Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
It covers a portion of Toronto northwest of downtown. It stretches from Yonge Street in the east to Caledonia in the west and from Highway 401 in the north to Eglinton Avenue in the south. Lawrence Avenue runs through the centre of the riding. Neighbourhoods in the riding include Bedford Park, Lawrence Manor, Lawrence Heights, the southwestern part of York Mills and the western part of Lawrence Park. The riding includes portions of the former cities of North York, Toronto, and York.
As per the 2016 Census, Eglinton—Lawrence is the City of Toronto riding with the highest percentage of people of Polish ethnic origin (12.0%) and the second-highest percentage of people of Jewish ethnic origin (5.1%). The riding has a large Jewish population, currently the third-largest in Canada at 16.5 percent behind Thornhill and Mount Royal.
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Eglinton, York Centre, York South, and York West. It has been represented by Liberal Joe Volpe from 1988 to 2011, by Conservative Joe Oliver from 2011 to 2015, and by Liberal Marco Mendicino from 2015 to 2025. It is a relatively safe seat for the Liberal Party, having returned only Liberal MPs at every election except the 2011 Canadian federal election, although the Conservatives are stronger here than in other Central Toronto ridings, notably only losing by 2% in 2025.
History
This riding's boundaries were not changed during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Former boundaries
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Image:Eglinton—Lawrence, 1976.png|1979 to 1988
Image:Eglinton—Lawrence, 1988.png|1988 to 1997
Image:Eglinton—Lawrence, 1996.png|1997 to 2004
Image:Eglinton Lawrence.png|2004 to 2015
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Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 59.5% English, 5.3% Tagalog, 3.3% Spanish, 3.1% Italian, 2.8% Portuguese, 1.7% Russian, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.3% Cantonese, 1.0% French
Religions: 48.2% Christian (28.8% Catholic, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 2.8% Anglican, 1.8% United Church, 1.0% Pentecostal, 8.0% Other), 22.2% Jewish, 3.5% Muslim, 1.8% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 22.4% None
Median income: $44,000 (2020)
Average income: $88,500 (2020)
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Eglinton—Lawrence (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| European
| 71,915
|
| 76,445
|
| 78,415
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 14,140
|
| 13,215
|
| 11,500
|
|-
| East Asian
| 7,220
|
| 6,275
|
| 5,070
|
|-
| African
| 6,560
|
| 6,205
|
| 6,740
|
|-
| South Asian
| 4,530
|
| 3,005
|
| 2,885
|
|-
| Latin American
| 4,515
|
| 3,280
|
| 2,790
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 2,265
|
| 1,675
|
| 1,485
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 645
|
| 560
|
| 485
|
|-
| Other/multiracial
| 3,025
|
| 2,260
|
| 1,635
|
|-
! Total responses
! 114,820
!
! 112,925
!
! 111,000
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 115,832
!
! 114,395
!
! 113,150
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
|}
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Toronto Council Ward 8
Eglinton—Lawrence is also the name for ward 8 on Toronto City Council currently represented by city councillor Michael Colle.
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada