# 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, former Minister of Finance and former deputy prime minister of Canada.

## History

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. The riding was created out of the northern parts of the electoral districts of Trinity—Spadina and Toronto Centre.

## Geography

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

According to the 2021 Canadian census
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

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 | Chrystia Freeland | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Chrystia Freeland | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,714 | – | – | $109,583.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,714 | 58.83 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,708 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| 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 |
vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,391 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 281 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,672 | 71.6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,567 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.25 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,925 | 100.0 | | $206,261.82 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,945 |
| | Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +17.24 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| 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 |