York Centre (provincial electoral district)

{{for|the federal and municipal electoral divisions|York Centre (federal electoral district)|Ward 6 York Centre}}

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

| province = Ontario

| image = Ontario 2018 York Centre.svg

| caption = York Centre in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)

| prov-status = active

| prov-created =

| prov-abolished =

| prov-election-first = 1999

| prov-election-last = 2025

| prov-rep = Michael Kerzner

| prov-rep-link =

| prov-rep-party = PC

| prov-rep-party-link =

| demo-census-date = 2016

| demo-pop = 104320

| demo-electors = 70520

| demo-electors-date = 2018

| demo-area = 35

| demo-cd = Toronto

| demo-csd = Toronto

}}

Image:York Centre Elections Canada map 35118 (2015 boundaries).gif

Image:York Centre, Toronto.png

Image:York Centre (2003 federal riding map).png

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.

=1963 to 1999=

=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

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1955

| ToYr=1959

| Assembly#=25

| OntParty=Progressive Conservative

| RepName=Thomas Graham

| RepLink=Thomas Graham (Canadian politician)

| PartyTerms#=1

| RepTerms#=1

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1959

| ToYr=1963

| Assembly#=26

| OntParty=Liberal

| RepName=Vernon Singer

| PartyTerms#=1

| RepTerms#=1

}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Riding dissolved into Yorkview, Downsview and Armourdale}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1967

| ToYr=1971

| Assembly#=28

| OntParty=Liberal

| RepName=Donald Deacon

| PartyTerms#=4

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1971

| ToYr=1975

| Assembly#=29

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1975

| ToYr=1977

| Assembly#=30

| RepName=Alfred Stong

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1977

| ToYr=1981

| Assembly#=31

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1981

| ToYr=1985

| Assembly#=32

| OntParty=PC

| RepName=Don Cousens

| PartyTerms#=2

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1985

| ToYr=1987

| Assembly#=33

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1987

| ToYr=1990

| Assembly#=34

| OntParty=Liberal

| RepName=Greg Sorbara

| PartyTerms#=2

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1990

| ToYr=1995

| Assembly#=35

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1995

| ToYr=1999

| Assembly#=36

| OntParty=PC

| RepName=Al Palladini

| PartyTerms#=1

| RepTerms#=1

}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Riding dissolved into Vaughan—King—Aurora and Markham}}

{{OntMPP NoData|Riding re-created from Downsview and Wilson Heights}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=1999

| ToYr=2003

| Assembly#=37

| OntParty=Liberal

| RepName=Monte Kwinter

| PartyTerms#=5

| RepTerms#=5

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2003

| ToYr=2007

| Assembly#=38

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2007

| ToYr=2011

| Assembly#=39

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2011

| ToYr=2014

| Assembly#=40

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2014

| ToYr=2018

| Assembly#=41

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2018

| ToYr=2021

| Assembly#=42

| #ByElections = 1

| OntParty=PC

| RepName=Roman Baber

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr = 2021

| ToYr = 2022

| OntParty = Independent

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2022

| ToYr=2025

| Assembly#=43

| OntParty=PC

| PartyTerms#=2

| RepName=Michael Kerzner

| RepTerms#=2

}}

{{OntMPP Row

| FromYr=2025

| ToYr=

| Assembly#=44

}}

{{OntMPP NoData|

Sourced from the Ontario Legislative AssemblyFor a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:

For Thomas Graham's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Michael Bryant, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1222

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}

For Vernon Singer's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Vernon Singer, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=616

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}

For Donald Deacon's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Donald Deacon, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1062

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}

For Alfred Stong's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Alfred Stong, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=625

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}

For Don Cousens's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=W. Donald Cousens, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=378

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}

For Greg Sorbara's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Greg Sorbara, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=90

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908202525/http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=90

|archive-date=September 8, 2014

}}

For Al Palladini's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Al Palladini, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=346

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}

For Monte Kwinter's Legislative Assembly information see {{cite web

|title=Monte Kwinter, MPP

|url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=56

|work=Parliamentary History

|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario

|access-date=2014-09-08

|location=Toronto

|year=2014

}}}}

Election results

File:York Centre 2025 pollling division map winner.svg

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|345|1.12|–0.07}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/10-general-election-feb-27-2025/120-york-centre?tab=candidates|title=Candidates in: York Centre (120)|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=13 February 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2025/results/Vote%20Totals%20From%20Official%20Tabulation%20-%20York%20Centre%20120.pdf |title=Vote Totals From Official Tabulation |date=3 March 2025 |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=Elections Ontario}}}}

