# Electoral history of Jack Layton

This is the electoral history of Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. From 2004 to 2011, he was the NDP member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto—Danforth. Previous to his career in federal politics, Layton sat on Toronto City Council from 1982 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 2003, and was the runner up in the 1991 mayoral election.

## Overview

Electoral history of Jack Layton — Federal general elections :
| Year | Type | Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Position |
| Year | Type | Party | Party | Total | % | ±% | Total | ± | Position |
| 2004 | Federal | | New Democratic | 2,127,403 | 15.68% | +7.17% | 19 / 308 | +6 | Fourth party |
| 2006 | Federal | | New Democratic | 2,589,597 | 17.48% | +1.80% | 29 / 308 | +10 | Fourth party |
| 2008 | Federal | | New Democratic | 2,515,288 | 18.18% | +0.70% | 37 / 308 | +6 | Fourth party |
| 2011 | Federal | | New Democratic | 4,508,474 | 30.63% | +12.45% | 103 / 308 | +66 | Official opposition |
Electoral history of Jack Layton — Municipal and federal constituency elections :
| Year | Type | Riding | Party | Party | Votes for Layton | Votes for Layton | Votes for Layton | Votes for Layton | Result | Swing | Swing |
| Year | Type | Riding | Party | Party | Total | % | P. | ±% | Result | Swing | Swing |
| 1982 | Toronto ward | Ward 6 | | Independent | 9,892 | 27.39 | 2nd | N/A | Elected | N/A | N/A |
| 1985 | Toronto ward | Ward 6 | | Independent | 9,037 | 62.63 | 1st | +35.24% | Elected | N/A | N/A |
| 1988 | Toronto ward | Ward 6 | | Independent | 5,486 | 78.75 | 1st | +16.12% | Elected | N/A | N/A |
| 1991 | Toronto mayoral | N/A | | New Democratic | 64,044 | 32.88 | 2nd | N/A | Lost | N/A | N/A |
| 1994 | Toronto ward | Don River | | New Democratic | 10,117 | 49.19 | 1st | N/A | Elected | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | Toronto ward | Ward 25 | | New Democratic | 15,045 | 29.17 | 1st | N/A | Elected | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | Toronto ward | Ward 30 | | New Democratic | 8,671 | 59.74 | 1st | N/A | Elected | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | Federal general | Toronto—Danforth | | New Democratic | 22,198 | 46.34 | 1st | N/A | Elected | | Gain |
| 2006 | Federal general | Toronto—Danforth | | New Democratic | 24,412 | 48.42 | 1st | +2.08% | Elected | | Hold |
| 2008 | Federal general | Toronto—Danforth | | New Democratic | 20,323 | 44.78 | 1st | −3.64% | Elected | | Hold |
| 2011 | Federal general | Toronto—Danforth | | New Democratic | 29,235 | 60.80 | 1st | +16.02% | Elected | | Hold |

## Municipal ward elections
### 1982 election

1982 election — Ward 6 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Sewell (x) | 13,419 | 37.16 |
| Jack Layton | 9,892 | 27.39 |
| Gordon Chong (x) | 8,213 | 22.74 |
| Oscar Wong | 2,479 | 6.86 |
| Bill Beatty | 1,563 | 4.33 |
| Martin Amber | 546 | 1.51 |
| Total | 36,112 | 100.00 |
| Source: Toronto Star |||

### 1985 election

1985 election — Ward 6 Metro :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack Layton (x) | 9,037 | 62.63 |
| Pearl Loo | 1,972 | 13.67 |
| Edward Jackson | 1,824 | 12.64 |
| Lex Dunkelman | 1,183 | 8.20 |
| Citizen Amber | 414 | 2.87 |
| Total | 14,430 | 100.00 |
| Source: Toronto Star |||

### 1988 election

1988 election — Ward 6 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack Layton (x) | 5,486 | 78.75 |
| Lois MacMillan-Walker | 1,480 | 21.25 |
| Total | 6,966 | 100.00 |
| Source: Toronto Star |||

### 1994 election

1994 election — Don River :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack Layton | 10,117 | 49.19 |
| Paul Raina | 3,927 | 19.09 |
| Nola Crew | 3,898 | 18.95 |
| John Stavropoulos | 2,080 | 10.11 |
| Amber Martin | 546 | 2.65 |
| Total | 20,568 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Toronto |||

