York South (Ontario provincial electoral district)

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York South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1926
District abolished1996
First contested 1926
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Census division(s) Toronto
Census subdivision(s) Toronto

York South was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999.

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History

The provincial riding of York South first came into existence for the 1926 Ontario election. It was slightly smaller than the federal riding but covered much of the same area. For most of the period after World War II, it was a bastion of the Ontario CCF and its successor, the NDP, being the riding of three CCF/NDP leaders in the Ontario legislature, Ted Jolliffe, Donald C. MacDonald and Bob Rae.

When the government of Mike Harris changed Ontario's electoral law so that federal and provincial ridings matched, most of York South was merged into York South—Weston. Smaller portions of the old riding became parts of Parkdale—High Park and Davenport.

Members of Provincial Parliament

York South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from York North
17th  1926–1929   Leopold Macaulay Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Ted Jolliffe Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948  Howard Julian Sale Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951   Ted Jolliffe Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955   William George Beech Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959   Donald C. MacDonald [nb 1] Co-operative Commonwealth
26th  1959–1961
 1961–1963   New Democratic
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1982
 1982–1985 Bob Rae [nb 2]
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1996
 1996–1999   Gerard Kennedy Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Dissolved into York South—Weston, Parkdale—High Park and Davenport

Election results

1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [2] Vote %
  ConservativeLeopold Macaulay10,24266.5
  ProgressiveDillon [nb 3] 5,16233.5
Total15,404
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [2] Vote %
  ConservativeLeopold Macaulay7,28071.4
  LiberalG.W.P. Hood2,91228.6
Total10,192
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution 1934TorontoRidings.jpg
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [3] Vote %
  ConservativeLeopold Macaulay10,16239.8
  LiberalD.W. Lang9,14235.8
  Co-operative CommonwealthLuke Teskey5,54621.7
Communist E.G. Humphries7062.8
Total25,556
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [4] [nb 4] Vote %
  ConservativeLeopold Macaulay10,06338.5
  LiberalD.W. Lang9,00034.4
  Co-operative CommonwealthLuke Teskey6,79326.0
  IndependentHughes [nb 3] 2370.9
  IndependentDebragh [nb 3] 360.1
Total26,129
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [5] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthE.B. Jolliffe10,47748.9
  Progressive ConservativeG.M. Dix8,26038.6
  LiberalEdward Evans2,68012.5
Total21,417
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [6] Vote %
Progressive Conservative H.G. Sale14,00241.3
Co-operative Commonwealth E.B. Jolliffe12,76937.7
Liberal F.J. MacRae5,98217.6
Labor–Progressive Oscar Brookes9492.8
Social Credit John D. Scott2110.6
Total33,913
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [7] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthE.B. Jolliffe19,23749.6
  Progressive ConservativeW.S. Gibson14,72837.9
  LiberalRagnar Johnson4,84812.5
Total38,813
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [8] Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Beech13,75639.7
  Co-operative CommonwealthE.B. Jolliffe13,14037.9
  LiberalRobert Colucci6,85519.8
Labor–Progressive Norman Penner 8772.5
Total34,628
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [9] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthDonald MacDonald14,15644.4
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Beech12,50539.2
  LiberalBert Robinson4,17213.1
Labor–Progressive David Kashton1,0283.2
Total31,861
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [10] Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthDonald MacDonald14,44646.9
  Progressive ConservativeAlice Bickerton9,13329.7
  LiberalFred McDermott5,50817.9
  Independent-ConservativeC.J. Garfunkel1,2284.0
Labor–Progressive Sam Walsh 4541.5
Total30,769
1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [11] Vote %
   New Democrat Donald MacDonald10,52948.0
  Progressive ConservativeWilliam Thomson6,79230.9
  LiberalAlbert Robinson4,63321.1
Total21,954
1967 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [12] Vote %
  New DemocratDonald MacDonald13,06964.9
  Progressive ConservativeJohn Holley6,79233.7
  LiberalAlbert Robinson2731.4
Total19,836
