Eglinton (electoral district)
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Eglinton was a federal electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Toronto Northeast
riding.
It initially consisted of Ward Nine of the city of Toronto.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded as follows: from the intersection of the Canadian National Railway line and Yonge Street, north along Yonge Street, west along Cameron Avenue, north along Easton Street, west along Sheppard Avenue West, south along Bathurst Street, southwest along Highway 401, south along the Spadina Expressway, Beechmount Avenue and Benner Avenue, east along Briar Hill Avenue, south along Castlewood Road, east along Eglinton Avenue, south along Elmsthorpe Avenue, and southeast along the C.N.R. line to Yonge Street.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Eglinton—Lawrence
, St. Paul's and Willowdale
ridings.
|BAKER, Richard Langton
|align="right"|13,786
|-
|LOVERING, Egerton
|align="right"|9,574
|-
|DOUGLAS, A. Carman
|align="right"|5,868
|-
|SPENCE, Ben H.
|align="right"|2,474
|}
|-
|HOBLITZELL, Frederick George
|align="right"| 17,166
|-
|BAKER, Richard Langton
|align="right"|16,926
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|21,476
|-
|RAYFIELD, Frederick William
|align="right"|13,586
|-
|GEE, Russell
|align="right"| 4,435
|-
|VARLEY, Leslie
|align="right"| 382
|-
|BIRRELL, Edgar Shipley
|align="right"| 367
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|19,853
|-
|LONGSTAFFE, Jack Roy
|align="right"|16,426
|-
|CASS-BEGGS, David
|align="right"|4,305
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|17,354
|-
|LONGSTAFFE, Jack Roy
|align="right"| 11,190
|-
|MCENTEE, Douglas Weldon
|align="right"| 2,337
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|25,046
|-
|WILSON, Albert John
|align="right"| 9,468
|-
|GRUBE, Gwenyth
|align="right"| 2,765
|Liberal Conservative Coalition
|ROLLAND, George
|align="right"| 252
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"| 28,565
|-
|WILSON, Albert J.
|align="right"| 9,468
|-
|GRUBE, Gwenyth
|align="right"| 2,646
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald M.
|align="right"| 18,648
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
|align="right"| 17,888
|-
|GAUTHIER, David
|align="right"| 4,113
|-
|DUGGAN, Basil
|align="right"| 341
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
|align="right"| 22,215
|-
|HARDY, Eric
|align="right"| 13,984
|-
|MITCHELL, Malcolm Bowles
|align="right"| 5,151
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
|align="right"| 18,719
|-
|CAMP, Dalton
|align="right"|16,777
|-
|MITCHELL, Malcolm
|align="right"| 5,538
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
|align="right"| 23,215
|-
|MAYNARD, Murray R.
|align="right"| 11,155
|-
|LEMON, James T.
|align="right"| 4,654
|-
|SMIALOWSKI, Arthur L.B.
|align="right"| 164
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
|align="right"|19,389
|-
|MAYNARD, Murray R.
|align="right"| 17,819
|-
|PELRINE, Eleanor
|align="right"| 5,245
|-
|BAINS, Hardial
|align="right"|132
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
|align="right"| 19,951
|-
|MAYNARD, Murray
|align="right"| 16,812
|-
|KEHOE, Betty
|align="right"| 3,798
|-
|PARKHILL, Shane
|align="right"| 137
|-
|ALDERDICE, Kate A.
|align="right"| 110
|-
|BAINS, Hardial S.
|align="right"| 60
|}
On Mr. Sharp's resignation, 2 May 1978:
|-
|PARKER, Rob
|align="right"| 19,485
|-
|ANDERSON, Doris
|align="right"| 7,996
|-
|TAIT, Jim
|align="right"| 2,246
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Toronto Northeast
Toronto Northeast
Toronto Northeast was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario...
riding.
It initially consisted of Ward Nine of the city of Toronto.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded as follows: from the intersection of the Canadian National Railway line and Yonge Street, north along Yonge Street, west along Cameron Avenue, north along Easton Street, west along Sheppard Avenue West, south along Bathurst Street, southwest along Highway 401, south along the Spadina Expressway, Beechmount Avenue and Benner Avenue, east along Briar Hill Avenue, south along Castlewood Road, east along Eglinton Avenue, south along Elmsthorpe Avenue, and southeast along the C.N.R. line to Yonge Street.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Eglinton—Lawrence
Eglinton—Lawrence
Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
, St. Paul's and Willowdale
Willowdale (electoral district)
Willowdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.The riding was created in 1976 from part of Eglinton....
ridings.