### 1997 election

1997 election — Ward 5 (Don River) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack Layton | 15,045 | 29.97 |
| Pam McConnell | 8,359 | 16.65 |
| Peter Tabuns | 8,141 | 16.21 |
| Soo Wong | 7,212 | 14.36 |
| Spiros Papathanasakis | 6,590 | 13.12 |
| Terry Brackett | 1,546 | 3.08 |
| Mike Armstrong | 1,429 | 2.85 |
| Wendy Forrest | 947 | 1.89 |
| Larry Tabin | 939 | 1.87 |
| Total | 50,208 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Toronto |||

### 2000 election

2000 election – Ward 30 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack Layton (x) | 8,671 | 59.74 |
| Linda Lynch | 3,750 | 25.84 |
| Ty Daniels | 817 | 5.63 |
| Jeff Layton | 627 | 4.32 |
| Ghuffar Rabbani | 523 | 3.60 |
| Joseph Norte | 126 | 0.87 |
| Total | 14,514 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Toronto |||

## Municipal mayoral election
### 1991 election

1991 election — Mayor :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| June Rowlands | 113,993 | 58.53 |
| Jack Layton | 64,044 | 32.88 |
| Susan Fish | 8,123 | 4.17 |
| Don Andrews | 1,968 | 1.01 |
| Jim Harris | 1,760 | 0.90 |
| Ken Campbell | 1,708 | 0.88 |
| Joe Young | 1,196 | 0.61 |
| William McKeown | 1,023 | 0.53 |
| Ben Kerr | 952 | 0.49 |
| Total | 194,767 | 100.00 |
| Source: Toronto Star |||

## Federal constituency elections
### 2004 general election

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jack Layton | 22,198 | 46.34 | +18.69 | $ 72,751.01 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Mills | 19,803 | 41.34 | -10.56 | 73,909.41 |
| | Conservative | Loftus Cuddy | 2,975 | 6.21 | -9.51 | 12,400.00 |
| | Green | Jim Harris | 2,575 | 5.38 | +3.42 | 11,139.51 |
| | Marijuana | Scott Yee | 265 | 0.55 | -0.76 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Marcell Rodden | 84 | 0.18 | -0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,900 | 100.00 | | $ 75,271.84 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 269 | 0.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,169 | 64.10 | |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -14.6 |
| Source(s) "Official Voting Results – Thirty-eighth General Election". (Table 12). Retrieved October 29, 2014. "Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2014. |||||||

### 2006 general election

2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jack Layton | 24,412 | 48.42 | +2.08 | $ 74,966.33 |
| | Liberal | Deborah Coyne | 17,256 | 34.23 | -7.11 | 74,304.11 |
| | Conservative | Kren Clausen | 4,992 | 9.90 | +3.69 | 32,138.91 |
| | Green | Al Hart | 3,583 | 7.11 | +1.73 | 6,770.73 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Marcell Rodden | 172 | 0.34 | +0.16 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,415 | 100.00 | – | $ 76,419.79 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 242 | 0.48 | -0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,657 | 67.67 | +3.57 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +4.6 |
| Source(s) "Official Voting Results – Thirty-ninth General Election". (Table 12). Retrieved October 29, 2014. "Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2014. |||||||

### 2008 general election

2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jack Layton | 20,323 | 44.78 | -3.64 | $ 79,280.87 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Lang | 13,336 | 29.38 | -4.85 | 65,423.39 |
| | Green | Sharon Howarth | 5,995 | 13.21 | +6.10 | 37,793.55 |
| | Conservative | Christina Perreault | 5,287 | 11.65 | +1.75 | 16,514.92 |
| | Animal Alliance | Marie Crawford | 175 | 0.39 | – | – |
| | Independent | John Richardson | 130 | 0.29 | – | 38.98 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Marcell Rodden | 87 | 0.19 | -0.15 | – |
| | Canadian Action | Bahman Yazdanfar | 54 | 0.12 | – | 125.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,387 | 100.00 | – | $ 82,496.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.42 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,578 | 60.91 | -6.76 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.6 |
| Source(s) "Official Voting Results – Fortieth General Election 2008". (Table 12). Retrieved October 29, 2014. "Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2014. |||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jack Layton | 29,235 | 60.80 | +16.02 | $ 71,037.96 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Lang | 8,472 | 17.62 | -11.76 | 62,218.04 |
| | Conservative | Katarina Von Koenig | 6,885 | 14.32 | +2.67 | 4,113.58 |
| | Green | Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu | 3,107 | 6.46 | -6.75 | 47,241.28 |
| | Animal Alliance | Marie Crawford | 387 | 0.80 | +0.41 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,086 | 100.00 | – | $ 84,621.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 284 | 0.59 | +0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,370 | 64.90 | +3.99 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +13.9 |
| Source(s) "Official Voting Results – Forty-First General Election 2011". (Table 12). Retrieved October 29, 2014. "Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2014. |||||||

