Spadina (electoral district)

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Spadina
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
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Spadina's boundaries from 1976 to 1987
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested 1979
Last contested 1984
Spadina's boundaries from 1966 to 1976 Spadina, 1966.png
Spadina's boundaries from 1966 to 1976

Spadina was a Canadian electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1988. It covered a portion of the western-central Toronto, Ontario. Its name comes from the Spadina Avenue, which runs through the heart of the riding.

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It was formed in 1933 from portions of Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto West Centre, and Toronto South. Its boundaries changed repeatedly over the years, when it created it stretched far north to the edge of the city boundaries. As this northern portion of became more populated it was split off into other ridings. Its eastern and western boundaries were more consistent, with it stretching from John Street in the east to Bathurst Street in the west. In 1987, due to the relative decrease in the population of downtown Toronto compared to other areas, it was merged with Trinity to form Trinity—Spadina. Some portions also went to the eastern riding of Rosedale.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest,
Toronto West Centre and Toronto South
18th  1935–1940   Samuel Factor Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 David Croll
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1955
 1955–1957   Charles Edward Rea Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963   Sylvester Perry Ryan Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1969
 1969–1970   Independent
 1970–1972   Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974   Peter Stollery Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1981
 1981–1984   Dan Heap New Democratic
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Trinity—Spadina and Rosedale

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Samuel Factor 14,768
  Conservative Nathan Phillips 10,047
Communist Joseph Salsberg 3,646
Reconstruction D.A. Balfour3,432
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jacob Romer1,866
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Samuel Factor 20,506
  National Government George Gooderham Blackstock14,148
Communist Stewart Smith 2,922
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal David Croll 17,978
  Progressive Conservative George Hees 10,846
Labor–Progressive Sam Carr 10,050
  Co-operative Commonwealth Kay Montague Morris2,769
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal David Croll 23,652
  Progressive Conservative Willard M. Box9,407
  Co-operative Commonwealth William Andrew White 5,969
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal David Croll 15,496
  Progressive Conservative Averell Robinson6,554
  Co-operative Commonwealth Elgin Ferguson Blair3,270
Labor–Progressive Joshua Gershman1,938
By-election, after Croll was appointed to the Senate, 24 October 1955
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 6,740
  Liberal Samuel Godfrey6,096
Labor–Progressive Joseph Salsberg 3,894
  Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Waisglass2,873
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 10,348
  Liberal Philip Givens 9,496
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Kedzierzykowski3,031
Labor–Progressive Annie Buller Guralnick 668
Social Credit Dorothy Cureatz464
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 14,616
  Liberal Philip G. Givens 10,596
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Kedzierzykowski3,040
Labor–Progressive Sam Walsh 652
Social Credit Dorothy Cureatz233
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 11,982
  Progressive Conservative John Bassett 9,088
  New Democratic Party Robert Beardsley5,026
 IndependentStanley Taube415
Social Credit James Audy227
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 14,850
  Progressive Conservative Frank Chambers6,094
  New Democratic Party Robert Beardsley5,888
Social Credit Angelo Tomasini332
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 12,005
  New Democratic Party Robert Beardsley5,604
  Progressive Conservative Burt Richardson5,337
  New Capitalist L. Ferris Kendall-Leicester174
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 9,379
  New Democratic Party Dan Heap 3,943
  Progressive Conservative Victor Bagnato3,353
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 8,334
  New Democratic Party Bob Beardsley5,622
  Progressive Conservative Perry Ryan 5,616
 No affiliationMaggie Bizzell226
 No affiliationSyd Stern145
 No affiliationMitchell Bornstein114
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 9,393
  Progressive Conservative June Marks 3,989
  New Democratic Party Jack Shapiro3,536
Communist Maggie Bizzell156
Marxist–Leninist Maureen K. Cruise96
 IndependentAnn Noble87
 No affiliationMashel Teitelbaum75
1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 12,542
  New Democratic Party John Foster8,765
  Progressive Conservative Alan Pope 7,213
Libertarian Paul Wakfer192
Communist Mike Gidora158
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Seed108
 IndependentRonald Rodgers76
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 13,280
  New Democratic Party John Foster8,232
  Progressive Conservative Eric Jackman5,929
Rhinoceros John Douglas250
Libertarian Don Redekop227
Rhinoceros Salvatore Pileggi146
Communist Mike Gidora91
 No affiliationNick Decarlo77
 No affiliationWayne Elliott60
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Seed59
 IndependentRonald G. Rodgers34
Canadian federal by-election, August 17, 1981
Appointment of Peter Stollery to the Senate
PartyCandidateVotes
New Democratic Dan Heap 7,586
Liberal Jim Coutts 7,372
Progressive Conservative Laura Sabia 6,581
Rhinoceros Decriminalized Douglas233
Libertarian Robert Champlin162
Independent Anne McBride84
Independent John Turmel 69
Independent Ronald Rodgers41
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
New Democratic Dan Heap 13,241
Liberal Jim Coutts 11,880
Progressive Conservative Ying Hope 8,061
Libertarian William E. Burt358
Rhinoceros Mara Maria Proussaefs289
Independent Sam Guha98

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