Don Valley West () is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539. Its most high-profile MPs have been John Bosley, who was Speaker of the House 1984-86 and

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, who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as a Minister of State.

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Languages: 55.1% English, 4.6% Mandarin, 4.3% Urdu, 2.8% Persian, 2.8% Cantonese, 1.9% Spanish, 1.7% Arabic, 1.7% Tagalog, 1.4% French, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Pashto, 1.1% Portuguese
Religions: 41.3% Christian (17.5% Catholic, 4.5% Anglican, 4.5% Christian Orthodox, 3,7% United Church, 1.0% Presbyterian, 8.0% Other), 16.5% Muslim, 6.3% Jewish, 2.2% Hindu, 31.8% None
Median income: $47,600 (2020) Average income: $113,600 (2020)

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of

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, Silver Hills, the western half of

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, the eastern half of Lawrence Park,

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, and

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in the

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–mostly in the former municipalities of

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and

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. The area is 37 km².

History

The federal electoral district was created in 1976 from Don Valley riding.

, who had represented the riding since 1993, announced in November 2007 that he would be resigning his seat on July 1, 2008 in order to accept a position as

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and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. Godfrey subsequently postponed his resignation until August 1. On August 17, 2008, the Prime Minister's Office issued a press release on behalf of Prime Minister

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announcing a by-election for Don Valley West on September 22, 2008. The by-election was canceled with the announcement of the federal election to be held on October 14, 2008. This riding lost significant territory to

Don Valley East Don Valley East () is a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and Y ...

and gained territory from St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Image:Don Valley West, 1976.png, 1976 to 1987 Image:Don Valley West, 1987.png, 1987 to 1996 Image:Don Valley West, 1996.png, 1996 to 2003 Image:Don Valley West.png, 2003 to 2015

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

References

Notes

External links

Federal riding history from the

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2015 Results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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