Toronto West (federal electoral district)

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Toronto West
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Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested 1904
Last contested 1921

Toronto West was a federal electoral district in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. This riding was created in 1903 when West Toronto riding was renamed, and reduced from electing two members of the House of Commons to one.

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Toronto West initially consisted of the portion of the city of Toronto east of Palmerston Avenue and north of Queen Street West. In 1914, the riding was redefined to consist of the portion of the City of Toronto bounded by Queen Street West, Spadina Avenue, Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Toronto South and Toronto West Centre ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from West Toronto
10th  1904–1908   Edmund Boyd Osler Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Horatio Clarence Hocken Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Conservative
Riding dissolved into Toronto West Centre and Toronto South

Election history

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmund Boyd Osler 4,464
  Liberal Alfred Taylour Hunter2,573
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmund Boyd Osler 4,772
  Independent James Hunter Duthie2,419
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Edmund Boyd Osler 11,442
  Liberal Gordon Waldron3,437
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Government (Unionist) Horatio Clarence Hocken 12,648
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Charles Wesley Kerr3,030
  Labour John William Bruce2,053
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Horatio Clarence Hocken 5,920
  Liberal Alfred Taylour Hunter3,913
  Labour Harriet Dunlop Prenter 1,741

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