Don Valley West (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the federal and municipal electoral divisions, see Don Valley West and Ward 15 Don Valley West.
Don Valley West is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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Ontario electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 102,510 | ||
Electors (2018) | 75,391 | ||
Area (km²) | 30 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 3,417 | ||
Census division(s) | Toronto | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Toronto |
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It was created in 1999 from parts of Don Mills, York Mills, York East and Eglinton.
The riding was particularly notable in the 2007 election because John Tory, who at the time was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, was defeated by his Liberal opponent Kathleen Wynne. In February 2013, Wynne became Premier of Ontario.