University—Rosedale (federal electoral district)

University—Rosedale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. The riding is currently represented by Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister of Canada.

University—Rosedale
Ontario electoral district
University-Rosedale in relation to the other Toronto ridings (2013 boundaries)
Coordinates:43°40′07″N 79°23′39″W / 43.668707°N 79.394130°W / 43.668707; -79.394130
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)106,216
Electors (2015)[1]71,945
Area (km²)14
Pop. density (per km²)7,586.9
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of University-Rosedale riding

History

University—Rosedale was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election in October 2015.[2] The riding was created out of the northern parts of the electoral districts of Trinity—Spadina and Toronto Centre.[3]

Geography

The riding includes the entire campus of the University of Toronto, plus the Toronto neighbourhoods of Rosedale, Little Italy, the Annex and Yorkville, among others, plus the northwestern portion of Downtown Toronto.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 61.2% White, 14.4% Chinese, 6.1% South Asian, 3.5% Black, 2.2% Latin American, 2.1% Korean, 1.6% Arab, 1.6% West Asian, 1.4% Filipino, 1.3% Indigenous, 1.3% Southeast Asian

Languages: 60.4% English, 6.3% Mandarin, 3.7% Cantonese, 2.8% Portuguese, 2.3% Spanish, 2.2% French, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Korean, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% Russian, 1.1% Persian

Religions: 34.8% Christian (18.0% Catholic, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% United Church, 1.1% Presbyterian, 7.3% other), 6.9% Jewish, 4.4% Muslim, 2.1% Buddhist, 2.1% Hindu, 48.3% none

Median income: $47,200 (2020)

Average income: $103,900 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
University—Rosedale
Riding created from Trinity—Spadina and Toronto Centre
42nd  2015–2019     Chrystia Freeland Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in University—Rosedale (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChrystia Freeland21,71647.50-4.20$85,780.47
New DemocraticNicole Robicheau11,38424.90+3.00$32,287.56
ConservativeSteven Taylor9,30720.36+4.06$97,838.32
GreenTim Grant1,9094.18-4.32$23,475.69
People'sDavid Kent1,1552.53+1.63$5,169.67
CommunistDrew Garvie2430.53+0.33$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit45,714$109,583.59
Total rejected ballots
Turnout45,71458.83
Eligible voters77,708
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 Liberal24,39146.48
 New Democratic14,73128.07
 Conservative9,41517.94
 Green2,3324.44
 People's1,3572.59
 Others2480.47
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChrystia Freeland29,65251.7+1.90$83,556.09
New DemocraticMelissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda12,57321.9−6.60$28,390.50
ConservativeHelen-Claire Tingling9,34216.3−1.03$38,588.65
GreenTim Grant4,8618.5+5.57$33,386.65
People'sAran Lockwood5100.9none listed
Animal ProtectionLiz White1590.3+0.08none listed
CommunistDrew Garvie1430.2−0.02none listed
Stop Climate ChangeKarin Brothers1240.2none listed
Marxist–LeninistSteve Rutschinski270.0−0.10none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit57,391100.0
Total rejected ballots281
Turnout57,67271.6
Eligible voters80,567
Liberal holdSwing+4.25
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChrystia Freeland27,84949.80+19.23$185,406.36
New DemocraticJennifer Hollett15,98828.59−15.24$142,562.73
ConservativeKarim Jivraj9,79017.51−2.62$83,600.78
GreenNick Wright1,6412.93−1.73$19,152.70
LibertarianJesse Waslowski2330.42$393.64
Animal AllianceSimon Luisi1260.22$153.10
CommunistDrew Garvie1250.22
BridgeDavid Berlin1220.21
Marxist–LeninistSteve Rutchinski510.10
Total valid votes/expense limit55,925100.0 $206,261.82
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters71,945
Liberal notional gain from New DemocraticSwing+17.24
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
PartyVote%
 New Democratic20,45143.83
 Liberal14,26530.57
 Conservative9,39220.13
 Green2,1754.66
 Others3790.81

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