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Trinity - Spadina
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317/317 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Olivia Chow | 35,493 | 54.14 |
Elected |
| LIB | Christine Innes | 15,218 | 23.21 |
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| CON | Gin Siow | 10,938 | 16.68 |
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| GRN | Rachel Barney | 3,279 | 5.00 |
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| LTN | Chester Brown | 454 | 0.69 |
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| ML | Nick Lin | 178 | 0.27 |
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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 downtown Toronto riding contains some of the city's most famous landmarks, including the CN Tower, the Rogers Centre, the bank towers, Ontario Place and the Royal Ontario Museum.
The riding stretches from Lake Ontario to the CP Rail line north of Dupont Street. The eastern boundaries are Avenue Road and Queen's Park Crescent, east along College Street to Yonge Street and down Yonge to Lake Ontario. Western boundaries zigzag: Ossington Avenue down to Dundas Street West, across Dundas to Dovercourt Road, then down to the CN Rail line, across to Dufferin Street, down Dufferin, then west around the Canadian National Exhibition grounds to the lake.
Chinatown, Little Italy, Portugal Village, Kensington market, the Annex, the University of Toronto and the Toronto Islands are also in the riding.
This riding was created in the 1986 redistribution from 88 per cent of Spadina and 40 per cent of Trinity ridings. In 1996, a piece of Davenport was added. In 2004, the southwest border was moved west to Dufferin Street and in the southeast, the boundary moved to Yonge Street from University Avenue.
Population: 115,361 (2006 census; an increase of 8.7% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, New Democrat Olivia Chow won her second term in this riding when she defeated Liberal Christine Innes by 3,475 votes. She beat Liberal incumbent Tony Ianno by 3,681 votes to become MP in 2006.
In 2004, Ianno defeated Chow by 805 votes to win a fourth term in office. Chow, city councillor and wife of NDP Leader Jack Layton, also ran against Ianno and lost in 1997.
Liberal Paul Hellyer won a December 1958 byelection in Trinity riding and was MP until he resigned in 1971 and changed party affiliation. Hellyer was defeated by Pierre Trudeau for the Liberal leadership in 1968. In 1972, he was narrowly re-elected as Trinity's MP, this time as a PC. He ran for the leadership of the Conservatives in 1976 and lost. Liberal Aideen Nicholson was elected in Trinity in 1974, 1979, 1980 and 1984.
In Spadina, Liberal Peter Stollery was elected four times from 1972 through 1980. He was appointed to the Senate in 1981, when Trudeau wanted to open the seat to let his principal secretary, Jim Coutts, run. Coutts lost the 1981 byelection to New Democrat Dan Heap, an Anglican minister and city alderman. Heap won the 1984 election in Spadina and the 1988 election in the newly created Trinity-Spadina.
Spadina:
- 1935-53 inclusive - LIB
- 1955 byelection, 1957, 1958 - PC
- 1962-80 - LIB
- 1981 byelection, 1984 - NDP
Trinity:
- 1935, 1940 - LIB
- 1945 - PC
- 1949, 1953, 1954 byelection, 1957 - LIB
- 1958 - PC
- 1958 byelection, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968 - LIB
- 1972 - PC
- 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984 - LIB
Trinity-Spadina:
- 1988 - NDP
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
- 2006, 2008 - NDP
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 30.57% (34,505) |
| French | 6.80% (7,675) |
| Aboriginal | 1.58% (1,785) |
| American | 1.36% (1,530) |
| Canadian | 11.85% (13,370) |
| Caribbean | 3.20% (3,610) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.04% (2,305) |
| Western European | 10.10% (11,395) |
| Northern European | 2.21% (2,495) |
| Eastern European | 11.54% (13,020) |
| S European | 20.86% (23,545) |
| Other European | 4.32% (4,875) |
| Scandinavian | 1.91% (2,150) |
| Baltic | 0.95% (1,075) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.83% (940) |
| African | 2.88% (3,245) |
| Arab | 1.92% (2,170) |
| Maghrebi | 0.23% (255) |
| West Asia | 1.91% (2,160) |
| South Asia | 4.79% (5,410) |
| East/SE Asia | 24.14% (27,240) |
| Oceania | 0.41% (460) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.04% (40) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 112,855 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 56% (61,940) |
| French | 2% (2,160) |
| 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% (15) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 3% (3,165) |
| Portuguese | 7% (7,620) |
| Romanian | 0% (330) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,275) |
