Trinity—Spadina (federal electoral district)

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Trinity-Spadina is a Federal/Provincial electoral district, generally encompassing the western portion of downtown Toronto. Boundaries as follows: commencing at the intersection of Dovercourt Road with the Canadian Pacific Railway situated immediately north of Dupont Street; thence easterly along said railway to Avenue Road; thence southerly along Avenue Road, Queen's Park, Queen's Park Crescent West and University Avenue to Front Street West; thence easterly along Front Street West to York Street; thence southerly along York Street and its southerly production to a line drawn due east from the easterly extremity of the Western Channel of Toronto Harbour; thence due west along said line to said easterly extremity; thence southwesterly along the Western Channel of Toronto Harbour and its southwesterly production to the southerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly along the southerly limit of said city to the southerly production of Spencer Avenue; thence northerly along the southerly production of Spencer Avenue to the Gardiner Expressway; thence easterly along the Gardiner Expressway to the southerly production of Atlantic Avenue; thence northerly along the southerly production of Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and its northerly production to the Canadian National Railway; thence southeasterly along the Canadian National Railway to the southerly production of Dovercourt Road; thence northerly along the southerly production of Dovercourt Road and Dovercourt Road to the point of commencement. The current Federal M.P is Liberal Tony Ianno while the current MPP (Provincial) is Rosario Marchese of the NDP. Municipally it is divided into two wards and is represented by Olivia Chow and Joe Pantalone. Major landmarks within the riding include: The University of Toronto, The CN tower, Skydome, Convention Centre, Kensington Market, Chinatown as well as Christie Pits and Trinity-Bellwoods park.