# Beaches—East York (provincial electoral district)

Beaches—East York is a provincial riding in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1996 from parts of Beaches—Woodbine (95%), Don Mills (40%), and York East (20%).
When the riding was created, it included the former borough of East York east of Coxwell Avenue and that part of Old Toronto east of a line following Coxwell to Gerrard Street to Greenwood Avenue to Queen Street to Leslie Street. In 2007, the boundaries were altered so that everything west of Coxwell Avenue was transferred to Toronto—Danforth.

## Boundaries

In 1996, much of the province's old boundaries were redrawn due to the Fewer Politicians Act which reduced the number of seats in the legislature from 130 to 103 to match the number of federal seats.
The boundary of the new riding of Beaches-East York, beginning at the southwest corner starts where the southern extension of Leslie Street intersects with Lake Ontario, proceeds north along Leslie Street, then east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, and north along Coxwell Avenue until it turns into Coxwell Blvd. at O'Connor Drive. It continues a short distance along this street where the boundary extends until it meets Taylor-Massey Creek. It follows the creek west (downstream) until it meets the Don River East Branch. The boundary follows the river northeast (upstream) until it meets the point where a westerly extension of Sunrise Avenue intersects with the river course. The boundary continues east along Sunrise Avenue until it meets Victoria Park Avenue. The boundary turns south and follows the street south until it ends at Lake Ontario. The boundary follows the lake coast back west until it meets the beginning point.
In 2003, the western boundary was altered so that the portion west of Coxwell Avenue was transferred to the neighbouring riding of Toronto—Danforth.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Beaches—East York :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Beaches—Woodbine, Don Mills and York East |||||
| 37th | 1999–2001 | Frances Lankin | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2003 | Michael Prue | New Democratic |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Michael Prue | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Michael Prue | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Michael Prue | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Arthur Potts | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Rima Berns-McGown | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Mary-Margaret McMahon | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mary-Margaret McMahon | 21,545 | 51.17 | +15.75 |
| | New Democratic | Kate Dupuis | 9,660 | 22.94 | –10.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Anna Michaelidis | 9,001 | 21.38 | +2.84 |
| | Green | Jack Pennings | 1,298 | 3.08 | –7.14 |
| | New Blue | Thomas Gregory | 246 | 0.58 | –0.50 |
| | Independent | Dragan Cimesa | 122 | 0.29 | N/A |
| | Ontario Party | Paul Stark | 125 | 0.30 | –0.46 |
| | Canadians' Choice | Bahman Yazdanfar | 107 | 0.25 | +0.06 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,104 | 99.58 | –0.07 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 178 | 0.42 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,282 | 50.26 | +0.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,123 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +13.01 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mary-Margaret McMahon | 14,398 | 35.42 | +8.41 | $91,050 |
| | New Democratic | Kate Dupuis | 13,500 | 33.21 | −15.00 | $90,885 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Angela Kennedy | 7,536 | 18.54 | +0.10 | $21,977 |
| | Green | Abhijeet Manay | 4,154 | 10.22 | +5.96 | $43,979 |
| | New Blue | Stephen Roney | 441 | 1.08 | | $0 |
| | Ontario Party | John Ferguson | 310 | 0.76 | | $0 |
| | Communist | Drew Garvie | 120 | 0.30 | | $0 |
| | None of the Above | Joe Ring | 111 | 0.27 | +0.06 | $0 |
| | Canadians' Choice | Bahman Yazdanfar | 78 | 0.19 | +0.04 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,648 | 99.65 | +0.58 | $116,071 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 143 | 0.35 | −0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,791 | 49.58 | +11.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,912 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +11.71 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Rima Berns-McGown | 24,064 | 48.21 | +9.24 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Potts | 13,480 | 27.01 | –13.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sarah Mallo | 9,202 | 18.44 | +4.51 |