| Danish | 0% (30) |
| Dutch | 0% (250) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 1% (1,030) |
| Norwegian | 0% (25) |
| Swedish | 0% (60) |
| Yiddish | 0% (80) |
| Bosnian | 0% (15) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (135) |
| Croatian | 0% (190) |
| Czech | 0% (135) |
| Macedonian | 0% (65) |
| Polish | 1% (1,155) |
| Russian | 1% (620) |
| Serbian | 0% (255) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (140) |
| Slovak | 0% (130) |
| Slovenian | 0% (110) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (575) |
| Latvian | 0% (95) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (65) |
| Estonian | 0% (50) |
| Finnish | 0% (55) |
| Hungarian | 0% (475) |
| Greek | 1% (825) |
| Armenian | 0% (135) |
| Turkish | 0% (210) |
| Amharic | 0% (305) |
| Arabic | 1% (930) |
| Hebrew | 0% (215) |
| Maltese | 0% (25) |
| Somali | 0% (165) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (75) |
| Bengali | 0% (200) |
| Gujarati | 0% (145) |
| Hindi | 0% (465) |
| Kurdish | 0% (15) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (400) |
| Pashto | 0% (85) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (685) |
| Sindhi | 0% (20) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (35) |
| Urdu | 0% (200) |
| Malayalam | 0% (40) |
| Tamil | 0% (85) |
| Telugu | 0% (40) |
| Japanese | 0% (550) |
| Korean | 1% (970) |
| Cantonese | 6% (6,950) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 7% (7,430) |
| Mandarin | 2% (2,600) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (40) |
| Lao | 0% (40) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (35) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (1,295) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (25) |
| Ilocano | 0% (25) |
| Malay | 0% (105) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (935) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (10) |
| Swahili | 0% (70) |
| Creoles | 0% (40) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 110,680 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.77 |
| Mining | 0.10 |
| Utilities | 0.27 |
| Construction | 4.11 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.81 |
| Retail | 11.22 |
| Transport | 3.94 |
| Info Culture | 1.42 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.22 |
| Real Estate | 1.12 |
| ProSciTech | 5.16 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.38 |
| Education | 7.81 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.02 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 4.23 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.36 |
| Public Admin | 3.42 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 59,700 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.4%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 11.59%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 22.43%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $102,655
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 40%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 48.52%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Olivia Chow Gin Siow | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-977-VOTE (8683) 222 Spadina Ave., Suite 108 Toronto, Ont. M5T 3B3 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
Rachel Barney | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-516-1951 |
| Education: | Undergraduate at the University of Toronto. Princeton – PhD in philosophy |
Christine Innes | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-591-8669 206 Beverley St. Toronto, Ont. M5T 1Z3 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Tony Ianno |
| Children: | Four - Rebecca, Stephanie, Jason and Michael |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1990 |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Trinity-Spadina in 2008 |
Chester Brown | |
| Party: Libertarian Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-214-1550 | |
Nick Lin | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: Website416-253-4475 | |
Olivia Chow | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 647-890-0845 354 Spadina Ave. Toronto, Ont. |
| Age: | 54 |
| Birthplace: | Hong Kong |
| Marital Status: | Married to Jack Layton |
| Children: | Two stepchildren - Sarah and Michael |
| Profession: | Municipal councillor |
| Education: | University of Guelph - Honours BA in fine arts, 1979 |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: 1985-91 - Public school trustee, Toronto board of education. 1991-2005 - City councillor. FEDERAL: Defeated in Trinity-Spadina in 1997, 2004; elected in 2006, 2008. |
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Updated: May. 3, 2011, 3:40 AM EDT
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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