# Eglinton—Lawrence (provincial electoral district)

Eglinton—Lawrence is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It was created in 1999 from parts of Lawrence, York Mills, Wilson Heights, Oakwood, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Eglinton.
When the riding was created, it included all of Metro Toronto within the following line: Highway 401 to the CN Railway to Eglinton Avenue to Dufferin Street to Rogers Road to Oakwood Avenue to Holland Park Avenue to Winona Drive to the border of Old Toronto to Bathurst Street to the Belt Line to Eglinton Avenue to Yonge Street.
In 2007, the southern border was altered so that it was Eglinton Avenue from the CN Railway to Yonge Street.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Eglinton—Lawrence :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Lawrence, York Mills, Wilson Heights, Oakwood, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Eglinton |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Mike Colle | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Mike Colle | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Mike Colle | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Mike Colle | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Mike Colle | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Robin Martin | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Robin Martin | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 2025–present | Michelle Cooper | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results

2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michelle Cooper | 19,556 | 48.48 | +6.18 |
| | Liberal | Vince Gasparro | 19,389 | 48.07 | +7.11 |
| | Green | Leah Tysoe | 1,390 | 3.45 | –0.40 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,335 | 99.23 | –0.20 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 311 | 0.77 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,646 | 46.89 | –0.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,676 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –0.47 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robin Martin | 16,605 | 42.30 | +1.92 | $98,735 |
| | Liberal | Arlena Hebert | 16,081 | 40.96 | +2.51 | $69,052 |
| | New Democratic | Natasha Doyle-Merrick | 3,801 | 9.68 | −8.46 | $14,134 |
| | Green | Leah Tysoe | 1,513 | 3.85 | +1.45 | $2,551 |
| | New Blue | Erwin E. Sniedzins | 393 | 1.00 | | $369 |
| | Ontario Party | Lauren Dearing | 268 | 0.68 | | $0 |
| | Independent | Sam Kaplun | 216 | 0.55 | | $2,676 |
| | Special Needs | Derek Sharp | 166 | 0.42 | | $0 |
| | Public Benefit | Jonathan Davis | 117 | 0.30 | | $0 |
| | None of the Above | Bryant Thompson | 98 | 0.25 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,258 | 99.43 | +0.40 | $118,318 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 227 | 0.57 | −0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,485 | 46.72 | −13.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,626 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −0.30 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robin Martin | 19,999 | 40.38 | +6.62 |
| | Liberal | Michael Colle | 19,042 | 38.45 | -16.35 |
| | New Democratic | Robyn Vilde | 8,985 | 18.14 | +10.80 |
| | Green | Reuben Anthony DeBoer | 1,190 | 2.40 | -0.73 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Staffieri | 211 | 0.43 | |
| | Trillium | Lionel Wayne Poizner | 100 | 0.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,527 | 99.03 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 484 | 0.97 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,011 | 60.11 | +6.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,202 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.49 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mike Colle | 22,855 | 54.80 | +0.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robin Martin | 14,079 | 33.76 | +0.21 |
| | New Democratic | Thomas Gallezot | 3,060 | 7.34 | -2.48 |
| | Green | Lucas C. McCann | 1,305 | 3.13 | +1.63 |
| | Freedom | Michael Bone | 264 | 0.63 | +0.23 |
| | Independent | Erwin Sniedzins | 143 | 0.34 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,706 | 99.11 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 374 | 0.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,080 | 53.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,946 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.22 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mike Colle | 20,752 | 54.15 | +11.10 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rocco Rossi | 12,857 | 33.55 | -3.97 |
| | New Democratic | Gerti Dervishi | 3,763 | 9.82 | -0.46 |
| | Green | Josh Rachlis | 575 | 1.50 | -5.70 |
| | Freedom | Michael Bone | 152 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Jerry Green | 146 | 0.38 | |
| | Independent | Sujith Reddy | 79 | 0.21 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,324 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 185 | 0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,496 | 51.81 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,309 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.54 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mike Colle | 17,402 | 43.23 | -13.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bernie Tanz | 15,257 | 37.90 | +7.80 |
| | New Democratic | Karin Wiens | 4,039 | 10.03 | -0.15 |
| | Green | Andrew James | 2,871 | 7.13 | +4.24 |
| | Libertarian | Tom Gelmon | 235 | 0.58 | |
| | Family Coalition | Rina Morra | 229 | 0.57 | |
| | Freedom | Franz Cauchi | 130 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Joseph Young | 90 | 0.22 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,253 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 418 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,671 | 55.62 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,117 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mike Colle | 23,743 | 56.89 | +0.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Corinne Korzen | 12,402 | 29.72 | -5.53 |
| | New Democratic | Robin Alter | 43,51 | 10.43 | +6.12 |
| | Green | Mark Viitala | 1,236 | 2.96 | +1.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,381 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Mike Colle | 24,151 | 56.78 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Parker | 14,994 | 35.25 |
| | New Democratic | Jay Waterman | 1,835 | 4.31 |
| | Family Coalition | Frank D'Angelo | 821 | 1.93 |
| | Green | Shelly Lipsey | 470 | 1.10 |
| | Natural Law | Neil C. Dickie | 263 | 0.62 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,534 | 100.00 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 23,405 | 60.9 |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,052 | 39.1 |
| Total valid votes | 38,457 | 100.0 |