Broadview (electoral district)

Broadview was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Toronto East and Toronto—Scarborough ridings.

Broadview
Ontario electoral district
The boundaries of Broadview as they were from 1933 to 1947
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1976
First contested1935
Last contested1978
Demographics
Population (1941)59,454
Electors (1945)41,299
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

It initially consisted of the part of the city of Toronto bounded by a line drawn north from Lake Ontario along Leslie Avenue, west along Eastern Avenue, north along Rushbrook Avenue, west along Queen Street, north along Jones Avenue, west along Danforth Avenue, north along Langford Avenue, thence west along the city limits, and south and west along the Don River to Toronto Bay.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded by a line drawn north from Lake Ontario along Leslie Street, east along Queen Street East, north along Greenwood Avenue, west along Sammon Avenue, south along Pape Avenue, west along Fulton Avenue to Broadview Avenue, south along the Don River, west along Lake Shore Boulevard East, and south along Cherry Street to Lake Ontario.

Its provincial counterpart in elections to the Ontario Legislative Assembly was the riding of Riverdale which covered much of the same area.

Broadview was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Beaches, Broadview—Greenwood and Rosedale ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Toronto East and Toronto—Scarborough
18th  1935–1940     Thomas Langton Church Conservative
19th  1940–1945     National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1950†
 1950–1953 George Hees
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     David Hahn Liberal
27th  1965–1968     John Gilbert New Democratic
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1978
 1978–1979 Bob Rae
Riding dissolved into Beaches, Broadview—Greenwood and Rosedale

Election results

1935 Boundaries

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThomas Langton Church11,380
LiberalHarold P. Snelgrove7,527
Co-operative CommonwealthGraham Spry5,167
ReconstructionJohn C. MacCorkindale3,793
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National GovernmentThomas Langton Church14,474
LiberalGeorge Gressewell7,866
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Grube2,613
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeThomas Langton Church13,011
LiberalJoseph McNamara6,362
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Grube5,414
Labor–ProgressiveFred Collins694
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeThomas Langton Church10,507
LiberalRuth Radford9,316
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Grube7,636
Socialist LabourWilliam Blackwood Hendry271

On Mr. Church's death, 7 February 1950:

By-election on 15 May 1950
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Hees10,399
LiberalRuth Elizabeth Radford6,055
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Grube4,975
Socialist LabourCharles Weir184
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Hees10,403
LiberalJoseph J. Carroll6,316
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Gargrave3,910
Labor–ProgressiveWilliam Kashtan224
Socialist LabourAlan Sanderson130
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Hees12,815
LiberalTerrence R. Doidge4,664
Co-operative CommonwealthRon Burns4,078
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Hees15,364
LiberalGeorge A. Taylor4,738
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Alan Lee3,356
SocialistRoss Dowson447
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Hees8,929
LiberalDavid Hahn7,658
New DemocraticGerry Gallagher5,330
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Hahn8,743
Progressive ConservativeGlen Day6,684
New DemocraticJohn Gilbert5,574
Social CreditTom Comerford166
IndependentFred Graham149
Socialist LabourAlan Sanderson43
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticJohn Gilbert8,232
LiberalDavid Hahn6,876
Progressive ConservativeRichard H. Lyall5,481
Socialist LabourWilliam B. Hendry147

1966 Boundaries

The boundaries of Broadview as they were from 1966 to 1976
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticJohn Gilbert10,406
LiberalBob Sutherland9,929
Progressive ConservativeBetty M. Knight4,752
Socialist LabourWilliam B. Hendry202
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticJohn Gilbert11,063
Progressive ConservativeTom Clifford7,903
LiberalPeter Murphy7,465
No affiliationAlfred Dewhurst123
No affiliationRon Hall54
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticJohn Gilbert9,392
LiberalLou Yankou8,158
Progressive ConservativeBob Jamieson5,617
IndependentWalter Belej137
CommunistAngelo E. Giannakopoulos128
Marxist–LeninistSusan Dennis101

On Mr. Gilbert's resignation, 28 April 1978:

By-election on 16 October 1978
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticBob Rae8,388
Progressive ConservativeTom Clifford7,968
LiberalPhilipp Valeris3,466
CommunistTom Lianos204

See also

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