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Parkdale—High Park
Ontario electoral district
Parkdale—High Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Coordinates:43°39′N 79°28′W / 43.65°N 79.47°W / 43.65; -79.47
Coordinates for the centre of the district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Alexa Gilmour
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1999
Last contested2025
Demographics
Population (2016)108,805
Electors (2018)88,131
Area (km²)16
Pop. density (per km²)6,800.3
Census divisionToronto
Census subdivisionToronto
Map of Parkdale—High Park

Parkdale—High Park is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, created in 1996 and represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It is located in Toronto's west end, bordering on the lakefront to the south, the Humber River to the west, and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks essentially defining its northern and eastern borders. There are 107,035 residents in the district.[1][nb 1] Federally the electoral district is held by Member of Parliament (MP) Karim Bardeesy, provincially by Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Alexa Gilmour and municipally by city councillor Gord Perks (Ward 4).

Boundaries

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2007 and 2011 elections

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It consists of the part of the city of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by the Humber River, and on the north and east by a line drawn from the Humber River east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National/Canadian Pacific Railway to Queen Street West, south along Dufferin Street to the Gardiner expressway; then westerly along said expressway to the southerly production of Spencer Street, and south along the Spencer production to the city limits in Lake Ontario. The boundary then moves westerly along the city limits to the production of the Humber River; then generally it moves northwesterly following the river back to the commencement point at the intersection of the river and the railway tracks.[2]

1999, 2003, 2006 elections

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The district was constituted from parts of the old city of Toronto and the former city of York. It started at the intersection of the westerly limit of York with the Canadian Pacific Railway; then went easterly along the railway to the Canadian National Railway; from there it went southeasterly along the Canadian National Railway to the northerly production of Atlantic Avenue; then southerly along said production, Atlantic Avenue and its southerly production to the Gardiner Expressway; thence westerly along the Gardiner Expressway to the southerly production of Spencer Avenue; then southerly along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue to the southerly limit of the Toronto in Lake Ontario. The boundary then moves westerly along the city limits to the production of the Humber River; then generally it moves northwesterly following the river back to the commencement point at the intersection of the river and the railway tracks.[3]

Neighbourhoods

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Parkdale—High Park encompasses seven neighbourhoods surrounding High Park. Including the park and portions west, between the north and south borders of the park is the neighbourhood of Swansea; north of the park are the neighbourhoods of High Park North and the south half of The Junction; north-west of the park are the neighbourhoods of Runnymede-Bloor West Village and Lambton Baby Point; to the east of the park is Roncesvalles; and Parkdale directly to the south and to the south-east.[4]

History

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Parkdale—High Park was created in 1996 when provincial districts were defined to have the same borders as federal electoral districts.[5] It had previously been represented by portions of the High Park—Swansea, Parkdale, and York South districts.[6]

Gerard Kennedy, a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, was the first MPP elected from this district, after he won the seat in the 1999 Ontario general election. He was re-elected in the subsequent 2003 Ontario general election that elected a Liberal majority government. Kennedy served as Minister of Education in that government until he resigned in 2006 to run for the federal Liberal Party leadership, precipitating the September 14, 2006 by-election that was won by DiNovo.[7]

Cheri DiNovo, a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), became the district's MPP after the September 14, 2006 by-election caused by Kennedy's resignation from the Legislature. DiNovo was re-elected in the 2007, 2011 and 2014 Ontario general elections[8] before retiring from politics in 2017 to become minister of Trinity-St. Paul's United Church.

After DiNovo's departure, Bhutila Karpoche, a member of the New Democratic Party, was elected in the 2018 Ontario general election. Karpoche was re-elected in the 2022 Ontario general election. In 2024, Karpoche announced that she would not be seeking re-election as an MPP and instead seeking the federal NDP nomination for the next federal election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from High Park—Swansea, Parkdale
and York South
37th  1999–2003     Gerard Kennedy Liberal
38th  2003–2006
 2006–2007     Cheri DiNovo New Democratic
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2017
42nd  2018–2022 Bhutila Karpoche
43rd  2022–2025
44th  2025–present Alexa Gilmour
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[9]

