# Don Valley East (federal electoral district)

Don Valley East (French: Don Valley-Est) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings.
It is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Liberal MP Michael Coteau. He was formerly the Ontario Liberal MPP for the contiguous provincial riding.

## Geography

This riding is located in the eastern part of the North York district in Toronto. It contains the neighbourhoods of Flemingdon Park, Don Mills, Graydon Hall, Parkwoods and Victoria Village.

## History

For most of its existence, this riding has alternated between voting Liberal and Conservative. During the Brian Mulroney years, it elected Progressive Conservatives but it switched to Liberal when Jean Chrétien came to power. In 2011, when Stephen Harper's Conservative Party won a majority government, the riding switched back to Conservative.
In 2018 the Don Valley East Collective was created to organize & inform residents around important issues that impact our daily lives; this group spans all of the neighbourhoods within Don Valley East.

### Robocall controversy

Don Valley East was one of the seven federal ridings for which the election results were being challenged in court because of automated phone calls ("robocalls") that voters say tried to misdirect them to wrong polling stations. According to the challenger's claims, phone calls claiming to be on behalf of Elections Canada directed some voters to the wrong polling station during the election. It is illegal under the Elections Act to impersonate Elections Canada and to interfere with somebody's right to vote.
In October 2012, however, Don Valley East was dropped from the legal case after it was found that Leeanne Bielli, the voter who brought the challenge forward, did not live in the riding. Bielli therefore became ineligible to challenge the result. Joe Daniel remained the Member of Parliament for Don Valley East until the 2015 federal election.

### Boundaries

As of changes made in 2003, the riding boundaries consisted of:
* on the east by Victoria Park Avenue,
* on the north by the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Apache Trail running west from Victoria Park Avenue to Highway No. 404, then along that highway to Finch Avenue East, and west along Finch Avenue to Leslie Street;
* on the west by Leslie Street as far as the Canadian National Railway, then by the railway to Don Mills Road, then south along Don Mills Road to the Canadian Pacific Railway, then northeast along the railway to the Don River East Branch, and south along the Don River to just west of Sunrise Avenue, and
* on the south by Sunrise Avenue.
This riding underwent significant changes during the 2012 electoral redistribution. It lost almost half of its territory to Don Valley North and gained a significant portion of Don Valley West.

### Former boundaries

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

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 44.0% English, 3.6% Tagalog, 3.5% Arabic, 3.1% Mandarin, 2.7% Urdu, 2.3% Spanish, 2.2% Cantonese, 2.1% Greek, 2.0% Dari, 2.0% Gujarati, 1.6% Persian, 1.3% Romanian, 1.2% Tamil, 1.2% Bengali, 1.1% Hindi, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 47.9% Christian (19.9% Catholic, 7.7% Christian Orthodox, 2.4% Anglican, 2.0% United Church, 1.2% Presbyterian, 1.1% Pentecostal, 13.6% Other), 22.3% Muslim, 4.5% Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 22.1% None
Median income: $36,400 (2020)
Average income: $50,680 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Don Valley East (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 34,255 | 36.31% | 38,125 | 40.92% | 39,930 | 43.31% |
| South Asian | 17,285 | 18.32% | 15,890 | 17.05% | 15,140 | 16.42% |
| African | 9,880 | 10.47% | 8,665 | 9.3% | 8,390 | 9.1% |
| East Asian | 9,280 | 9.84% | 8,880 | 9.53% | 9,520 | 10.32% |
| Middle Eastern | 9,120 | 9.67% | 8,480 | 9.1% | 7,555 | 8.19% |
| Southeast Asian | 7,985 | 8.46% | 7,510 | 8.06% | 6,510 | 7.06% |
| Latin American | 2,290 | 2.43% | 2,195 | 2.36% | 2,200 | 2.39% |
| Indigenous | 555 | 0.59% | 660 | 0.71% | 735 | 0.8% |
| Other/multiracial | 3,695 | 3.92% | 2,760 | 2.96% | 2,225 | 2.41% |
| Total responses | 94,335 | 99.26% | 93,170 | 98.51% | 92,205 | 99.14% |
| Total population | 95,039 | 100% | 94,579 | 100% | 93,007 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Don Valley East Riding created from Willowdale, York East, York North and York—Scarborough |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Sam Wakim | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | David Smith | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Bill Attewell | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Alan Redway | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | David Collenette | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | David Collenette | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | David Collenette | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Yasmin Ratansi | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Yasmin Ratansi | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Yasmin Ratansi | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Joe Daniel | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Yasmin Ratansi | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2020 | Yasmin Ratansi | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2020–2021 | Yasmin Ratansi | Independent |
| 44th | 2021–present | Michael Coteau | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Don Valley North, Don Valley West, and Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East |||||