File:York Centre 2022 polling division map winner.svg

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|556|1.49|}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate |page=11|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=20 January 2019}}}}

colspan="4" \| 2014 general election redistributed results{{cite web \| url=https://www.electionprediction.org/2018_on/riding/22.php \| title=22 - Don Valley West }}
class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" \| Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" \| Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" \| %
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|background}} \| \| Liberal	align=right\| 14,556	align=right\| 48.12
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|PC\|background}} \| \| Progressive Conservative	align=right\| 9,333	align=right\| 30.85
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|NDP\|background}} \| \| New Democratic	align=right\| 4,953	align=right\| 16.37
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Green\|background}} \| \| Green	align=right\| 984	align=right\| 3.25
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independents\|background}} \| \| Others	align=right\| 425	align=right\| 1.40

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=104 |date=2014 |publisher=Elections Ontario |title=General Election Results by District, 104 York Centre |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617111104/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=104 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 }}}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|325|0.99}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/ED104-F0244.pdf |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=2011 |title=Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - York Centre |access-date=6 June 2014 }}}}

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

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 31,660|100.0 | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 34,784|100.0 | | }}

2007 electoral reform referendum

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! colspan=4|2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum

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! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

bgcolor="blue"|

|First Past the Post

|19,223

|59.8

bgcolor="green"|

|Mixed member proportional

|12,907

|40.2

bgcolor="white"|

!Total valid votes

| 32,130

|100.0

Historic election results

=1987 boundaries=

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|77,428|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source:Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=york+centre&flag=E&layout=G|title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate|publisher=Elections Ontario|date=1995-06-08|access-date=2012-09-04}}}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|61,562|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: The Toronto Daily Star{{cite news|title=How Metro-Area Voted|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1990-09-07|location=Toronto|page=A10}}390 out of 391 polls reporting.}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|43.393|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: The Toronto Daily Star{{cite news|title=How Metro-Area Voted|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1987-09-11|location=Toronto|page=A12}}301 out of 308 polls reporting.}}

=1974 boundaries=

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|58,832|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source:Ottawa Citizen{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gzc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hvUIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C1195068 |date=1985-05-03|location=Toronto|page=43|access-date=2012-05-10}}}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,823|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: The Windsor Star{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Election results for Metro Toronto ridings|newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429 |date=1981-03-20|location=Windsor, Ontario|page=22|access-date=2012-05-10}}}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|39,653|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Canadian Press{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=How they voted in Metro area |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=1977-06-10|location=Toronto|page=A10}}}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|35,234|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Canadian Press{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Results from the 29 ridings in Metro |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=1975-09-19|location=Toronto|page=A18}}}}

=1966 boundaries=

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|35,216|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Canadian Press{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Here's who won on the Metro ridings|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1971-10-22|location=Toronto|page=12}}}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|24,603|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Canadian Press{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Tories win, but...|newspaper=The Windsor Star|date=1967-10-18|location=Windsor, Ontario|page=B2|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=VVEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C2835192|access-date=2012-04-30}}}}

=1950s=

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|42,939|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Canadian Press{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|date=1959-06-12|location=Ottawa|page=26|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yh0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6095%2C2812390|access-date=2012-04-22}}}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|33,537|100.0}}

{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Canadian Press{{cite news|author=Canadian Press|title=Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|date=1955-06-10|location=Ottawa|page=4|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vCAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TN0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4268%2C2256424|access-date=2012-04-22}}}}

References

=Notes=

=Citations=

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015710/http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/PastResults.htm Elections Ontario Past Election Results]
[https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2017/preo/2017atlasmaps/120YorkCentreAtlasMap.pdf Map of riding for 2018 election]

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| width="50%" align="center" | North: Thornhill

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| align="center" | West: Humber River—Black Creek

| align="center" | York Centre

| align="center" | East: Willowdale

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| align="center" | South: Eglinton—Lawrence, York South—Weston

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Category:Ontario provincial electoral districts

Category:North York

Category:Provincial electoral districts of Toronto

colspan="4" \| 2014 general election redistributed results{{cite web \| url=https://www.electionprediction.org/2018_on/riding/22.php \| title=22 - Don Valley West }}
class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" \| Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" \| Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" \| %
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Liberal\|background}} \| \| Liberal	align=right\| 14,556	align=right\| 48.12
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|PC\|background}} \| \| Progressive Conservative	align=right\| 9,333	align=right\| 30.85
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|NDP\|background}} \| \| New Democratic	align=right\| 4,953	align=right\| 16.37
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Green\|background}} \| \| Green	align=right\| 984	align=right\| 3.25
{{Canadian party colour\|ON\|Independents\|background}} \| \| Others	align=right\| 425	align=right\| 1.40