# Toronto Centre (provincial electoral district)

Toronto Centre is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Since 1999 it has elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It was created in 1999 as Toronto Centre—Rosedale from most of St. George—St. David and parts of St. Andrew—St. Patrick, Fort York, when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts.
From 1999 to 2007 the riding included the area of Toronto from Avenue Road/University Avenue in the west to the Don River and the city limits in the east and the Mount Pleasant Cemetery and the CPR in the north.
In 2007, the riding was abolished and redistributed mostly into Toronto Centre. It lost the area west of Yonge Street and south of College Street plus Toronto Island to Trinity—Spadina. It also gained some parts of Toronto—Danforth as the riding's east border was altered to continue along the Don River past the former city limits to Pottery Road to Bayview Avenue to the CPR. Another boundary change altered the borders around the Rosehill Reservoir.
The Ontario Legislative Building was located within this district until the 2015 electoral redistribution.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Toronto Centre—Rosedale Riding created from St. Andrew—St. Patrick, St. George—St. David and Fort York |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | George Smitherman | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | George Smitherman | Liberal |
| Toronto Centre |||||
| 39th | 2007–2010 | George Smitherman | Liberal |
| 39th | 2010–2011 | Glen Murray | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Glen Murray | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2017 | Glen Murray | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Suze Morrison | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Kristyn Wong-Tam | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Kristyn Wong-Tam | New Democratic |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results
### 2025

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Kristyn Wong-Tam | 17,415 | 44.50 | +0.73 |
| | Liberal | Holly Rasky | 14,152 | 36.16 | –0.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ruth Farkas | 5,692 | 14.54 | +2.38 |
| | Green | Andrew Massey | 1,054 | 2.69 | –2.42 |
| | Progress | Sana Ahmad | 381 | 0.97 | N/A |
| | New Blue | Steve Hoehlmann | 290 | 0.74 | –0.36 |
| | Independent | Cory Deville | 151 | 0.39 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,137 | 99.22 | –0.14 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 309 | 0.78 | +0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,446 | 43.61 | +3.79 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,454 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.64 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 2022

vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Kristyn Wong-Tam | 15,285 | 43.77 | −9.89 | $117,371 |
| | Liberal | David Morris | 12,820 | 36.71 | +9.56 | $86,950 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jess Goddard | 4,245 | 12.16 | −1.96 | $25,855 |
| | Green | Nicki Ward | 1,784 | 5.11 | +1.99 | $13,592 |
| | New Blue | Steve Hoehlmann | 385 | 1.10 | | $0 |
| | Communist | Ivan Byard | 166 | 0.48 | | $0 |
| | None of the Above | Ron Shaw | 131 | 0.38 | | $326 |
| | Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Jennifer Snell | 105 | 0.30 | +0.07 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,921 | 99.36 | +0.27 | $123,610 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 224 | 0.64 | −0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,145 | 39.82 | −14.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,307 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −9.72 |
| 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

The Liberal incumbent Glen Murray resigned his seat effective 1 September 2017 to accept a position with the Pembina Institute, and the seat remained vacant until this election. In April 2018, PC candidate Meredith Cartwright hired actors to pretend to be Doug Ford supporters at the first provincial leader's debate.
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Suze Morrison | 23,688 | 53.66 | +34.35 |
| | Liberal | David Morris | 11,986 | 27.15 | –33.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Meredith Cartwright | 6,234 | 14.12 | +1.99 |
| | Green | Adam Sommerfeld | 1,377 | 3.12 | -1.60 |
| | Libertarian | Judi Falardeau | 371 | 0.84 | N/A |
| | Special Needs | Dan King | 117 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | New People's Choice | Cameron James | 110 | 0.25 | N/A |
| | Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Theresa Snell | 102 | 0.23 | N/A |
| | People's Political Party | Kevin Clarke | 98 | 0.22 | N/A |
| | Canadian Economic | Wanda Marie Fountain | 65 | 0.15 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,148 | 99.09 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 404 | 0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,552 | 54.30 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,044 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +33.79 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 2014

