Toronto—Scarborough

Toronto—Scarborough
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1924
District abolished	1933
First contested	1925
Last contested	1930

Toronto—Scarborough was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the east end of the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of York East riding and consisted of the portion of the City of Toronto east of a line described as starting at the intersection of Pape Avenue with the northern boundary of the city, and following Pape Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Greenwood Avenue, Queen Street East, and then following the alignment of Knox Street south to Lake Ontario.^[1]^[2]

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Broadview, Danforth, and Greenwood electoral districts.

Members of Parliament edit

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from York East
15th	1925–1926	Joseph Henry Harris	Conservative
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Broadview, Danforth and Greenwood

1925 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Scarborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Henry Harris	18,481
	Liberal	Edwin Charles Beer	4,281

1926 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Scarborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Henry Harris	14,938
	Liberal	Frank Norman Walker	3,556

1930 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Scarborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Henry Harris	17,122
	Liberal	William Henry Ford	6,156

^ "Electoral District of Toronto—Scarborough". Library and Archives Canada. 1924. Retrieved 2 June 2023. Representation Act of 1924
^ "Toronto-Scarboro' Riding". The Globe. Toronto. October 10, 1925. p. 15. ProQuest 1351983897.