Toronto_East_(provincial_electoral_district)
Toronto East (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Toronto East, also known as East Toronto, was a provincial riding that was created in Toronto, Ontario when the country of Canada was established in 1867. At the time Toronto was divided into two ridings, East Toronto and West Toronto. In 1886, these ridings were dissolved and a combined riding of the entire city was created which elected three members. In 1894 this riding was split into four parts of which Toronto East was one. It occupied the eastern part of the old city of Toronto. From 1908 to 1914 it elected two members to the legislature.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
Toronto East riding, created in 1894 | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
In 1914 the Toronto East district was abolished. The districts of Toronto East, Toronto North, Toronto South and Toronto West were replaced by Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto Southwest and Toronto Southeast, which were constituted as two-member districts. Parkdale and Riverdale were created as single-member constituencies.
In 1867, when the province of Ontario was established, two ridings were created to represent the city of Toronto. Toronto East was created from the city wards of St. Lawrence, St. Davids and St. James.
In 1886 the district was abolished and Toronto, a multi-member district covering the entire city, was created, which elected three members to the legislature.
The riding was re-formed in 1894. In the second incarnation, the boundaries were Lake Ontario to the south and Danforth Avenue to the north. The western boundary consisted of Sherbourne Street north to Carlton Street, east along Carlton to Sumach Street and north along Sumach to the Danforth. Its eastern border consisted of Coxwell Avenue north to Queen Street East, west along Queen to Greenwoods Avenue (now Greenwood Avenue) and north along Greenwoods to the Danforth.[1]
In 1914, the riding was split between the new ridings of Toronto Southeast and Riverdale.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding established in 1867 | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Matthew Cameron[nb 1] | Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | |||
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | |||
| 1878–1879 | Alexander Morris | Conservative | ||
| 4th | 1879–1883 | |||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | |||
| Riding dissolved into combined Toronto riding in 1886 | ||||
| Riding reestablished in 1894 | ||||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | George Ryerson | Protestant Protective Association | |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Robert Pyne[nb 2] | Conservative | |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | |||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | |||
| Seat A | ||||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Robert Pyne | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | |||
| Seat B | ||||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Richard Whitesides | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2] | ||||
| Merged into Toronto Southeast and Riverdale ridings after 1911 | ||||
1867–1886
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,178 | 56.28 | |||||
| Liberal | Mr. Stock | 914 | 43.67 | |||||
| Independent | R.M. Allen | 1 | 0.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,093 | 49.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,203 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,232 | 52.56 | −3.72 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Medcalf | 1,112 | 47.44 | +3.77 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,344 | 52.26 | +2.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,485 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,849 | 53.83 | +1.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Adam Crooks | 1,579 | 45.97 | −1.47 | ||||
| Independent | R.M. Allen | 7 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,435 | 54.42 | +2.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,312 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, December 1878 Resignation of Matthew Crooks Cameron | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Alexander Morris | 1,891 | 50.60 | −3.23 | ||||
| Liberal | J. Leys | 1,846 | 49.40 | +3.43 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,737 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.33 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[6]: 468 | ||||||||
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1894-1914
| Party | Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Ryerson | 8,224 | 82.7 | |
| Liberal | Mr.Armstrong | 1,719 | 17.3 | |
| Total | 9,943 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[8] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Pyne | 3,097 | 67.6 | |
| Liberal | Mr. Caldwell | 1,487 | 32.4 | |
| Total | 4,584 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[9] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Pyne | 3,136 | 51.9 | |
| Liberal | L.V. McBrady | 2,214 | 37.0 | |
| Socialist | J. Simpson | 375 | 9.5 | |
| Socialist-Labour | C.A. Kemp | 75 | 1.5 | |
| Total | 5,970 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[10][11] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Pyne | 3,567 | 72.1 | |
| Liberal | W.L. Edmonds | 1,198 | 24.2 | |
| Socialist | W.G. Gribble | 184 | 3.7 | |
| Total | 4,949 |
Seat A
| Party | Candidate | Votes[12][13] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Pyne | 4,730 | 77.7 | |
| Labour | Mr. Bruce | 1,013 | 16.6 | |
| Socialist | W.G. Gribble | 344 | 5.7 | |
| Total | 6,087 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[14][15] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Pyne | 3,428 | 78.7 | |
| Labour | D. Bullock | 927 | 21.3 | |
| Total | 4,355 |
Seat B
| Party | Candidate | Votes[12][13] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Whitesides | 2,811 | 43.6 | |
| Independent Conservative | Joseph Russell | 2,471 | 38.3 | |
| Liberal | Mr. Bryans | 979 | 15.2 | |
| Socialist | Mr. Drury | 190 | 2.9 | |
| Total | 6,451 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[14][15] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Whitesides | 2,788 | 63.8 | |
| Labour | J.B. Reid | 1,076 | 24.6 | |
| Liberal | James Stevenson | 509 | 11.6 | |
| Total | 4,373 |
Notes
- Resigned in 1878 to accept appointment as a judge.
- On 21 February 1905, Pyne resigned in order to recontest the seat due to his appointment as Minister of Education. This was known as a ministerial by-election.
Citations
- "The Registration Divisions". The Globe. 2 June 1894. p. 16.
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Matthew Cameron's Legislative Assembly information see "Matthew Crooks Cameron, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- For Alexander Morris's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Morris, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- For George Ryerson's Legislative Assembly information see "George Sterling Ansel Ryerson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- For Robert Pyne's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Allan Pyne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- For Thomas Whitesides's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Richard Whitesides, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- "Mowat Seven Times a Conqueror". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1894-06-27. p. 1.
- "Liberals Wield an Axe". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1898-03-02. p. 2.
- "Toronto is still Tory". The Globe. Toronto. 1902-05-30. p. 8.
- "Toronto Leads the Van in Conservative Sweep". The Globe. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 8.
- "Conservatives Roll up 10,000 Majority". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 4.
- "The City Returns Came in Quickly, The Vote in Toronto". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 10.
- "Toronto Yet Tory; A Straight Eight: Liberals and Independents Were All Defeated". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 4.
- "Toronto is Totally Tory Again". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 3.
- "Only 41,000 Votes in City Ridings". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 8.