# Willowdale (provincial electoral district)

Willowdale is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1987.

## History

From 1987 to 1999, its boundaries were Bathurst Street to Finch Avenue to Yonge Street to Steeles Avenue to Leslie Street to the 401.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of North York bounded on the north by the city limits (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the city limits south along the eastern limit of the city, west along the hydro-electric transmission line situated south of McNicoll Avenue, south along Highway 404, west along Finch Avenue East, south along the Don River East Branch, west along Highway 401, northwest along the Don River West Branch, north along Bathurst Street, east along Drewry Avenue, north along Chelmsford Avenue, west along Greenwin Village Road, and north along Village Gate to the northern city limit.
From 2003 to 2018, it consisted of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north by the northern city limit (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the city limit south along Victoria Park Avenue, southwest along the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Apache Trail, south along Highway 404, west along Finch Avenue East, south along Leslie Street, southwest along Highway 401, northwest along the Don River West Branch, northeast along Bathurst Street, east along the hydroelectric transmission line situated north of Finch Avenue West and north along Yonge Street to the city limit.
This riding lost territory (36%) to Don Valley North, and gained territory from York Centre (16%) during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Willowdale :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Gino Matrundola | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Charles Harnick | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Charles Harnick | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | David Young | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | David Zimmer | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | David Zimmer | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | David Zimmer | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | David Zimmer | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Stan Cho | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Stan Cho | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 2025–present | Stan Cho | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 14,476 | 46.29 | +1.63 |
| | Liberal | Paul Saguil | 13,871 | 44.35 | +6.39 |
| | New Democratic | Boris Ivanov | 1,705 | 5.45 | –4.85 |
| | Green | Sharolyn Vettese | 778 | 2.49 | –1.13 |
| | Independent | Lilya Eklishaeva | 222 | 0.71 | N/A |
| | Progress | Pit Goyal | 221 | 0.71 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,273 | 99.11 | –0.07 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 282 | 0.89 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,555 | 37.41 | –2.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,340 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –2.38 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 14,105 | 44.66 | +1.03 | $97,068 |
| | Liberal | Paul Saguil | 11,990 | 37.96 | +11.36 | $98,560 |
| | New Democratic | Hal David Berman | 3,253 | 10.30 | −15.49 | $22,626 |
| | Green | Monica Henriques | 1,143 | 3.62 | +1.33 | $6,722 |
| | New Blue | Joanne Csillag | 392 | 1.24 | | $3,105 |
| | Ontario Party | Gian Pietro Arella | 338 | 1.07 | | $3,678 |
| | None of the Above | Ben Barone | 104 | 0.33 | | $0 |
| | Freedom of Choice | Lilya Eklishaeva | 98 | 0.31 | | $0 |
| | Independent | Birinder Singh Ahluwalia | 71 | 0.22 | | $1,922 |
| | Independent | Charles Roddy Sutherland | 61 | 0.19 | | $0 |
| | Populist | Jaime Rodriguez | 28 | 0.09 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,583 | 99.18 | +0.23 | $111,919 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 262 | 0.82 | -0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,845 | 39.84 | -10.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,541 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.16 |
| 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. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Cho | 17,732 | 43.63 | +11.69 |
| | Liberal | David Zimmer | 10,815 | 26.61 | –26.22 |
| | New Democratic | Saman Tabasinejad | 10,481 | 25.79 | +14.70 |
| | Green | Randi Ramdeen | 932 | 2.29 | –1.65 |
| | Libertarian | Catherine MacDonald-Robertson | 453 | 1.11 | N/A |
| | Independent | Birinder S. Ahluwalia | 233 | 0.57 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,646 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.96 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 17,637 | 52.83 |
| Progressive Conservative | 10,665 | 31.94 |
| New Democratic | 3,701 | 11.09 |
| Green | 1,315 | 3.94 |
| Others | 68 | 0.20 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Zimmer | 24,300 | 52.58 | +1.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Ceci | 15,468 | 33.47 | -0.13 |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Brown | 4,693 | 10.15 | -2.70 |
| | Green | Teresa Pun | 1,758 | 3.80 | +1.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,219 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.94 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Zimmer | 21,984 | 50.84 | +3.13 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Vince Agovino | 14,528 | 33.60 | -1.32 |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Brown | 5,556 | 12.85 | +4.35 |
| | Green | Michael Vettese | 874 | 2.02 | -4.59 |
| | Freedom | Amy Brown | 297 | 0.69 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,239 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 203 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,442 | 45.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,694 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.23 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Zimmer | 21,166 | 47.73 | +0.76 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Shiner | 15,558 | 35.08 | -7.93 |
| | New Democratic | Rini Ghosh | 3,699 | 8.34 | +1.70 |
| | Green | Torbjorn Zetterlund | 2,960 | 6.67 | +4.66 |
| | Libertarian | Heath Thomas | 477 | 1.08 | |
| | Family Coalition | Kristin Monster | 370 | 0.83 | -0.12 |
| | Independent | Charles Roddy Sutherland | 119 | 0.27 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,349 | 100.00 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Zimmer | 21,823 | 46.97 | +4.69 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Young | 19,957 | 42.95 | -7.57 |
| | New Democratic | Yvonne Bobb | 3,084 | 6.64 | +2.38 |
| | Green | Sharolyn Vettese | 933 | 2.01 | +1.26 |
| | Family Coalition | Rina Morra | 442 | 0.95 | + 0.02 |
| | Freedom | Vaughan Byrnes | 227 | 0.49 | +0.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,466 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Young | 22,200 | 50.52 | -3.47 |
| | Liberal | Fahimeh Mortazavi | 18,579 | 42.28 | +13.99 |
| | New Democratic | Mikael A. Swayze | 1,871 | 4.26 | -9.57 |
| | Family Coalition | Jim Conrad | 409 | 0.93 | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Rhodes | 330 | 0.75 | -0.36 |
| | Independent | Bernadette Michael | 323 | 0.74 | |
| | Freedom | Vaughan Byrnes | 152 | 0.35 | |
| | Natural Law | Claude Viau | 75 | 0.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,939 | 100.00 |
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Harnick | 18,834 | 53.99 | +18.77 |
| | Liberal | Les Scheininger | 9,870 | 28.29 | -4.48 |
| | New Democratic | Julie McCrea | 4,825 | 13.83 | -13.05 |
| | Independent | Frank Zeppieri | 715 | 2.05 | |
| | Green | Laura Weinberg | 386 | 1.11 | |
| | Natural Law | Michael Beifuss | 253 | 0.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,883 | 100.00 |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Harnick | 11,957 | 35.22 | +1.18 |
| | Liberal | Gino Matrundola | 11,123 | 32.77 | -13.20 |
| | New Democratic | Batya Hebdon | 9,125 | 26.88 | +9.8 |
| | Family Coalition | Mark Vosylius | 1,074 | 3.16 | |
| | Libertarian | Earl Epstein | 668 | 1.97 | -0.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,947 | 100.00 |
1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gino Matrundola | 15,543 | 45.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Harnick | 11,509 | 34.04 |
| | New Democratic | Batya Hebdon | 5,774 | 17.08 |
| | Libertarian | Earl Epstein | 985 | 2.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,811 | 100.00 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 25,491 | 59.6 |
| Mixed member proportional | 17,281 | 40.4 |
| Total valid votes | 42,772 | 100.0 |