Toronto Northwest (federal electoral district)

Toronto Northwest was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Parkdale, Toronto North and York South ridings.

Toronto Northwest
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1933
First contested1925
Last contested1930

It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto north of Bloor Street, west of Bathurst St. and east of the Northern Division of the Canadian National Railway, the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway eastward and Landsdowne Avenue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Davenport, Spadina, Trinity and York West ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Parkdale, Toronto North and York South
15th  1925–1926     Thomas Langton Church Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 John Ritchie MacNicol
Riding dissolved into Davenport, Spadina, Trinity and York West

Election history

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1925 Canadian federal election: Toronto Northwest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Thomas Langton Church 16,329
  Liberal James Gilchrist 3,106
  Labour James Simpson 1,542
  Independent Conservative Caroline Sophia Brown 544
  Independent Conservative Wallace Cochrane 104
1926 Canadian federal election: Toronto Northwest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Thomas Langton Church 12,071
  Liberal John Frederick Boyd 2,637
  Labour James Simpson 1,267
1930 Canadian federal election: Toronto Northwest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 14,343
  Liberal Farguhar John MacRae 5,513

See also

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