# Don Valley North (federal electoral district)

Don Valley North (French: Don Valley-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015. Don Valley North covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Bayview Avenue to the west, and Victoria Park Avenue to the east.
Former North York city council member Barbara Greene, a Progressive Conservative, was elected as its first Member of Parliament in the 1988 election. She was defeated by Liberal Sarkis Assadourian in the 1993 election.
This riding was originally created in 1987, and was first used in the federal election of 1988. It was created from parts of Don Valley East and York—Scarborough ridings. In 1996, the riding was abolished through redistribution, and divided between Don Valley East and Willowdale ridings. This riding was re-created from parts of Willowdale and Don Valley East during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
As per the 2016 Census, Don Valley North is one of the only three City of Toronto ridings where Chinese is both the most frequent ethnic origin (32.4% of the population) and most frequent ethnicity group (31.3%, while White/Europeans come second with 29.3% of the population).

## Geography

This riding is located in the northeastern part of the North York district in Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Henry Farm, Bayview Village, Bayview Woods-Steeles, Hillcrest Village, Don Valley Village, and Pleasant View.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 31.2% English, 14.2% Mandarin, 8.6% Cantonese, 5.5% Persian, 3.2% Korean, 2.5% Tagalog, 2.2% Arabic, 2.0% Spanish, 1.4% Russian, 1.3% Hindi, 1.2% Romanian, 1.1% Tamil, 1.1% Armenian
Religions: 40.1% Christian (16.4% Catholic, 5.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Anglican, 1.4% Presbyterian, 1.3% Baptist, 14.1% Other), 11.6% Muslim, 6.7% Hindu, 2.9% Jewish, 2.6% Buddhist, 34.2% None
Median income: $36,800 (2020)
Average income: $50,880 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Don Valley North (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| East Asian | 37,885 | 33.65% | 39,230 | 35.97% | 36,710 | 36.02% |
| European | 28,340 | 25.17% | 32,035 | 29.37% | 33,290 | 32.67% |
| South Asian | 15,560 | 13.82% | 11,115 | 10.19% | 9,850 | 9.67% |
| Middle Eastern | 11,745 | 10.43% | 11,050 | 10.13% | 8,415 | 8.26% |
| Southeast Asian | 7,040 | 6.25% | 6,115 | 5.61% | 5,185 | 5.09% |
| African | 5,720 | 5.08% | 4,735 | 4.34% | 4,750 | 4.66% |
| Latin American | 2,485 | 2.21% | 1,850 | 1.7% | 1,210 | 1.19% |
| Indigenous | 375 | 0.33% | 275 | 0.25% | 320 | 0.31% |
| Other/multiracial | 3,430 | 3.05% | 2,640 | 2.42% | 2,170 | 2.13% |
| Total responses | 112,590 | 99.06% | 109,060 | 99.08% | 101,905 | 98.87% |
| Total population | 113,663 | 100% | 110,076 | 100% | 103,073 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Don Valley North Riding created from Don Valley East and York—Scarborough |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Barbara Greene | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Sarkis Assadourian | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Don Valley East and Willowdale |||||
| Riding re-created from Willowdale and Don Valley East |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Geng Tan | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Han Dong | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–2023 | Han Dong | Liberal |
| 44th | 2023–present | Han Dong | Independent |

## Election results
### 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Han Dong | 22,067 | 54.4 | +4.0 | $104,475.49 |
| | Conservative | Sabrina Zuniga | 12,098 | 29.8 | -5.6 | $50,101.63 |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Griffin | 4,304 | 10.6 | +1.4 | $6,816.76 |
| | People's | Jay Sobel | 1,301 | 3.2 | +2.2 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Natalie Telfer | 765 | 1.9 | -2.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,535 | 100.0 | – | $108,188.62 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 355 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,890 | 55.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,904 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 22,186 | 52.77 |
| Conservative | 13,681 | 32.54 |
| New Democratic | 4,173 | 9.92 |
| People's | 1,240 | 2.95 |
| Green | 761 | 1.81 |
| Others | 5 | 0.01 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Han Dong | 23,495 | 50.4 | -1.02 | $101,636.63 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Fischer | 16,506 | 35.4 | -2.42 | $78,956.94 |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Griffin | 4,285 | 9.2 | +0.67 | $16,277.89 |
| | Green | Daniel Giavedoni | 1,803 | 3.9 | +1.67 | $1,834.80 |
| | People's | Jay Sobel | 482 | 1.0 | - | $1,499.08 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,571 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 314 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,885 | 62.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,566 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.70 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Geng Tan | 23,494 | 51.42 | +14.13 | $89,171.01 |
| | Conservative | Joe Daniel | 17,279 | 37.82 | -2.47 | $70,723.13 |
| | New Democratic | Akil Sadikali | 3,896 | 8.53 | -12.20 | $16,603.42 |
| | Green | Caroline Brown | 1,018 | 2.23 | +0.91 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,687 | 100.00 | | $205,015.85 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.56 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,946 | 63.12 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,787 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +8.30 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 15,801 | 40.30 |
| Liberal | 14,625 | 37.30 |
| New Democratic | 8,129 | 20.73 |
| Green | 516 | 1.32 |
| Others | 142 | 0.36 |

### 1988–1993

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sarkis Assadourian | 22,504 | 59.86 | +17.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Barbara Greene | 7,238 | 19.25 | –24.18 |
| | Reform | Peter Cobbold | 6,068 | 16.14 | |
| | New Democratic | David Lu | 1,395 | 3.71 | –8.11 |
| | Natural Law | William J. Sparling | 319 | 0.85 | |
| | Abolitionist | Lindsay George King | 69 | 0.18 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,593 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.06 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Barbara Greene | 17,551 | 43.43 |
| | Liberal | Sarkis Assadourian | 16,947 | 41.94 |
| | New Democratic | Anton Kuerti | 4,777 | 11.82 |
| | Independent | Bernadette Michael | 577 | 1.43 |
| | Libertarian | Earl Epsteine | 560 | 1.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,412 | 100.0 |