# York South—Weston (provincial electoral district)

York South—Weston is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Its Member of Provincial Parliament is Progressive Conservative Mohamed Firin.

## Geography

It is in the west-end of Toronto. The riding has a largely working class and immigrant population. The riding is made up largely of the old City of York, a southwestern portion of the old city of North York, and parts of the old city of Toronto north of High Park.
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded by a line drawn from Humber River east along Highway 401, south along the Canadian National Railway situated west of Caledonia Road, west along Rogers Road, southeast along Old Weston Road, west along Lavender Road, south along Keele Street, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway, west along the Canadian Pacific Railway, and north along the Humber River to Highway 401.

## History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. Prior to that redistribution, the area included York South and parts of what are now Parkdale-High Park, Davenport, and Eglinton-Lawrence. They became law after Bill 214 (2005), otherwise known as the "Representations Act, 2005",was passed in the Ontario Legislature. The October 10, 2007 provincial election was conducted using the new boundaries, with only minor changes to the boundaries in the south-east corner of the riding, along the border with the Davenport riding.

### 1999 electoral district description

York South—Weston consisting of those parts of the cities of North York, Toronto and York described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the City of North York with the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway No. 401); thence easterly along the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway to the Canadian National Railway situated immediately west of Caledonia Road; thence southerly along said railway to Rogers Road; thence westerly along Rogers Road to Old Weston Road; thence southerly along Old Weston Road to the northerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly along the northerly limit of the City of Toronto to the Canadian National Railway; thence southeasterly along said railway to the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence westerly along the Canadian Pacific Railway to the westerly limit of the City of York; thence generally northerly along the westerly limit of the cities of York and North York to the point of commencement.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

York South—Weston :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Joe Cordiano | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Joe Cordiano | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2007 | Paul Ferreira | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Laura Albanese | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Laura Albanese | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Laura Albanese | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Faisal Hassan | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Michael Ford | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 2025–present | Mohamed Firin | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mohamed Firin | 11,142 | 35.15 | –1.45 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Di Giorgio | 10,940 | 34.70 | +10.46 |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 8,101 | 25.56 | –8.42 |
| | Green | Lilian Barrera | 844 | 2.66 | +0.13 |
| | New Blue | Viktor Ehikwe | 396 | 1.25 | +0.12 |
| | Independent | K. Ann Thomas | 213 | 0.68 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,698 | 99.10 | –0.02 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 287 | 0.90 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,985 | 39.00 | +0.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,019 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –5.96 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Ford | 11,138 | 36.60 | +3.65 | $69,685 |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 10,342 | 33.98 | −2.09 | $97,063 |
| | Liberal | Nadia Guerrera | 7,377 | 24.24 | −3.59 | $82,208 |
| | Green | Ignacio Mongrell Gonzalez | 770 | 2.53 | −0.01 | $0 |
| | New Blue | Tom Hipsz | 345 | 1.13 | | $0 |
| | Ontario Party | Ana Gabriela Ortiz | 251 | 0.82 | | $217 |
| | Independent | James Michael Fields | 209 | 0.69 | | $632 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,432 | 99.12 | +0.31 | $112,794 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 271 | 0.88 | −0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,703 | 38.11 | −11.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,336 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +2.87 |
| 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. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 13,455 | 36.07 | -1.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark DeMontis | 12,290 | 32.95 | +21.69 |
| | Liberal | Laura Albanese | 10,379 | 27.83 | -20.02 |
| | Green | Grad Murray | 946 | 2.54 | +0.10 |
| | Libertarian | Bonnie Hu | 228 | 0.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,298 | 98.81 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 449 | 1.19 | -0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,747 | 49.17 | +3.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,772 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.42 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Laura Albanese | 15,669 | 47.85 | +3.30 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 12,200 | 37.25 | -4.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Ffrench | 3,687 | 11.26 | +0.16 |
| | Green | Jessica Higgins | 797 | 2.43 | +0.90 |
| | Freedom | Eric Compton | 249 | 0.76 | +0.27 |
| | Independent | Abi Issa | 146 | 0.45 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,748 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 404 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,152 | 46.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,860 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.11 |
| Source(s) |||||||
vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Laura Albanese | 13,805 | 44.55 | +1.61 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 13,071 | 42.18 | +0.64 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lan Daniel | 3,441 | 11.10 | +1.26 |
| | Green | Keith Jarrett | 474 | 1.53 | -2.27 |
| | Freedom | Eric Compton | 151 | 0.49 | |
| | Independent | Michael Radejewski | 45 | 0.15 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,987 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 227 | 0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,214 | 44.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,580 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.49 |
| Source(s) "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiel - York South—Weston" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014. |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Laura Albanese | 13,846 | 42.94 | +1.50 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 13,394 | 41.54 | -1.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Karen McMillan-Aver | 3,173 | 9.84 | -0.43 |
| | Green | Anthony Gratl | 1,226 | 3.80 | +2.41 |
| | Libertarian | Marco Dias | 385 | 1.19 | +0.67 |
| | Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 218 | 0.68 | -0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,242 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 433 | 1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,675 | 46.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,518 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +1.64 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (2007). "General Election Poll By Poll Results: 106 York South-Weston" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2015. |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, February 8, 2007 Resignation of Joseph Cordiano :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 8,146 | 43.33 | +24.04 |
| | Liberal | Laura Albanese | 7,831 | 41.44 | −20.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pina Martino | 1,917 | 10.27 | −4.96 |
| | Green | Mir Kamal | 263 | 1.39 | −1.06 |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 220 | 1.16 | |
| | Independent | Mohammed Choudhary | 142 | 0.75 | |
| | Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 134 | 0.74 | −0.73 |
| | Libertarian | Nunzio Venuto | 101 | 0.52 | |
| | Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 77 | 0.41 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,831 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 146 | 0.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,977 | 28.62 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,308 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +22.08 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (2007). "By-Election 2007: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate". Retrieved 24 August 2015. |||||||
vte2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Cordiano | 19,932 | 61.56 | +8.17 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Donlevy | 6,247 | 19.29 | -0.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen Halicki | 4,930 | 15.23 | -6.68 |
| | Green | Enrique Palad | 794 | 2.45 | +2.02 |
| | Family Coalition | Mariangela Sanabria | 475 | 1.47 | -0.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,378 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 540 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,747 | 50.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,589 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.48 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (2003). "General Election of October 2, 2003 Poll By Poll Results: 102 York South-Weston". Retrieved 24 August 2015. |||||||
vte1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph Cordiano | 18,205 | 53.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alan Hofmeister | 7,471 | 21.91 |
| | New Democratic | Rosana Pellizzari | 6,850 | 20.09 |
| | Family Coalition | Enzo Granzotto | 542 | 1.59 |
| | Independent | David Gershuny | 486 | 1.43 |
| | Communist | Hassan Husseini | 261 | 0.77 |
| | Green | Alma Subasic | 147 | 0.43 |
| | Natural Law | Erica Kindl | 139 | 0.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,101 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 540 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,641 | 58.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 59,490 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (1999). "General Election of June 3 1999 Poll By Poll Results: 102 York South-Weston". Retrieved 24 August 2015. |||||||

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 16,842 | 56.4 |
| Mixed member proportional | 12,998 | 43.6 |
| Total valid votes | 29,840 | 100.0 |