The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 35022Ontario
Davenport
Davenport is a federal riding in Ontario. Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal, first elected to the House in 2015) represents Davenport. Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal) held Davenport for the Liberals in the 2025 election by 21,175 votes (34.6 points), with 57.8% of the vote. Francis Lavoie (Conservative) was second with 23.2%, on a turnout of 65.8% of 93,839 electors. Member as of .
Who represents Davenport
Julie Dzerowicz
Member of Parliament for Davenport
Liberal
MP since · 4 terms
- Chair, Citizenship and Immigration committee
- Chair, Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
- Citizenship and Immigration committee
- Liaison committee
108 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Citizenship Act.
The 2025 result: Liberal hold
Share of the valid votes by candidate, Davenport, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Dzerowicz | Liberal | 35,364 | 57.8% |
| Francis Lavoie | Conservative | 14,189 | 23.2% |
| Sandra Sousa | New Democratic | 10,452 | 17.1% |
| Lilian Barrera | Green | 782 | 1.3% |
| Other (1) | 387 | 0.6% |
Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal) won Davenport on with 35,364 votes, 57.8% of the 61,174 valid votes. Francis Lavoie (Conservative) was second with 14,189 (23.2%), 21,175 votes and 34.6 points behind.
Of the 61,174 valid votes, Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal) took 57.8%, Francis Lavoie (Conservative) 23.2%, Sandra Sousa (New Democratic) 17.1% and Lilian Barrera (Green) 1.3%; one other candidate took 0.6%. Turnout was 65.8% of 93,839 electors: 61,702 ballots cast, 61,174 of them valid, for 5 candidates.
Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Liberals are up 14.6 (43.2% to 57.8%), the Conservatives up 12.4 (10.8% to 23.2%), the New Democrats down 22.1 (39.2% to 17.1%) and the Greens down 1.1 (2.4% to 1.3%), in points of the valid votes.
2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.
Since 2004: usually Liberal
The party first in Davenport at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries
- 2004Liberal51.6%by 19.2 points over the New Democrats
- 2006Liberal52.0%by 20.6 points over the New Democrats
- 2008Liberal45.9%by 15.6 points over the New Democrats
- 2011changed handsNew Democratic51.2%by 22.4 points over the Liberals
- 2015changed handsLiberal45.1%by 6.0 points over the New Democrats
- 2019Liberal45.5%by 7.7 points over the New Democrats
- 2021Liberal43.2%by 4.0 points over the New Democrats
- 2025Liberal57.8%by 34.6 points over the Conservatives
The figures
| Year | First | Share | Second | Margin (pts) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Liberal | 51.6% | New Democratic | 19.2 | carried, our estimate |
| 2006 | Liberal | 52.0% | New Democratic | 20.6 | carried, our estimate |
| 2008 | Liberal | 45.9% | New Democratic | 15.6 | carried, our estimate |
| 2011 | New Democratic | 51.2% | Liberal | 22.4 | carried, our estimate |
| 2015 | Liberal | 45.1% | New Democratic | 6.0 | carried, our estimate |
| 2019 | Liberal | 45.5% | New Democratic | 7.7 | carried, our estimate |
| 2021 | Liberal | 43.2% | New Democratic | 4.0 | transposed by Elections Canada |
| 2025 | Liberal | 57.8% | Conservative | 34.6 | official result |
The Liberals were first here at seven of the eight general elections from 2004 to 2025; the NDP were first in 2011. In 2025 the Liberals took 57.8% of the vote here, 13.2 points above their average of 44.6% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.
On today's boundaries the Liberals were first here in 2004 (51.6%), 2006 (52.0%), 2008 (45.9%), 2015 (45.1%), 2019 (45.5%), 2021 (43.2%) and 2025 (57.8%) and the NDP in 2011 (51.2%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.
A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 83 of the 343 ridings are usually one party's. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.
- 2021 Liberal · Julie Dzerowicz, by 76 votes (0.1 pts)
- 2019 Liberal · Julie Dzerowicz, by 1,439 votes (2.7 pts)
- 2015 Liberal · Julie Dzerowicz, by 1,441 votes (2.9 pts)
In the old Davenport on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Davenport lived in; Elections Canada's official results.
What kind of place Davenport is
- Population
- 125,0502021 census
- Area
- 15km²
- Density
- 8,173people per km²
- Electors
- 93,839on the 2025 lists
- 6th-smallest by area in Canada15 km² · 6th of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 52.4% — about 73 percent of the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest54th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 39.6% — about 2.3 times the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest57th highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43.5% — about 1.5 times the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest74th highest of 343
- Median age is 38.8 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest89th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 1.3% — about 81 percent of the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest141st lowest of 343
- Median total household income is $84,000 — about the same as the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest162nd highest of 343
2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 86% of the 2025 electors in today's Davenport lived in the old Davenport; by area, 18% of the riding came from other ridings.
IIThe 2025 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Dzerowicz | Liberal | 35,364 | 57.8% | 43.2% | +14.6 |
| Francis Lavoie | Conservative | 14,189 | 23.2% | 10.8% | +12.4 |
| Sandra Sousa | New Democratic | 10,452 | 17.1% | 39.2% | −22.1 |
| Lilian Barrera | Green | 782 | 1.3% | 2.4% | −1.1 |
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
| Dave McKee | Other | 387 | 0.6% |
IIIHow close was it, really
It would have taken 10,588 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 17.3% of the 61,174 valid votes, 17.3 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 61.8% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
On election day the Liberals took 55.3%, the Conservatives 26.2%, the New Democrats 16.4% and the Greens 1.5%; in advance and special ballots, 61.9%, 18.4%, 18.2% and 1.0%, in that order.
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Davenport, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Party | Election day | Advance and special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 55.3% | 61.9% | +6.6 |
| Conservative | 26.2% | 18.4% | −7.8 |
| New Democratic | 16.4% | 18.2% | +1.8 |
| Green | 1.5% | 1.0% | −0.5 |