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Michael Coteau | 22,356 | 59.90 | +0.09 | $90,078.21 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Williams | 8,766 | 23.49 | –0.43 | $39,800.25 |
| | New Democratic | Simon Topp | 4,618 | 12.37 | +1.38 | $10,191.25 |
| | People's | Peter De Marco | 1,585 | 4.25 | +2.92 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,325 | 100.00 | – | $104,140.64 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 470 | 1.24 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,795 | 59.12 | –5.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,934 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.26 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 25,295 | 59.81 | +1.98 | $74,656.45 |
| | Conservative | Michael Ma | 10,115 | 23.92 | -5.31 | $66,318.23 |
| | New Democratic | Nicholas Thompson | 4,647 | 10.99 | +0.63 | none listed |
| | Green | Dan Turcotte | 1,675 | 3.96 | +1.37 | $3,743.20 |
| | People's | John P. Hendry | 562 | 1.33 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,294 | 99.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 438 | 1.02 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,732 | 64.23 | -1.31 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,530 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.65 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 24,048 | 57.82 | +19.43 | $109,579.16 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Harquail | 12,155 | 29.23 | -7.16 | $127,111.51 |
| | New Democratic | Khalid Ahmed | 4,307 | 10.36 | -11.52 | $9,377.74 |
| | Green | Laura Elizabeth Sanderson | 1,078 | 2.59 | -0.21 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,588 | 99.39 | | $197,799.11 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 257 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,845 | 65.54 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,845 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.30 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 13,503 | 38.39 |
| Conservative | 12,794 | 36.38 |
| New Democratic | 7,694 | 21.88 |
| Green | 994 | 2.83 |
| Others | 187 | 0.53 |

### 2003 boundaries

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Joe Daniel | 14,422 | 36.78 | +5.78 |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 13,552 | 34.56 | -13.51 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Trapani Hynes | 9,878 | 25.19 | +11.87 |
| | Green | Akil Sadikali | 1,114 | 2.84 | -4.05 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ryan Kidd | 246 | 0.63 | -0.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,212 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 218 | 0.55 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,430 | 57.24 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,890 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 18,264 | 48.07 | -5.92 | $67,602 |
| | Conservative | Eugene McDermott | 11,777 | 31.00 | +1.84 | $77,618 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Trapani Hynes | 5,062 | 13.32 | +0.43 | $5,282 |
| | Green | Wayne Clements | 2,618 | 6.89 | +2.95 | $4,032 |
| | Christian Heritage | Alex Kovalenko | 266 | 0.70 | – | $163 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,987 | 100.00 | | $81,387 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.88 | |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 23,441 | 53.99 | -0.6 |
| | Conservative | Eugene McDermott | 12,661 | 29.16 | +1.2 |
| | New Democratic | Richard Alan Hennick | 5,597 | 12.89 | -0.3 |
| | Green | Wayne Clements | 1,714 | 3.94 | +1.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,413 | 100.00 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 21,864 | 54.6 | -12.0 |
| | Conservative | David Johnson | 11,206 | 28.0 | +7.7 |
| | New Democratic | Valerie Ann Mah | 5,287 | 13.2 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Dan King | 1,172 | 2.9 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Ryan Kidd | 351 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| | Communist | Christopher Black | 149 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,029 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

### 1996 boundaries

vte2000 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Collenette | 25,915 | 66.6 | +11.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cecila Fusco | 5,645 | 14.5 | -7.6 |
| | Alliance | Kasra Nejatian | 4,736 | 12.2 | -1.1 |
| | New Democratic | Ron Casey Nestor | 2,249 | 5.8 | -1.9 |
| | Independent | Ryan Kidd | 212 | 0.5 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Judith Snow | 153 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,910 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Collenette | 21,511 | 55.1 | +1.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Denzil Minnan-Wong | 8,610 | 22.1 | -1.3 |
| | Reform | John Pope | 5,167 | 13.2 | -4.1 |
| | New Democratic | Shodja Ziaian | 2,981 | 7.6 | +3.8 |
| | Canadian Action | Joe Braini | 384 | 1.0 | |
| | Natural Law | Mark Roy | 192 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Mariam Abou-Dib | 170 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,015 | 100.0 |

### 1987 boundaries

vte1993 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Collenette | 21,511 | 54.1 | +16.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alan Redway | 9,279 | 23.3 | -21.4 |
| | Reform | Gordon E. Honsey | 6,877 | 17.3 | |
| | New Democratic | Janice Waud Loper | 1,538 | 3.9 | -11.2 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Meschino | 238 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| | Natural Law | Fred Fredeen | 205 | 0.5 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Roger Carter | 90 | 0.2 | |
| | Abolitionist | Michael Mazerolle | 22 | 0.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,760 | 100.0 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alan Redway | 18,719 | 44.7 | -9.7 |
| | Liberal | Yasmin Ratansi | 15,881 | 37.9 | +3.9 |
| | New Democratic | Brant Loper | 6,310 | 15.1 | +4.4 |
| | Libertarian | Mark Meschino | 538 | 1.3 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | David Smith | 271 | 0.6 | |
| | Communist | Maria Kontopidis | 155 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,874 | 100.0 |

### 1976 boundaries

vte1984 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Attewell | 29,706 | 54.4 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal | David Smith | 18,578 | 34.0 | -10.6 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Macdonald | 5,842 | 10.7 | -0.9 |
| | Libertarian | Robert Champlain | 356 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Arthur V. Wright | 162 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,644 | 100.0 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Smith | 21,944 | 44.6 | +4.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sam Wakim | 21,119 | 43.0 | -4.2 |
| | New Democratic | Saul Paton | 5,713 | 11.6 | -0.7 |
| | Libertarian | Gordon Keys | 286 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Arthur V. Wright | 98 | 0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,160 | 100.0 |
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vte1979 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sam Wakim | 25,352 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal | Mike Smith | 21,428 | 39.9 |
| | New Democratic | Saul Paton | 6,595 | 12.3 |
| | Libertarian | Nick Moldovanyi | 301 | 0.6 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Donna Gordon | 56 | 0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,732 | 100.0 |