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Toronto—Danforth is a Canadian federal and provincial electoral district, or riding. This riding represents the Danforth area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the Canadian parliament. The riding was created in 1976 under the name Broadview—Greenwood out of Broadview and portions of York East. It was renamed Toronto—Danforth in 1996 on the suggestion of Dennis Mills, the riding's Member of Parliament. Many local citizens were upset at the name change, particularly due to the lack of public say in the matter. Toronto-Danforth includes a vibrant array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and East-Indian communities. The riding is bounded on the north and west by the Don River, on the south by Lake Ontario, and on the east by Coxwell Avenue.
On June 28, 2004, NDP leader Jack Layton was elected as the Member of Parliament of the riding, upsetting longtime Liberal incumbent Dennis Mills. Provincially the riding is represented by Marilyn Churley of the NDP.
Municipally, the southern part of the riding (Ward 31) is represented by councillor Paula Fletcher. The northern part of the riding (Ward 29) is represented by Case Ootes.
It is often said that the northern portion of the riding, East York, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale, Leslieville and Queen-Broadview Village, usually swings to the left. This can be seen through the sharp contrast in political ideologies by conservative East York councillor Case Ootes and social-democratic councillor Paula Fletcher in the Riverdale portion.
Currently, MP Jack Layton is in the process of receiving neighbourhood input to yet another name change to the riding. Layton's supposed choice is East York-Danforth-Riverdale. This modification likely appeals to East York residents who are still proud of their pre-amalgamation heritage.
Results
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |N.D.P. |Jack Layton |align="right"|22,198 |align="right"|46.4 |align="right"|+18.9 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Dennis Mills |align="right"|19,803 |align="right"|41.4 |align="right"|-10.7 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row | style="width: 130px" |Conservative |Loftus Cuddy |align="right"|2,975 |align="right"|6.2 |align="right"|-9.5 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Jim Harris |align="right"|2,575 |align="right"|5.4 |align="right"|+3.8 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marijuana/row |Marijuana |Scott Yee |align="right"|265 |align="right"|0.6 |align="right"|-0.4 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marxist-Leninist/row |Marxist-Leninist |Marcell Rodden |align="right"|84 |align="right"|0.2 |align="right"|+0.0 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|47,898 !align="right"| !align="right"| |} Change from 2000 for top three parties is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
MPs from Toronto—Danforth
- Bob Rae, New Democratic Party (1979–1980)
- Lynn Mcdonald, New Democratic Party (1980–1988)
- Dennis Mills, Liberal Party of Canada (1988–2004)
- Jack Layton, New Democratic Party (2004–present)
MPPs from Toronto—Danforth
- Marilyn Churley, New Democratic Party of Ontario (1999–present)