Toronto—Scarborough

Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Toronto—Scarborough was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the east end of the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of York East riding and consisted of the portion of the City of Toronto east of a line described as starting at the intersection of Pape Avenue with the northern boundary of the city, and following Pape Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Greenwood Avenue, Queen Street East, and then following the alignment of Knox Street south to Lake Ontario.[1][2]

LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1933
First contested1925
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Toronto—Scarborough
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1933
First contested1925
Last contested1930
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The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Broadview, Danforth, and Greenwood electoral districts.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from York East
15th  1925–1926     Joseph Henry Harris Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Broadview, Danforth and Greenwood
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Election history

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1925 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Scarborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph Henry Harris 18,481
  Liberal Edwin Charles Beer 4,281
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1926 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Scarborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph Henry Harris 14,938
  Liberal Frank Norman Walker 3,556
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1930 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Scarborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Joseph Henry Harris 17,122
  Liberal William Henry Ford 6,156
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See also

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