Dovercourt (provincial electoral district)

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Dovercourt
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Toronto Provincial Ridings 1926a.pdf
Dovercourt in context with the other Toronto ridings in 1926.
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1996
First contested 1926
Last contested 1995

Dovercourt was the name of a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from the 1926 election to the 1999 election. When it was established, it bordered Brockton on to the west, York South to the north, and Bracondale on the east. Lake Ontario was its southern border for most of its existence. At its abolition in 1999, it consisted of that part of the city of Toronto bounded on the north by the former city limits, on the east by Bathurst Street, on the south by Bloor Street and on the west by the CN Railway and St. Clair Avenue. It was redistributed into Davenport, St. Paul's and Trinity—Spadina ridings.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Dovercourt
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Prior to 1926 part of Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest ridings [1]
17th  1926–1929   Samuel Wright Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937   William Duckworth [nb 1] [nb 2] Conservative
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951   George Eamon Park Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955   David Kerr Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963   Andy Thompson Liberal
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971   Dante De Monte Liberal
29th  1971–1975   George Adam Nixon Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977   Tony Lupusella [nb 3] New Democratic
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990   Liberal
35th  1990–1995   Tony Silipo New Democratic
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [2]
Merged into Davenport, St. Paul's and Trinity—Spadina ridings after 1999

Election results

1926 boundaries

1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [1] [3] [nb 4] Vote %
  ConservativeSamuel T. Wright6,24067.3
  LiberalAngus Gillies3,03332.7
Total9,273
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [4] Vote %
  ConservativeS.T. Wright4,51167.9
  LiberalRobert D. Stanley2,13132.1
Total6,642

1934 boundaries

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution 1934TorontoRidings.jpg
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [5] Vote %
  ConservativeWilliam Duckworth9,25341.1
  LiberalJ.M. Darymple8,87439.4
  Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Cruden4,19618.6
  LabourJames Reid2171.0
Total22,540
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [6] [nb 5] Vote %
  ConservativeWilliam Duckworth10,64749.2
  LiberalRobert Leslie8,06637.3
  Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Kelly2,50811.6
  LabourJohn Berry2731.3
  Liberal ProgressiveRobert Harding1540.7
Total21,648
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [7] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Duckworth7,08044.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthFred Dowling5,04931.4
  LiberalCyril Young2,51615.6
  Independent-CCFGeorge Granell1,4419.0
Total16,086
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [8] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Duckworth11,50746.6
  Co-operative CommonwealthW.R. Lucas6,67627.0
  LiberalHarold Locke5,32021.5
Labor–Progressive E. Morton1,1934.8
Total24,696
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [9] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthEamon Park12,24448.2
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Duckworth9,18636.2
  LiberalO.H. Dunn3,97715.7
Total25,407
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [10] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeDavid Kerr8,56639.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthEamon Park8,11036.9
  LiberalPat Roach5,29824.1
Total21,974
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeDavid Kerr6,24236.1
  Co-operative CommonwealthEamon Park5,86733.9
  LiberalHarold Lockie4,63926.8
Labor–Progressive George Jackson5613.2
Total17,309
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [12] Vote %
  LiberalAndrew Thompson5,30835.1
  Progressive ConservativeDavid Kerr4,94832.7
  Co-operative CommonwealthGordon Brennan4,41829.2
Labor–Progressive J. Jackson4693.1
Total15,143
1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [13] Vote %
  LiberalAndrew Thompson6,91945.7
  Progressive ConservativeLawrence Odette4,79431.6
   New Democrat Jack White 3,44322.7
Total

1966 boundaries

1967 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [14] Vote %
  LiberalDante DeMonte6,18444.0
  New DemocratOtto Bressan4,59832.7
  Progressive ConservativeKay Armstrong2,84120.2
Communist Bruce Magnuson 4263.0
Total14,049
1971 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [15] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeGeorge Nixon6,22734.7
  New DemocratSteve Penner6,17234.4
  LiberalDante DeMonte5,13028.6
Communist William Stewart4342.4
Total

1974 boundaries

1975 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [16] [17] Vote %
  New DemocratTony Lupusella5,74841.8
  Progressive ConservativeGeorge Nixon4,38531.9
  LiberalAgosto Venier3,01321.9
Communist William Stewart5003.6
  IndependentHugh Yearwood910.7
Total
1977 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [18] Vote %
  New DemocratTony Lupusella7,28948.0
  Progressive ConservativeGeorge Nixon4,29428.3
  LiberalA. David MacDonald3,09720.4
Communist William Stewart3722.4
Libertarian Maureen Cain1330.9
Total15,185
1981 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [19] Vote %
  New DemocratTony Lupusella5,30937.4
  LiberalGil Gillespie5,08835.8
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Burgana3,38623.8
  IndependentVince Comero2581.8
Communist Mel Doig1641.2
Total14,205
1985 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [20] Vote %
  New DemocratTony Lupusella6,67239.5
  LiberalGil Gillespie6,37337.7
  Progressive ConservativeJoe Palozzi3,55721.0
Communist Gordon Massie2981.8
Total16,900

1987 boundaries

1987 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [21] Vote %
  LiberalTony Lupusella10,13850.3
  New Democrat Ross McClellan 9,18445.6
  Progressive ConservativeNorm Panzica5002.5
Libertarian D'Arcy Cain3301.6
Total20,152
1990 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [22] Vote %
  New DemocratTony Silipo10,96654.1
  LiberalTony Lupusella6,89434.0
  Progressive ConservativeAllan Brown1,2726.3
Green Norman Allan5812.9
Libertarian Fred Lambert5662.8
Total20,279
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [23] Vote %
  New DemocratTony Silipo9,04947.2
  LiberalMaria Dasilva-Skultety5,56129.0
  Progressive ConservativeMalcolm Mansfield3,56018.6
Green Shelley Lipsey3902.0
  IndependentAmani Oakley2611.4
  Natural LawErica Kindl1790.9
Libertarian Douglas Quinn1610.8
Total19,161

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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. The Conservative party changed their name to Progressive Conservative before the 1943 election.
  3. On December 17, 1986 crossed the floor to sit as a Liberal.
  4. 55 out of 65 polls reporting.
  5. 153 out of 161 polls reporting.

Citations

  1. 1 2 Canadian Press (1926-12-02). "Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926". The Globe. Toronto. p. 7.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Samuel Wright's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Thomas Wright, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For William Duckworth's Legislative Assembly information see "William Duckworth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For George Park's Legislative Assembly information see "George Eamon Park, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For David Kerr's Legislative Assembly information see "David McMaster Kerr, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Andrew Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Ernest Joseph Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Dante De Monte's Legislative Assembly information see "Dante Matthew De Monte, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For George Nixon's Legislative Assembly information see "George Adam Nixon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Antonio Lupusella's Legislative Assembly information see "Antonio Lupusella, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Tony Silipo's Legislative Assembly information see "Tony Silipo, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
  4. "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
  5. "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  6. "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  7. Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  8. Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  9. Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  10. Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  11. Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  12. Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  13. 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.
  14. Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  15. Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
  16. Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  17. 109 out of 113 polls reporting.
  18. Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  19. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  20. Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  21. "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
  22. "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.
  23. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-09-04.