# York Centre (provincial electoral district)

York Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been the name of ridings in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario three different times. It was created initially in 1955 from the southern part of York North. It was dissolved in 1963 when it was split into three ridings called Yorkview, Downsview and Armourdale. In 1967, it was reconstituted north of Steeles in the township of Markham. This lasted until 1999 when it was dissolved into Markham—Unionville. The name was given to a new riding formed in its original location south of Steeles. It remains as an existing riding today.

## Boundaries
### 1955 to 1963

The original boundaries consisted of Steeles Avenue West to the north, Yonge Street to the East, Lawrence Avenue West to the south and the Humber River to the west.

### 1999 to present

York Centre consists of the part of the City of Toronto within the North York district 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 Yonge Street, west along the hydroelectric transmission line north of Finch Avenue West, south along Bathurst Street, southeast along the Don River West Branch, southwest and west along Highway 401, north along Jane Street, east along Sheppard Avenue West, northwest along Black Creek, east along Grandravine Drive, and north along Keele Street to the city limit.

## History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
Before 1999, the name York Centre was assigned to a completely different riding located in York Region north of Toronto with none of the same territory as the current York Centre. In 1999, much of the old York Centre was absorbed by the new riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora. The former riding was Wilson Heights.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

York Centre :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from York North |||||
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Thomas Graham | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Vernon Singer | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Yorkview, Downsview and Armourdale |||||
| Riding re-created |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Donald Deacon | Liberal |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Donald Deacon | Liberal |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Alfred Stong | Liberal |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Alfred Stong | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Don Cousens | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Don Cousens | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Greg Sorbara | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Greg Sorbara | Liberal |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Al Palladini | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Vaughan—King—Aurora and Markham |||||
| Riding re-created from Downsview and Wilson Heights |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2021 | Roman Baber | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 2021–2022 | Roman Baber | Independent |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Michael Kerzner | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 2025–present | Michael Kerzner | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Kerzner | 16,416 | 54.06 | +8.03 |
| | Liberal | Sam Nestico | 10,823 | 35.64 | +3.70 |
| | New Democratic | Natalie Van Halteren | 1,700 | 5.60 | –8.39 |
| | Green | Courtney Martin | 658 | 2.17 | –0.67 |
| | New Blue | Johnny Blythe | 309 | 1.02 | –0.44 |
| | Special Needs | Lionel Poizner | 212 | 0.70 | +0.26 |
| | Populist | Jeffrey Anisman | 140 | 0.46 | N/A |
| | Moderate | Parviz Isgandadrov | 111 | 0.37 | +0.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,369 | 98.88 | +0.07 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 345 | 1.12 | –0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,714 | 39.67 | +0.73 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,546 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.17 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Kerzner | 12,947 | 46.03 | −4.12 | $79,866 |
| | Liberal | Shelley Brown | 8,984 | 31.94 | +10.54 | $74,566 |
| | New Democratic | Frank Chu | 3,935 | 13.99 | −9.45 | $16,511 |
| | Green | Alison Lowney | 799 | 2.84 | +0.55 | $0 |
| | Ontario Party | Nick Balaskas | 679 | 2.41 | | $988 |
| | New Blue | Don Pincivero | 411 | 1.46 | | $0 |
| | None of the Above | Mark Dewdney | 169 | 0.60 | −0.67 | $0 |
| | Special Needs | Lionel Wayne Poizner | 124 | 0.44 | | $0 |
| | Moderate | Parviz Isgandarov | 80 | 0.28 | −0.09 | $780 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 28,128 | 98.81 | +0.30 | $102,341 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 339 | 1.19 | -0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,467 | 38.94 | -13.98 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,576 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | −7.33 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roman Baber | 18,434 | 50.15 | +19.29 |
| | New Democratic | Andrea Vásquez Jiménez | 8,617 | 23.44 | +7.07 |
| | Liberal | Ramon Estaris | 7,865 | 21.39 | -26.72 |
| | Green | Roma Lyon | 843 | 2.29 | -0.96 |
| | None of the Above | Cherie Ann Day | 467 | 1.27 | |
| | Libertarian | Benjamin Kamminga | 398 | 1.08 | |
| | Moderate | Alexander Leonov | 137 | 0.37 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,761 | 98.51 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 556 | 1.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,317 | 52.92 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,520 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +23.01 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 14,556 | 48.12 |
| Progressive Conservative | 9,333 | 30.85 |
| New Democratic | 4,953 | 16.37 |
| Green | 984 | 3.25 |
| Others | 425 | 1.40 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 16,935 | 47.22 | +2.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Avi Yufest | 11,125 | 31.02 | -4.50 |
| | New Democratic | John Fagan | 5,645 | 15.74 | +1.61 |
| | Green | Josh Borenstein | 1,156 | 3.27 | +1.62 |
| | Freedom | Laurence Cherniak | 489 | 1.38 | +1.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,350 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.66 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 14,694 | 45.36 | -3.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Mostyn | 11,506 | 35.52 | +3.24 |
| | New Democratic | John Fagan | 4,579 | 14.13 | +3.26 |
| | Libertarian | David Epstein | 846 | 2.61 | |
| | Green | Yuriy Shevyryov | 535 | 1.65 | -4.81 |
| | Independent | Jeff Pancer | 127 | 0.39 | |
| | Freedom | Ron Tal | 108 | 0.33 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,395 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 325 | 0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,720 | 45.74 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,531 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.31 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 16,646 | 48.73 | -10.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Igor Toutchinski | 11,028 | 32.28 | +7.45 |
| | New Democratic | Claudia Rodriguez | 3,713 | 10.87 | -0.17 |
| | Green | Marija Minic | 2,207 | 6.46 | +1.73 |
| | Family Coalition | Marilyn Carvalho | 568 | 1.66 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | 100.0 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 18,808 | 59.41 | -1.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan Cullen | 7,862 | 24.83 | -1.6 |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Norrish | 3,494 | 11.04 | +0.34 |
| | Green | Constantine Kritsonis | 1,496 | 4.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,660 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 21,250 | 61.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Hausman | 9,192 | 26.43 |
| | New Democratic | Norm Jesin | 3,721 | 10.70 |
| | Natural Law | Angus Hunt | 621 | 1.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,784 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 19,223 | 59.8 |
| Mixed member proportional | 12,907 | 40.2 |
| Total valid votes | 32,130 | 100.0 |

