Trinity—Spadina
Ontario electoral district
Trinity—Spadina in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)144,733
Electors (2011)96,793
Area (km²)18.55
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Trinity-Spadina

Trinity—Spadina was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

The electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people of which 74,409 were eligible to vote.

Its Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) elect is Chris Glover of the Ontario New Democratic Party, who unseated short lived MPP Han Dong in the 2018 general election.

Major landmarks within the riding include the western portion of the University of Toronto, the CN Tower, Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome), Air Canada Centre, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, 299 Queen Street West, the Toronto Eaton Centre, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto City Hall, Kensington Market, Chinatown, Christie Pits, Trinity Bellwoods Park and Palmerston Boulevard.

The riding is one of the most ethnically diverse in Canada containing the heart of Toronto's Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. The northern section of the riding is the trendy Annex district, while the eastern edge contains part of the University of Toronto and thousands of students. The riding has been the most left-leaning in Toronto and has voted NDP provincially for a number of years.

In 2018, the district was dissolved into Spadina—Fort York, University—Rosedale and Toronto Centre.

Demographics

Average family income: $81,415 [1]
Median family income: $50,047 [2]
Unemployment: 6.7% [3]
Language (mother tongue): English - 51%, French - 2%, Other - 45%, Multiple (Incl. English and/or French) - 2% [3]
Language (knowledge): English only - 75.3%, French only - < 0.1%, English and French - 15.4%, Neither English nor French - 9.1% [3]
Religion: Catholic - 32.1%, Protestant - 15%, other Christian (Incl. Orthodox) - 5.3%, Buddhist - 5.2%, Jewish - 4.2%, Muslim - 2.8%, No religious affiliation - 32.9%, Other - 2.4% [3]
Visible Minority: Chinese - 18.2%, Black - 4%, South Asian - 3.5%, Southeast Asian - 1.8%, Filipino - 1.7%, Korean - 1.5%, Latin American - 1.5%, Others - 3.3% [3]
Immigrant Status: Non-immigrant - 52%, Immigrant - 45%, Non-permanent resident - 3% [3]

Geography

It consists of the Toronto Islands and the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Toronto Harbour, and on the west, north and east by a line drawn from the harbour north on Spencer Avenue, east along the Gardiner Expressway, north on Dufferin, east on Queen Street West, southeast along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, north along Dovercourt Road, east along Dundas Street West, north along Ossington Avenue, east along the Canadian Pacific Railway situated north of Dupont Street, south along Avenue Road and Queens Park Crescent West, east along College Street and south along Yonge Street to the Harbour.

These borders were changed in the 2004 redistribution. The northwestern corner, a generally pro-NDP area was lost to Davenport. A large, but mostly business area of Toronto Centre—Rosedale between University Avenue and Yonge St. was added to the riding. This region tends to support the Liberals. The Toronto Islands were also added to the riding from Toronto Centre—Rosedale. This area is very strongly NDP and while it has a small population it is a highly activist one that provides many campaign workers for the New Democrats.

The boundaries in place from 1999 to 2003

Members of Provincial Parliament

Trinity—Spadina
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fort York, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Dovercourt
37th  1999–2003     Rosario Marchese New Democratic
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018     Han Dong Liberal
Riding dissolved into Spadina—Fort York, University—Rosedale and Toronto Centre
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[4]

Election results

2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHan Dong26,93546.28+6.35
New DemocraticRosario Marchese17,75930.51-11.85
Progressive ConservativeRoberta Scott8,09413.91+2.35
GreenTim Grant4,1117.06+1.91
LibertarianAndrew Echevarria7291.25
Vegan EnvironmentalPaul Figueiras3080.53
Special NeedsDan King2650.46+0.16
Total valid votes 58,200100.0  
Liberal gain Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRosario Marchese19,87042.36+1.21
LiberalSarah Thomson18,73139.93+8.40
Progressive ConservativeMike Yen5,42011.56-2.30
GreenTim Grant2,4155.15-6.31
Special NeedsDanish Ahmed1390.30-0.24
FreedomSilvio Ursomarzo1260.27-0.06
SocialistGuy Fogel1170.25 
Human RightsAbara Ocran-Caesar880.19 
Total valid votes 46,906100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2050.44
Turnout 47,11143.00
Eligible voters 109,565
New Democratic hold Swing -3.60
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRosario Marchese18,50841.15-6.36
LiberalKathryn Holloway14,18031.53-0.35
Progressive ConservativeTyler Currie6,23513.86+1.57
GreenDan King5,15611.46+5.64
IndependentGeorge Sawinson3500.78 
Special NeedsJohn Rubino2430.54 
IndependentCharlene Cottle1540.34 
FreedomSilvio Ursomarzo1470.33 
Total valid votes 100.00
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRosario Marchese19,26847.51-0.38
LiberalNellie Pedro12,92731.88+4.4
Progressive ConservativeHelena Guergis4,98512.29-8.21
GreenGreg Laxton2,3625.82+4.11
LibertarianJudson Glober7561.86 
IndependentNick Lin2560.63 
Total valid votes 40,554100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRosario Marchese17,11047.89
LiberalAlbert Koehl9,81727.48
Progressive ConservativeChris Loreto7,32320.50
GreenSat K. S. Khalsa6121.71
Natural LawRon Robins2740.77
IndependentRoberto Verdecchia2580.72
FreedomSilvio Ursomarzo1820.51
IndependentRaymond Samuels1540.43
Total valid votes 35,730100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 17,787 40.8
Mixed member proportional 25,757 59.2
Total valid votes 43,544 100.0
  • This riding was one of five ridings where a majority of voters supported MMP.

City Councillors

Municipally, Trinity—Spadina is divided into two wards; the western half, Ward 19, is represented by Mike Layton (son of the late and former Canadian federal New Democratic leader Jack Layton), and the eastern half, Ward 20, is represented by Ceta Ramkhalawansingh. In Toronto's 2010 municipal elections, Adam Vaughan was re-elected for a second four-year term; the previous Ward 19 Councillor, Joe Pantalone, stood (unsuccessfully) for mayor. Ramkhalawansingh was appointed by Council after Vaughan ran successfully in the 2014 Ontario election.

Metro Ward 20

Metro Ward 24

Toronto Ward 24

Toronto Ward 19

Toronto Ward 20

Toronto Ward 4

Toronto Ward 5

References

  1. ↑ "Canada Votes 2006". 2001 Census. CBC News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
  2. ↑ "2006 Election". 2001 Census. CTV News. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Federal Electoral District Profile of Trinity-Spadina, Ontario (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census". StatsCan. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Rosario Marchese's Legislative Assembly information see "Rosario Marchese, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
    • For Han Dong's Legislative Assembly information see "Han Dong, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  5. ↑ "General Election Results by District, 096 Trinity—Spadina". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Trinity—Spadina" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Sources

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