Forest Hill (electoral district)

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Forest Hill (1963–1967)
York—Forest Hill (1967–1975)
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1963
District abolished1975
First contested 1963
Last contested 1971
Demographics
Census division(s) Toronto
Census subdivision(s) Toronto

Forest Hill was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1975. Forest Hill riding was located in the former village of Forest Hill and the borough of York east of Dufferin Street. It had a large Jewish community, representing about 30% of the population.

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Two Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The first, Edward Arunah Dunlop, Jr., was a son of Edward Arunah Dunlop, a veteran provincial politician who had previously represented the riding of Renfrew North. Former Toronto mayor Philip Givens represented the riding until it was abolished in 1975.

In the redistribution that took effect in the 1975 election, Forest Hill went to the riding of St. Andrew--St. Patrick and the borough of York sections went to the riding of Oakwood.

Members of Provincial Parliament

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Created from York South riding 1963
Forest Hill
27th  1963–1967   Edward Dunlop Progressive Conservative
York—Forest Hill
28th  1967–1971   Edward Dunlop Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975   Philip Givens Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Oakwood and York South ridings after 1975

Electoral results

Forest Hill

1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [2] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeEdward Dunlop10,02041.2
  New DemocratSidney Midacik7,74731.9
  LiberalDouglas Matthews6,53226.9
Total24,299

York—Forest Hill

1967 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [3] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeEdward Dunlop12,08243.8
  New DemocratLeon Kumove8,43330.6
  LiberalDouglas Matthews7,07825.7
Total27,593
1971 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [4] Vote %
  LiberalPhil Givens13,85141.4
  Progressive ConservativeBarry Lowes12,47637.3
  New DemocratFiona Nelson7,13721.3
Total33,463

References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Edward Dunlop's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Arunah Dunlop, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Phil Givens's Legislative Assembly information see "Philip Gerard Givens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "Who Won Which Seats In P.C.s Ontario Sweep". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 20.
  3. Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Provincial election results in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 66.
  4. Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.