Woodbine (electoral district)

Woodbine was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1926 to 1967. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Woodbine Avenue. In 1966 there was a major redrawing of the riding boundaries in Toronto and the riding was split. The portion east of Greenwood Avenue was merged into the Beaches—Woodbine and the portion west went into the Riverdale riding.

Not to be confused with Beaches—Woodbine (federal electoral district) or Beaches—Woodbine (provincial electoral district).
Woodbine
Ontario electoral district
Woodbine, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1966
First contested1926
Last contested1967

Boundaries

In 1926 the riding was carved out of the existing riding of Riverdale with the following boundaries. The southern boundary was Lake Ontario. Going north along the west side it formed a line following Knox Avenue all the way to Queen Street East. After short jog east it continued north along Greenwood Avenue until it reached the city limits at Milverton Blvd. The boundary went east following the city limit between Milverton Blvd. and Springdale Blvd. which was in East York. The boundary line turned south at Woodbine Avenue which was followed all the way back to the lake.[1]

Prior to the 1934 election, the riding of Greenwood was dissolved and split between Woodbine to the east and Riverdale to the west. The new western boundary became Jones Avenue from Queen Street East to Danforth Avenue. North of Danforth Avenue the boundary continued along Dewhurst Blvd. and south of Queen Street East the boundary continued along Berkshire Avenue and south to the lake.[2] The boundaries remained until the riding was dissolved prior to the 1967 election.[3]

Members of Provincial Parliament
Woodbine
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from part of Riverdale
17th  1926–1929     George Sylvester Shields Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937 Goldwin Corlett Elgie
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Bert Leavens Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948     Goldwin Corlett Elgie Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951     Bert Leavens Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955     Harold Fishleigh Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963     Ken Bryden New Democratic
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[4]
Merged into the Beaches—Woodbine and Riverdale

Election results

1926 boundaries
1926 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[5][nb 1] Vote %
    Conservative George Shields 8,860 78.6
    Liberal Florabel Dilworth 2,405 21.4
Total 11,265
1929 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    Conservative George S. Shields 6,885 79.4
    Liberal J. A. Kinsella 1,783 20.6
Total 8,668

1934 boundaries
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative G.C. Elgie 9,334 41.8
    Liberal F.M. Walker 7,144 32.0
    Co-operative Commonwealth Fred C. Copp 5,666 25.4
    Independent W.E. Turley 205 0.9
Total 22,349
1937 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    Conservative G.C. Elgie 9,756 43.7
    Liberal Fred Sturgeon 7,425 33.3
    Co-operative Commonwealth B.E. Leavens 5,152 23.1
Total 22,333
1943 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[9] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 8,848 47.9
    Conservative G.C. Elgie 7,232 39.2
    Liberal A. Roy Brown 2,385 12.9
Total 18,465
1945 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[10] Vote %
    Conservative G.C. Elgie 12,083 43.8
    Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 9,821 35.6
    Liberal Perry Ryan 4,199 15.2
IndependentWilliam MacPhee9383.4
Labor–ProgressiveDavid Crichton4591.7
Socialist LabourG.M. Thompson690.3
Total 27,569
1948 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[11] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 12,986 47.4
    Conservative G.C. Elgie 10,694 39.0
    Liberal John Feeley 3,516 12.8
Socialist LabourE. Cook2220.8
Total 27,418
1951 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[12] Vote %
    Conservative Harold Fishleigh 10,480 44.0
    Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 9,347 39.2
    Liberal Gus Faux 4,013 16.8
Total 23,480
1955 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[13] Vote %
    Conservative Harold Fishleigh 8,755 43.7
    Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Bryden 7,450 37.2
    Liberal Raymond Brawley 3,372 16.7
Labor–ProgressiveJames Davis4652.4
Total 20,058
1959 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[14] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Bryden 7,882 41.9
    Conservative Harold Fishleigh 7,616 40.5
    Liberal Donald Kennedy 3,330 17.7
Total 18,829
1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[15] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Bryden 9,020 45.9
    Conservative George Hogan 7,739 39.4
    Liberal John P. Hamilton 2,898 14.7
Total 19,657

References

Notes
  1. 64 out of 92 polls reporting.

Citations
  1. "Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
  2. "Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
  3. Forsyth, Robert (1963-09-12). "Province of Ontario General Election 1963 The Voter's List Act Part III: Woodbine". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 33.
  4. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For George Sylvester Shields's Legislative Assembly information see "George Sylvester Shields, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Goldwin Corlett Elgie's Legislative Assembly information see "Goldwin Corlett Elgie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Bert Leavens' Legislative Assembly information see "Bertram Elijah Leavens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Harold Fishleigh's Legislative Assembly information see "Harold Ferguson Fishleigh, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Ken Bryden's Legislative Assembly information see "Kenneth Bryden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  5. "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
  6. "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
  7. "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  8. "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  9. Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  10. Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  11. Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  12. Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  13. Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  14. Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  15. Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
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