Bellwoods

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Bellwoods
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Toronto Provincial Ridings 1926a.pdf
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1987
First contested 1926
Last contested 1985

Bellwoods was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada in the old City of Toronto's west-end. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 until 1987, [1] when it was abolished and redistributed into the Dovercourt, and Fort York districts. [2]

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Boundaries

The district was named after Trinity Bellwoods Park, where the original Trinity College campus was located. It was created in 1926 from the Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest ridings. The boundaries varied over its 61 years, with its most northern boundary being the city limits just north of St. Clair Avenue. The eastern boundary went as far as Bathurst Street, and its western boundary eventually ended at Dovercourt Road. Bellwoods was demographically a mainly working class district, with a significant immigrant population. As of 2011, the area that Bellwoods represented is divided among the current Davenport, St. Paul's and Trinity—Spadina electoral districts.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Bellwoods
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created in 1926 from parts of Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest
17th  1926–1929   William Edwards Conservative
18th  1929–1934   Thomas Bell Conservative
19th  1934–1937   Arthur Roebuck [nb 1] [nb 2] Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   A. A. MacLeod Labor–Progressive
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955   John Yaremko Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977   Ross McClellan New Democratic
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [3]
Merged into Dovercourt and Fort York after 1987

Election results

1926 boundaries

1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [4] [5] [nb 3] Vote %
  ConservativeW.H. Edwards687075.3
  Liberal-ProhibitionistArthur Frost224824.7
Total9,118
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [6] Vote %
  ConservativeThomas H. Bell5,05674.6
  LabourGeorge Watson1,33419.7
Communist T. Buck 3925.8
Total6,782

1934 boundaries

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution 1934TorontoRidings.jpg
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [7] Vote %
  LiberalA.W. Roebuck8,17252.6
  ConservativeT.H. Bell5,16733.3
  IndependentJ. Smith1,1727.5
Communist T. Buck1,0166.5
Total15,527
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [8] Vote %
  LiberalA.W. Roebuck12,05269.1
  ConservativeJohn Noble5,09429.2
  Socialist-LabourCarl Neilson3051.7
Total17,451
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [9] Vote %
  LabourA.A. MacLeod4,23230.3
  Progressive ConservativeJ.P.E. Williams3,71426.6
  LiberalGeorge Bagwell3,49125.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthLou Isaacs2,53818.2
Total13,975
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [10] Vote %
Labor–Progressive A.A. MacLeod6,63235.2
  Progressive ConservativeJ.P.E. Williams5,69930.2
  Co-operative CommonwealthA.V. Russell3,62619.2
  LiberalA. Farmer2,89615.4
Total18,853
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] Vote %
Labor–Progressive A.A. MacLeod7,70437.0
  Progressive ConservativeGeorge Renison6,46731.1
  Co-operative CommonwealthJ.S. Midanik4,36320.9
  LiberalJohn Ryan2,29311.0
Total20,827
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [12] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Yaremko5,54633.6
  LiberalJoseph Gould5,18731.4
Labor–Progressive A.A. MacLeod3,32120.1
  Co-operative CommonwealthMarvin Gordon2,45314.9
Total16,507
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [13] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Yaremko5,32438.4
  LiberalJoseph Gould5,09036.7
  Co-operative CommonwealthBert Groves1,88213.6
Labor–Progressive Stewart Smith 1,56711.3
Total13,863
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [14] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Yaremko6,23454.6
  LiberalNick Manfredo2,62923.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthNick Rudisi1,78815.7
Labor–Progressive Michael Lucas 7656.7
Total11,416
1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [15] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Yaremko6,03851.0
  LiberalJames Mizzoni4,00833.9
   New Democrat Herbert Hyman1,79215.1
Total11,838

1966 boundaries

1967 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [16]
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Yaremko6,64647.4
  LiberalWilliam Bassel4,21730.1
  New DemocratFrank Parrill2,67419.1
  IndependentErnest Barr4903.5
Total14,027
1971 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [17] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Yaremko7,83151.1
  New DemocratHelen Roedde3,95725.8
  LiberalFrank Kennedy3,52323.0
Total15,311

1974 boundaries

1975 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [18] Vote %
  New DemocratRoss McClellan4,92138.2
  LiberalMillie Caccia4,48234.7
  Progressive ConservativeElio Madonia3,24925.2
Communist R.J. Orlandini2471.9
Total12,899
1977 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [19] Vote %
  New DemocratRoss McClellan6,37748.6
  LiberalMillie Caccia3,33225.4
  Progressive ConservativeMaria Sgro2,92522.3
Communist Scarth Heap1941.5
  IndependentRonald Rogers1561.2
Libertarian Grace-Ann Paulson1501.1
Total13,134
1981 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [20] Vote %
  New DemocratRoss McClellan5,10140.9
  LiberalWalter Bardyn4,76638.2
  Progressive ConservativeTina Gabriel2,16617.4
Communist S. Baillargeon2502.0
  IndependentRonald Rogers1791.4
Total12,462
1985 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [21] Vote %
  New DemocratRoss McClellan8,05147.9
  LiberalWalter Bardyn6,52738.8
  Progressive ConservativeBento De Sao Jose1,92611.5
  IndependentRonald Rogers3161.8
Total16,820

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References

Notes

  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. Roebuck resigned March 08, 1940 in order to run for Federal Parliament. The seat remained vacant until the 1943 election.
  3. 64 out of 92 polls reporting.

Citations

  1. "Map of Toronto showing Provincial Ridings and city limits". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 26.
  2. Sheppard, Robert (1986-07-31). "Redistribution of Ontario ridings expected to spark party infighting". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A5.
  3. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Henry Edwards's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Edwards, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Thomas Hamilton Bell's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Hamilton Bell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Arthur Wentworth Roebuck's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Wentworth Roebuck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Albert Alexander MacLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Alexander MacLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For John Yaremko's Legislative Assembly information see "John Yaremko, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Ross A. McClellan's Legislative Assembly information see "Ross A. McClellan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  4. Canadian Press (1926-12-02). "Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926". The Globe. Toronto. p. 7.
  5. "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
  6. "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
  7. "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  8. "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  9. Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  10. Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  11. Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  12. Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  13. Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  14. Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  15. 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.
  16. Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  17. Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
  18. Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  19. Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  20. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  21. Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.