# Don Valley West (federal electoral district)

Don Valley West (French: Don Valley-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539.
Its most high-profile MPs have been John Bosley, who was Speaker of the House 1984-86 and John Godfrey, who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as a Minister of State.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 55.1% English, 4.6% Mandarin, 4.3% Urdu, 2.8% Persian, 2.8% Cantonese, 1.9% Spanish, 1.7% Arabic, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.4% French, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Pashto, 1.1% Portuguese Religions: 41.3% Christian (17.5% Catholic, 4.5% Anglican, 4.5% Christian Orthodox, 3,7% United Church, 1.0% Presbyterian, 8.0% Other), 16.5% Muslim, 6.3% Jewish, 2.2% Hindu, 31.8% None
Median income: $47,600 (2020)
Average income: $113,600 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Don Valley West (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 53,110 | 52.57% | 58,960 | 57.92% | 62,905 | 63.58% |
| East Asian | 14,535 | 14.39% | 13,310 | 13.08% | 11,135 | 11.25% |
| South Asian | 13,410 | 13.27% | 13,555 | 13.32% | 12,445 | 12.58% |
| Middle Eastern | 6,855 | 6.79% | 5,450 | 5.35% | 3,990 | 4.03% |
| Southeast Asian | 4,125 | 4.08% | 3,585 | 3.52% | 3,385 | 3.42% |
| African | 3,835 | 3.8% | 3,060 | 3.01% | 2,060 | 2.08% |
| Latin American | 2,150 | 2.13% | 1,425 | 1.4% | 1,090 | 1.1% |
| Indigenous | 500 | 0.49% | 580 | 0.57% | 465 | 0.47% |
| Other/multiracial | 2,510 | 2.48% | 1,870 | 1.84% | 1,460 | 1.48% |
| Total responses | 101,025 | 99.08% | 101,790 | 99.3% | 98,935 | 99.11% |
| Total population | 101,959 | 100% | 102,508 | 100% | 99,820 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of York Mills, Silver Hills, the western half of Don Mills, the eastern half of Lawrence Park, Leaside, and Thorncliffe Park in the City of Toronto–mostly in the former municipalities of North York and East York. The area is 37 km².

## History

The federal electoral district was created in 1976 from Don Valley riding.
John Godfrey, who had represented the riding since 1993, announced in November 2007 that he would be resigning his seat on July 1, 2008 in order to accept a position as headmaster of Toronto French School and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. Godfrey subsequently postponed his resignation until August 1.
On August 17, 2008, the Prime Minister's Office issued a press release on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing a by-election for Don Valley West on September 22, 2008. The by-election was canceled with the announcement of the federal election to be held on October 14, 2008.
This riding lost significant territory to Don Valley East and gained territory from St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Former boundaries

