Don Valley West () is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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 John Godfrey, who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin as a Minister of State.

Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census

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)

+ Panethnic groups in Don Valley West (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 53,110 58,960 62,905 East Asian 14,535 13,310 11,135 South Asian 13,410 13,555 12,445 Middle Eastern 6,855 5,450 3,990 Southeast Asian 4,125 3,585 3,385 African 3,835 3,060 2,060 Latin American 2,150 1,425 1,090 Indigenous 500 580 465 Other/multiracial 2,510 1,870 1,460 Total responses 101,025 101,790 98,935 Total population 101,959 102,508 99,820

Geography The district includes the neighbourhoods of York Mills, Silver Hills, the western half of Don Mills, the eastern half of Lawrence Park, Leaside, and Thorncliffe Park in the City of Toronto–mostly in the former municipalities of North York and East York. The area is 37 km².

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

John Godfrey, 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 headmaster of Toronto French School 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 Stephen Harper 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 and gained territory from St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   Liberal 29,537 57.23   Conservative 15,436 29.91   New Democratic 4,730 9.16   People's 1,309 2.54   Green 548 1.06   Others 55 0.11

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 19,893 43.89   Liberal 18,805 41.49   New Democratic 4,871 10.75   Green 1,616 3.57   Others 140 0.31

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.

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Notes

External links Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament 2015 Results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada