Beaches—East York

Beaches—East York is a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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in Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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since 1988.

The riding combines two notable city neighbourhoods: the Beaches

The Beaches

The Beaches is a neighbourhood and popular tourist destination located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of the "Old" City of Toronto. The original boundaries of the neighbourhood are from Fallingbrook Avenue on the east to Kingston Road on the north, to Woodbine Avenue...

and part of the former borough of East York

East York

East York can refer to:*East York, Pennsylvania, United States*East York, Ontario, Canada...

. This political boundary is an area used for both provincial and federal representation; municipally it is divided into two halves, with a councillor for the Beaches (Ward 32) in the south, and one for East York (Ward 31) to the north.

The federal riding of Beaches—Woodbine was created before the 1988 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1988

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from Beaches

Beaches (electoral district)

Beaches was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967.-Federal electoral district:...

riding. Before the 1997 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1997

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, it adopted its current name.

Prior to 1988, the riding was known as Beaches

Beaches (electoral district)

History

Since its creation as Beaches-Woodbine in 1988, Beaches—East York has been contested between Liberal and New Democratic candidates, with both parties nearly doubling Conservative vote totals.

In the 2011 election the riding was won by New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

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candidate Matthew Kellway

Matthew Kellway

Matthew Kellway is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Beaches—East York in the 2011 Canadian federal election. He defeated 18-year incumbent Maria Minna by a margin of more than 5,000 votes.-Background:...

(an economist and policy analyst who lives in the Beaches), beating out Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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incumbent Maria Minna

Maria Minna

Maria Minna, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011.-Background:...

by nearly 11%.. Kellway, who was nominated as the New Democratic Party candidate in February 2010, is the co-chair of the Toronto Energy Coalition.

Members of Parliament

Beaches—East York has elected the following Members of Parliament

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Parliament	Years		Party
Beaches Beaches (electoral district) Beaches was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967.-Federal electoral district:... prior to 1987
*Beaches—Woodbine*
34th Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....	1988–1993	Neil Young Neil Young (politician) Neil Young is a former Canadian politician. He emigrated to Canada in the 1950s and worked as a machinist in the electrical industry. He later became an organizer for the United Electrical Workers Union....	New Democratic New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
35th Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...	1993–1997	Maria Minna Maria Minna Maria Minna, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011.-Background:...	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
*Beaches—East York*
36th Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...	1997–2000	Maria Minna Maria Minna Maria Minna, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011.-Background:...	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
37th Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....	2000–2004
38th Canadian federal election, 2004 The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...	2004–2006
39th Canadian federal election, 2006 The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...	2006–2008
40th Canadian federal election, 2008 The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...	2008–2011
41st	2011–present	Matthew Kellway Matthew Kellway Matthew Kellway is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Beaches—East York in the 2011 Canadian federal election. He defeated 18-year incumbent Maria Minna by a margin of more than 5,000 votes.-Background:...	New Democratic New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

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Liberal Party of Canada

Beaches—Woodbine

Sources

Federal riding history for Beaches—Woodbine from the Library of Parliament
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Federal riding history for Beaches—East York from the Library of Parliament
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Expenditures

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