- Davenport (electoral district)
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Davenport 
Ontario electoral district
Davenport in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Andrew Cash
NDPDistrict created 1933 First contested 1935 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2001) 104,615 Electors (2011) 66,189 Area (km²) 13 Pop. density (per km²) 8,047.3 Census divisions Toronto Census subdivisions Toronto 
Map of Davenport
- For the provincial electoral district, see Davenport (provincial electoral district).
Davenport is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. Its population in 2001 was 111,705.
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Geography
The district includes parts of west-end Toronto, and includes the neighbourhoods of Fairbank, Oakwood-Vaughan, St. Clair Gardens, Corso Italia, Dovercourt Village, Bloordale Village, Bloorcourt Village, Brockton Village, the Junction Triangle and the western part of Rua Acores.
History
The federal electoral district was created in 1933 from parts of Parkdale and Toronto Northwest ridings.
The federal riding of Davenport has been one of the most consistently Liberal ridings in Canada over the last century; in fact, the last non-Liberal to be elected for the constituency was Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament Douglas Morton in 1958. Since then, Liberals Walter Gordon and Charles Caccia (who himself held the seat for nearly 40 years) managed to win the seat by increasing margins, finally culminating in a 17 500-vote majority in 1993. Meanwhile, the opposition parties in the constituency were shifting, and the New Democratic Party candidate has beaten the Progressive Conservative or Conservative candidate in every election since 1979.
After the election of Paul Martin to the Liberal leadership in late 2003, Charles Caccia lost the nomination for the seat to local city councillor Mario Silva, who had signed up sufficient new members to oust the incumbent; this was an unpopular situation and was deeply resented by many in the local Liberal party, which, combined with redistricting, led to an overnight tripling of the NDP vote in the 2004 federal election.
In 2011, Andrew Cash of the New Democratic Party won the seat by a significant margin, becoming the first non-Liberal in over 50 years to represent the riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party Parkdale and Toronto Northwest prior to 1933 18th 1935–1940 John Ritchie MacNicol Progressive Conservative 19th 1940–1945 20th 1945–1949 21st 1949–1953 Paul Hellyer Liberal 22nd 1953–1957 23rd 1957–1958 Douglas Morton Progressive Conservative 24th 1958–1962 25th 1962–1963 Walter L. Gordon Liberal 26th 1963–1965 27th 1965–1968 28th 1968–1972 Charles Caccia Liberal 29th 1972–1974 30th 1974–1979 31st 1979–1980 32nd 1980–1984 33rd 1984–1988 34th 1988–1993 35th 1993–1997 36th 1997–2000 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 Mario Silva Liberal 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Andrew Cash New Democratic Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Andrew Cash 21,096 53.74 +22.48 Liberal Mario Silva 10,946 27.89 -17.88 Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 5,573 14.20 +3.19 Green Wayne Scott 1,344 3.42 -7.07 Communist Miguel Figueroa 167 0.43 -0.03 Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 128 0.33 +0.07 Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,254 100.00 Total rejected ballots 235 0.60 -0.10 Turnout 39,489 61.92 +8.88 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Mario Silva 15,953 45.77 -6.10 $47,491 New Democrat Peter Ferreira 10,896 31.26 -1.35 $55,530 Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 3,838 11.01 +0.21 $13,993 Green Wayne Scott 3,655 10.49 +6.79 $12,172 Canadian Action Wendy Forrest 172 0.49 +0.18 $723 Communist Miguel Figueroa 160 0.46 +0.02 $432 Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 92 0.26 $957 Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 87 0.25 -0.01 Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,853 100.00 $79,438 Total rejected ballots 245 0.70 +0.09 Turnout 35,098 53.03 -7.58 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Mario Silva 20,172 51.87 +1.18 New Democrat Gord Perks 12,681 32.61 -1.52 Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 4,202 10.80 +1.50 Green Mark O'Brien 1,440 3.70 -0.48 Communist Miguel Figueroa 172 0.44 +0.03 Canadian Action Wendy Forrest 122 0.31 +0.02 Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 103 0.26 +0.02 Total valid votes 38,892 100.00 Total rejected ballots 240 0.61 Turnout 39,132 60.61 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Mario Silva 16,773 50.69 -16.03 New Democrat Rui Pires 11,292 34.13 +20.57 Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 3,077 9.30 -4.61 Green Mark O'Brien 1,384 4.18 +1.66 Marijuana Elmer Gale 251 0.76 -1.12 Communist Johan Boyden 137 0.41 Canadian Action John Riddell 97 0.29 -0.84 Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 79 0.24 Total valid votes 33,090 100.00 Total rejected ballots 278 0.83 Turnout 33,368 52.89 Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 17,014 66.7 +0.9 New Democrat Jordan Berger 3,457 13.6 -4.9 Canadian Alliance Anthony Montenegrino 2,021 7.9 Progressive Conservative Eduardo Marcos 1,526 6.0 -4.1 Green Mark O'Brien 642 2.5 +0.4 Marijuana Elmer Gale 480 1.9 Canadian Action Ann Emmett 288 1.1 Natural Law Stephen Porter 73 0.3 Total valid votes 25,501 100.0 Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 17,195 65.9 -8.0 New Democrat Chris Masterson 4,807 18.4 +9.4 Progressive