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York South - Weston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193/193 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Mike Sullivan | 14,119 | 40.14 |
Elected |
| LIB | Alan Tonks | 11,481 | 32.64 |
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| CON | Jilian Saweczko | 8,530 | 24.25 |
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| GRN | Sonny Day | 1,045 | 2.97 |
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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 north Toronto riding runs from Highway 401 in the north to the CP Rail line in the south, between the Humber River in the west and the CN Rail line, Rogers Road, Old Weston Road, Lavender Road and the CN line in the east.
The riding was created in 1976 from 44 per cent of York South, 36 per cent of High Park-Humber Valley and eight per cent of Etobicoke ridings. The 1996 redistribution kept 92 per cent of the riding and added part of Eglinton-Lawrence. In 2004, a small area of Davenport was added in the south.
Population: 114,458 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.1% since 2001)
Political History
In the 2008 election, Liberal Alan Tonks won a fourth term, beating New Democrat Mike Sullivan by 6,370 votes. Tonks won this riding in 2006 when he defeated New Democrat Paul Ferreira for the second time. Tonks received 57 per cent of the vote and beat Ferreira by 14,346 votes.
In 2000, Tonks defeated John Nunziata to win York South-Weston.
John Nunziata won this riding for the Liberals in 1984, 1988 and 1993. In November 1992, he was stripped of his critic status after speaking out against leader Jean Chrétien's appointment of Art Eggleton as a candidate. Nunziata was ejected from caucus in April 1996 after voting against the government's budget because it didn't scrap the GST as promised. He won as an Independent in 1997, defeating Liberal Judy Sgro. She went on to win a 1999 byelection in York West, then again in 2000 and 2004.
The former riding of York South voted Conservative from 1904 to 1945, except for a CCF win in a 1942 byelection. It voted CCF in 1949 and 1953 and PC in 1957 and 1958. New Democrat David Lewis won in York South in 1962, was defeated in 1963 and won again in 1965, 1968 and 1972. Lewis became leader of the NDP in 1971. In 1974, Liberal Ursula Appoloni defeated Lewis by 1,863 votes. She went on to win in the new riding of York South-Weston in 1979 and 1980.
- 1979-1993 - LIB
- 1997 - Independent
- 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 13.70% (15,550) |
| French | 2.76% (3,130) |
| Aboriginal | 1.15% (1,310) |
| American | 0.37% (415) |
| Canadian | 8.45% (9,595) |
| Caribbean | 12.61% (14,320) |
| Latin, Central, South | 7.82% (8,880) |
| Western European | 3.35% (3,800) |
| Northern European | 0.47% (535) |
| Eastern European | 5.33% (6,055) |
| S European | 32.55% (36,955) |
| Other European | 0.41% (465) |
| Scandinavian | 0.41% (460) |
| Baltic | 0.36% (410) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.33% (380) |
| African | 9.42% (10,690) |
| Arab | 0.94% (1,065) |
| Maghrebi | 0.05% (55) |
| West Asia | 1.54% (1,745) |
| South Asia | 8.25% (9,370) |
| East/SE Asia | 12.22% (13,870) |
| Oceania | 0.09% (105) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.03% (35) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 113,535 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 47% (51,540) |
| French | 1% (810) |
| 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% (40) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 9% (10,490) |
| Portuguese | 8% (8,950) |
| Romanian | 0% (300) |
| Spanish | 8% (9,290) |
| Danish | 0% (35) |
| Dutch | 0% (75) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (600) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (15) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (120) |
| Croatian | 0% (405) |
| Czech | 0% (95) |
| Macedonian | 0% (175) |
| Polish | 1% (1,390) |
| Russian | 0% (385) |
| Serbian | 0% (230) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Slovak | 0% (20) |
| Slovenian | 0% (130) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (620) |
| Latvian | 0% (70) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (110) |
| Estonian | 0% (20) |
| Finnish | 0% (15) |
| Hungarian | 0% (350) |
| Greek | 1% (720) |
| Armenian | 0% (70) |
| Turkish | 0% (550) |
| Amharic | 0% (360) |
| Arabic | 0% (415) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (255) |
| Somali | 2% (1,895) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (335) |
| Bengali | 1% (755) |
| Gujarati | 1% (1,085) |
| Hindi | 0% (410) |
| Kurdish | 0% (55) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (630) |
| Pashto | 0% (125) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (650) |
| Sindhi | 0% (15) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (95) |
| Urdu | 1% (765) |
| Malayalam | 0% (75) |
| Tamil | 2% (1,690) |
| Telugu | 0% (15) |
| Japanese | 0% (95) |
| Korean | 0% (520) |
| Cantonese | 1% (1,075) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (1,085) |
| Mandarin | 0% (190) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (95) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (125) |
| Vietnamese | 4% (3,950) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (20) |
| Ilocano | 0% (390) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2% (2,360) |
| Akan (Twi) | 1% (760) |
| Swahili | 0% (210) |
| Creoles | 0% (185) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 110,690 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.51 |
| Mining | 0.16 |
| Utilities | 0.79 |
| Construction | 6.10 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.70 |
| Retail | 12.08 |
| Transport | 7.71 |
| Info Culture | 2.20 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.17 |
| Real Estate | 1.40 |
| ProSciTech | 4.08 |
| Management | 0.08 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.99 |
| Education | 5.27 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.92 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.80 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.74 |
| Public Admin | 6.74 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 43,845 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 8.6%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.14%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 19.08%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $62,218
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 54%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 25.74%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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Jilian Saweczko | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-653-3260 2524 Eglinton Ave. W. Toronto, Ont. M6M 1T1 | |
| Birth Place: | Jamaica |
| Marital Status: | Married to Jiel |
| Children: | Five |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | North Western Polytechnic, London, England, Certified secretary, 1967. Attended college in Canada to become a chartered secretary. |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Parkdale-High Park in 1997 as Progressive Conservative; defeated in Parkdale-High Park in 2008 as Conservative. |
Sonny Day | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-244-0456 | |
| Education: | York University - Bachelor's degree in psychology |
Allan Tonks | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-614-2224 2530 Keele St. Toronto, Ont. M6L 2N8 |
| Age: | 68 |
| Birthplace: | Toronto |
| Marital Status: | Married to Cecile |
| Children: | Three |
| Profession: | Teacher |
| Education: | Honours BA and an MA in political economy from York University Master's degree in education from University of Toronto. |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: 1982-88 - Mayor of the City of York. 1988-97 - Chair of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. PROVINCIAL: Defeated in York South in 1987. FEDERAL: Won in York South-Weston in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008. |
Mike Sullivan | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 416-244-3349 1193 Weston Rd. Toronto, Ont. M6M 4P6 |
| Birthplace: | United States |
| Marital Status: | Married to Andrée |
| Children: | Seven |
| Profession: | Trade unionist |
| Education: | B.Sc. from the University of Toronto. |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in York South-Weston in 2008 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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