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St. David (provincial electoral district)

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St. David was an Ontario provincial riding that existed from 1926 to 1987. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Sherbourne Street and west of the Don River. The riding lasted until 1987 when it was merged with the neighbouring St. George to create a larger district called St. George—St. David.

St. David
Ontario electoral district
St. David, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1987
First contested1926
Last contested1985

Boundaries

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In 1926 the riding was carved out of the existing ridings of Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast with the following boundaries. The southern boundary was Toronto Harbour. Going north along the west side it formed a line following Sherbourne Street north to Bloor Street. The boundary went west to Yonge Street and north along Yonge to St. Clair Avenue. It went east along St. Clair until the street was interrupted by the Moore Park ravine. It followed the ravine southeast towards the Don River and then followed the river until it entered Toronto Harbour.[1]

Prior to the 1934 election, the riding boundary at the north end was changed. Instead of following Bloor Street, the boundary instead went north following Sherbourne Street where it turned into MacLennan Avenue (now Sherbourne Street North). It followed this street north to the CPR right-of-way. It then went west along the right-of-way until it reached the Vale of Avoca ravine now occupied by David Balfour Park. It followed ravine north through the Mount Pleasant Cemetery until it reached a point where Yonge Street was crossed by the former Belt Line Railway right-of-way. It then turned east following the original Belt Line right-of-way which curved south to join up with the path of Mud Creek. It then went southeast towards the Don River.[2]

In 1945 the northern boundary was altered to reflect a new street configuration. MacLennan Avenue was replaced by the following line of neighbourhood streets: Sherbourne Street North, Glen Road, Highland Avenue, Schofield Avenue before rejoining MacLennan Avenue. The southwest boundary was altered slightly so that the boundary followed the Don Roadway south instead of following the Keating Channel west.[3]

In 1967 the boundaries were significantly altered. Starting at the foot of Parliament Street, the western boundary headed north to Bloor Street. It then headed west to Yonge Street where it turned north again ending at Davisville Avenue just south of Eglinton Avenue. The boundary then went east along Davisville to Bayview Avenue, then south along Bayview to Moore Avenue, west along Moore Avenue before heading southeast following the Mud Creek to the Don River. The river was followed to a point just north of the Bloor Viaduct where the old Toronto city limits was met. It turned east following the city limits until it reached Jackman Avenue. The boundary then turned south and followed Jackman Avenue, Hampton Avenue, Sparkhall Avenue, Broadview Avenue, Gerrard Street East, DeGrassi Street, Queen Street East and finally Carlaw Avenue and this was followed south to end at the outer Toronto Harbour.[4]

In 1975 the northern boundary was altered slightly. It was moved north from Davisville Avenue to Manor Road between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. No other changes were made.[5] The boundaries remained like this until 1987 when it was merged with the neighbouring riding of St. George to form St. George—St. David.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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St. David
Assembly Years Member Party
Created in 1926 from parts of Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast[6]
17th  1926–1929     Joseph Thompson Conservative
18th  1929–1934     Wilfrid Heighington Conservative
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943     Allan Lamport[nb 1] Liberal
21st  1943–1945     William Dennison Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948     Roland Michener Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951     William Dennison Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955     Everett Weaver Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959     Henry Price Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975     Margaret Scrivener Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Ian Scott Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[7]
Merged with St. George to form St. George—St. David after 1987

Election results

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1926 boundaries

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1926 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8][nb 2] Vote %
    Conservative Joseph Thompson 10,560 77.5
    Liberal J.E. Forfar 3,070 22.5
Total 11,265
1929 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[9] Vote %
    Conservative Wilfrid Heighington 7,196 74.4
    Liberal J.W. Carrick 2,480 25.6
Total 9,676

1934 boundaries

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Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[10] Vote %
    Conservative Wilfrid Heighington 7,013 40.6
    Liberal Patrick Donnelly 5,829 33.8
    Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Regan 4,427 25.6
Total 17,269
1937 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[11] Vote %
    Liberal Allan Lamport 7,509 42.9
    Conservative Wilfrid Heighington 6,730 38.4
    Co-operative Commonwealth William Dennison 2,245 12.8
    Independent-Conservative Dr. H. Glendinning 834 4.8
    Socialist-Labour William Campbell 202 1.2
Total 17,520
1943 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[12] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth William Dennison 5,374 41.5
    Conservative Roland Michener 4,668 36.0
    Liberal Allan Lamport 2,912 22.5
Total 12,954