| | Green | Debra Scott | 2,128 | 4.26 | –1.16 |
| | Libertarian | Thomas Armstrong | 458 | 0.92 | –0.30 |
| | Independent | Andrew Balodis | 161 | 0.32 | |
| | Special Needs | Regina Mundrugo | 117 | 0.23 | |
| | None of the Above | Joe Ring | 104 | 0.21 | |
| | Canadians' Choice | Bahman Yazdanfar | 74 | 0.15 | |
| | Cultural Action | Eric Brazau | 68 | 0.14 | |
| | People's Political Party | Tony Chipman | 58 | 0.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,914 | 99.07 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 470 | 0.93 | -0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,384 | 61.16 | +5.02 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,386 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.16 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Potts | 17,218 | 40.09 | +4.01 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Prue | 16,737 | 38.97 | -7.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nicolas Johnson | 5,982 | 13.93 | ±0 |
| | Green | Debra Scott | 2,329 | 5.42 | +2.74 |
| | Libertarian | Alex Lindsay | 524 | 1.22 | – |
| | Freedom | Naomi Poley-Fisher | 158 | 0.37 | -0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,948 | 98.86 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 493 | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,442 | 56.14 | +4.50 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +5.93 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Michael Prue | 17,925 | 46.82 | +2.78 |
| | Liberal | Helen Burstyn | 13,813 | 36.08 | +10.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Menary | 5,333 | 13.93 | -1.52 |
| | Green | Shawn Ali | 1,025 | 2.68 | -9.31 |
| | Freedom | Naomi Poley-Fisher | 144 | 0.38 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | Joe Ross | 45 | 0.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,285 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 162 | 0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,447 | 51.64 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,450 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -3.85 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Michael Prue | 17,572 | 44.04 | -6.86 |
| | Liberal | Tom Teahen | 10,215 | 25.60 | +1.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Duvall | 6,166 | 15.45 | -4.1 |
| | Green | Caroline Law | 4,785 | 11.99 | +7.21 |
| | Libertarian | Doug Patfield | 515 | 1.29 | |
| | Family Coalition | Joel Kidd | 201 | 0.50 | |
| | Freedom | James Whitaker | 135 | 0.34 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,900 | 100.0 |
| Elections Ontario: |||||||
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Michael Prue | 21,239 | 50.90 | +1.07 |
| | Liberal | Monica Purdy | 10,070 | 24.13 | -12.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Angela Kennedy | 8,157 | 19.55 | +9.53 |
| | Green | Tom Mason | 1,995 | 4.78 | +2.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,728 | 100.0 |
| Elections Ontario: |||||||
Ontario provincial by-election, September 20, 2001 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Michael Prue | 14,024 | 49.83 | +4.26 |
| | Liberal | Robert Hunter | 10,289 | 36.56 | +14.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mac Penney | 2,821 | 10.02 | -19.53 |
| | Green | Peter Elgie | 694 | 2.47 | +1.47 |
| | Family Coalition | Ray Scott | 206 | 0.73 | +0.12 |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 94 | 0.35 |
| | Independent | Vince Corriere | 59 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | Don King | 51 | 0.18 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,144 | 100.0 |
| Elections Ontario: |||||||
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Frances Lankin | 19,703 | 45.57 | +3.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Judy Burns | 12,776 | 29.55 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal | Bill Buckingham | 9,332 | 21.58 | -2.3 |
| | Green | Michael Schulman | 431 | 1.00 | |
| | Family Coalition | Dan Largy | 264 | 0.61 | |
| | Natural Law | Donalda Fredeen | 230 | 0.53 | -0.1 |
| | Independent | Steve Rutchinski | 164 | 0.38 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,235 | 100.0 |
| Elections Ontario: |||||||

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 19,100 | 49.9% |
| Mixed member proportional | 19,180 | 50.1% |
| Total valid votes | 38,280 | 100.0 |
* This riding was one of five ridings where a majority of voters supported MMP.