Toronto—St. Paul's (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Toronto—St. Paul's is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Before the 2015 election, the riding was known as St. Paul's.[3]
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 1933 | ||
First contested | 1935 | ||
Last contested | 2024 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2021)[1] | 116,953 | ||
Electors (2015) | 75,852 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 14 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 8,353.8 | ||
Census division(s) | Toronto | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Toronto |
The small but densely populated riding covers the area to the north and northwest of Downtown Toronto, often called Midtown Toronto. Prior to the 2006 election, the riding was for forty years a federal “bellwether” riding: always voting for the party that would form the next government.[4] The seat was also a Liberal stronghold for 30 years starting with the 1993 Liberal landslide. The streak was broken in a by-election on June 24, 2024, when Conservative candidate Don Stewart won the seat after it was vacated by the resignation of Carolyn Bennett.[5]