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Eglinton—Lawrence (provincial Electoral District)
Eglinton—Lawrence is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from parts of Lawrence, York Mills, Wilson Heights, Oakwood, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Eglinton.

When the riding was created, it included all of Metro Toronto within the following line: Highway 401 to the CN Railway to Eglinton Avenue to Dufferin Street to Rogers Road to Oakwood Avenue to Holland Park Avenue to Winona Drive to the border of Old Toronto to Bathurst Street to the Belt Line to Eglinton Avenue to Yonge Street.

In 2007, the southern border was altered so that it was Eglinton Avenue from the CN Railway to Yonge Street.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Eglinton—Lawrence
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Lawrence, York Mills, Wilson Heights,
Oakwood, St. Andrew—St. Patrick and Eglinton
37th  1999–2003     Mike Colle Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022     Robin Martin Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Robin Martin 16,605 42.30 +1.92 $98,735
Liberal Arlena Hebert 16,081 40.96 +2.51 $69,052
New Democratic Natasha Doyle-Merrick 3,801 9.68 −8.46 $14,134
Green Leah Tysoe 1,513 3.85 +1.45 $2,551
New Blue Erwin E. Sniedzins 393 1.00   $369
Ontario Party Lauren Dearing 268 0.68   $0
Independent Sam Kaplun 216 0.55   $2,676
Special Needs Derek Sharp 166 0.42   $0
Public Benefit Jonathan Davis 117 0.30   $0
None of the Above Bryant Thompson 98 0.25   $0
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,258 99.43 +0.40 $118,318
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 227 0.57 −0.40
Turnout 39,485 46.72 −13.39
Eligible voters 83,626
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −0.30
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robin Martin 19,999 40.38 +6.62
Liberal Michael Colle 19,042 38.45 -16.35
New Democratic Robyn Vilde 8,985 18.14 +10.80
Green Reuben Anthony DeBoer 1,190 2.40 -0.73
Libertarian Michael Staffieri 211 0.43
Trillium Lionel Wayne Poizner 100 0.20
Total valid votes 49,527 99.03
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 484 0.97 +0.08
Turnout 50,011 60.11 +6.12
Eligible voters 83,202
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.49
Source: Elections Ontario
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Colle 22,855 54.80 +0.65
Progressive Conservative Robin Martin 14,079 33.76 +0.21
New Democratic Thomas Gallezot 3,060 7.34 -2.48
Green Lucas C. McCann 1,305 3.13 +1.63
Freedom Michael Bone 264 0.63 +0.23
Independent Erwin Sniedzins 143 0.34 –
Total valid votes 41,706 99.11
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 374 0.89
Turnout 42,080 53.99
Eligible voters 77,946
Liberal hold Swing +0.22
Source: Elections Ontario
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Colle 20,752 54.15 +11.10
Progressive Conservative Rocco Rossi 12,857 33.55 -3.97
New Democratic Gerti Dervishi 3,763 9.82 -0.46
Green Josh Rachlis 575 1.50 -5.70
Freedom Michael Bone 152 0.40  
Independent Jerry Green 146 0.38  
Independent Sujith Reddy 79 0.21  
Total valid votes 38,324 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 185 0.48
Turnout 38,496 51.81
Eligible voters 74,309
Liberal hold Swing +7.54
Source: Elections Ontario
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Colle 17,402 43.23 -13.84
Progressive Conservative Bernie Tanz 15,257 37.90 +7.80
New Democratic Karin Wiens 4,039 10.03 -0.15
Green Andrew James 2,871 7.13 +4.24
Libertarian Tom Gelmon 235 0.58
Family Coalition Rina Morra 229 0.57
Freedom Franz Cauchi 130 0.32
Independent Joseph Young 90 0.22
Total valid votes 40,253 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 418 1.04
Turnout 40,671 55.62
Eligible voters 73,117
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Colle 23,743 56.89 +0.11
Progressive Conservative Corinne Korzen 12,402 29.72 -5.53
New Democratic Robin Alter 43,51 10.43 +6.12
Green Mark Viitala 1,236 2.96 +1.86
Total valid votes 37,381 100.00
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Mike Colle 24,151 56.78
Progressive Conservative John Parker 14,994 35.25
New Democratic Jay Waterman 1,835 4.31
Family Coalition Frank D'Angelo 821 1.93
Green Shelly Lipsey 470 1.10
Natural Law Neil C. Dickie 263 0.62
Total valid votes 42,534 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 23,405 60.9
Mixed member proportional 15,052 39.1
Total valid votes 38,457 100.0

References

  1. ^ Mike Colle's Legislative Assembly information "Mike Colle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Official result from the records, 020 Eglinton—Lawrence" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels – Eglinton—Lawrence" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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