Woodbine (electoral district)

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Woodbine
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Toronto Provincial Ridings 1926a.pdf
Woodbine, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1966
First contested 1926
Last contested 1967

Woodbine was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1926 to 1967. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Woodbine Avenue. In 1966 there was a major redrawing of the riding boundaries in Toronto and the riding was split. The portion east of Greenwood Avenue was merged into the Beaches—Woodbine and the portion west went into the Riverdale riding.

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Boundaries

In 1926 the riding was carved out of the existing riding of Riverdale with the following boundaries. The southern boundary was Lake Ontario. Going north along the west side it formed a line following Knox Avenue all the way to Queen Street East. After short jog east it continued north along Greenwood Avenue until it reached the city limits at Milverton Blvd. The boundary went east following the city limit between Milverton Blvd. and Springdale Blvd. which was in East York. The boundary line turned south at Woodbine Avenue which was followed all the way back to the lake. [1]

Prior to the 1934 election, the riding of Greenwood was dissolved and split between Woodbine to the east and Riverdale to the west. The new western boundary became Jones Avenue from Queen Street East to Danforth Avenue. North of Danforth Avenue the boundary continued along Dewhurst Blvd. and south of Queen Street East the boundary continued along Berkshire Avenue and south to the lake. [2] The boundaries remained until the riding was dissolved prior to the 1967 election. [3]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Woodbine
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Created from part of Riverdale
17th  1926–1929  George Sylvester Shields Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937 Goldwin Corlett Elgie
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Bert Leavens Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948   Goldwin Corlett Elgie Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951   Bert Leavens Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955   Harold Fishleigh Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963   Ken Bryden New Democratic
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [4]
Merged into the Beaches—Woodbine and Riverdale

Election results

1926 boundaries

1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [5] [nb 1] Vote %
  ConservativeGeorge Shields8,86078.6
  LiberalFlorabel Dilworth2,40521.4
Total11,265
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [6] Vote %
  ConservativeGeorge S. Shields6,88579.4
  LiberalJ. A. Kinsella1,78320.6
Total8,668

1934 boundaries

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution 1934TorontoRidings.jpg
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [7] Vote %
  ConservativeG.C. Elgie9,33441.8
  LiberalF.M. Walker7,14432.0
   Co-operative Commonwealth Fred C. Copp5,66625.4
  IndependentW.E. Turley2050.9
Total22,349
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [8] Vote %
  ConservativeG.C. Elgie9,75643.7
  LiberalFred Sturgeon7,42533.3
  Co-operative CommonwealthB.E. Leavens5,15223.1
Total22,333
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [9] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthBert Leavens8,84847.9
  ConservativeG.C. Elgie7,23239.2
  Liberal A. Roy Brown 2,38512.9
Total18,465
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [10] Vote %
  ConservativeG.C. Elgie12,08343.8
  Co-operative CommonwealthBert Leavens9,82135.6
  LiberalPerry Ryan4,19915.2
Independent William MacPhee9383.4
Labor–Progressive David Crichton4591.7
Socialist Labour G.M. Thompson690.3
Total27,569
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthBert Leavens12,98647.4
  ConservativeG.C. Elgie10,69439.0
  LiberalJohn Feeley3,51612.8
Socialist Labour E. Cook2220.8
Total27,418
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [12] Vote %
  ConservativeHarold Fishleigh10,48044.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthBert Leavens9,34739.2
  LiberalGus Faux4,01316.8
Total23,480
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [13] Vote %
  ConservativeHarold Fishleigh8,75543.7
  Co-operative CommonwealthKen Bryden7,45037.2
  LiberalRaymond Brawley3,37216.7
Labor–Progressive James Davis4652.4
Total20,058
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [14] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthKen Bryden7,88241.9
  ConservativeHarold Fishleigh7,61640.5
  LiberalDonald Kennedy3,33017.7
Total18,829
1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [15] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthKen Bryden9,02045.9
  ConservativeGeorge Hogan7,73939.4
  LiberalJohn P. Hamilton2,89814.7
Total19,657

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References

Notes

  1. 64 out of 92 polls reporting.

Citations

  1. "Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
  2. "Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
  3. Forsyth, Robert (1963-09-12). "Province of Ontario General Election 1963 The Voter's List Act Part III: Woodbine". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 33.
  4. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For George Sylvester Shields's Legislative Assembly information see "George Sylvester Shields, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Goldwin Corlett Elgie's Legislative Assembly information see "Goldwin Corlett Elgie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Bert Leavens' Legislative Assembly information see "Bertram Elijah Leavens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Harold Fishleigh's Legislative Assembly information see "Harold Ferguson Fishleigh, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Ken Bryden's Legislative Assembly information see "Kenneth Bryden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  5. "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
  6. "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
  7. "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  8. "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  9. Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  10. Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  11. Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  12. Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  13. Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  14. Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  15. Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-04-24.