On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Toronto-Danforth.
Candidates
Liberals: Rob Newman
Progressive Conservatives: Naomi Solomon
NDP: Peter Tabuns*
Green: Rachel Power
Geography
History
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NDP MPP Peter Tabuns has held this seat since a 2006 byelection, increasing his margin of victory in each of his three wins. The area has been in NDP hands since 1964, when Jim Renwick became MPP for the riding of Riverdale.
By the numbers
There were 9,771 people per square kilometre recorded here in the 2011 census, making it the densest riding in Ontario. Cantonese is the second most common mother tongue, at 5.63%.
Riding in a tweet
An NDP stronghold for decades, Toronto-Danforth is probably the safest seat for the party in the city.
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