Politics of Toronto

Template:Short description Template:Politics of Toronto The politics of Toronto, Ontario, Canada involve the election of representatives to the federal, provincial, and municipal levels of government. A total of 25 Members of Parliament (MPs) representing Toronto sit in the House of Commons of Canada in Ottawa (the federal capital), and another 25 Members of Ontario's Provincial Parliament (MPPs) sit in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park, in Toronto. Being Ontario's capital, many provincial offices are located in the city.

Overview

In terms of electoral politics, Toronto had been an important source of support for the federal Liberal Party of Canada and the provincial Ontario Liberal Party although the downtown area tends to support the New Democratic Party (NDP). The federal Conservative Party and the provincial Progressive Conservative Party have historically been weaker in the city, but some right-leaning Liberals come from Toronto ridings.

In the past, the Liberals usually dominated the inner portions of the city federally, and the outer portions were split between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. However, the Liberals swept every seat in Toronto from 1993 to 2004, when former city councillor and NDP leader Jack Layton won a downtown riding. The NDP won two more seats in 2006 but lost one in 2008. In the 2011 federal election, Toronto sent nine Conservative MPs to Ottawa, eight NDP MPs, and six Liberal MPs, the first time that a centre-right party had won seats in Toronto since 1988. However, in 2015, the Liberals swept every seat in Toronto.

Large parts of Toronto, mainly its outer portions, supported the right-wing government of Mike Harris during the 1995 and 1999 Ontario elections. However, largely as a result of amalgamating Metro Toronto municipalities against the wishes of three quarters of voters in a municipal plebiscite, as well as of the downloading of responsibility for costly services onto the city, the Conservatives were shut of Toronto in provincial elections from 2003 to 2013, when they won a byelection.

The businessman and politician Mel Lastman was the first mayor of the newly-amalgamated City of Toronto and the 62nd mayor of Toronto after he won the 1997 and was re-elected in 2000. The centre-leftist David Miller was elected as Toronto's 63rd mayor in December 2003 and was re-elected in November 2006 with nearly 60% of the popular vote with a mandate to make Toronto a city of prosperity, livability, and opportunity for all. Miller declined to run in the following election and a conservative ally, Rob Ford, won the 2010 election handily. Three years later, however, Ford's tumultuous reign and admission to smoking crack, as well as other indiscretions that attracted unwanted international media attention, led City Council to remove many of his powers and much of his office's budget. In the following election, Ford was forced to drop out because of treatment for pleomorphic liposarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The mayoral election was won by John Tory, a lawyer and a former a talk show host, businessman, Member of Provincial Parliament, and Leader of the Official Opposition at Queen's Park. Among Tory's top priorities are tackling transit and traffic congestion.

The Stronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario Act, 2006 (Bill 53) was enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on June 12, 2006.Template:R The provincial law changed the city's legal powers and responsibilities.Template:R

Members of Parliament

Toronto is represented by 25 MPs.

Members by riding

	Riding	Pic	Name	Party	Prior Experience	Education	Assumed Office	Born In
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Beaches—East York		Nathaniel Erskine-Smith	Liberal	Lawyer	Queen's University (BA; JD) University of Oxford (BCL)	2015	1984
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Davenport		Julie Dzerowicz	Liberal	Director of Strategic Planning and Communications at the Bank of Montreal	McGill University (B.Comm.) University of British Columbia (MBA) London Business School	2015
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Don Valley East		Michael Coteau	Liberal	Educator & Businessman	Carleton University	2021	1972
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Don Valley West		Rob Oliphant	Liberal	United Church minister CEO of the Asthma Society of Canada	University of Toronto (B.Comm) Vancouver School of Theology (M.Div.) Chicago Theological Seminary (D.Min.)	2015	1956
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Don Valley North		Han Dong (politician)	Liberal	Businessman		2019	1977
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Eglinton—Lawrence		Marco Mendicino	Liberal	Lawyer Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School	Carleton University (BA) University of Windsor (LL.B.)	2015	1973
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Etobicoke Centre		Yvan Baker	Liberal	Management Consultant	Schulich School of Business (BBA) Tuck School of Business (MBA)	2019	1977
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Etobicoke—Lakeshore			Liberal	Lawyer	Bishop's University (BA) University of Windsor (LL.B.) University of Wales (BCL)	2015
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Etobicoke North	File:Kirsty Duncan in 2019 (cropped).jpg		Liberal	Ontario Medical Association	University of Edinburgh (PhD)	2008	1966
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Humber River—Black Creek	File:Judy Sgro.jpg		Liberal	North York City Council Toronto City Council Toronto Police Services Board	University of Toronto (BA, JD)	1999	1944
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Parkdale—High Park			Liberal	Lawyer	McGill University (BA)	2015	1971
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough—Agincourt			Liberal			2017
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough Centre			Liberal		University of London (Masters of Educational Management and Administration) Quaid-i-Azam University (MBA)	2011	1966
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough-Guildwood	File:Hon. John McKay MP.jpg		Liberal	Canadian Bar Association	University of Toronto (BA)	1997	1948
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough North			Liberal			2015	1980
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough—Rouge Park			Liberal	Real Estate Broker and Lawyer	Carleton University (BA) and Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.)	2015
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough Southwest			Liberal	Toronto Police Chief	University of Toronto	2015	1954
	Spadina—Fort York		Kevin Vuong	Independent			2021
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Toronto Centre			Liberal	Media Personality	Ryerson University (BA)	2021	1968
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Toronto—Danforth			Liberal	Lawyer		2015	1971
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Toronto—St. Paul's			Conservative	Financial Professional	Queen's University (MBA)	2024	Unknown
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	University—Rosedale			Liberal	Ontario Medical Association	Harvard University	2015	1968
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Willowdale			Liberal	Lawyer, International Law Executive of the Ontario Bar Association	University of Toronto (BA) London School of Economics (M.Sc) Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B) Georgetown University (LL.M)	2015	1970
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	York Centre		Ya'ara Saks	Liberal	former director of Trauma Practice for Healthy Communities	McGill University Hebrew University of Jerusalem	2020	1973
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	York South—Weston			Liberal	National President of the Canadian Somali Congress	York University University of Ottawa	2015	1976

