Toronto Northwest (provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toronto Northwest was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1914 to 1926. It occupied an area north of college and Gerrard between Lansdowne and Spadina. In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northwest being split between five new ridings called from west to east, Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
Toronto Northwest in relation to other Toronto ridings in 1914 | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1926 |
| First contested | 1914 |
| Last contested | 1923 |
The riding was a dual riding in that it elected two members to the Ontario provincial legislature.
Boundaries
In 1914 the riding was parts of the Toronto North and Toronto West ridings. It bordered College Street, Lansdowne Avenue on the west, Spadina Avenue on the east and the city limits to the north.[1]
In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northwest being split between the new ridings of Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick.
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1914 part of Toronto North and Toronto West ridings | ||||
| Seat A | ||||
| 14th | 1914–1918 | Thomas Crawford[a] | Conservative | |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | |||
| 16th | 1923–1924 | |||
| 1924–1926 | William Edwards | Conservative | ||
| Seat B | ||||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | William McPherson | Conservative | |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Henry Cooper | Liberal | |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Arthur Nesbitt | Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2] | ||||
| Merged into Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick after 1926 | ||||
Election results
Elections were run as separate races for Seat A and Seat B rather than a combined race.
Seat A
| Party | Candidate | Votes[3][b] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 4,430 | 61.0 | |
| Liberal | Farmer[c] | 2,838 | 39.0 | |
| Total | 7,268 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[4][5][e] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 17,759 | 53.8 | |
| Liberal | James G. Cane | 15,223 | 46.2 | |
| Total | 32,982 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Crawford | 17,088 | 85.4 | |
| Liberal | H.S. Mullowney | 2,917 | 14.6 | |
| Total | 20,005 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Edwards | 7,640 | 81.9 | |
| Labour | J.A. Young | 1,683 | 18.1 | |
| Total | 9,323 |
Seat B
| Party | Candidate | Votes[3][b] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William McPherson | 4,383 | 59.4 | |
| Liberal | McTaggart[c] | 2,649 | 35.9 | |
| Socialist | James[c] | 341 | 4.6 | |
| Total | 7,373 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[4][5][e] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Cooper | 17,515 | 51.9 | |
| Conservative | William McPherson | 16,203 | 48.1 | |
| Total | 33,718 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Nesbitt | 11,154 | 65.0 | |
| Progressive | W.E. Groves | 3,706 | 20.9 | |
| Liberal | Henry Cooper | 2,506 | 14.1 | |
| Total | 17,726 |