Conservative Adele Pereira 2,628 10.1 +5.5 Green Richard Procter 551 2.1 +1.2 Canadian Action Ann Emmett 293 1.1 Marxist–Leninist Francesco Chilelli 250 1.0 +0.7 Independent Miguel Figueroa 194 0.7 Independent John Munoro 190 0.7 Total valid votes 26,108 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 20,100 73.9 +15.0 New Democrat John Doherty 2,455 9.0 -9.8 Reform Michael Jakubcak 2,107 7.7 Progressive Conservative Margaret Samuel 1,251 4.6 -14.0 National Sherelanne Purcell 448 1.6 Natural Law Bruce Hislop 283 1.0 Green Sat K. Singh Khalsa 255 0.9 Libertarian Nunzio Venuto 200 0.7 -1.0 Marxist–Leninist Barbara Seed 64 0.2 Abolitionist Susan Lylliane Pennington 33 0.1 Total valid votes 27,196 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 16,436 58.9 +5.2 New Democrat Anna Menozzi 5,243 18.8 -3.7 Progressive Conservative Alex Franco 5,179 18.6 -2.6 Libertarian April Henderson 480 1.7 +0.7 Rhino Barry Heidt 214 0.8 Communist George P. Hewison 196 0.7 0.0 Not affiliated Heather Robertson 150 0.5 Total valid votes 27,898 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 13,248 53.7 -8.8 New Democrat Manfred Netzel 5,548 22.5 +0.3 Progressive Conservative Giovanni Rocca 5,217 21.1 +7.5 Green Elgin Blair 256 1.0 Libertarian John Scott Hayes 252 1.0 0.0 Communist Gordon Massie 165 0.7 +0.2 Total valid votes 24,686 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 14,545 62.4 +6.5 New Democrat Ed Brown 5,170 22.2 -2.2 Progressive Conservative Italo Luci 3,167 13.6 -4.3 Libertarian Richard Brooke 230 1.0 +0.3 Communist Gail J. Phillips 117 0.5 0.0 Marxist–Leninist Richard Daly 72 0.3 0.0 Total valid votes 23,301 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 12,760 55.9 -3.7 New Democrat Ed Brown 5,579 24.4 +7.6 Progressive Conservative Lilliana Edwards 4,090 17.9 -4.1 Libertarian George J. Dance 156 0.7 Communist Gail J. Phillips 117 0.5 -0.1 Marxist–Leninist Richard Daly 80 0.4 -0.1 Not affiliated Steve Penner 48 0.2 Total valid votes 22,830 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 12,294 59.6 +15.9 Progressive Conservative Brownie Darubin 4,542 22.0 -8.0 New Democrat Mairi McElhill 3,476 16.8 -7.8 Communist Mike Phillips 123 0.6 -0.3 Independent John Ross Taylor 102 0.5 Marxist–Leninist Richard Daly 95 0.5 -0.3 Total valid votes 20,632 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 9,366 43.7 -6.7 Progressive Conservative John A. Gillespie 6,442 30.1 +8.0 New Democrat Angelo Principe 5,272 24.6 -2.9 Not affiliated William Kashtan 190 0.9 Not affiliated Richard Daly 160 0.7 Total valid votes 21,430 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Charles Caccia 10,736 50.4 -7.9 New Democrat Otto Bresan 5,865 27.5 +10.3 Progressive Conservative Ken Dear 4,688 22.0 -1.0 Total valid votes 21,289 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Walter L. Gordon 9,887 58.4 +3.6 Progressive Conservative Daniel Iannuzzi 3,907 23.1 +0.6 New Democrat Nelson W. Abraham 2,918 17.2 -4.4 Communist William Kashtan 224 1.3 Total valid votes 16,936 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Walter L. Gordon 11,023 54.7 +12.1 Progressive Conservative Pauline Miles 4,520 22.4 -9.0 New Democrat Vic Cathers 4,347 21.6 -2.7 Social Credit Roland Ring 245 1.2 +0.7 Total valid votes 20,135 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Walter L. Gordon 9,101 42.6 +11.1 Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 6,713 31.5 -17.1 New Democrat Bill Sefton 5,181 24.3 +4.4 Communist Phyllis Clarke 231 1.1 Social Credit Raymond Bell 117 0.5 Total valid votes 21,343 100.0 Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 12,117 48.6 +7.8 Liberal Paul Hellyer 7,872 31.5 +1.3 Co-operative Commonwealth F. Andrew Brewin 4,963 19.9 -9.2 Total valid votes 24,952 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 8,989 40.7 -0.4 Liberal Paul Hellyer 6,665 30.2 -2.1 Co-operative Commonwealth F. Andrew Brewin 6,414 29.1 +25.4 Total valid votes 22,068 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Paul Hellyer 8,919 41.1 +2.1 Progressive Conservative Harold McBride 6,998 32.3 -3.5 Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Young 4,968 22.9 -2.3 Labour-Progressive Hector Harold MacArthur 802 3.7 Total valid votes 21,687 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Paul Hellyer 11,431 39.0 +10.5 Progressive Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 10,476 35.8 -12.9 Co-operative Commonwealth David B. Archer 7,366 25.2 +6.9 Total valid votes 29,273 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 13,110 48.6 -8.6 Liberal William Alexander Gunn 7,682 28.5 -14.3 Co-operative Commonwealth George Eamon Park 4,931 18.3 Labour-Progressive Richard W. Robertson 882 3.3 Social Credit David Ewald Hartman 346 1.3 Total valid votes 26,951 100.0 Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes % ±% National Government John Ritchie MacNicol 14,890 57.2 +17.6 Liberal Neil Cameron 11,140 42.8 +15.0 Total valid votes 26,030 100.0 Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 10,919 39.6 Liberal John P. Travers 7,675 27.8 Co-operative Commonwealth John Williams Bruce 4,766 17.3 Reconstruction W. Harvey Brown 4,216 15.3 Total valid votes 27,576 100.0 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
Sources
Federal ridings in Central Toronto New Democratic 
Liberal St. Paul's • Toronto CentreConservative Vacant - NDP MP Jack Layton died on August 22, 2011, and a by-election has not yet taken place to elect a successor.
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- Ontario federal electoral districts
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