Members of Provincial Parliament

Toronto is represented by 25 MPPs.

Members by riding

	Riding		Name	Party	Prior Experience	Education	Assumed Office	Born In
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Beaches—East York			Liberal	Community Animator Toronto City Councillor for Ward 32 Beaches-East York	Carleton University (BA)	2025	1966
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Davenport			NDP	Non-profit director Trustee for the Toronto District School Board President of the federal New Democratic Party		2018	1969
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Don Valley East			Liberal	Emergency Physician	University of Western Ontario (BMSc) University of Toronto (MD) University of Oxford (MPP)	2022
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Don Valley West			Liberal	Accountant Bank executive Member of the board of the Bank of Canada Senior executive at Scotiabank Partner at Ernst & Young	University of Western Ontario (BA)	2022
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Don Valley North			Liberal	Senior political advisor in the Government of Ontario Director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care Toronto City Councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East Member of the board of management for the Toronto Zoo	University of Toronto (MS) London School of Economics (MSc)	2025	1987
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Eglinton—Lawrence		Michelle Cooper	Progressive Conservative	Executive director of the PC Ontario Fund	York University (BA) (MA)	2025
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Etobicoke Centre			Progressive Conservative	Toronto City Council		2018
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Etobicoke—Lakeshore			Liberal	President of St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener Senior vice-president of clinical care at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health	University of Toronto	2025	1973
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Etobicoke North	File:Doug Ford in Toronto - 2018 (41065995960) (cropped).jpg		Progressive Conservative	Toronto City Council		2018	1964
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Humber River—Black Creek			NDP	Executive Assistant to Anthony Perruzza		2018
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Parkdale—High Park			NDP	Minister at Windermere United Church	University of Toronto	2025
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough—Agincourt			Progressive Conservative	Citizenship Judge		2018
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough Centre		David Smith	Progressive Conservative	Toronto Public School Trustee for Ward 19/17 Scarborough Centre		2022
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough—Guildwood		Andrea Hazell	Liberal	Founder of Winspire National Women’s Network Foundation President and chair of the Scarborough Business Association Chair of the Caribbean Philanthropic Council	Seneca Polytechnic	2023
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough North			Progressive Conservative	Social Worker Toronto City Council Chairman of the Toronto Zoo	University of Toronto (MSW, PhD)	2016	1936
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough—Rouge Park			Progressive Conservative	Financial Advisor		2018	1989
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Scarborough Southwest			NDP	Co-Chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition Vice-Chair of Warden Woods Community Centre Research Analyst	University of Toronto (BA) University College London (Master of Development, Administration & Planning)	2018	1989
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Spadina—Fort York			NDP	Adjunct Professor at York University		2018	1961
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Toronto Centre			NDP	Toronto City Councillor for Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale Toronto City Councillor for Ward 13 Toronto Centre		2022	1971
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Toronto—Danforth	File:Peter Tabuns.jpg		NDP	Toronto City Council	York University (BA)	2006	1951
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Toronto—St. Paul's			Liberal	Broadcast journalist Communications consultant		2025	1964
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	University—Rosedale		Jessica Bell	NDP	Community Organizer Lecturer at Ryerson University Director of the California Food & Justice Coalition Activist Executive Director of TTCriders		2018
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	Willowdale			Progressive Conservative	Real Estate broker Auditor		2018
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	York Centre			Progressive Conservative	Bioscience and technology entrepreneur	York University (BA)	2022
style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour" |	York South—Weston			Progressive Conservative	Community opportunities advocate Special Advisor to the Premier of Ontario		2025

See also

• Bill 103
• Metro Toronto