Oriole (provincial electoral district)
Oriole was a provincial electoral district in North York, Ontario, Canada. It was created from York Mills riding in 1975 and merged into Willowdale and Don Valley East ridings after 1999.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1975 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1975 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
There were three members who represented this riding during its history, most notably Elinor Caplan and her son David Caplan, both of whom held cabinet posts during their incumbency.
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Oriole | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Created from York Mills riding in 1975 | ||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | John Williams | Progressive Conservative | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Elinor Caplan[nb 1] | Liberal | |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | |||
| 35th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 36th | 1995–1997 | |||
| 1997–1999 | David Caplan | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Willowdale and Don Valley East ridings after 1999 | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes[2] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Williams | 12,327 | 38.8 | |
| Liberal | Bob Reid | 12,035 | 37.9 | |
| New Democrat | Ken Crooke | 7,409 | 23.3 | |
| Total | 31,771 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[3] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Williams | 14,127 | 44.3 | |
| Liberal | Luella Lumley | 9,669 | 30.3 | |
| New Democrat | Fred Birket | 6,697 | 21.0 | |
| Independent | Jim McMillan | 915 | 2.9 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Miniato | 280 | 0.9 | |
| Independent | Arthur V. Wright | 179 | 0.6 | |
| Total | 31,867 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[4] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Williams | 15,644 | 49.7 | |
| Liberal | David Pretty | 11,400 | 36.2 | |
| New Democrat | Lynn McDonald | 4,445 | 14.1 | |
| Total | 31,489 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[5] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 17,406 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | John Williams | 13,501 | 37.8 | |
| New Democrat | Lorne Strachan | 3,659 | 10.3 | |
| Libertarian | George Graham | 1,105 | 3.1 | |
| Total | 35,671 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 16,229 | 59.7 | |
| Conservative | Frudelle Briel | 5,709 | 21.0 | |
| New Democrat | Judy Rebick | 4,407 | 16.2 | |
| Libertarian | George Graham | 822 | 3.0 | |
| Total | 27,167 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 10,680 | 41.8 | |
| New Democrat | Lennox Farrell | 8,478 | 33.1 | |
| Conservative | Sam Bilich | 5,475 | 21.4 | |
| Libertarian | Roland Brown | 596 | 2.3 | |
| Green | Greg Knittl | 350 | 1.4 | |
| Total | 25,579 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[8] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 11,164 | 43.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Sutherland | 10,130 | 39.6 | |
| New Democrat | David Cox | 3,665 | 14.3 | |
| Independent | Bernadette Michael | 243 | 1.0 | |
| Natural Law | Donna Anderson | 227 | 0.9 | |
| Green | Don Roebuck | 115 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 25,544 |
| Ontario provincial by-election, September 4, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | David Caplan | 9,954 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Greene | 5,163 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jim Kafieh | 1,700 | ||||||
| Independent | Bernadette Michael | 132 | ||||||
| Green | Shelly Lipsey | 96 | ||||||
References
Notes
- Resigned her seat on May 1, 1997 in order to run for Federal parliament in riding of Thornhill.
Citations
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For John Williams's Legislative Assembly information see "John Reesor Williams, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- For Elinor Caplan's Legislative Assembly information see "Elinor Caplan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- For David Caplan's Legislative Assembly information see "David Caplan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
- Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
- Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
- "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.
- "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
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