Don Valley East, ON — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Don Valley East — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Don Valley East was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Yasmin Ratansi, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 24,048 votes (57.8% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Maureen Harquail (Conservative) with 12,155 votes (29.2%), defeated by a margin of 11,893 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Khalid Ahmed (NDP-New Democratic Party, 10%).
Riding information
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Don Valley East sits in the heart of Toronto's east end, stretching from Highway 401 south through the neighbourhoods of Parkwoods, Don Mills, Flemingdon Park, and Victoria Village. The riding follows the curve of the Don River and encompasses a mix of postwar apartment towers, suburban homes, and commercial corridors along Don Mills Road. Redrawn ahead of the 2015 election, the riding lost some territory to the new Don Valley North riding but gained communities previously within Don Valley West.
Candidates
Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal) — A certified general accountant born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who immigrated to Canada in 1974, Ratansi had deep roots in the riding. She represented Don Valley East from 2004 to 2011 before losing to the Conservatives in the 2011 election. Prior to politics, she worked as a management consultant.
Maureen Harquail (Conservative) — A lawyer who served as general counsel at the Ontario Racing Commission, Harquail brought a legal and regulatory background to the campaign. She had also served as a naval reservist before entering the political arena in 2015.
Khalid Ahmed (NDP) — A financial advisor and community volunteer, Ahmed was active with organizations in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood. He had volunteered with the Thorncliffe Park Neighbourhood Centre and the John Howard Society in Toronto.
Laura Elizabeth Sanderson (Green Party) — Sanderson carried the Green Party banner in the riding.
About the Riding
Don Valley East is among the most diverse federal ridings in Ontario, with large South Asian and East Asian populations concentrated in Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park. These neighbourhoods were developed in the 1950s and 1960s as high-density rental apartment communities and have long served as landing points for newcomers to Canada. The riding's economy is anchored by retail and service businesses along Don Mills Road, the Shops at Don Mills, and proximity to the Ontario Science Centre. Transit access, affordable housing, and immigrant settlement services were persistent local concerns heading into the 2015 campaign. The riding also includes the Don Valley Parkway corridor, a major commuter artery connecting residents to downtown Toronto and the Highway 401 employment zones.
