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Don Mills (electoral district)

Don Mills (electoral district)

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada


Don Mills was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and lasted until the provincial redistribution in 1996. The riding was formally retired with the 1999 provincial election. At its abolition, the riding consisted of the neighbourhoods of Woodbine Gardens and Parkview Hill in the borough of East York plus the neighbourhoods of Flemingdon Park and the southern part of Don Mills in North York (all of North York south of Lawrence Avenue). It was abolished into Don Valley East, Don Valley West and Beaches—East York.

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The riding was a bastion of strength for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for most of its history, and was represented by moderate Tory cabinet ministers Dennis Timbrell and David Johnson at different times. The Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party both represented the riding between 1987 and 1993.

Boundaries

The riding was created in 1963, one of several new ridings in Metro. The initial boundaries were the North York city limits on the south and east and west and Lawrence Avenue East formed the northern boundary.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Electoral results

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References

Notes

  1. Ward died in office (cancer), January 22, 1993.

Citations

  1. "Metro Voters Hold the Balance: Don Mills". The Globe and Mail. 1963-09-23. p. 7.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Stanley Randall's Legislative Assembly information see "Stanley John Randall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Dennis Timbrell's Legislative Assembly information see "Dennis Roy Timbrell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Murad Velshi's Legislative Assembly information see "Murad Velshi, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Margery Ward's Legislative Assembly information see "Margery Ward, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For David Johnson's Legislative Assembly information see "David John Johnson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  3. "Ontario voters 'fed up' with NDP, Tory Johnson says". The Toronto Star. Toronto. 1993-04-02. p. A13.

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