Julie Dabrusin

Julie Dabrusin MP (born April 16, 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Toronto—Danforth in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Julie Dabrusin MP
Dabrusin at CFC Annual Gala in 2018
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Toronto—Danforth
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Craig Scott
Personal details
Born	(1971-04-16) April 16, 1971 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Max Starnino
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Profession	Attorney

Dabrusin earned university degrees in law and Middle Eastern studies, and then spent thirteen years as an attorney with Rogers Partners LLP, as well as a year as commission counsel to an inquiry into government procurement. She and her family moved to the Danforth area in 1998. In 2011 she left her legal career to focus on raising her two daughters and participating in various community organizing and charitable activities aimed at promoting and preserving Toronto's public parks. In 2013, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[2]

She was nominated as the Liberal Party candidate in Toronto—Danforth for the 2015 federal election, running primarily on concerns about income inequality and government neglect of Canada's urban areas.[3] Dabrusin won the election, unseating NDP incumbent Craig Scott. Even allowing for the massive Liberal wave that swept through Toronto in that election, Scott's defeat was both a surprise and a symbolic blow to the New Democrats. Toronto—Danforth was previously held by NDP leader Jack Layton and was considered to be a safe seat; it has long been one of the more left-leaning ridings in Toronto.[4]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Danforth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Julie Dabrusin	27,681	47.7	+5.36
	New Democratic	Min Sook Lee	19,283	33.2	-6.97
	Conservative	Zia Choudhary	6,091	10.5	+0.64
	Green	Chris Tolley	3,761	6.5	+1.79
	People's	Tara Dos Remedios	621	1.1	-
	Animal Protection	Elizabeth Abbott	261	0.4	-0.24
	Independent	John Kladitis	210	0.4	-
	Communist	Ivan Byard	151	0.3	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,059	100.0
Total rejected ballots			413
Turnout			58,472	71.9
Eligible voters			81,283
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Julie Dabrusin	23,531	42.34	+13.83	–
	New Democratic	Craig Scott	22,325	40.17	-19.27	–
	Conservative	Benjamin Dichter	5,478	9.86	+4.49	–
	Green	Chris Tolley	2,618	4.71	+0.02	–
	Progressive Canadian	John Richardson	1,275	2.29	+1.65	–
	Animal Alliance	Elizabeth Abbott	354	0.64	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,581	100.0		$209,972.56
Total rejected ballots			269	0.48	–
Turnout			55,850	72.38	–
Eligible voters			77,158
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		–
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References

1. Miller, Adam (20 October 2015). "Toronto-Danforth won by Julie Dabrusin in unexpected victory for the Liberals". Global News. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
2. "Meet Julie Dabrusin". liberal.ca. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
3. Last, Paula (24 September 2015). "Julie Dabrusin seeks to close gap between rich and poor". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
4. "'It hurts': NDP shut out of downtown Toronto in Liberal crush". CBC News. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Toronto—Danforth, 30 September 2015
8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website