Etobicoke—Rexdale

Etobicoke—Rexdale
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1987
District abolished 1996
First contested 1987
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Census division(s) Metro Toronto
Census subdivision(s) Etobicoke (now Toronto)

Etobicoke—Rexdale was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1987 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Etobicoke North. Etobicoke—Rexdale riding was created from Etobicoke. It was in the former borough of Etobicoke.

Two Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was Ed Philip who served in Bob Rae's cabinet in a number of roles from 1990 to 1995.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Etobicoke—Rexdale
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from Etobicoke in 1987
34th  1987–1990     Ed Philip New Democratic
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999     John Hastings Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Merged into Etobicoke North after 1996

Electoral results

1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes Vote %
    New Democrat Ed Philip 13,950 52.0
    Liberal Jean Bickley 9,613 35.8
    Progressive Conservative Aileen Anderson 3,252 12.1
Total 26,815
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes Vote %
    New Democrat Ed Philip 17,620 67.2
    Liberal Aureilo Aquaviva 4,517 17.2
    Progressive Conservative David Foster 3,296 12.6
Green David Burman 776 0.5
Total 26,209
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes Vote %
    Progressive Conservative John Hastings 9,521 36.6
    New Democrat Ed Philip 8,668 33.3
    Liberal Lorraine Nowina 7,173 27.5
    Independent Diane Johnston 488 1.9
    Natural Law Miki Staranchuk 188 0.7
Total 26,038