Willowdale (federal electoral district)

Consisting of that part of the City of Toronto described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of said city with Bayview Avenue; thence southerly along said avenue to Highway No. 401; thence generally southwesterly along said highway to the Don River West Branch; thence generally northwesterly along said branch to Bathurst Street; thence northerly along said street to the northerly limit of said city; thence easterly along said limit to the point of commencement.{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=35115&lang=e | title=Willowdale - Maps Corner - Elections Canada Online | publisher=Elections Canada | access-date=28 August 2015}}

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Willowdale, Lansing, Newtonbrook and North York Centre.

:''According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=willowdale&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2013A000435115|title = 2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)|date = 15 December 2021}}

Languages: 29.4% English, 12.3% Mandarin, 9.2% Iranian Persian, 8.3% Korean, 6.7% Yue, 4% Russian, 3.2% Tagalog, 1.8% Spanish, 1.3% Arabic, 1.1% Italian, 1% Hindi, 1% Persian

Religions: 38.6% No religion, 38.5% Christian (17.5% Catholic, 3.9% Christian Orthodox, 2% Presbyterian, 1.3% Anglican, 1% United Church), 10.9% Muslim, 4.5% Jewish, 4% Hindu, 2.5% Buddhist

Median income (2020): $37,200

Average income (2020): $55,050

As per the 2021 Census, Willowdale has highest percentage of ethnic Iranians (8.9%) and ethnic Koreans (9.4%) of all City of Toronto ridings, and is one of the only four ridings with Chinese being the most frequent ethnic origin. In the same vein, it is the City of Toronto riding with the highest percentage of people belonging to the West Asian (11%) and Korean (9.9%) visible minorities.

Ethnicity groups: White: 28.7%, Chinese: 25.3%, West Asian: 11%, Korean: 9.9%, South Asian: 7.6%, Filipino: 6.5%, Black: 2.4%, Latin American: 2%, Arab: 1.4%, Southeast Asian: 1.3%

Ethnic origins: Chinese 22.9%, Korean 9.4%, Iranian 8.9%, Filipino 5.9%, Indian 4.8%, English 3.9%, Russian 3.8%, Italian 3.5%, Irish 3.4%, Canadian 3.2%

The riding was created in 1976 from part of Eglinton, York North and York Centre.

Willowdale consisted initially of the part of the Borough of North York bounded on the north by the borough limit (Steeles Avenue), on the West by the West Branch of the Don River and Bathurst Street, on the south by Highway 401, and on the east by Bayview Avenue.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of North York bounded on the north by the borough limits (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the borough limit southeast along the Don River West Branch, south along Bayview Avenue, east along Finch Avenue East, south along the Don River East Branch, west along Highway 401, and northwest along the Don River West Branch to the borough limit.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of North York bounded on the north by the borough limits (Steeles Avenue), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the borough limit 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.

In 2003, it was redefined to consist of that part of the City of Toronto described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of said city with Victoria Park Avenue; thence southerly along said avenue to the hydroelectric transmission line situated northerly of Apache Trail; thence southwesterly along said transmission line to Highway No. 404; thence southerly along said highway to Finch Avenue East; thence generally westerly along said avenue to Leslie Street; thence southerly along said street to Highway No. 401; thence generally southwesterly along said highway to the Don River West Branch; thence generally northwesterly along said branch to Bathurst Street; thence northerly along said street to the hydroelectric transmission line situated northerly of Finch Avenue West; thence generally easterly along said transmission line to Yonge Street; thence northerly along said street to the northerly limit of said city; thence easterly along said limit to the point of commencement.

This riding lost territory (36%) to Don Valley North, and gained territory from York Centre (16%) during the 2012 electoral redistribution. The reduction in land area of the riding was primarily facilitated by substantial population growth along Yonge Street where the on-going redevelopment of land into additional high-rise residential buildings continued with medium-density development (low-rise residential buildings and townhomes) occurring slightly further from Yonge Street and along Sheppard and Finch Avenues. The portion of the City of Toronto north of Highway 401 and east of Victoria Park Avenue (the former boundary with Scarborough) was allocated an additional riding now having five ridings versus the previous four.

Image:Willowdale, 1976.png|1976 to 1987

Image:Willowdale, 1987.png|1987 to 1996

Image:Willowdale, 1996.png|1996 to 2003

Image:Willowdale 2003.png|2003 to 2015

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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{{2025 Canadian federal election/Willowdale}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2021|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ali Ehsassi|21,043|51.2|+2.2|$98,989.39}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Daniel Lee|13,916|33.9|-2.3|$70,040.08}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Hal Berman|4,231|10.3|+1.0|$2,471.22}}

{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Al Wahab|1,102|2.7|+1.5|$1,784.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Anna Gorka|812|2.0|-1.7|$1,462.34}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|41,104|99.1|–|$108,952.94}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|383|0.9}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|41,487|54.8}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|75,773}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|+2.3}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web |title=List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election |url=https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/lst&document=index&lang=e |website=Elections Canada |access-date=2 September 2021}}}}

