Greenwood (Ontario provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Greenwood was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1926 to 1934. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Greenwood Avenue. The riding lasted less than ten years when the riding was dissolved and split between the neighbouring ridings of Riverdale to the west and Woodbine to the east.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
 Greenwood, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution. | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1925 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1926 |
| Last contested | 1929 |
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 Carlaw Avenue north to the city limits. The boundary went east following the city limits until it reached Greenwood Avenue. From here it went south to Queen Street East. A short jog west to Knox Avenue which was followed south to its end. This line was extended south to the lake.[1]
Prior to the 1934 election, the riding was dissolved and split between Woodbine to the east and Riverdale to the west.[2]
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Greenwood | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Prior to 1926 part of the Riverdale riding[3] | ||||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | George Smith | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[4] | ||||
| Merged into the Riverdale and the Woodbine ridings after 1934 | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes[3][5][nb 1] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Smith | 9,090 | 78.6 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Rennick | 2,472 | 21.4 | |
| Total | 11,562 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Smith | 5,784 | 79.0 | |
| Liberal | Joseph C. Smith | 1,534 | 21.0 | |
| Total | 8,668 |
