Summary: NDP MP Matthew Kellway is seeking re-election in this riding that was a Liberal stronghold until his victory in 2011.
Boundaries: This riding combines the Beaches neighbourhood and the former borough of East York. Its boundaries have not changed for this election.
Last Election: In 2011, the NDP’s Kellway defeated long-time incumbent Liberal MP Maria Minna by 5,298 votes, a margin of nearly 11 per cent.
History: Minna had held this seat for the Liberals from 1993 until her defeat in 2011.
Candidates
Conservative: Bill Burrows, entrepreneur
NDP: Matthew Kellway, MP
Liberal: Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, lawyer
Green: Randall Sach
Independent: James Sears
Independent: Peter Surjanac
Marxist-Leninist: Roger Carter
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