University—Rosedale (federal electoral district)

University—Rosedale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. The riding is currently represented by Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister of Canada.

University—Rosedale
Ontario electoral district
University-Rosedale in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2013 boundaries)
Coordinates:43°40′07″N 79°23′39″W / 43.668707°N 79.394130°W / 43.668707; -79.394130
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)106,216
Electors (2015)[1]71,945
Area (km²)14
Pop. density (per km²)7,586.9
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of University-Rosedale riding

History

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University—Rosedale was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election in October 2015.[2] The riding was created out of the northern parts of the electoral districts of Trinity—Spadina and Toronto Centre.[3]

Geography

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The riding includes the entire campus of the University of Toronto, plus the Toronto neighbourhoods of Rosedale, Little Italy, the Annex and Yorkville, among others, plus the northwestern portion of Downtown Toronto.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 61.2% White, 14.4% Chinese, 6.1% South Asian, 3.5% Black, 2.2% Latin American, 2.1% Korean, 1.6% Arab, 1.6% West Asian, 1.4% Filipino, 1.3% Indigenous, 1.3% Southeast Asian

Languages: 60.4% English, 6.3% Mandarin, 3.7% Cantonese, 2.8% Portuguese, 2.3% Spanish, 2.2% French, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Korean, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Persian

Religions: 34.8% Christian (18.0% Catholic, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.1% Presbyterian, 7.3% other), 6.9% Jewish, 4.4% Muslim, 2.1% Buddhist, 2.1% Hindu, 48.3% none

Median income: $47,200 (2020)

Average income: $103,900 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
University—Rosedale
Riding created from Trinity—Spadina and Toronto Centre
42nd  2015–2019     Chrystia Freeland Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in University—Rosedale (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chrystia Freeland 21,716 47.50 -4.20 $85,780.47
New Democratic Nicole Robicheau 11,384 24.90 +3.00 $32,287.56
Conservative Steven Taylor 9,307 20.36 +4.06 $97,838.32
Green Tim Grant 1,909 4.18 -4.32 $23,475.69
People's David Kent 1,155 2.53 +1.63 $5,169.67
Communist Drew Garvie 243 0.53 +0.33 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,714 $109,583.59
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 45,714 58.83
Eligible voters 77,708
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 24,391 46.48
  New Democratic 14,731 28.07
  Conservative 9,415 17.94
  Green 2,332 4.44
  People's 1,357 2.59
  Others 248 0.47
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chrystia Freeland 29,652 51.7 +1.90 $83,556.09
New Democratic Melissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda 12,573 21.9 −6.60 $28,390.50
Conservative Helen-Claire Tingling 9,342 16.3 −1.03 $38,588.65
Green Tim Grant 4,861 8.5 +5.57 $33,386.65
People's Aran Lockwood 510 0.9 none listed
Animal Protection Liz White 159 0.3 +0.08 none listed
Communist Drew Garvie 143 0.2 −0.02 none listed
Stop Climate Change Karin Brothers 124 0.2 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Steve Rutschinski 27 0.0 −0.10 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,391 100.0
Total rejected ballots 281
Turnout 57,672 71.6
Eligible voters 80,567
Liberal hold Swing +4.25
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chrystia Freeland 27,849 49.80 +19.23 $185,406.36
New Democratic Jennifer Hollett 15,988 28.59 −15.24 $142,562.73
Conservative Karim Jivraj 9,790 17.51 −2.62 $83,600.78
Green Nick Wright 1,641 2.93 −1.73 $19,152.70
Libertarian Jesse Waslowski 233 0.42 $393.64
Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 126 0.22 $153.10
Communist Drew Garvie 125 0.22
Bridge David Berlin 122 0.21
Marxist–Leninist Steve Rutchinski 51 0.10
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,925 100.0   $206,261.82
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters 71,945
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +17.24
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 20,451 43.83
  Liberal 14,265 30.57
  Conservative 9,392 20.13
  Green 2,175 4.66
  Others 379 0.81

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - University--Rosedale [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Voter Information Service – Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits 42nd General Election October 19, 2015". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". elections.ca.
  12. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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