Toronto Northwest (provincial electoral district) explained
Toronto Northwest |
Province: | Ontario |
Prov-Status: | defunct |
Prov-Created: | 1914 |
Prov-Abolished: | 1926 |
Prov-Election-First: | 1914 |
Prov-Election-Last: | 1923 |
Toronto Northwest was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1914 to 1926. It occupied an area north of College and Gerrard between Lansdowne and Spadina. In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northwest being split between five new ridings called from west to east, Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick.
The riding was a dual riding in that it elected two members to the Ontario provincial legislature.
Boundaries
In 1914 the riding was parts of the Toronto North and Toronto West ridings. It bordered College Street, Lansdowne Avenue on the west, Spadina Avenue on the east and the city limits to the north.[1]
In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northwest being split between the new ridings of Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
Elections were run as separate races for Seat A and Seat B rather than a combined race.
Seat A
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes[3] | Vote % |
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| | Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 4,430 | 61.0 |
| | Liberal | Farmer | 2,838 | 39.0 |
| | Total | 7,268 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes[4] [5] | Vote % |
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| | Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 17,759 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal | James G. Cane | 15,223 | 46.2 |
| | Total | 32,982 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % |
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| | Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 17,088 | 85.4 |
| | Liberal | H.S. Mullowney | 2,917 | 14.6 |
| | Total | 20,005 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % |
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| | Conservative | William Edwards | 7,640 | 81.9 |
| | Labour | J.A. Young | 1,683 | 18.1 |
| | Total | 9,323 | | |
Seat B
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
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| | Conservative | William McPherson | 4,383 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal | McTaggart | 2,649 | 35.9 |
| | Socialist | James | 341 | 4.6 |
| | Total | 7,373 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
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| | Liberal | Henry Cooper | 17,515 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | William McPherson | 16,203 | 48.1 |
| | Total | 33,718 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
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| | Conservative | Arthur Nesbitt | 11,154 | 65.0 |
| | Progressive | W.E. Groves | 3,706 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Cooper | 2,506 | 14.1 |
| | Total | 17,726 | | |
References
Citations
Notes and References
- News: Toronto ridings as they are now - how 10 seats are distributed. Toronto Daily Star. 1914-06-12. Toronto. 5.
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Thomas Crawford's Legislative Assembly information see Web site: Thomas Crawford, MPP . Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012-04-01. Toronto. 2012.
- For William Edwards' Legislative Assembly information see Web site: William Henry Edwards, MPP. Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario . 2012-04-01. Toronto. 2012.
- For William McPherson's Legislative Assembly information see Web site: William David McPherson, MPP. Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario . 2012-04-01. Toronto. 2012.
- For Henry Cooper's Legislative Assembly information see Web site: Henry Sloane Cooper, MPP. Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012-04-01. Toronto. 2012.
- For Arthur Nesbitt's Legislative Assembly information see Web site: Arthur Russell Nesbitt, MPP. Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012-04-01. Toronto. 2012.
- News: Large Majorities in all Toronto Ridings. The Toronto Daily Star (3rd extra edition). 1914-06-29. Toronto. 1.
- News: Votes figures for city ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1919-10-21. Toronto. 3.
- News: Tory stronghold routed, five Liberals in Toronto. The Globe. 1919-10-21. Toronto. 8.
- News: The Vote in Toronto and the York ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1923-06-26. Toronto. 5.
- News: W.H. Edwards elected by a large majority. The Toronto Daily Star. 1924-07-08. Toronto. 12.