2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 20,733 | 60.48 |
| New Democratic | 6,685 | 19.50 |
| Progressive Conservative | 4,177 | 12.18 |
| Green | 1,623 | 4.73 |
| Others | 1,065 | 3.11 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen Murray | 29,935 | 58.47 | +3.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Martin Abell | 9,498 | 18.55 | +2.91 |
| | New Democratic | Kate Sellar | 8,140 | 15.90 | -9.40 |
| | Green | Mark Daye | 2,265 | 4.42 | +1.98 |
| | Libertarian | Judi Falardeau | 551 | 1.08 | +0.11 |
| | Special Needs | Lada Alekseychuk | 200 | 0.39 | |
| | Communist | Drew Garvie | 163 | 0.32 | +0.04 |
| | Vegan Environmental | Harvey Rotenburg | 152 | 0.30 | +0.17 |
| | Freedom | Chris Goodwin | 137 | 0.27 | +0.32 |
| | Canadians' Choice | Bahman Yazdanfar | 78 | 0.15 | +0.11 |
| | People's Political Party | Robin Nurse | 76 | 0.15 | +0.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,195 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 546 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,741 | 50.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 101,741 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.16 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 2011

2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen Murray | 25,236 | 54.94 | +7.77 |
| | New Democratic | Cathy Crowe | 11,571 | 25.19 | -8.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Martin Abell | 7,186 | 15.64 | +0.34 |
| | Green | Mark Daye | 1,123 | 2.44 | -0.57 |
| | Libertarian | Judi Falardeau | 441 | 0.96 | +0.57 |
| | Communist | Cathy Holliday | 146 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Harvey Rotenberg | 93 | 0.20 | |
| | Freedom | Christopher Goodwin | 92 | 0.20 | -0.03 |
| | People's Political Party | Phil Sarazen | 29 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Bahman Yazdanfar | 19 | 0.04 | |
| | Independent | Anne Abbott | withdrawn | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,936 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 286 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,222 | 48.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,466 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 2010 by-election

On January 6, 2010, a provincial by-election was called in Toronto Centre to replace George Smitherman, who had resigned as MPP to run for mayor of Toronto. The by-election took place on February 4, 2010.
Ontario provincial by-election, February 4, 2010 (Resignation of George Smitherman) Resignation of George Smitherman :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen Murray | 12,289 | 47.17 | -0.58 |
| | New Democratic | Cathy Crowe | 8,705 | 33.41 | +14.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pamela Taylor | 3,985 | 15.30 | -5.11 |
| | Green | Stefan Premdas | 783 | 3.01 | -6.65 |
| | Libertarian | Heath Thomas | 101 | 0.39 | -1.10 |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 66 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Raj Rama | 63 | 0.24 | |
| | Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 61 | 0.23 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,204 | 100.00 |

### 2007

vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Smitherman | 21,522 | 47.85 | −5.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pamela Taylor | 9,084 | 20.20 | −1.63 |
| | New Democratic | Sandra Gonzalez | 8,464 | 18.82 | −1.28 |
| | Green | Mike McLean | 4,412 | 9.81 | 5.82 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Green | 686 | 1.53 | |
| | Special Needs | Danish Ahmed | 259 | 0.58 | |
| | Communist | Johan Boyden | 196 | 0.44 | |
| | Independent | Philip Fernandez | 191 | 0.42 | −0.37 |
| | Independent | Gary Leroux | 167 | 0.37 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,981 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 457 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,438 | 49.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,050 |

### 2003

2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Smitherman | 23,872 | 52.78 | +13.88 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Adams | 9,968 | 22.04 | -7.84 |
| | New Democratic | Gene Lara | 9,112 | 20.14 | +11.34 |
| | Green | Gabriel Draven | 1,739 | 3.84 | +2.98 |
| | Independent | Philip Fernandez | 324 | 0.72 | |
| | Freedom | Silvio Ursomarzo | 218 | 0.48 | -0.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,233 | 100.00 |

### 1999

1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Smitherman | 17,756 | 38.90 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Durhane Wong-Rieger | 13,640 | 29.88 |
| | Independent | John Sewell | 8,822 | 19.33 |
| | New Democratic | Helen Breslauer | 4,019 | 8.80 |
| | Green | Joseph Cohen | 392 | 0.86 |
| | Freedom | Paul McKeever | 344 | 0.75 |
| | Independent | Mike Ryner | 236 | 0.52 |
| | Family Coalition | Bill Whatcott | 232 | 0.51 |
| | Natural Law | Ron Parker | 205 | 0.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,646 | 100.00 |

## Referendum results
### 2007

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 22,204 | 50.2 |
| Mixed member proportional | 22,070 | 49.8 |
| Total valid votes | 44,274 | 100.0 |