Toronto East (provincial electoral district)

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Toronto East
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Toronto East riding, created in 1894
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911

Toronto East, also known as East Toronto, was a provincial riding that was created in Toronto, Ontario when the country of Canada was established in 1867. At the time Toronto was divided into two ridings, East Toronto and West Toronto. In 1886, these ridings were dissolved and a combined riding of the entire city was created which elected three members. In 1894 this riding was split into four parts of which Toronto East was one. It occupied the eastern part of the old city of Toronto. From 1908 to 1914 it elected two members to the legislature.

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In 1914 the Toronto East district was abolished. The districts of Toronto East, Toronto North, Toronto South and Toronto West were replaced by Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto Southwest and Toronto Southeast, which were constituted as two-member districts. Parkdale and Riverdale were created as single-member constituencies.

Boundaries

In 1867, when the province of Ontario was established, two ridings were created to represent the city of Toronto. Toronto East was created from the city wards of St. Lawrence, St. Davids and St. James.

In 1886 the district was abolished and Toronto, a multi-member district covering the entire city, was created, which elected three members to the legislature.

The riding was re-formed in 1894. In the second incarnation, the boundaries were Lake Ontario to the south and Danforth Avenue to the north. The western boundary consisted of Sherbourne Street north to Carlton Street, east along Carlton to Sumach Street and north along Sumach to the Danforth. Its eastern border consisted of Coxwell Avenue north to Queen Street East, west along Queen to Greenwoods Avenue (now Greenwood Avenue) and north along Greenwoods to the Danforth. [1]

In 1914, the riding was split between the new ridings of Toronto Southeast and Riverdale.

Members of Provincial Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding established in 1867
1st 1867–1871   Matthew Cameron [nb 1] Conservative
2nd 1871–1875
3rd 1875–1878
1878–1879   Alexander Morris Conservative
4th 1879–1883
5th 1883–1886
Riding dissolved into combined Toronto riding in 1886
Riding reestablished in 1894
8th 1894–1898   George Ryerson Protestant Protective Association
9th 1898–1902   Robert Pyne [nb 2] Conservative
10th 1902–1905
11th 1905–1908
Seat A
12th 1908–1911  Robert PyneConservative
13th 1911–1914
Seat B
12th 1908–1911  Thomas Richard WhitesidesConservative
13th 1911–1914
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [2]
Merged into Toronto Southeast and Riverdale ridings after 1911

Election results

1867-1886

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Matthew Crooks Cameron 1,17856.28
Liberal Mr. Stock91443.67
Independent R.M. Allen10.05
Total valid votes2,09349.80
Eligible voters4,203
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Crooks Cameron 1,23252.563.72
Liberal Mr. Medcalf1,11247.44+3.77
Turnout2,34452.26+2.46
Eligible voters4,485
Conservative hold Swing 3.75
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [5] Vote %
  ConservativeMatthew Cameron1,91954.7
  LiberalMr. Crooks1,59245.3
Total3,511

1894-1914

1894 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [6] Vote %
  ConservativeGeorge Ryerson8,22482.7
  LiberalMr.Armstrong1,71917.3
Total9,943
1898 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [7] Vote %
  ConservativeRobert Pyne3,09767.6
  LiberalMr. Caldwell1,48732.4
Total4,584
1902 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [8] Vote %
  ConservativeRobert Pyne3,13651.9
  LiberalL.V. McBrady2,21437.0
  SocialistJ. Simpson3759.5
  Socialist-LabourC.A. Kemp751.5
Total5,970
1905 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [9] [10] Vote %
  ConservativeRobert Pyne3,56772.1
  LiberalW.L. Edmonds1,19824.2
  SocialistW.G. Gribble1843.7
Total4,949

Seat A

1908 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] [12] Vote %
  ConservativeRobert Pyne4,73077.7
  LabourMr. Bruce1,01316.6
  SocialistW.G. Gribble3445.7
Total6,087
1911 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [13] [14] Vote %
  ConservativeRobert Pyne3,42878.7
  LabourD. Bullock92721.3
Total4,355

Seat B

1908 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] [12] Vote %
  ConservativeThomas Whitesides2,81143.6
  Independent ConservativeJoseph Russell2,47138.3
  LiberalMr. Bryans97915.2
  SocialistMr. Drury1902.9
Total6,451
1911 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [13] [14] Vote %
  ConservativeThomas Whitesides2,78863.8
  LabourJ.B. Reid1,07624.6
  LiberalJames Stevenson50911.6
Total4,373

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References

Notes

  1. Resigned in 1878 to accept appointment as a judge.
  2. On 21 February 1905, Pyne resigned in order to recontest the seat due to his appointment as Minister of Education. This was known as a ministerial by-election.

Citations

  1. "The Registration Divisions". The Globe. 2 June 1894. p. 16.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Matthew Cameron's Legislative Assembly information see "Matthew Crooks Cameron, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For Alexander Morris's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Morris, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For George Ryerson's Legislative Assembly information see "George Sterling Ansel Ryerson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For Robert Pyne's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Allan Pyne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For Thomas Whitesides's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Richard Whitesides, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. "General Election: For the province of Ontario the polling". The Globe. Toronto. January 19, 1875. p. 1.
  6. "Mowat Seven Times a Conqueror". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1894-06-27. p. 1.
  7. "Liberals Wield an Axe". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1898-03-02. p. 2.
  8. "Toronto is still Tory". The Globe. Toronto. 1902-05-30. p. 8.
  9. "Toronto Leads the Van in Conservative Sweep". The Globe. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 8.
  10. "Conservatives Roll up 10,000 Majority". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 4.
  11. 1 2 "The City Returns Came in Quickly, The Vote in Toronto". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 10.
  12. 1 2 "Toronto Yet Tory; A Straight Eight: Liberals and Independents Were All Defeated". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 4.
  13. 1 2 "Toronto is Totally Tory Again". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 3.
  14. 1 2 "Only 41,000 Votes in City Ridings". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 8.