## Federal general elections

Layton led the New Democratic Party in four general elections.

### 2004 general election

Canadian Federal Election, 2004 - Parties, Leaders, Seats Won and Popular Vote :
| Party | Party | Leaders | Seats Won | Popular Vote |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin$^1$ | 135 | 36.7% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Harper$^2$ | 99 | 29.6% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 54 | 12.4% |
| | New Democratic Party | Jack Layton | 19 | 15.7% |
| | Independent | – | 1 | 0.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 308 | 94.9%$^3$ |
| Sources: Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867 |||||
$^1$ Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election. $^2$ Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. $^3$ Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

### 2006 general election

Canadian Federal Election, 2006 - Parties, Leaders, Seats Won and Popular Vote :
| Party | Party | Leaders | Seats Won | Popular Vote |
| | Conservative | Stephen Harper$^1$ | 124 | 36.3% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin$^2$ | 103 | 30.2% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 51 | 10.5% |
| | New Democratic Party | Jack Layton | 29 | 17.5% |
| | Independent | – | 1 | 0.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 308 | 95.1%$^3$ |
| Sources: Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867 |||||
$^1$ Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Prime Minister after election. $^2$ Prime Minister when election was called; Member of Parliament after the election. $^3$ Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

### 2008 general election

Canadian Federal Election, 2008 - Parties, Leaders, Seats Won and Popular Vote :
| Party | Party | Leaders | Seats Won | Popular Vote |
| | Conservative | Stephen Harper$^1$ | 143 | 37.7% |
| | Liberal | Stéphane Dion$^2$ | 77 | 26.3% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 49 | 10.0% |
| | New Democratic Party | Jack Layton | 37 | 18.2% |
| | Independent | – | 2 | 0.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 308 | 92.9%$^3$ |
| Sources: Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867 |||||
$^1$ Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election. $^2$ Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. $^3$ Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

### 2011 general election

Canadian Federal Election, 2011 - Parties, Leaders, Seats Won and Popular Vote :
| Party | Party | Leaders | Seats Won | Popular Vote |
| | Conservative | Stephen Harper$^1$ | 166 | 39.6% |
| | New Democratic Party | Jack Layton$^2$ | 103 | 30.6% |
| | Liberal | Michael Ignatieff$^3$ | 34 | 18.9% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 4 | 6.0% |
| | Green | Elizabeth May | 1 | 3.9% |
| Total | Total | Total | 308 | 99.0%$^4$ |
| Sources: Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867 |||||
$^1$ Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election. $^2$ Leader of a third party when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. $^3$ Leader of the Opposition when election was called; not a Member of Parliament after the election.
$^4$ Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

## Party leadership elections

Layton participated in one leadership election: the 2003 New Democratic Party leadership election.
| Candidate | Candidate | Member votes | Member votes | Labour votes | Labour votes | Points won | Points won |
| | Jack Layton | 22,453 | 51.4% | 572 | 59.8% | 31,150 | 53.5% |
| | Bill Blaikie | 10,914 | 25.0% | 227 | 23.7% | 14,365 | 24.7% |
| | Lorne Nystrom | 4,865 | 11.1% | 35 | 3.7% | 5,397 | 9.3% |
| | Joe Comartin | 3,289 | 7.5% | 79 | 8.3% | 4,490 | 7.7% |
| | Pierre Ducasse | 1,577 | 3.6% | 38 | 4.0% | 2,155 | 3.7% |
| | Bev Meslo | 554 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 645 | 1.1% |
| Total | Total | 43,652 | 100.0% | 957 | 100.0% | 58,202 | 100.0% |