Eglinton (provincial electoral district)

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Eglinton
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Toronto Provincial Ridings 1926a.pdf
Eglinton, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1996
First contested 1926
Last contested 1995

Eglinton was a provincial electoral district located in Toronto, Ontario. From 1926 until 1999 it elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. At its abolishment in 1999 it consisted of the neighbourhoods of Davisville and Lawrence Park in the north end of the old city of Toronto. It was abolished into Eglinton—Lawrence, Don Valley West and St. Paul's.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Eglinton
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
created in 1926 from parts of York West and York East ridings [1]
17th  1926–1929   Herbert Ball Conservative
18th  1929–1934 Alvin Coulter McLean
19th  1934–1937   Harold Kirby [nb 1] Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Leslie Blackwell Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955 William Dunlop [nb 2]
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1961
 1962–1963 Leonard Reilly
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977 Roy McMurtry
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987 David James McFadden
34th  1987–1990   Dianne Poole Liberal
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999   Bill Saunderson Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [2]
Merged into Eglinton—Lawrence, Don Valley West and St. Paul's ridings after 1999

Election results

1926 boundaries

1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [1] [3] [nb 3] Vote %
  ConservativeHerbert Ball10,08662.2
  LiberalF.A. Magee6,13737.8
Total16,223
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [4] Vote %
  ConservativeAlvin McLean10,64060.8
  LiberalHarold J. Kirby6,85339.2
Total17,493

1934 boundaries

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution 1934TorontoRidings.jpg
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [5] Vote %
  LiberalHarold Kirby11,38243.4
  ConservativeA.C. McLean9,89437.7
  IndependentG.A. Little3,06811.7
  Dry LiberalR.F. Mack1,7336.6
  IndependentG. McConnell1350.5
Total26,212
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [6] Vote %
  LiberalHarold Kirby14,75648.6
  ConservativeLeslie Blackwell13,74945.3
  Co-operative CommonwealthT.L. Teeter1,8576.1
Total30,362
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [7] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeslie Blackwell13,35150.1
  LiberalHarold Kirby6,79225.5
  Co-operative CommonwealthRussell Gee6,51224.4
Total26,655
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [8] [nb 4] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeslie Blackwell22,78064.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthRay Ruggles6,29617.7
  LiberalE.W. Rush5,56515.6
Labor–Progressive R.A. McLean9572.7
Total35,598
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [9] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeslie Blackwell18,67351.7
  LiberalFred Duncan9,22625.5
  Co-operative CommonwealthRonald Monkman8,23722.8
Total36,136
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [10] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Dunlop21,76764.1
  LiberalFrank Nash7,03822.5
  Co-operative CommonwealthWalter Parker4,57013.5
Total34,575
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Dunlop15,92556.2
  LiberalDavid Anderson9,98635.2
  Co-operative CommonwealthRoy Begley2,3128.2
  IndependentGeorge Rolland1250.4
Total28,348
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [12] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Dunlop14,83957.4
  LiberalAlex Thompson7,87030.4
  Co-operative CommonwealthJack Inman3,15412.2
Total25,863
By-election January 18, 1962
PartyCandidateVotes [13] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeonard Reilly11,38545.3
  LiberalJean Newman11,20044.6
   New Democrat Eamonn Martin2,52910.1
Total25,114
1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [14] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeonard Reilly18,46655.6
  LiberalJean Newman11,84435.7
   New Democrat Tom Stevens2,8768.7
Total33,186

1966 boundaries

1967 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [15] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeonard Reilly15,21654.0
  LiberalMichael Miller8,46530.0
  New DemocratPeter Morgan4,50116.0
Total28,182
1971 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [16] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeLeonard Reilly19,94057.0
  LiberalHugh Morris10,17529.1
  New DemocratRobert Imlay4,85513.9
  IndependentRobert M. Walesnil0.0
Total34,970

1974 boundaries

1975 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [17] Vote %
Progressive Conservative Roy McMurtry17,26452.3
Liberal Frank Judge10,49231.8
New Democratic Eileen Elmy4,71314.3
Social Credit Ann Harris2880.9
Independent Donald Redekop2520.8
Total33,009
1977 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [18] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeRoy McMurtry19,19558.8
  Liberal Sean McCann 7,55823.2
  New DemocratEileen B. Elmy5,15915.8
Libertarian Linda Cain4071.2
  IndependentJohn Stifel3090.9
Total32,628
1981 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [19] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeRoy McMurtry17,72565.0
  LiberalKeith Polson5,69920.9
  New DemocratEileen Elmy3,55013.1
Libertarian Angelo Cosentini3031.1
Total27,277
1985 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [20] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeDavid McFadden13,49643.6
  LiberalDianne Poole12,58940.7
  New DemocratJohn Goodfellow4,88015.8
Total30,964

1987 boundaries

1987 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [21] Vote %
  LiberalDianne Poole13,79444.3
  Progressive ConservativeDavid McFadden13,08242.0
  New DemocratMichael Lee3,77212.1
Libertarian Richard Lubbock3841.2
  IndependentJohn Stifel1230.4
Total31,155
1990 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [22] Vote %
  LiberalDianne Poole12,03236.0
  Progressive ConservativeAnn Vanstone11,85935.5
  New DemocratJay Waterman7,77223.2
Green Dan King1,3404.0
Libertarian Scott Bell4481.3
Total33,451
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [23] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeBill Saunderson17,49648.8
  LiberalDianne Poole12,90436.0
  New DemocratAdam Di Carlo4,59712.8
Green Dan King3951.1
   Natural Law Linda Martin3254.0
  IndependentFernand Deschamps1230.3
Total35,840

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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. Died in office February 2, 1961.
  3. 108 out of 120 polls reporting.
  4. 179 out of 200 polls.

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 Herbert Ball's Legislative Assembly information see "Herbert Henry Ball, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Alvin McLean's Legislative Assembly information see "Alvin Coulter McLean, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Harold Kirby's Legislative Assembly information see "Harold James Kirby, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Leslie Blackwell's Legislative Assembly information see "Leslie Egerton Blackwell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For William Dunlop's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Dunlop, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Leonard Reilly's Legislative Assembly information see "Leonard Mackenzie Reilly, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Roy McMurtry's Legislative Assembly information see "Roland "Roy" McMurtry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For David McFadden's Legislative Assembly information see "David James McFadden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Dianne Poole's Legislative Assembly information see "Dianne Poole, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    • For Bill Saunderson's Legislative Assembly information see "William J. Saunderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  3. "Result of ballot in the 112 Ontario constituencies". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. 1926-12-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  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.
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  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. "Liberal win 3, PCs 2: Government keeps seats in Toronto". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1963-01-19. p. 1.
  14. 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.
  15. Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  16. Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
  17. Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  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 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2012-09-04.