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 Etobicoke North (Ontario) 

Today we're finishing off our Etobicoke adventure with Etobicoke North!

Etobicoke North has existed as a riding since 1979, created from Etobicoke and York West. The population was 118,040 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Rexdale, Kingsview Village, and Willowridge. This riding is far more diverse than the other Etobicoke ridings, which each are around 27% visible minority. Etobicoke North at last census was 76% visible minority, with South Asians and Black Canadians each taking up around a quarter each.

Politically, this seat is one of the safest Liberal seats in the province. Held by the Liberals since 1988, they've only fallen below the 50% mark three times: 1988, 2008, and 2011. The last time the seat was remotely competitive was in 2011 when the Conservatives were just over 10 points behind, a good majority of their support was in the southern half of the riding, but it was still a far reach for them. This seat is currently represented by Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan.

This seat is home to Progressive Conservative leader and Premier Doug Ford. Doug Ford isn't the first politician in his family, his father was member of Provincial Parliament from 1995 to 1999, and his brother Rob Ford was the mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Doug Ford led the Ontario Progressive Conservatives to a majority government in 2018 after not being in government for 15 years. In 2019, this seat was 118/121 in Ontario and 291/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.7/10 - I mean, yeah. Maybe incorporating Rexdale would be cool, but the riding name is fine as is.

Shape: 8.2/10 - I really like the shape actually, minor nitpicks: please follow the roads, don't just go with whatever straight lines are present.

Individuality: 7.7/10 - Props to Doug Ford and Kirsty Duncan for proving that ridings can be interesting.

Total: 25.6/30 (85.3%)

Tomorrow we're in Greater Hamilton with Flamborough—Glanbrook!