# Etobicoke Centre (federal electoral district)

Etobicoke Centre (French: Etobicoke-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

## Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Eatonville (part), Islington-City Centre West (part), Richview, Humber Heights - Westmount, Eringate – Centennial – West Deane, Markland Wood, Princess Gardens, Thorncrest Village and Humber Valley Village in the former city of Etobicoke, Toronto.

## History

The riding was created in 1976 from part of the Etobicoke riding in what was then a constituent municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
On May 18, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court declared the 2011 federal election results for this district to be null and void. The judge ruled that 79 votes should not have been counted when the margin of victory in the riding was only 26 votes. On May 28, 2012, however, the incumbent Member of Parliament, Ted Opitz, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Canada. On October 25, 2012, the Supreme Court allowed Opitz's appeal and quashed the order for a by-election. In its decision, the Supreme Court restored 59 of the 79 tossed votes, essentially leaving Optiz with a 6 vote margin of victory.
This riding lost territory to Etobicoke North and gained territory from Etobicoke—Lakeshore during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of Parliament

It has elected five members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Etobicoke Centre Riding created from Etobicoke and High Park—Humber Valley |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Michael Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Michael Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Michael Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Michael Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Allan Rock | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Allan Rock | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Allan Rock | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Ted Opitz | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Yvan Baker | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Yvan Baker | Liberal |

