   thumb|right|map of toronto-danforth torontoâdanforth (formerly broadviewâgreenwood) is a federal electoral district in ontario, canada, that has been represented in the house of commons of canada since 1979. it lies to the east of downtown toronto. new democratic party (ndp) leader jack layton was the member of parliament of the riding until his death on august 22, 2011. it left the seat vacant pending a by-election on march 19, 2012, which was won by the ndp candidate craig scott, a human rights lawyer and professor at osgoode law school. the southern part of the riding (ward 30) is represented on toronto city council by councillor paula fletcher. the northern part of the riding (ward 29) is represented by mary fragedakis. torontoâdanforth includes an array of ethnicities, including large greek, chinese, muslim and south asian communities. it has long been one of the more left-leaning ridings in toronto. most election contests take place between the new democratic party and the liberal party. the ndp held the riding for the first nine years of its existence before liberal dennis mills won the seat in 1988 and held it during the long period of liberal dominance of the federal scene. he was unseated in 2004 by layton, who had previously run against mills in 1997. the northern portion of the riding, east york, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including riverdale, leslieville and riverside, usually swings to the left. layton sought neighbourhood input for another name change to the riding. layton's supposed choice was "east yorkâdanforthâriverdale", but the name was not change
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