1971 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [13] Vote %
  New DemocratDonald MacDonald12,31148.1
  Progressive ConservativeDouglas Saunders9,52437.2
  LiberalEd Direnfield3,78614.8
Total25,621
1975 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [14] Vote %
  New DemocratDonald MacDonald13,36548.4
  Progressive ConservativeJames Trimbee7,08325.7
  Liberal Alan Tonks 6,49423.6
Communist Mike Phillips6122.2
Total27,554
1977 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [15] Vote %
  New DemocratDonald MacDonald14,13650.5
  Progressive ConservativeAustin Clarke7,65827.4
  LiberalMichael E. Kolle5,30619.
Communist Mike Phillips5261.9
Libertarian Ken Korentayer3391.2
Total27,965
1981 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [16] Vote %
  New DemocratDonald MacDonald9,72537.3
  LiberalLes Green8,11331.1
  Progressive ConservativeBarbara Jafelice7,72829.7
Communist Mike Phillips4871.9
Total26,053
By-election November 4, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes [17] Vote %
  New DemocratBob Rae11,28645.6
  Liberal John Nunziata 8,73235.3
  Progressive ConservativeBarbara Jafelice4,41017.8
Libertarian Myron Petriw2451.0
   Christian Credit Party John Turmel 670.3
Total24,470
1985 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [18] Vote %
  New DemocratBob Rae16,46554.3
  LiberalHorace Hale6,68722.0
  Progressive ConservativeToomas Ounapua5,37617.7
  IndependentPaul Schultze1,0713.5
  IndependentLucile Beikott4101.4
Libertarian Dusan Kubas3411.1
Total30,350
1987 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [19] Vote %
  New DemocratBob Rae13,14744.1
  Liberal Alan Tonks 12,90743.3
  Progressive ConservativeFred De Francesco3,30011.3
Libertarian Dusan Kubas4251.4
Total29,779
1990 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [20] Vote %
  New DemocratBob Rae15,80265.6
  LiberalOzzie Grant4,53418.8
  Progressive ConservativeAndrew Feldstein2,54110.5
Libertarian Alex MacDonald7593.2
Green Phil Sarazen4521.9
Total22,677
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes [21] Vote %
  New DemocratBob Rae10,44241.3
  Progressive ConservativeLarry Edwards7,72630.6
  Liberal Hagood Hardy 6,02523.8
Family Coalition Don Pennell3051.2
Green David James Cooper2190.9
  Independent Kevin Clarke 1700.7
Libertarian Roma Kelembet1530.6
   Natural Law Bob Hyman1240.5
Communist Darrell Rankin 1050.4
Total25,269
By-election May 23, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes [22] Vote %
  LiberalGerrard Kennedy7,77439.8
  New Democrat David Miller 6,65634.1
  Progressive Conservative Rob Davis 5,09526.1
Total19,525

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Notes

  1. Retired on July 31, 1982 to allow Bob Rae to run.
  2. Resigned February 29, 1996.
  3. 1 2 3 First name not given in reference.
  4. 168 out of 187 polls reporting.

Citations

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Leopold Macaulay's Legislative Assembly information see "Leopold Macaulay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Ted Jolliffe's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Bigelow Jolliffe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Howard Sale's Legislative Assembly information see "Howard Julian Sale, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For William Beech's Legislative Assembly information see "William George Beech, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Donald C. MacDonald's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Cameron MacDonald, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Bob Rae's Legislative Assembly information see "Bob Keith Rae, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Gerard Kennedy's Legislative Assembly information see "Gerard Kennedy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. 1 2 Canadian Press (1929-10-31). "Provincial Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. p. 5.
  3. "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  4. "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  5. Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  6. Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
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  11. 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.
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  13. Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
  14. Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  15. Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  16. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  17. "Rae hold York South for NDP". The Toronto Star. Toronto. 1982-11-05. p. A1,A23.
  18. Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  19. "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
  20. "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.
  21. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  22. "Liberals win York South". The Toronto Star. Toronto. 1999-05-24. p. A1,A34.