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 52.7% English, 4.2% Italian, 3.6% Ukrainian, 3.4% Spanish, 2.8% Portuguese, 2.6% Polish, 2.5% Serbian, 1.4% Russian, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.4% Albanian, 1.3% Korean, 1.1% Mandarin
Religions: 67.8% Christian (41.2% Catholic, 7.6% Christian Orthodox, 3.0% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.4% Presbyterian, 11.8% other), 6.9% Muslim, 2.5% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 20.3% none
Median income: $44,400 (2020)
Average income: $69,200 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Etobicoke Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 79,235 | 67.6% | 83,940 | 72.33% | 84,535 | 74.61% |
| African | 8,275 | 7.06% | 6,825 | 5.88% | 6,510 | 5.75% |
| South Asian | 7,885 | 6.73% | 6,905 | 5.95% | 6,740 | 5.95% |
| East Asian | 6,060 | 5.17% | 6,195 | 5.34% | 5,565 | 4.91% |
| Southeast Asian | 4,815 | 4.11% | 3,555 | 3.06% | 3,020 | 2.67% |
| Latin American | 4,630 | 3.95% | 3,725 | 3.21% | 2,915 | 2.57% |
| Middle Eastern | 2,430 | 2.07% | 2,200 | 1.9% | 1,900 | 1.68% |
| Indigenous | 760 | 0.65% | 680 | 0.59% | 470 | 0.41% |
| Other/multiracial | 3,105 | 2.65% | 2,045 | 1.76% | 1,650 | 1.46% |
| Total responses | 117,205 | 98.92% | 116,055 | 98.33% | 113,310 | 98.61% |
| Total population | 118,483 | 100% | 118,022 | 100% | 114,910 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yvan Baker | 27,623 | 47.9 | -4.0 | $96,412.48 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Turner | 20,208 | 35.1 | +0.6 | $26,481.81 |
| | New Democratic | Ashley Da Silva | 5,809 | 10.1 | +2.4 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Maurice Cormier | 4,000 | 6.9 | +5.8 | $2,062.10 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,640 | – | – | $118,661.19 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,683 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 28,363 | 48.14 |
| Conservative | 20,089 | 34.09 |
| New Democratic | 6,340 | 10.76 |
| People's | 3,881 | 6.59 |
| Green | 186 | 0.32 |
| Others | 63 | 0.11 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yvan Baker | 32,800 | 51.9 | -0.87 | $98,039.05 |
| | Conservative | Ted Opitz | 21,804 | 34.5 | -2.83 | $100,790.81 |
| | New Democratic | Heather Vickers-Wong | 4,881 | 7.7 | -0.21 | $8,510.54 |
| | Green | Cameron Semple | 2,775 | 4.4 | +3.01 | none listed |
| | People's | Nicholas Serdiuk | 664 | 1.1 | - | none listed |
| | Libertarian | Mark Wrzesniewski | 295 | 0.5 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,219 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 624 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,843 | 69.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,889 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.98 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | 32,612 | 52.77 | +12.21 | $183,159.14 |
| | Conservative | Ted Opitz | 23,070 | 37.33 | -4.53 | $123,382.55 |
| | New Democratic | Tanya De Mello | 4,886 | 7.91 | -6.72 | $86,715.88 |
| | Green | Shawn Rizvi | 856 | 1.39 | -1.30 | – |
| | Progressive Canadian | Rob Wolvin | 378 | 0.61 | | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,802 | 100.00 | | $226,574.91 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 303 | 0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,105 | 71.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,440 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +8.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,306 | 41.86 |
| Liberal | 21,616 | 40.56 |
| New Democratic | 7,792 | 14.62 |
| Green | 1,431 | 2.69 |
| Others | 146 | 0.27 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ted Opitz | 21,644 | 41.2% | +3.7% | – |
| | Liberal | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | 21,618 | 41.2% | -7.7% | – |
| | New Democratic | Ana Maria Rivero | 7,735 | 14.7% | +6.4% | – |
| | Green | Katarina Zoricic | 1,377 | 2.6% | -2.8% | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Sarah Thompson | 149 | 0.3% | | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,523 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 271 | 0.51 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,794 | 65.49 | +3.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,603 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | 24,537 | 48.9 | -3.5 | $72,089 |
| | Conservative | Axel Kuhn | 18,839 | 37.5 | +4.3 | $83,207 |
| | New Democratic | Joseph Schwartz | 4,164 | 8.3 | -1.3 | |
| | Green | Marion Schaffer | 2,688 | 5.4 | +1.6 | $352 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,228 | 100.0 | | $85,584 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 247 | 0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,475 | 62.7 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | 29,509 | 52.44 | −5.84 | $78,982 |
| | Conservative | Axel Kuhn | 18,702 | 33.24 | +4.85 | $77,310 |
| | New Democratic | Cynthia Cameron | 5,426 | 9.64 | −0.27 | $1,391 |
| | Green | John Vanderheyden | 2,111 | 3.75 | +0.54 | $1,087 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Norman Dundas | 402 | 0.71 | n/a | $18 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | France Tremblay | 117 | 0.21 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,267 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 220 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,487 | 71.95 | +4.67 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 78,511 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.35 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Borys Wrzesnewskyj | 30,441 | 58.28 | +1.9 | $76,192 |
| | Conservative | Lida Preyma | 14,829 | 28.39 | -10.2 | $72,841 |
| | New Democratic | John Richmond | 5,174 | 9.91 | +5.3 | $4,977 |
| | Green | Margo Pearson | 1,676 | 3.21 | – | not listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | France Tremblay | 112 | 0.21 | -0.2 | not listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,232 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 249 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,481 | 67.28 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 78,007 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.05 |
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allan Rock | 26,083 | 56.4 | +1.8 |
| | Alliance | Michael G. Kraik | 10,318 | 22.3 | +5.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ross Vaughan | 7,566 | 16.4 | -5.6 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Dolan | 2,124 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dagmar Sullivan | 181 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,272 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allan Rock | 27,345 | 54.6 | +0.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alida Leistra | 11,023 | 22.0 | +2.5 |
| | Reform | Jason Beyak | 8,638 | 17.2 | -4.9 |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Bonk | 2,661 | 5.3 | +3.1 |
| | Natural Law | Paul Gasztold | 267 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Janice Murray | 189 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,123 | 100.0 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allan Rock | 25,633 | 54.3 | +13.9 |
| | Reform | Charles McLeod | 10,440 | 22.1 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Donley | 9,203 | 19.5 | -28.9 |
| | New Democratic | Udayan Rege | 1,037 | 2.2 | -7.4 |
| | National | Janice Tait | 500 | 1.1 | |
| | Natural Law | Everett Murphy | 200 | 0.4 | |
| | Abolitionist | Kelly Ann Leblanc | 77 | 0.2 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Janice Murray | 53 | 0.1 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Joseph Zmak | 25 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,168 | 100.0 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Wilson | 24,338 | 48.4 | -8.4 |
| | Liberal | Mary Schwass | 20,342 | 40.5 | +10.6 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Jones | 4,815 | 9.6 | -3.2 |
| | Libertarian | Janice E. Hazlett | 373 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Isabel Van Humbeck | 187 | 0.4 | |
| | Communist | Dan Goldstick | 81 | 0.2 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | John J. Benz | 70 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Jeanne Gatley | 62 | 0.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,268 | 100.0 |
vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Wilson | 34,026 | 56.8 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Jim Brown | 17,853 | 29.8 | -11.6 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Jones | 7,657 | 12.8 | +2.0 |
| | Libertarian | Shirley Yamada | 339 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,875 | 100.0 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Wilson | 26,969 | 47.1 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal | Joe Cruden | 23,715 | 41.4 | +3.7 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Shipley | 6,181 | 10.8 | +0.6 |
| | Libertarian | Norman R. Andersen | 308 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anne Boylan | 88 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,261 | 100.0 |
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vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Wilson | 31,498 | 51.3 |
| | Liberal | Alastair Gillespie | 23,141 | 37.7 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Shipley | 6,237 | 10.2 |
| | Libertarian | Norman R. Andersen | 272 | 0.4 |
| | Communist | Nick Hrynchyshyn | 112 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Helen Obadia | 54 | 0.1 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | James H. Reid | 38 | 0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 61,352 | 100.0 |

## Toronto City Council Wards 3-4

Since 2000 Toronto City Council Wards 3 and 4 share the same name.
* Ward 3
** Stephen Holyday 2014–present
** Peter Leon 2013-2014
** Doug Holyday 2000-2013
* Ward 4
** John Campbell 2014–present
** Gloria Lindsay Luby 2000-2014