minister of employment and immigration and minister of external affairs.

Liberal John Roberts was elected MP in 1974 and 1980, but lost the 1979 election to PC Ron Atkey. Roberts was secretary of state, minister of environment and minister of state for science and technology.

Roland Michener was elected as a PC in 1953, 1957 and 1958. He was Speaker of the House and later Governor General.

  • 1935, 1940, 1945 - PC
  • 1949 - LIB
  • 1953, 1957, 1958 - PC
  • 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968 - LIB
  • 1972 - PC
  • 1974 - LIB
  • 1979 - PC
  • 1980 - LIB
  • 1984, 1988 - PC
  • 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 37.22% (40,895)
French 7.14% (7,845)
Aboriginal 1.18% (1,300)
American 1.77% (1,945)
Canadian 14.77% (16,230)
Caribbean 4.15% (4,555)
Latin, Central, South 2.99% (3,285)
Western European 10.45% (11,485)
Northern European 2.18% (2,395)
Eastern European 17.08% (18,770)
S European 17.33% (19,045)
Other European 10.89% (11,965)
Scandinavian 1.77% (1,945)
Baltic 1.33% (1,465)
Czech/Slovak 0.94% (1,035)
African 2.84% (3,120)
Arab 1.46% (1,600)
Maghrebi 0.35% (390)
West Asia 2.24% (2,460)
South Asia 3.04% (3,335)
East/SE Asia 10.76% (11,825)
Oceania 0.27% (300)
Pacific Islands 0.01% (10)
Statistics Canada Population: 109,880

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 69% (74,145)
French 2% (2,060)
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% (25)
Oji-Cree 0% (0)
Shuswap 0% (0)
South Slave 0% (0)
Tlingit 0% (0)
Italian 3% (2,945)
Portuguese 3% (2,745)
Romanian 1% (840)
Spanish 3% (3,730)
Danish 0% (50)
Dutch 0% (325)
Flemish 0% (10)
Frisian 0% (0)
German 1% (955)
Norwegian 0% (35)
Swedish 0% (45)
Yiddish 0% (405)
Bosnian 0% (40)
Bulgarian 0% (235)
Croatian 0% (280)
Czech 0% (180)
Macedonian 0% (85)
Polish 1% (835)
Russian 1% (1,275)
Serbian 1% (625)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (160)
Slovak 0% (150)
Slovenian 0% (80)
Ukrainian 0% (375)
Latvian 0% (105)
Lithuanian 0% (90)
Estonian 0% (210)
Finnish 0% (145)
Hungarian 1% (1,005)
Greek 1% (1,355)
Armenian 0% (145)
Turkish 1% (600)
Amharic 0% (190)
Arabic 0% (495)
Hebrew 0% (305)
Maltese 0% (15)
Somali 0% (20)
Tigrigna 0% (285)
Bengali 0% (225)
Gujarati 0% (90)
Hindi 0% (205)
Kurdish 0% (50)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0% (55)
Pashto 0% (0)
Persian (Farsi) 1% (995)
Sindhi 0% (40)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (10)
Urdu 0% (155)
Malayalam 0% (90)
Tamil 0% (85)
Telugu 0% (55)
Japanese 0% (390)
Korean 1% (830)
Cantonese 1% (745)
Chinese, n.o.s. 1% (1,515)
Mandarin 1% (655)
Taiwanese 0% (10)
Lao 0% (25)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (0)
Vietnamese 0% (340)
Bisayan languages 0% (125)
Ilocano 0% (155)
Malay 0% (65)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2% (2,330)
Akan (Twi) 0% (15)
Swahili 0% (70)
Creoles 0% (85)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 107,925

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 0.08
Mining 0.05
Utilities 0.57
Construction 5.41
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 4.42
Retail 10.45
Transport 5.67
Info Culture 4.06
Finance Insurance 7.09
Real Estate 2.17
ProSciTech 7.14
Management 0.11
Waste/Remediation 6.59
Education 5.18
Heath/Social Assistance 9.30
Arts/Entertainment 1.82
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 4.85
Public Admin 3.56
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 52,340

Overall

Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Provincial
6.4%
National
6.6%
Seniors
15.67%
Provincial
13.56%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
20.11%
Provincial
26.61%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$166,814
Provincial
$90,526
National
$82,325
Immigration
34%
Provincial
28%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
48.41%
Provincial
33.54%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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CON – Maureen Harquail

GRN – Jim McGarva

LIB – Carolyn Bennett

LTN – John Kittredge

NDP – William Molls

Maureen Harquail

Maureen Harquail

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

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416-925-8228

1421 Yonge St.

Toronto, Ont.

Birth Place: Quebec City

Profession:

Lawyer

Marital Status Married to Stephen

Education:

University of Toronto - Honours BA in political science, 1990

University of Wales, Cardiff Law School in the United Kingdom - in 1993 graduated with an honours bachelor of laws.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Defeated in Willowdale in March 17, 2008, byelection

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Jim McGarva

Jim McGarva

Party: Green Party of Canada

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Age:

25

Marital Status:

Married

Children:

One

Profession:

Student

Education:

B.Math. from the University of Waterloo in 2008; M.Sc. in mathematics from the University of Toronto in 2009; is a PhD candidate.

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Carolyn Bennett

Carolyn Bennett

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

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416-966-1762

1499 Yonge St.

Toronto, Ont. M4T 1Z2

Age:

60

Birthplace:

Toronto

Marital Status:

Married to Peter O'Brian

Children:

Two - Jack, Ben

Profession:

Doctor

Education:

University of Toronto - MD in 1974. Certified in family medicine in 1976

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Defeated in St. Andrew-St. Patrick in 1995

FEDERAL: Elected in St Paul's in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008

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John Kittredge

Party: Libertarian Party of Canada

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William Molls

William Molls

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

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416-654-2108

16 Vaughan Rd.

Toronto, Ont. M6G 2N1

Profession:

Computer specialist

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