Canadian federal election results in Central Toronto

Most elections in the 1960s resulted in a small handful (most often two or three) of New Democratic Party (NDP) seats with the Liberals taking all or most of the rest.

In 1993, 1997, and 2000, the Grits held every seat in the former Metro Toronto, in some cases with large margins.

In 2011, the Liberal vote collapsed under the onslaught of both the Conservatives and the NDP, with the Conservatives taking two uptown ridings, the Liberals retaining two downtown ridings along Yonge Street, and the NDP winning the remaining six.

Before then, centre-right parties had been completely shut out in central Toronto since the PCs lost all their seats in 1993.

However, growing discontent with Justin Trudeau's government led to the Conservatives winning a by-election in Toronto-St Paul's, with Don Stewart winning by less than 2%, making it the first time the Conservatives won a riding inside the 416 since 2011.