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24.2% Federally The Conservatives Liberals And The New Democrats (NDP) All Hold Several Electoral Districts In The GTA The City Of Toronto Has Often Been Supportive Of The Liberal Party Traditionally Liberal Support Is Strongest In Downtown Toronto While Conservative Support Is Stronger In The Surrounding Communities Outside Toronto The NDP Also Has A Strong Base Within The GTA The Greater Toronto Area Has The Ability To Influence Election Results And Determine The Governing Party In Canada Due In Part To Its Large Population And Riding Count From 1993 To 2011 A Centre-right Party Failed To Win A Single Seat In The Former Metro Toronto In The 2011 Election However A Surge In NDP Support Combined With A Collapse In Liberal Support Allowed The Conservatives To Win Eight Seats In Toronto Itself And Another 24 In The Suburbs Toronto's Political Leanings Now Appeared To Mirror Those Of Surrounding Communities That Leaned Toward The Conservatives The Election Of 2011 Showed Liberal Support Based On Votes In The GTA Had Collapsed From 43.7% To 30.6% Giving The Liberals Only 14.9% Of The Local Seats In The House Of Commons However The Support Of The Conservatives And NDP Increased Accordingly With The Conservatives Increasing Their Vote Share From 31.5% To 42.2% (and Capturing 68.1% Of The GTA Seats) And The NDP Increasing From 14.6% To 23.2% Of The Vote And 17% Of The Local Federal Ridings In The 2015 Federal Election The Liberals Regained Their Dominance Of The GTA After Suffering Devastating Losses There Four Years Earlier They Defeated A Number Of Prominent Incumbents From Both The NDP And The Conservatives The Liberals Took All Of Toronto Itself They Also Took Back Almost All Of The Suburban Ridings They Had Lost In 2011 Both The NDP And The Conservatives Suffered Heavily As Their Support Collapsed In The Inner City And The Suburbs Respectively Only A Few Conservatives Held Onto Their Seats In The Outer Ring Of The GTA While The NDP Failed To Elect Any MPs In This Area Federal Elections In The GTA 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015