Trinity—Spadina (federal electoral district)
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Trinity—Spadina was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015.
Ontario electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1987 |
District abolished | 2013 |
First contested | 1988 |
Last contested | 2014[1] |
District webpage | profile, map |
Demographics | |
Population (2011)[2] | 144,733 |
Electors (2011) | 96,793 |
Area (km²)[2] | 18.55 |
Census division(s) | Toronto |
Census subdivision(s) | Toronto |
It generally encompassed the western portion of Downtown Toronto.
The riding was a battle ground between the NDP and the Liberals.
Major landmarks within the riding included the western portion of the University of Toronto, the CN Tower, Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome), Air Canada Centre, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, 299 Queen Street West, the Toronto Eaton Centre, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto City Hall, Kensington Market, Chinatown, Christie Pits, Trinity Bellwoods Park, the southern portion of Bay Street and Palmerston Boulevard.
The riding contained Toronto's Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Italy, and Little Portugal. The northern section of the riding was the Annex district, while the eastern edge contained part of the University of Toronto and thousands of students.