Etobicoke—Lakeshore (federal electoral district)
Etobicoke—Lakeshore (formerly known as Lakeshore and Toronto—Lakeshore) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
| Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Etobicoke—Lakeshore in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto (2015 boundaries) | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1976 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 141,751 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 90,167 | ||
| Area (km²) | 53 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,674.5 | ||
| Census division(s) | Toronto | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Toronto | ||
It covers the southern part of the Etobicoke portion of Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario including the former 'Lakeshore Municipalities' of Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch.
This riding has been a destination for Slavic immigrants. The percentage of native speakers of Slavic languages in this riding (primarily Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian, and Croatian) is 15.0%, the highest in Canada.
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