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Toronto East (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Toronto East.

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.

Toronto East
Ontario electoral district
Toronto East riding, created in 1894
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

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.

Boundaries edit

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.

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

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

Election results edit

1867–1886 edit

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 

1894-1914 edit

1894 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative George Ryerson 8,224 82.7
    Liberal Mr.Armstrong 1,719 17.3
Total 9,943
1898 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    Conservative Robert Pyne 3,097 67.6
    Liberal Mr. Caldwell 1,487 32.4
Total 4,584
1902 Ontario general election
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
1905 Ontario general election
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 edit

1908 Ontario general election
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
1911 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[14][15] Vote %
    Conservative Robert Pyne 3,428 78.7
    Labour D. Bullock 927 21.3
Total 4,355

Seat B edit

1908 Ontario general election
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
1911 Ontario general election
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

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Resigned in 1878 to accept appointment as a judge.
  2. ^ 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 edit

  1. ^ "The Registration Divisions". The Globe. 2 June 1894. p. 16.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  7. ^ "Mowat Seven Times a Conqueror". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1894-06-27. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Liberals Wield an Axe". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1898-03-02. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Toronto is still Tory". The Globe. Toronto. 1902-05-30. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Toronto Leads the Van in Conservative Sweep". The Globe. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Conservatives Roll up 10,000 Majority". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 4.
  12. ^ a b "The City Returns Came in Quickly, The Vote in Toronto". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 10.
  13. ^ a b "Toronto Yet Tory; A Straight Eight: Liberals and Independents Were All Defeated". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 4.
  14. ^ a b "Toronto is Totally Tory Again". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 3.
  15. ^ a b "Only 41,000 Votes in City Ridings". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 8.
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