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Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It lies to the east of downtown Toronto. New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton is the Member of Parliament of the riding. At the provincial level, the riding is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Peter Tabuns of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The southern part of the riding (Ward 30) is represented on Toronto City Council by councillor Paula Fletcher. The northern part of the riding (Ward 29) is represented by Case Ootes.
   Toronto—Danforth includes a vibrant array of ethnicities, including large Greek, Chinese, Muslim and East-Indian communities.
   It has long been one of the more left-leaning ridings in Toronto. Most election contests take place between the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. The NDP held the riding for the first nine years of its existence before Liberal Dennis Mills won the seat in 1988 and held it during the long period of Liberal dominance of the federal scene. He was unseated in 2004 by Layton, who had previously run against Mills in 1997.
   The northern portion of the riding, East York, tends to lean right-of-centre, while the southern half, including Riverdale, Leslieville and Queen-Broadview Village, usually swings to the left. This is evident through the sharp contrast in political ideologies by the conservative Ootes (who represents most of East York) and the social democratic councillor Fletcher (who represents Riverdale).
   Currently, Layton is in the process of receiving neighbourhood input for another name change to the riding. Layton's supposed choice is "East York—Danforth—Riverdale".

Federal electoral district

The riding was created in 1976 as "Broadview—Greenwood" from parts of Broadview and portions of York East.
   It consisted initially of the part of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto bounded on the south by Queen Street East, on the west by the Don River, and on the east and north by a line drawn north from Queen Street along Jones Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, west along O'Connor Drive, north along Don Mills Road to the Don River.
   In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Toronto and the Borough of East York bounded on the west by the Don River, on the south by Queen Street, and on the east and north by a line drawn from the lake north along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Danforth Avenue, north along Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, and west along Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch to the Don River.
   In 1996, it was defined to consist of the parts of the City of Toronto and the Borough of East York north along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, north along Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, west along Taylor Creek, the Don River East Branch and the Don River, northwest along Millwood Road, southwest along the Canadian Pacific Railway and the eastern limit of the City of Toronto, south along the Don River to Toronto Harbour.
   The name of the electoral district was changed in 2000 to "Toronto—Danforth" on the suggestion of Dennis Mills, the riding's Member of Parliament. Many local citizens were upset at the name change, particularly due to the lack of public say in the matter.
   In 2003, it was given its current boundaries, which consist of the part of the City of Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.

Former boundaries

Image:Toronto—Danforth, 1976.png|1976 to 1987
Image:Toronto—Danforth, 1987.png|1987 to 1996
Image:Toronto—Danforth, 1996.png|1996 to 2003

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Bob Rae, New Democratic Party (1979–1982)
Lynn McDonald, New Democratic Party (1982–1988)
Dennis Mills, Liberal (1988–2004)
Jack Layton, New Democratic Party (2004–present)

Federal election results

Toronto—Danforth

Jack Layton will contest the next election. Sharon Howarth will represent the Green Party of Canada.(External Link

) Andrew Lang (Canadian Politics) will represent the Liberal party. (External Link

Broadview—Greenwood

Provincial electoral district The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It includes all of the former provincial electoral district of Riverdale, approximately 41% of the former riding of York East and 5% of the former riding of Beaches—Woodbine.(External Link

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Member of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Marilyn Churley, New Democratic Party (1999–2005)

Peter Tabuns, New Democratic Party (2006-present)

Provincial election results

Toronto—Danforth

|- |Peter Tabuns |align="right"|17,971 |align="right"|45.9 |align="right"| |- |Joyce Rowlands |align="right"|11,410 |align="right"|29.2 |align="right"| |-
   |Robert Bisbicis |align="right"|4,476 |align="right"|11.4 |align="right"| |-
   |Patrick Kraemer |align="right"|4,343 |align="right"|11.1 |align="right"| |-
   |Mark Scott |align="right"|347 |align="right"|0.9 |align="right"| |-
   |Shona Bracken |align="right"|291 |align="right"|0.7 |align="right"| |-
   |Michael Kidd |align="right"|285 |align="right"|0.7 |align="right"| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007Side

Votes	%
	First Past the Post	17051	44.9%
	Mixed member proportional	20882	55.1%

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