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Parkdale—High Park is a Canadian federal and provincial electoral riding in the central-west part of Toronto on the lakefront with 106,559 residents. It centres on Roncesvalles Village and includes several kilometres of the city on either side of that street. The street also serves as a boundary between the two namesake neighbourhoods of the riding. To the east of Roncesvalles is Parkdale; High Park is to the west.
The riding was created in 1976 from Parkdale and High Park—Humber Valley, as well as parts of Davenport and Spadina. It has long been a stronghold for the Liberal Party of Canada. The current federal member is Sarmite Bulte and the current provincial one is Gerard Kennedy.
The area has many community groups, including [Parkdale High Park for Peace (http://www.php4peace.nowar.ca)].
MPs from Parkdale—High Park
- Jesse Flis, Liberal Party of Canada (1979-1984)
- Andrew Witer, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)
- Jesse Flis, Liberal Party of Canada (1988-1997)
- Sarmite Bulte, Liberal Party of Canada (1997-present)
MPPs from Parkdale-High Park
- Gerard Kennedy, Liberal Party of Ontario (1999-present)