Parkdale—High Park (provincial electoral district)
Canadian provincial electoral district in the city of Toronto, Ontario / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parkdale—High Park is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, created in 1996 and represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It is located in the Toronto's west-end, bordering on the lakefront to the south, the Humber River to the west, and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks essentially defining its northern and eastern borders. There are 107,035 residents in the district.[1][nb 1] Federally the electoral district is held by Member of Parliament (MP) Arif Virani, provincially by Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Bhutila Karpoche and municipally by city councillor Gord Perks (Ward 4).
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Coordinates: | 43.65°N 79.47°W / 43.65; -79.47 Coordinates for the centre of the district | ||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 108,805 | ||
Electors (2018) | 88,131 | ||
Area (km²) | 16 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 6,800.3 | ||
Census division(s) | Toronto | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Toronto |