Toronto East (federal electoral district)

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Toronto East
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Toronto East riding, in 1904
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested1934

Toronto East (called East Toronto until 1903) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

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East Toronto initially consisted of St. Lawrence, St. Davids and St. James Wards of the city of Toronto. In 1872, St. James Ward was excluded from the riding. After 1903, the boundaries varied, but generally included the part of the city east of Sherbourne Street.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Broadview and Greenwood ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
East Toronto
1st  1867–1872   James Beaty Sr. Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1875   John O'Donohoe Liberal–Conservative
 1875–1878   Samuel Platt Independent
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887   John Small Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896 Emerson Coatsworth
8th  1896–1900   John Ross Robertson Independent Conservative
9th  1900–1904   Albert Edward Kemp Conservative
Toronto East
10th  1904–1908   Albert Edward Kemp Conservative
11th  1908–1911   Joseph Russell Independent
12th  1911–1916   Albert Edward Kemp Conservative
 1916–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Edmond Baird Ryckman Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1930
 1930–1934†
 1934–1935 Thomas Langton Church
Riding dissolved into Broadview and Greenwood

Election history

East Toronto

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative James Beaty 1,113
  Reformer William Thomas Aikins [1] 980
 UnknownMr. Allen1
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative James Beaty, Sr. 872
  Liberal John O'Donohoe 775
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal-Conservative John O'Donohoe 1,289
 UnknownE. Coatsworth1,152
By-election: On Election being declared void, 18 January 1875: East Toronto
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Samuel Platt 1,396
 Unknown John O'Donohoe 982
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Samuel Platt 1,743
 UnknownEd Galley1,052
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Small 1,922
 UnknownThomas Thompson1,496
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Small 2,858
  Liberal Alfred Young1,603
  Independent Ernest A. Macdonald 164
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Emerson Coatsworth 3,520
  Liberal Alex E. Wheeler2,056
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Conservative John Ross Robertson 4,631
  Conservative Emerson Coatsworth 3,012
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Albert E. Kemp 4,074
  Liberal George Anderson2,830
  Labour Andrew McFarren93

Toronto East

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Albert Edward Kemp 4,125
  Liberal John Knox Leslie1,993
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Joseph Russell 4,039
  Conservative Albert Edward Kemp 3,246
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Albert Edward Kemp 7,082
  Independent Joseph Russell 2,281
  Liberal James Pearson1,878
  Labour James Richards463
By-election: On Mr. Kemp being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 14 December 1916: Toronto East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Albert Edward Kemp acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Government Albert Edward Kemp 15,894
  Opposition John Tristam Vick4,399
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmond Baird Ryckman 5,392
Progressive Walter Leigh Rayfield 3,984
  Independent Thomas Foster 3,680
  Labour John William Bruce1,822
  Liberal Elizabeth Bethune Kiely52
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmond Baird Ryckman 17,663
  Liberal Gerald Farrell4,036
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmond Baird Ryckman 13,789
  Liberal Kathleen Bennett3,299
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmond Baird Ryckman 13,423
  Liberal Robert A. Allen 6,348
By-election: On Mr. Ryckman being appointed Minister of National Revenue, 25 August 1930: Toronto East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmond Baird Ryckman acclaimed
By-election: On Mr. Ryckman's death, 24 September 1934: Toronto East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Thomas Langton Church 13,227
  Liberal Harold Proctor Snelgrove10,721
  Co-operative Commonwealth Graham Spry 4,649

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