# Humber River—Black Creek (provincial electoral district)

Humber River—Black Creek is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Prior to the 2018 election, the riding was known as York West.
Its population was 110,384 in 2001. The district includes the northwest corner of the former city of North York, including the extreme western part of the Downsview neighbourhood.
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north by the northern city limit, and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the city limit south along Keele Street, west along Grandravine Drive, southeast along Black Creek, west along Sheppard Avenue West, south along Jane Street, west along Highway 401, and northwest along the Humber River to the northern city limit.
The riding is represented by Tom Rakocevic in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

## History

The riding was founded at the time of Confederation in 1867. It consisted of the area of York Township west of the Humber River, an area now known as Etobicoke. This riding lasted unchanged until 1963 when the area was split into four ridings, York West, Etobicoke, Lakeshore and Humber. The riding was reduced to an area south of Richview Road (later Eglinton Avenue West) and north of Bloor Street West. The boundaries changed again in 1975, with Kipling Avenue becoming its eastern boundary and Highway 401 the northern boundary, while the eastern portion of the riding became part of the new Etobicoke-Humber riding. The riding was dissolved in 1987, with parts of it joining the ridings of Etobicoke West and Etobicoke—Humber.
The riding was reestablished in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It consists of parts of the old North York ridings of Yorkview and Downsview.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| York West |||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Thomas Grahame | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Peter Patterson | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Peter Patterson | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Peter Patterson | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | John Gray | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | John Gilmour | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | John Gilmour | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Joseph St. John | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | William Hill | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | Joseph St. John † | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1907 | Joseph St. John † | Conservative |
| 11th | 1907–1908 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1932 | Forbes Godfrey † | Conservative |
| 18th | 1932–1934 | Henry Isaac Price | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | William Gardhouse | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | William Gardhouse | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Charles Millard | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | John Allan | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Charles Millard | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Elmer Brandon † | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1956 | Elmer Brandon † | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1956–1959 | Leslie Rowntree | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Leslie Rowntree | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Leslie Rowntree | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Leslie Rowntree | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | John MacBeth | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Nick Leluk | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Nick Leluk | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Nick Leluk | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Nick Leluk | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Etobicoke West and Etobicoke—Humber |||||
| York West re-created from Yorkview and Downsview |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Mario Sergio | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Mario Sergio | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Mario Sergio | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Mario Sergio | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Mario Sergio | Liberal |
| Humber River—Black Creek |||||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Tom Rakocevic | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Tom Rakocevic | New Democratic |
| † denotes that the member died in office. |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 8,788 | 35.33 | +0.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Nguyen | 8,595 | 34.55 | +4.80 |
| | Liberal | Liban Hassan | 6,811 | 27.38 | –3.28 |
| | Green | Alexander Qanbery | 402 | 1.62 | –0.24 |
| | Communist | Jeanne McGuire | 280 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 24,876 | 98.70 | +0.14 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 328 | 1.30 | –0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,204 | 35.21 | +2.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,584 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –1.98 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 7,959 | 34.49 | −2.93 | $92,545 |
| | Liberal | Ida Li Preti | 7,076 | 30.66 | +2.72 | $64,439 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Nguyen | 6,865 | 29.75 | −0.54 | $63,667 |
| | Green | Keith Berry | 430 | 1.86 | +0.30 | $1,068 |
| | Ontario Party | Lee Miguel Gonzalez | 357 | 1.55 | | $4,264 |
| | New Blue | Iulian Caunei | 281 | 1.22 | | $1,023 |
| | Independent | Knia Singh | 110 | 0.48 | | $1,296 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,078 | 98.56 | −0.17 | $98,948 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 337 | 1.44 | +0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,415 | 33.15 | −14.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,673 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −2.83 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 11,573 | 37.41 | -1.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cyma Musarat | 9,367 | 30.29 | +19.33 |
| | Liberal | Deanna Sgro | 8,642 | 27.94 | -18.76 |
| | Green | Kirsten J. Bennett | 485 | 1.57 | -0.07 |
| | Libertarian | Jennifer Ochoa | 344 | 1.11 | |
| | Consensus Ontario | Scott Aitchison | 320 | 1.03 | |
| | Trillium | Lucy Guerrero | 198 | 0.64 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,929 | 98.73 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 397 | 1.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,289 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.48 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mario Sergio | 11,907 | 46.71 | -3.78 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 9,997 | 39.21 | +4.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Karlene Nation | 2,794 | 10.96 | -1.09 |
| | Green | Keith Jarrett | 418 | 1.64 | +0.38 |
| | Freedom | Kayla Baptiste | 267 | 1.05 | +0.58 |
| | Independent | Wally Schwauss | 111 | 0.44 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,494 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.18 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mario Sergio | 11,455 | 50.49 | -4.54 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 7,901 | 34.82 | +7.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Karlene Nation | 2,735 | 12.05 | +1.78 |
| | Green | Joseph Rini | 287 | 1.26 | -3.68 |
| | Independent | Leland W. Cornell | 114 | 0.50 | |
| | Freedom | Kayla Baptiste | 107 | 0.47 | |
| | Independent | Scott Aitchison | 89 | 0.39 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,688 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 170 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,858 | 39.24 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 58,255 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.86 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mario Sergio | 13,180 | 55.03 | -14.28 |
| | New Democratic | Antoni Shelton | 6,622 | 27.65 | +10.63 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shane O'Toole | 2,459 | 10.27 | +0.24 |
| | Green | Sergio Pagnotta | 1,184 | 4.94 | +3.06 |
| | Family Coalition | Julia Carvalho | 277 | 1.16 | |
| | Independent | Ram Narula | 229 | 0.96 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,951 | 100.00 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mario Sergio | 16,102 | 69.31 | +5.99 |
| | New Democratic | Garth Bobb | 3,954 | 17.02 | +4.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ted Aver | 2,330 | 10.03 | -9.54 |
| | Green | Richard von Fuchs | 437 | 1.88 | +0.24 |
| | Communist | Christopher Black | 408 | 1.76 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,177 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Mario Sergio | 16,457 | 63.32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Collier | 5,086 | 19.57 |
| | New Democratic | Stephnie Payne | 3,377 | 12.99 |
| | Green | Anthony Davison | 427 | 1.64 |
| | Natural Law | Mark Scrafford | 299 | 1.15 |
| | Independent | S. Nicholas C. Lin | 194 | 0.75 |
| | Independent | Rosemary Ann Ray | 149 | 0.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,989 | 100.00 |
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Peter Patterson | 1,268 | 51.21 |
| | Conservative | W. Tyrrell | 1,208 | 48.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,476 | 63.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,920 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Peter Patterson | Acclaimed |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Patterson | 865 | 56.32 | +15.65 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Grahame | 671 | 43.68 | −2.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 62.54 | +5.83 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,456 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.20 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Grahame | 587 | 46.44 |
| | Liberal | Dr. Bull | 514 | 40.66 |
| | Independent | W. Tyrrell | 163 | 12.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,264 | 56.71 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,229 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 12,010 | 54.4 |
| Mixed member proportional | 10,054 | 45.6 |
| Total valid votes | 22,064 | 100.0 |