Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park
 Ontario electoral district | |
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Interactive map of riding boundaries | |
| Coordinates: | 43°39′N 79°28′W / 43.65°N 79.47°W |
| District created | 2023 |
| First contested | 2025 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021) | 117,873 |
| Electors (2015) | 76,952 |
| Area (km²) | 19.7 |
| Census division(s) | Toronto |
| Census subdivision(s) | Toronto |
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Taiaiako'n–Parkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It is made up mostly of the old Parkdale–High Park and the southern portion of York South—Weston. It was created during the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution process. The 2023 representation orders renamed the electoral district Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park. The new name came into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1]
According to the 2016 census, Taiaiako'n–Parkdale—High Park has the lowest percentage of visible minorities (26.2%) among all City of Toronto electoral districts. It also has the highest percentage of people of Irish (20.0%), German (9.8%), and French (8.9%) ethnic origin of all City of Toronto electoral districts.
Geography
[edit]It is located in the central-west part of Toronto on the lakefront. It has 106,559 residents. It is composed of the seven neighbourhoods surrounding High Park. Including the park and portions west, between the north and south borders of the park is the neighbourhood of Swansea; north of the park are the neighbourhoods of High Park North and the entirety of The Junction; north-west of the park are the neighbourhoods of Runnymede-Bloor West Village and Lambton Baby Point; to the east of the park is Roncesvalles; and Parkdale directly to the south and to the south-east.[2]
It consists of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by the Humber River, and on the north along a Toronto Hydro corridor north of St Clair Avenue, continuing eastward until it reaches a GO Transit rail line east of Keele St. The eastern boundary then follows the rail corridor southeast until it reaches Atlantic Avenue and King Street, following Atlantic to the Gardiner Expressway, which it follows westward until reaching the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.[3]
History
[edit]Prior to the 2023 representation orders from the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution process, the electoral district was named Parkdale—High Park, with different borders.[1] In 1996, it was defined to consist of the parts of the cities of Toronto and York bounded on the west by the city limits of Toronto and York, and on the north, east and south by a line drawn east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, southeast along the Canadian National Railway, south along Atlantic Avenue, west along the Gardiner Expressway, and south along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue.[4]
In 2003, the old Parkdale—High Park was given its final boundaries as described above. This electoral district was unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution. However, the 2023 representation orders did change the name by adding "Taiaiako'n" to the beginning of the name, and the boundaries had significant changes in the north, including much of traditional area of the old City of West Toronto that was part of the old High Park electoral district pre-1976.[1] The name Taiaiako'n, which refers to the former Iroquoian village of Teiaiagon.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]
Ethnic groups: 69.1% White, 6.0% Black, 5.1% South Asian, 3.9% Chinese, 2.7% Filipino, 2.7% Latin American, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Indigenous
Languages: 65.8% English, 2.7% Polish, 2.4% Spanish, 1.8% French, 1.8% Portuguese, 1.6% Tibetan, 1.5% Russian, 1.4% Ukrainian, 1.1% Tagalog, 1.0% Vietnamese, 1.0% Serbian, 1.0% Cantonese
Religions: 43.1% Christian (24.1% Catholic, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.8% Anglican, 2.6% United Church, 6.7% Other), 3.5% Buddhist, 2.9% Muslim, 2.0% Jewish, 1.9% Hindu, 45.3% None
Median income: $46,800 (2020)
Average income: $72,800 (2020)
Riding associations
[edit]Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association name | President | HQ address | HQ city | |
| New Democratic | Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park Federal NDP Riding Association | Francis Kung | M6R 3B5 | Toronto | |
| Conservative | Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park Conservative Association | Irene Stewart | M6S 4Z6 | Toronto | |
| Liberal | Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park Federal Liberal Association | Derek J. Raymaker | M6S 1J5 | Toronto | |
| Green | Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park Green Party Association | Gerry J. Rankin | M6N 2H3 | Toronto | |
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park Riding created from Parkdale—High Park, Spadina—Fort York and York South—Weston |
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| 45th | 2025–present | TBA | TBA | |
Election results
[edit]Note: As of 31 March 2025, there are no officially processed candidates on the Elections Canada website for this district. Candidates listed below are unofficial at this time.
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| The 2025 general election will be held on April 28. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Animal Protection | Edward Fraser | |||||||
| Communist | Rimmy Riarh |
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| Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | |||||||
| Green | Anna Gorka | |||||||
| Liberal | Karim Bardeesy | |||||||
| New Democratic | Bhutila Karpoche | |||||||
| Marijuana | Terry Parker | |||||||
| People's | Vlad Razesu | |||||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
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| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 24,400 | 42.79 | |
| New Democratic | 21,893 | 38.40 | |
| Conservative | 7,603 | 13.33 | |
| People's | 1,825 | 3.20 | |
| Green | 1,077 | 1.89 | |
| Others | 220 | 0.39 | |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c EC Staff. "Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park: 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Ottawa: King's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles - Map". City of Toronto government. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- ^ "Map Taiaiako'n--Parkdale--High Park (Ontario)". Elections Canada - Voter Information Service. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PARKDALE—HIGH PARK, Ontario (1979—)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Parkdale--High Park [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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