Eglinton—Lawrence (federal electoral district)

Eglinton—Lawrence
Ontario electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2004 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Vince Gasparro
Liberal
District created1976
First contested1979
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)115,832
Electors (2015)76,739
Area (km²)22.67
Pop. density (per km²)5,109.5
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto (part)

Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

It covers a portion of Toronto northwest of downtown. It stretches from Yonge Street in the east to Caledonia in the west and from Highway 401 in the north to Eglinton Avenue in the south. Lawrence Avenue runs through the centre of the riding. Neighbourhoods in the riding include Bedford Park, Lawrence Manor, Lawrence Heights, the southwestern part of York Mills and the western part of Lawrence Park. The riding includes portions of the former cities of North York, Toronto, and York.

As per the 2016 Census, Eglinton—Lawrence is the City of Toronto riding with the highest percentage of people of Polish ethnic origin (12.0%) and the second-highest percentage of people of Jewish ethnic origin (5.1%). The riding has a large Jewish population, currently the third-largest in Canada at 16.5 percent behind Thornhill and Mount Royal.

The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Eglinton, York Centre, York South, and York West. It has been represented by Liberal Joe Volpe from 1988 to 2011, by Conservative Joe Oliver from 2011 to 2015, and by Liberal Marco Mendicino from 2015 to 2025. It is a relatively safe seat for the Liberal Party, having returned only Liberal MPs at every election except the 2011 Canadian federal election, although the Conservatives are stronger here than in other Central Toronto ridings, notably only losing by 2% in 2025.