## Historic election results
### 1987 boundaries

1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Al Palladini | 37,897 | 48.94 | +25.24 |
| | Liberal | Mario Ferri | 29,150 | 37.65 | -8.03 |
| | New Democratic | T. S. Joseph Thevarkunnel | 6,698 | 8.65 | -21.97 |
| | Family Coalition | Giuseppi Gori | 1,891 | 2.44 | |
| | Libertarian | Robert Ede | 1,792 | 2.31 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 77,428 | 100.0 |
| Source:Elections Ontario |||||||
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Greg Sorbara | 28,056 | 45.57 | -16.05 |
| | New Democratic | Laurie Orrent | 18850 | 30.62 | +12.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don McGuire | 14,656 | 23.81 | +3.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 61,562 | 100.0 |
| Source: The Toronto Daily Star |||||||
1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Greg Sorbara | 26,096 | 62.44 | +28.61 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Mason | 8,605 | 19.83 | -30.43 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Licastro | 7,692 | 17.73 | +6.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43.393 | 100.0 |
| Source: The Toronto Daily Star |||||||

### 1974 boundaries

1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald Cousens | 29,652 | 50.40 | +3.09 |
| | Liberal | Ron Maheu | 19,484 | 33.12 | -9.37 |
| | New Democratic | Diane Meaghan | 7,089 | 12.05 | +2.55 |
| | Independent | Stewart Cole | 2,607 | 4.43 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,832 | 100.0 |
| Source:Ottawa Citizen |||||||
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald Cousens | 18,369 | 47.31 | +7.55 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Stong | 16,495 | 42.49 | -1.92 |
| | New Democratic | John Campey | 3,689 | 9.50 | -6.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,823 | 100.0 |
| Source: The Windsor Star |||||||
1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Stong | 17,608 | 44.41 | +3.69 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Corcoran | 15,768 | 39.76 | +2.95 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Olsen | 6,277 | 15.83 | -6.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,653 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Press |||||||
1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Stong | 14,347 | 40.72 | -1.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Roman | 12,968 | 36.81 | -4.86 |
| | New Democratic | Tony Snedker | 7,748 | 21.99 | +5.93 |
| | Independent | John White | 171 | 0.49 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,234 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Press |||||||

### 1966 boundaries

1971 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Deacon | 14,885 | 42.27 | +1.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Roman | 14,674 | 41.67 | +5.06 |
| | New Democratic | Roy Clifton | 5,657 | 16.06 | -6.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,216 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Press |||||||
1967 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Deacon | 9,991 | 40.61 | +4.04 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Wells | 9,006 | 36.61 | +4.72 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Norton | 5,606 | 22.79 | -8.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,603 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Press |||||||

### 1950s

1959 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vernon Singer | 15,702 | 36.57 | +2.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Thomas Graham | 13,695 | 31.89 | -5.82 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Young | 13,272 | 30.91 | +4.94 |
| | Independent | George Rolland | 270 | 0.63 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,939 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Press |||||||
1955 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Thomas Graham | 12,648 | 37.71 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Joseph McMahon | 11,553 | 34.45 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Young | 8,710 | 25.97 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Stephen Endicott | 646 | 1.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,537 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Press |||||||