Etobicoke Centre (Ontario) 104/338

 Etobicoke Centre (Ontario)

Today we're in Toronto with Etobicoke Centre!

Etobicoke Centre has existed as a riding since 1979. The population of the riding was 118,022 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Richview, Princess Gardens, and Humber Valley Village. The riding is in the former city of Etobicoke, which was amalgamated into the city of Toronto in 1998.

Politically, the riding is as "suburban GTA" as it gets. Solidly Liberal since 1993, getting closer in 2008 and narrowly flipping in 2011, and swinging back in 2015 by a huge margin. In 2011, this seat was decided by only 26 votes, with the Ontario Superior Court throwing out the results, declaring that it was too close. However, it was certified after the Supreme Court of Canada got involved and declared the Conservative the winner. This seat is currently held by Liberal MP Yvan Baker.

Continuing with the trend of former cabinet ministers, this seat had a cabinet minister from 1984-2002. First, Michael Wilson was finance minister from 1984-1991 and was instrumental in the introduction of GST and NAFTA negotiations. Allan Rock was the MP after Michael Wilson, serving as justice minister, introducing legislation to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act. In 2019, this seat was 67/121 in Ontario and 163/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.2/10 - Pretty good, I'd prefer Etobicoke-Neighbourhood name, but it's fine.

Shape: 6.5/10 - I guess it's fine, it just is messy and I understand that those are the municipal boundaries, but that doesn't mean I like them.

Individuality: 7.1/10 - Politically, not that interesting, but we do love notable cabinet ministers.

Total: 21.8/30 (72.7%)

Tomorrow we're one riding south in Etobicoke Lakeshore!