St. Patrick (electoral district)
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St. Patrick was a provincial electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was established to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly
(MLAs) and then Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
.
The riding was created in 1926, and existed until the 1967
, when redistribution
resulted in St. Patrick being merged with a neighbouring riding to form St. Andrew—St. Patrick
. It covered a section of downtown Toronto.
St. Patrick riding took its name from the former "St. Patrick's ward" of the City of Toronto.
In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly
was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament
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 established to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
(MLAs) and then Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
.
The riding was created in 1926, and existed until the 1967
Ontario general election, 1967
The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, when redistribution
Redistribution (election)
Redistribution , called redistricting in the United States, is the process of changing of political borders. This is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral district boundaries, usually in response to periodic census results that cause malportionment of representation...
resulted in St. Patrick being merged with a neighbouring riding to form St. Andrew—St. Patrick
St. Andrew—St. Patrick
St. Andrew—St. Patrick was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park....
. It covered a section of downtown Toronto.
St. Patrick riding took its name from the former "St. Patrick's ward" of the City of Toronto.
MLAs/MPPs for St. Patrick
- John Allister CurrieJohn Allister CurrieJohn Allister Currie was an Ontario author, journalist and political figure. He represented Simcoe North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1921 as a Conservative and then Unionist member and then represented Toronto Southeast and then St...
, Conservative, (1926-1929) - Edward Joseph Murphy, Conservative, (1929-1934)
- Frederick Fraser Hunter, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
, (1934-1943) - Archibald Kelso Roberts, Conservative, (1943-1948)
- Charles Edward ReaCharles Edward ReaCharles Edward Rea was an Ontario insurance agent and political figure. He represented St. Patrick in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 to 1951 and Spadina in the Canadian House of Commons from 1955 to 1962 as a Progressive Conservative member.He was born in Brandon, Manitoba...
, Progressive Conservative, (1948-1967)
In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament