St. George was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen’s Park. It was created in downtown Toronto in 1926 and was merged into the riding of St. George—St. David in 1987. The seat covered much of the city’s central core, roughly similar to the current riding of Toronto Centre. At its dissolution it stretched from University Avenue to Parliament Street and from the waterfront north past St. Clair.
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Boundaries[edit]
The riding was formed in 1926 from parts of the old Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast ridings. Its western boundary starting at Toronto Harbour went north following the line of Simcoe Street. At Queen Street West it jogged east a block to University Avenue. It followed this street north continuing along Queen’s Park Crescent East and Avenue Road north to St. Clair Avenue West. At St. Clair it turned east and went to Yonge Street. At Yonge it turned south and followed this street to Bloor Street. It then turned east following Bloor until it reached Sherbourne Street. It then followed Sherbourne back south until it met the harbour.[1]
Prior to the 1934 election, the riding boundaries were changed. The western boundary was moved east to Bay Street. The boundary followed Bay Street north from the harbour until it curved northwest to meet Davenport Road. It followed Davenport until it met Avenue Road. It turned north following Avenue Road north skirting Upper Canada College on the east side until it met the old Belt Line Railway right-of-way. It then headed southeast following the right-of-way until it reached Yonge Street. From here it turned south following a line through the Mount Pleasant cemetery and through a ravine called the Vale of Avoca (these days it is called David Balfour Park). It followed the ravine until it reached the CPR right-of-way. It headed east along this right-of-way until it reached MacLennan Avenue. It then turned south following this street and continued south on the same line when it turned into Sherbourne Street at Bloor. It continued along Sherbourne Street until it reached the harbour.[2]
Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]
Election results[edit]
1926 boundaries[edit]
1926 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[3][5][nb 4]
Vote %
Conservative
Henry Scholfield
7,699
57.1
Prohibitionist
J.W.S. Lowry
2,887
21.4
Independent-Conservative
Cecil W. Armstrong
1,600
11.9
Independent-Conservative
E.W.J. Owens
711
5.3
Liberal
W. M. Endle
587
4.4
Total
13,484
1934 boundaries[edit]
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1937 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[8][nb 5]
Vote %
Liberal
Ian Strachan
10,915
52.4
Conservative
C.A. Maguire
8,465
40.6
Labour
Jean Laing
1,460
7.0
Total
20,840
1945 boundaries[edit]
1945 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[10]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Dana Porter
11,940
54.2
Co-operative Commonwealth
Bert Carson
5,887
26.7
Liberal
Fred Needham
4,219
19.1
Total
22,046
1948 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[11]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Dana Porter
11,826
49.2
Co-operative Commonwealth
Frank Frier
7,285
30.3
Liberal
John A. MacVicar
4,907
20.4
Total
24,018
1951 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[12]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Dana Porter
10,004
56.9
Co-operative Commonwealth
Frank Frier
4,341
24.7
Liberal
Harvey Lynes
3,238
18.4
Total
17,583
1955 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[13][nb 6]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Dana Porter
7,298
55.6
Liberal
Joseph Keenan
3,282
25.0
Co-operative Commonwealth
Frank Frier
2,550
19.4
Total
13,130
By-election, May 12, 1958
Party
Candidate
Votes[14][nb 7]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Allan Lawrence
5,518
58.4
Liberal
Jean Brown
2,996
31.7
Co-operative Commonwealth
Iona Samis
851
9.0
Social Credit
Dorothy Cureatz
78
0.8
Total
9,443
1959 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[15]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Allan Lawrence
7,959
54.4
Liberal
Jean Brown
4,900
33.5
Co-operative Commonwealth
Iona Samis
1,781
12.2
Total
14,640
1963 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[16]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Allan Lawrence
9,144
54.1
Liberal
Vincent Reid
5,507
32.6
New Democrat
Kenneth Hamilton
1,927
11.4
Social Credit
Neil Carmichael
313
1.9
Total
1,891
1967 boundaries[edit]
1967 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[17]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Allan Lawrence
9,703
44.4
Liberal
Bruce Thomas
7,182
32.9
New Democrat
Harry Pope
4,972
22.7
Total
21,857
1975 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[20]
Vote %
Liberal
Margaret Campbell
10,677
41.8
Progressive Conservative
Frank Vasilkioti
8,505
33.3
New Democrat
Lukin Robinson
5,858
22.9
Communist
Elizabeth Hill
272
1.1
Independent
Marshall Evoy
248
1.0
Total
25,560
1977 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[21]
Vote %
Liberal
Margaret Campbell
10,289
37.0
Progressive Conservative
Frank Vasilkioti
9,807
35.3
New Democrat
Lukin Robinson
6,171
22.2
Independent
D.M. Campbell
1,083
3.9
Libertarian
David T. Anderson
272
1.0
Communist
Fred Weir
159
0.6
Total
27,781
1985 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[23][nb 9]
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
Susan Fish
10,736
34.7
New Democrat
Diana Hunt
10,031
32.4
Liberal
Joe Mifsud
8,844
28.6
Libertarian
Michael Beech
1,015
3.3
Independent
Karol Birczy
327
1.1
Total
30,953
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
^In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
^Resigned January 30, 1958 to accept appointment as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
^Resigned September 19, 1972 in order to run for Federal parliament.
^106 out of 111 polls reporting.
^144 out of 147 polls reporting.
^127 out of 144 polls reporting.
^118 out of 119 polls reporting.
^Results listed as ‘nearly complete’.
^207 out of 220 polls reporting.
Citations[edit]
^“Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits”. Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
^“Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight”. Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
^ abCanadian Press (1926-12-02). “Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926”. The Globe. Toronto. p. 7.
^For a listing of each MPP’s Queen’s Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Henry Scholfield’s Legislative Assembly information see “Henry Scholfield, MPP”. Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
For Ian Strachan’s Legislative Assembly information see “Ian Thomas Strachan, MPP”. Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
For Dana Porter’s Legislative Assembly information see “Dana Harris Porter, MPP”. Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
For Allan Lawrence’s Legislative Assembly information see “Allan Frederick Lawrence, MPP”. Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
For Margaret Campbell’s Legislative Assembly information see “Margaret Campbell, MPP”. Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
For Susan Fish’s Legislative Assembly information see “Susan A. Fish, MPP”. Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
^“Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats”. The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
^“Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature”. The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
^“Detailed Election Results”. The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
^“Ontario Voted By Ridings”. The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
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