1945 boundaries

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1945 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[13] Vote %
    Conservative Roland Michener 8,097 43.3
    Co-operative Commonwealth William Dennison 4,985 26.7
    Liberal G.A. Wilson 4,489 24.0
Labor–Progressive Lt. R. Stevenson 1,111 5.9
Total 18,682
1948 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[14] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth William Dennison 8,539 41.3
    Conservative Roland Michener 7,863 38.0
    Liberal Peter Wright 3,900 18.9
Independent Labour Roy Boskett 253 1.2
Socialist Labour H. Debragh 69 0.3
    Independent P.W. Graham 42 0.2
Total 20,666
1951 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[15] Vote %
    Conservative Everett Weaver 6,846 40.6
    Co-operative Commonwealth William Dennison 5,654 33.5
    Liberal Ralph Henson 4,378 25.9
Total 16,878
1955 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[16] Vote %
    Conservative Henry J. Price 5,725 37.5
    Co-operative Commonwealth William Dennison 5,197 33.6
    Liberal James Karfilis 4,301 27.8
Labor–Progressive William Repka 231 1.5
Total 15,454
1959 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[17] Vote %
    Conservative Henry J. Price 5,818 43.6
    Liberal Leslie Sharpe 4,352 32.6
    Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Macaulay 2,952 22.1
Labor–Progressive Larry Arsenault 226 1.7
Total 13,348
1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes

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Vote %
    Conservative Henry J. Price 6,070 43.3
Liberal Joseph Potts 5,485 39.1
New Democratic Giles Endicott 2,133 15.2
Communist Charles Weir 220 1.6
Social Credit George Leslie 125 0.9
Total 14,033

1967 boundaries

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1967 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[19] Vote %
    Conservative Henry J. Price 7,578 36.6
    Liberal Joseph Potts 6,766 32.7
    New Democrat Giles Endicott 6,351 30.7
Total 20,695
1971 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[20] Vote %
    Conservative Margaret Scrivener 13,169 49.5
New Democratic Giles Endicott 8,032 30.2
Liberal Gerry Tooke 5,104 19.2
Social Credit R.H. James 316 1.2
Total 26,621
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[21] Vote %
    Conservative Margaret Scrivener 10,593 40.5
    New Democrat Jim Lemon 7,990 30.5
    Liberal June Rowlands 7,153 27.3
    Independent Vincent Miller 232 0.9
Communist Anna Larsen 205 0.8
Total 26,173
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[22] Vote %
    Conservative Margaret Scrivener 11,892 44.2
    New Democrat Gordon Cressy 11,047 41.0
    Liberal R.M. McClelland 3,807 14.1
Communist R.S. Parkhill 187 0.7
Total 26,933
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[23] Vote %
    Conservative Margaret Scrivener 9,477 39.3
    Liberal Ian Scott 8,459 35.1
    New Democrat Tyrone Turner 5,952 24.7
    Independent Rhino Mappin 237 1.0
Total 24,125
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[24] Vote %
    Liberal Ian Scott 13,095 46.6
    Conservative Julian Porter 9,653 34.4
    New Democrat Barbara Hall 5,132 18.2
Libertarian Earl Epstein 232 0.8
Total 28,112

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
  2. ^ 64 out of 92 polls reporting.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Candidates and their bailiwicks for next Monday's Provincial election; 69 run, 17 can win". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1945-05-29. p. 23.
  4. ^ Provincial Electoral Districts (Map). Cartography by Lands and Surveys Branch, Department of Lands and Forests. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 1967. To find this map in the Ontario Archives, please see sub-series title "Ontario electoral district maps", reference code RG 1-211, File item code RG 1-211-0-0-06.
  5. ^ "St. David candidates face host of issues". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1975-08-23. p. A10.
  6. ^ Canadian Press (1926-12-02). "Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926". The Globe. Toronto. p. 7.
  7. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Joseph Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Wilfrid Heighington's Legislative Assembly information see "Wilfrid Heighington, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Allan Lamport's Legislative Assembly information see "Allan Austin Lamport, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For William Dennison's Legislative Assembly information see "William Dennison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Roland Michener's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel Roland Michener, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Everett Weaver's Legislative Assembly information see "Everett L. Weaver, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Henry Price's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry James Price, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Margaret Scrivener's Legislative Assembly information see "Margaret Scrivener, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
    • For Ian Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "Ian Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  8. ^ "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
  10. ^ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  11. ^ "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  12. ^ Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  13. ^ Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  14. ^ Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  15. ^ Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  16. ^ Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  17. ^ Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  18. ^ Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  19. ^ Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  20. ^ Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
  21. ^ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  22. ^ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  23. ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  24. ^ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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