{{end}}

{{2019 Canadian federal election/Willowdale}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ali Ehsassi|24,519|53.4|+13.5|$89,151.49}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Chungsen Leung|16,990|37.0|-4.7|$135,960.85}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Pouyan Tabasinejad|3,203|7.0|-11.4|$6,678.16}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|James Arruda|1,025|2.2|+1.81|$7,484.51}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Birinder Singh Ahluwalia|216|0.5|–|$39,117.06}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|45,953|100.0  | |$207,725.33}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|251|0.5|-0.1}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|46,204|61.46|+3.06}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|75,172}}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|Conservative|+9.1}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35115&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Willowdale, 30 September 2015][http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]|}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Chungsen Leung|22,207|41.7|+9.2|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Martha Hall Findlay|21,275|39.9|-8.8|}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mehdi Mollahasani |9,777|18.4|+8.2|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|53,259 |100.0|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots| 295| 0.6| +0.2| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 53,554| 58.4| +6.5| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 91,631 |–|–| }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Conservative|Liberal|+9.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Martha Hall Findlay|23,889|48.7| -10.6|$47,844.17}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Jake Karns|15,931|32.5| +2.4|$75,479.99}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Susan Wallace|5,011|10.2| +5.4|$8,175.95}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Lou Carcasole|3,130|6.4| +0.6|$4,270.98}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive Canadian|Bahman Roudgarnia|864|1.8|–|$4,500}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Bernadette Michael|260|0.5| |$421.93}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|49,085|100.0 |$94,573.51}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|203|0.4 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|49,288| 51.9}}

{{End}}

{{See also|2008 Willowdale by-election}}

{{CanElec4-by|March 17, 2008}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Martha Hall Findlay|13,524|59.3|+7.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Maureen Harquail|6,864|30.1|+0.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Lou Carcasole|1,325|5.8|+1.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Rini Ghosh|1,084|4.8|-6.6}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|22,797|100.0|$ }}

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|align="left" colspan=2|Liberal hold

|align="right"|Swing

|align="right"| +3.1

|align="right"|

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|30,623|55.2| -6.2|$77,156}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Jovan Boseovski|16,254|29.3| +6.2||$81,690}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Rochelle Carnegie|6,297|11.4 | +1.8|$12,532}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Sharolyn Vettese|2,268|4.1 | +0.4||$5,067}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|55,442|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|216|0.4}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|55,658|62.8}}

|- bgcolor="white"

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|align="left" colspan=2|Liberal hold

|align="right"|Swing

|align="right"| -7.7

|align="right"|

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|30,855|61.4|+0.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Jovan Boseovski|11,615|23.1|-9.9}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Yvonne Bobb|4,812|9.6|+4.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Sharolyn Vettese|1,844|3.7|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive Canadian|Ardavan Behrouzi|883|1.8|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Bernadette Michael|253|0.5|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|50,262 |100.0}}

{{end}}

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|27,038|61.3|+3.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Kevyn Nightingale|7,411|16.8|+4.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Chungsen Leung|7,134|16.2|-5.3}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Yvonne Bobb|2,404|5.4|-0.6}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Roger Carter|145|0.3|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|44,132 |100.0}}

{{end}}

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|27,311|58.3|-2.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Norm Gardner|10,043|21.4|+4.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Peter Cobbold|6,007|12.8|-2.4}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mikael Swayze|2,833|6.0|+2.4}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Don Murray|268|0.6|0.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Paul Coulbeck|266|0.6|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Action|Randall Whitcomb|128|0.3|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|46,856 |100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|28,372|61.0|+14.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Oostrom|7,733|16.6|-26.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Gerry Welbourn|7,052|15.2|}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mary Maron|1,682|3.6|-5.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|National|Shelley Goldstein|674|1.5|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Tom Salsberg|461|1.0|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Mike Dubinsky|248|0.5|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Owen Smith|204|0.4|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Abolitionist|Jewel McKenzie|53|0.1|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 46,479|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|24,230|47.0|+4.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Oostrom|22,347|43.4|-0.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Anne Adelson|4,517|8.8|-4.3}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Peeter Tammisto|268 |0.5|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Hans Wienhold|147|0.3|-0.4}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|51,509 |100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|John Oostrom|22,425|43.5|+6.1}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|22,063|42.8|-4.6}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|John Fagan|6,711|13.0|-1.7}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|George Graham|329|0.6|+0.3}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 51,528|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|22,235|47.4|+7.5}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Bob Jarvis|17,527|37.4|-7.4}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bob Hebdon|6,889|14.7|+0.4}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Shannon Vale|170|0.4|-0.4}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Rae Greig|46|0.1|0.0}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 46,867|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1979|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Bob Jarvis|22,238|44.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Peterson|19,848|40.0 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Chris Thurrott|7,128 |14.3}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Robert Austin Leber|391|0.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Rae Greig|71|0.1}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 49,676|100.0}}

{{end}}

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• [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=817 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament
• [http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts_e.aspx?type=3&criteria=Willowdale 2011 results from Elections Canada]
• [http://www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]

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