* 1976 to 1987
* 1987 to 1996
* 1996 to 2003
* 2003 to 2015

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Don Valley West Riding created from Don Valley |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Bosley | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | John Bosley | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | John Bosley | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | John Bosley | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | John Godfrey | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | John Godfrey | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | John Godfrey | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | John Godfrey | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | John Godfrey | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Rob Oliphant | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | John Carmichael | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Rob Oliphant | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Rob Oliphant | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Rob Oliphant | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 24,798 | 52.7 | -3.1 | $98,666.75 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Robertson | 16,695 | 35.5 | +4.3 | $93,591.10 |
| | New Democratic | Syeda Riaz | 3,814 | 8.1 | +0.8 | $26.24 |
| | People's | Michael Minas | 881 | 1.9 | +1.0 | $1,582.23 |
| | Green | Elvira Caputolan | 761 | 1.6 | -2.7 | $0.00 |
| | Centrist | Adil Khan | 65 | 0.1 | N/A | $5,233.16 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,014 | 99.2 | – | $107,129.06 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 363 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,377 | 66.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,465 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 29,537 | 57.23 |
| Conservative | 15,436 | 29.91 |
| New Democratic | 4,730 | 9.16 |
| People's | 1,309 | 2.54 |
| Green | 548 | 1.06 |
| Others | 55 | 0.11 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 29,148 | 55.8 | +2.02 | $97,454.94 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Robertson | 16,304 | 31.2 | -6.40 | $98,556.64 |
| | New Democratic | Laurel MacDowell | 3,804 | 7.3 | +1.28 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Amanda Kistindey | 2,257 | 4.3 | +2.64 | $0.98 |
| | People's | Ian Prittie | 444 | 0.9 | - | $3,650.11 |
| | Libertarian | John Kittredge | 277 | 0.5 | -0.14 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,234 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 422 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,656 | 71.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,652 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.21 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 27,472 | 53.78 | +12.29 | $146,981.61 |
| | Conservative | John Carmichael | 19,206 | 37.60 | -6.29 | $142,970.98 |
| | New Democratic | Syeda Riaz | 3,076 | 6.02 | -4.73 | $14,563.91 |
| | Green | Natalie Hunt | 848 | 1.66 | -1.91 | – |
| | Libertarian | John Kittredge | 325 | 0.64 | – | $202.00 |
| | Communist | Elizabeth Hill | 84 | 0.16 | | – |
| | Independent | Sharon Cromwell | 75 | 0.15 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,086 | 100.00 | | $203,797.06 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,303 | 72.22 |
| Electors on lists | Electors on lists | Electors on lists | 71,037 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.29 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 19,893 | 43.89 |
| Liberal | 18,805 | 41.49 |
| New Democratic | 4,871 | 10.75 |
| Green | 1,616 | 3.57 |
| Others | 140 | 0.31 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Carmichael | 22,962 | 42.93 | +4.11 | – |
| | Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 22,351 | 41.79 | -2.57 | – |
| | New Democratic | Nicole Yovanoff | 6,280 | 11.74 | +1.55 | – |
| | Green | Georgina Wilcock | 1,703 | 3.18 | -3.12 | – |
| | Communist | Dimitris Kabitsis | 186 | 0.35 | +0.02 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,482 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.33 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,658 | 66.84 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,276 | – | – |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.34 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rob Oliphant | 22,212 | 44.36 | -9.2 | $60,129 |
| | Conservative | John Carmichael | 19,441 | 38.83 | +5.6 | $82,633 |
| | New Democratic | David Sparrow | 5,102 | 10.19 | +1.1 | $67,984 |
| | Green | Georgina Wilcock | 3,155 | 6.30 | +2.8 | $10,725 |
| | Communist | Catherine Holliday | 162 | 0.32 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,072 | 100.00 | $85,470 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | 62.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.4 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Godfrey | 28,709 | 53.4 | -6.4 |
| | Conservative | John Carmichael | 17,908 | 33.3 | +5.0 |
| | New Democratic | David Thomas | 4,902 | 9.1 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Daphne So | 1,906 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
| | Libertarian | Soumen Deb | 226 | 0.4 | |
| | Canadian Action | Paul Barnes | 151 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,802 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Godfrey | 30,615 | 59.8 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | David Turnbull | 14,495 | 28.3 | -10.7 |
| | New Democratic | David Thomas | 4,393 | 8.6 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Serge Abbat | 1,703 | 3.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,206 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Godfrey | 25,329 | 55.4 | +2.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Murton | 10,583 | 23.1 | -7.3 |
| | Alliance | John Wakelin | 7,239 | 15.8 | +6.4 |
| | New Democratic | Ali Naqvi | 2,024 | 4.4 | -1.5 |
| | Marijuana | Greg Stock | 469 | 1.0 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Fernand Deschamps | 97 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,741 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Godfrey | 26,209 | 52.9 | +3.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joanne Flint | 15,046 | 30.4 | +1.4 |
| | Reform | Jonathan Silbert | 4,669 | 9.4 | -5.7 |
| | New Democratic | Richard Tiller | 2,922 | 5.9 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Dan King | 378 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| | Natural Law | Debbie Webberg | 173 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Judith A. Snow | 104 | 0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,501 | 100.0 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Godfrey | 25,756 | 49.7 | +12.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 15,023 | 29.0 | -24.4 |
| | Reform | Julian Pope | 7,872 | 15.2 | |
| | New Democratic | Leonard Swartz | 1,410 | 2.7 | -5.6 |
| | National | Dorothy Campbell | 1,111 | 2.1 | |
| | Green | Dan King | 302 | 0.6 | |
| | Natural Law | Bob Pepper | 262 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Judith A. Snow | 91 | 0.2 | |
| | Abolitionist | Stephen Wilson | 26 | 0.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,853 | 100.0 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 27,683 | 53.3 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal | Liz Yorke | 19,097 | 36.8 | +11.0 |
| | New Democratic | Ian Cameron | 4,307 | 8.3 | -4.9 |
| | Libertarian | Clarke Slemon | 408 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| | Independent | J. Michael McCutcheon | 292 | 0.6 | |
| | Communist | Chris Frazer | 73 | 0.1 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Peter Hetherington | 36 | 0.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,896 | 100.0 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 29,905 | 59.9 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | David Wishart | 12,855 | 25.8 | -12.0 |
| | New Democratic | Ian Cameron | 6,570 | 13.2 | +3.5 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Beech | 577 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,907 | 100.0 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 25,260 | 51.8 | -2.3 |
| | Liberal | Frank Felkai | 18,430 | 37.8 | +3.3 |
| | New Democratic | Jonathan Lomas | 4,702 | 9.6 | -1.0 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Bell | 365 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Ian Hyman | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,799 | 100.0 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Bosley | 28,427 | 54.1 |
| | Liberal | Frank Felkai | 18,117 | 34.5 |
| | New Democratic | Jean Smith | 5,572 | 10.6 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Bell | 405 | 0.8 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Ian Hyman | 34 | 0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,555 | 100.0 |