Election results

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Winning party in each polling division of Parkdale—High Park at the 2025 Ontario general election
2025 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlexa Gilmour20,50845.35-8.62$119,712
LiberalNadia Guerrera13,94130.83+8.45$103,894
Progressive ConservativeJustine Teplycky8,05817.82+3.12$16,937
GreenAnna Gorka1,9684.35-1.71$0
New BlueGeoffrey Corfield4621.02-0.24$0
CommunistRimmy Riarh2830.63+0.11$0
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,22099.53+0.06$141,770
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2140.47–0.06
Turnout 45,43452.49+2.24
Eligible voters 86,556
New Democratic hold Swing –8.54
Source: Elections Ontario[10]
Winning party in each polling division of Parkdale—High Park at the 2022 Ontario general election
2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticBhutila Karpoche23,02453.97−5.44$114,469
LiberalKarim Bardeesy9,54722.38+5.38$118,634
Progressive ConservativeMonika Frejlich6,27014.70−3.31$12,433
GreenPatrick Macklem2,5876.06+1.40$2,663
New BlueDanielle Height5371.26 $0
Ontario PartyCraig Peskett3490.82 $0
CommunistGunes Agduk2210.52+0.27$0
People's Political PartyOliver Roberts1290.30 $0
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,66499.47+0.33$120,799
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2280.53−0.33
Turnout 42,89250.25−12.18
Eligible voters 86,295
New Democratic hold Swing −5.41
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
"Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBhutila Karpoche32,40759.41+13.21
Progressive ConservativeAdam Pham9,82118.00+6.26
LiberalNadia Guerrera9,27117.00-20.42
GreenHalyna Zalucky2,5444.66+1.33
LibertarianMatthias Nunno3710.68+0.25
CommunistJay Watts1350.25
Turnout 54,54965.02+8.12
Eligible voters 83,879
New Democratic hold Swing +3.42
Source: Elections Ontario[11]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCheri DiNovo18,38540.77-5.43
LiberalNancy Leblanc17,84139.56+2.14
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ellerton5,78712.83+1.09
GreenTim Rudkins2,4795.50+2.17
None of the AboveMatthew Vezina3050.68–
LibertarianRedmond Weissenberger1910.42-0.01
FreedomMelanie Motz1050.23–
Total valid votes 45,093100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2621.06
Turnout 45,57656.88
Eligible voters 80,122
New Democratic hold Swing -3.79
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official Past Election Results". Retrieved March 26, 2016.
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCheri DiNovo18,36546.20+1.57
LiberalCortney Pasternak14,87737.42+8.13
Progressive ConservativeJoe Ganetakos4,66811.74-3.06
GreenJustin Trottier1,3253.33-6.36
LibertarianRod Rojas1720.43-0.37
IndependentBohdan Ewhen Radejewsky880.22 
IndependentGeorge Babula840.21 
IndependentCecilia Luu780.20 
People's Political PartyThomas Zaugg560.14 
IndependentIstvan Tar390.10 
Total valid votes 39,752100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 810.20
Turnout 39,95951.79
Eligible voters 77,163
New Democratic hold Swing -3.28
Source: Elections Ontario[12]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCheri DiNovo18,19444.71+3.59
LiberalSylvia Watson11,90029.24-3.7
Progressive ConservativeDavid Hutcheon6,02414.80-2.49
GreenBruce Hearns3,9389.68+3.53
LibertarianZork Hun3260.80+0.23
Family CoalitionMarilee Kidd3120.77-0.5
Total valid votes 40,694100.0
Ontario provincial by-election, September 14, 2006
Resignation of Gerard Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCheri DiNovo11,67741.04+25.27
LiberalSylvia Watson9,38732.99-24.84
Progressive ConservativeDavid Hutcheon4,92117.29+1.11
GreenFrank De Jong1,7536.16-0.77
Family CoalitionStan Grzywna3671.29-0.2
LibertarianJim McIntosh1620.57 
FreedomSilvio Ursomarzo1110.39-0.02
IndependentJohn Turmel780.27 
Total valid votes 28,456100.0
Source: Elections Ontario[13]
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerard Kennedy23,00857.83+2.91
Progressive ConservativeStephen Snell6,43616.18-13.99
New DemocraticMargo Duncan6,27515.77+3.99
GreenNeil Spiegel2,7586.93+5.74
Family CoalitionStan Grzywna5911.49+0.8
CommunistKarin Larsen3490.88 
IndependentJohn Steele2040.51 
FreedomRichard "Dick" Field1650.41 
Total valid votes 39,786100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGerard Kennedy23,02254.92
Progressive ConservativeAnnamarie Castrilli12,64730.17
New DemocraticIrene Atkinson4,93711.78
GreenFrank de Jong5001.19
LibertarianDoug Burn3250.78
Family CoalitionStan Grzywna2890.69
IndependentJorge Van Schouwen990.24
Natural LawLynne Hea990.24
Total valid votes 41,918100.0
Source: Elections Ontario[14]

Student vote results

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2022 Parkdale—High Park student vote result
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
New DemocraticBhutila Karpoche1,01649.93
LiberalKarim Bardeesy37418.38
GreenPatrick Macklem26212.87
CommunistGunes Agduk1577.71
Progressive ConservativeMonika Frejlich1025.01
New BlueDanielle Height442.16
Ontario PartyCraig Peskett412.01
People's Political PartyOliver Roberts391.92
Source: Student Vote[15]

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 17,741 45.5
Mixed member proportional[nb 2] 21,207 54.5
Total valid votes 38,948 100.0

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The figure is a sum of the population of the two city wards that occupy Parkdale-High Park. The total may be underrepresented by as much as 5% due to "census undercoverage".
  2. ↑ This riding was one of five ridings where a majority of voters supported MMP.

Citations

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  1. ↑ "City of Toronto Population by Ward" (PDF). City of Toronto. May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Parkdale--High Park (Ontario)". Maps. Ottawa: Elections Canada. December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Parkdale--High Park (Ontario". Historical 301 Electoral Districts Database. Ottawa: Elections Canada. December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles - Map". Toronto. December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ Rusk, James (October 2, 1996). "Harris redraws electoral map". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A4.
  6. ↑ Urquhart, Ian (July 12, 1997). "Lots of ego in nasty Liberal riding fight". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. B5.
  7. ↑ Diebel, Linda (October 8, 2006). "Calling Mr. Kennedy". The Toronto Star. Toronto. pp. A1, A6–A7.
  8. ↑ Rubin, Josh (October 6, 2011). "Parkdale–High Park: DiNovo fights off challenge". The Toronto Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  9. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Gerard Kennedy's Legislative Assembly information see "Gerard Kennedy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
    • For Cheri DiNovo's Legislative Assembly information see "Cheri DiNovo, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ Essensa, Greg (2011). "068, Parkdale–High Park". 2011 General Election Results by District. Toronto: Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  13. ↑ Chief Returning Officer. "Parkdale–High Park By-election 2006". Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate. Toronto: Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  14. ↑ Chief Returning Officer of Ontario. "Parkdale—High Park General Election of June 3, 1999". Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate. Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Student Vote Ontario 2022".
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