Election results
|-|BAKER, Richard Langton
Richard Langton Baker
Richard Langton Baker was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1925 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party in the riding of Toronto Northeast. He was defeated in the same riding in 1926, but, won again in 1930...
|align="right"|13,786
|-
|LOVERING, Egerton
|align="right"|9,574
|-
|DOUGLAS, A. Carman
|align="right"|5,868
|-
|SPENCE, Ben H.
|align="right"|2,474
|}
|-
|HOBLITZELL, Frederick George
|align="right"| 17,166
|-
|BAKER, Richard Langton
|align="right"|16,926
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|21,476
|-
|RAYFIELD, Frederick William
|align="right"|13,586
|-
|GEE, Russell
|align="right"| 4,435
|-
|VARLEY, Leslie
|align="right"| 382
|-
|BIRRELL, Edgar Shipley
|align="right"| 367
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|19,853
|-
|LONGSTAFFE, Jack Roy
|align="right"|16,426
|-
|CASS-BEGGS, David
|align="right"|4,305
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|17,354
|-
|LONGSTAFFE, Jack Roy
|align="right"| 11,190
|-
|MCENTEE, Douglas Weldon
|align="right"| 2,337
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"|25,046
|-
|WILSON, Albert John
|align="right"| 9,468
|-
|GRUBE, Gwenyth
|align="right"| 2,765
|Liberal Conservative Coalition
|ROLLAND, George
|align="right"| 252
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald Methuen
|align="right"| 28,565
|-
|WILSON, Albert J.
|align="right"| 9,468
|-
|GRUBE, Gwenyth
|align="right"| 2,646
|}
|-
|FLEMING, Donald M.
|align="right"| 18,648
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
Mitchell Sharp
Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
|align="right"| 17,888
|-
|GAUTHIER, David
|align="right"| 4,113
|-
|DUGGAN, Basil
|align="right"| 341
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
Mitchell Sharp
Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
|align="right"| 22,215
|-
|HARDY, Eric
|align="right"| 13,984
|-
|MITCHELL, Malcolm Bowles
|align="right"| 5,151
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
Mitchell Sharp
Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
|align="right"| 18,719
|-
|CAMP, Dalton
Dalton Camp
Dalton Kingsley Camp, PC, OC was a Canadian journalist, politician, political strategist and commentator and supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Despite having never been elected to a seat in the House of Commons, he was a prominent and influential politician and a popular...
|align="right"|16,777
|-
|MITCHELL, Malcolm
|align="right"| 5,538
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
Mitchell Sharp
Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
|align="right"| 23,215
|-
|MAYNARD, Murray R.
|align="right"| 11,155
|-
|LEMON, James T.
|align="right"| 4,654
|-
|SMIALOWSKI, Arthur L.B.
|align="right"| 164
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
Mitchell Sharp
Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
|align="right"|19,389
|-
|MAYNARD, Murray R.
|align="right"| 17,819
|-
|PELRINE, Eleanor
|align="right"| 5,245
|-
|BAINS, Hardial
Hardial Bains
Hardial Bains was the founder of the Communist Party of Canada and its leader until his death...
|align="right"|132
|}
|-
|SHARP, Mitchell
Mitchell Sharp
Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
|align="right"| 19,951
|-
|MAYNARD, Murray
|align="right"| 16,812
|-
|KEHOE, Betty
|align="right"| 3,798
|-
|PARKHILL, Shane
|align="right"| 137
|-
|ALDERDICE, Kate A.
|align="right"| 110
|-
|BAINS, Hardial S.
Hardial Bains
Hardial Bains was the founder of the Communist Party of Canada and its leader until his death...
|align="right"| 60
|}
On Mr. Sharp's resignation, 2 May 1978:
|-
|PARKER, Rob
Rob Parker (Canadian politician)
Rob Parker was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a broadcaster, businessman and journalist by career....
|align="right"| 19,485
|-
|ANDERSON, Doris
Doris Anderson
Doris Hilda Anderson, was a Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist.She was born in Calgary, Alberta as Hilda Doris Buck. She attended Crescent Heights High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta in 1945...
|align="right"| 7,996
|-
|TAIT, Jim
|align="right"| 2,246
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...