Humber River—Black Creek (provincial electoral district)

Humber River—Black Creek is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Prior to the 2018 election, the riding was known as York West.

Humber River—Black Creek
Ontario electoral district
Humber River-Black Creek in relation to the other Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Tom Rakocevic
New Democratic
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)108,035
Electors (2018)66,289
Area (km²)31
Pop. density (per km²)3,485
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Humber River-Black Creek

Its population was 110,384 in 2001. The district includes the northwest corner of the former city of North York, including the extreme western part of the Downsview neighbourhood.

It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the north by the northern city limit, and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the city limit south along Keele Street, west along Grandravine Drive, southeast along Black Creek, west along Sheppard Avenue West, south along Jane Street, west along Highway 401, and northwest along the Humber River to the northern city limit.

The riding is represented by Tom Rakocevic in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

History

The riding was founded at the time of Confederation in 1867. It consisted of the area of York Township west of the Humber River, an area now known as Etobicoke. This riding lasted unchanged until 1963 when the area was split into four ridings, York West, Etobicoke, Lakeshore and Humber. The riding was reduced to an area south of Richview Road (later Eglinton Avenue West) and north of Bloor Street West. The boundaries changed again in 1975, with Kipling Avenue becoming its eastern boundary and Highway 401 the northern boundary, while the eastern portion of the riding became part of the new Etobicoke-Humber riding. The riding was dissolved in 1987, with parts of it joining the ridings of Etobicoke West and Etobicoke—Humber.

The riding was reestablished in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It consists of parts of the old North York ridings of Yorkview and Downsview.

Members of Provincial Parliament

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
York West
1st  1867–1871     Thomas Grahame Conservative
2nd  1871–1875     Peter Patterson Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886     John Gray Conservative
6th  1886–1890     John Gilmour Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Joseph St. John Conservative
9th  1898–1902     William Hill Liberal
10th  1902–1905     Joseph St. John Conservative
11th  1905–1907
 1907–1908 Forbes Godfrey
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1932
 1932–1934 Henry Isaac Price
19th  1934–1937     William Gardhouse Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Charles Millard Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948     John Allan Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951     Charles Millard Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955     Elmer Brandon Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1956
 1956–1959 Leslie Rowntree
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975 John MacBeth
30th  1975–1977 Nick Leluk
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
Riding dissolved into Etobicoke West and Etobicoke—Humber
York West re-created from Yorkview and Downsview
37th  1999–2003     Mario Sergio Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
Humber River—Black Creek
42nd  2018–2022     Tom Rakocevic New Democratic
43rd  2022–present
† denotes that the member died in office.
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTom Rakocevic7,95934.49−2.93$92,545
LiberalIda Li Preti7,07630.66+2.72$64,439
Progressive ConservativePaul Nguyen6,86529.75−0.54$63,667
GreenKeith Berry4301.86+0.30$1,068
Ontario PartyLee Miguel Gonzalez3571.55 $4,264
New BlueIulian Caunei2811.22 $1,023
IndependentKnia Singh1100.48 $1,296
Total valid votes/Expense limit23,07898.56−0.17$98,948
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots3371.44+0.17
Turnout23,41533.15−14.11
Eligible voters70,673
New Democratic holdSwing−2.83
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticTom Rakocevic11,57337.41-1.80
Progressive ConservativeCyma Musarat9,36730.29+19.33
LiberalDeanna Sgro8,64227.94-18.76
GreenKirsten J. Bennett4851.57-0.07
LibertarianJennifer Ochoa3441.11
Consensus OntarioScott Aitchison3201.03
TrilliumLucy Guerrero1980.64
Total valid votes30,92998.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots3971.27
Turnout47.26
Eligible voters66,289
New Democratic gain from LiberalSwing+8.48
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalMario Sergio11,90746.71-3.78
New DemocraticTom Rakocevic9,99739.21+4.39
Progressive ConservativeKarlene Nation2,79410.96-1.09
GreenKeith Jarrett4181.64+0.38
FreedomKayla Baptiste2671.05+0.58
IndependentWally Schwauss1110.44
Total valid votes25,494100.0  
Liberal holdSwing-4.18
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2011 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalMario Sergio11,45550.49-4.54
New DemocraticTom Rakocevic7,90134.82+7.17
Progressive ConservativeKarlene Nation2,73512.05+1.78
GreenJoseph Rini2871.26-3.68
IndependentLeland W. Cornell1140.50 
FreedomKayla Baptiste1070.47 
IndependentScott Aitchison890.39 
Total valid votes22,688 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1700.74
Turnout22,85839.24
Eligible voters58,255
Liberal holdSwing-5.86
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2007 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalMario Sergio13,18055.03-14.28
New DemocraticAntoni Shelton6,62227.65+10.63
Progressive ConservativeShane O'Toole2,45910.27+0.24
GreenSergio Pagnotta1,1844.94+3.06
Family CoalitionJulia Carvalho2771.16
IndependentRam Narula2290.96
Total valid votes23,951 100.00
2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalMario Sergio16,10269.31+5.99
New DemocraticGarth Bobb3,95417.02+4.03
Progressive ConservativeTed Aver2,33010.03-9.54
GreenRichard von Fuchs4371.88+0.24
CommunistChristopher Black4081.76
Total valid votes16,177 100.00
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
LiberalMario Sergio16,45763.32
Progressive ConservativeChris Collier5,08619.57
New DemocraticStephnie Payne3,37712.99
GreenAnthony Davison4271.64
Natural LawMark Scrafford2991.15
IndependentS. Nicholas C. Lin1940.75
IndependentRosemary Ann Ray1490.57
Total valid votes 25,989100.00
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
LiberalPeter Patterson1,26851.21
ConservativeW. Tyrrell1,20848.79
Total valid votes2,47663.16
Eligible voters3,920
Liberal holdSwing
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
LiberalPeter PattersonAcclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPeter Patterson86556.32+15.65
ConservativeThomas Grahame67143.68−2.76
Turnout1,53662.54+5.83
Eligible voters2,456
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+9.20
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeThomas Grahame58746.44
LiberalDr. Bull51440.66
IndependentW. Tyrrell16312.90
Total valid votes1,26456.71
Eligible voters2,229
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post12,01054.4
Mixed member proportional10,05445.6
Total valid votes22,064100.0

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