Don Mills was a provincial electoral district in

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, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and lasted until the provincial redistribution in 1996. The riding was formally retired with the 1999 provincial election. At its abolition, the riding consisted of the neighbourhoods of

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and

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in the borough of

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plus the neighbourhoods of

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and the southern part of

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in North York (all of North York south of Lawrence Avenue). It was abolished into

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and

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. The riding was a bastion of strength for the

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for most of its history, and was represented by moderate Tory

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and David Johnson at different times. The

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and the New Democratic Party both represented the riding between 1987 and 1993.

Boundaries

The riding was created in 1963, one of several new ridings in Metro. The initial boundaries were the North York city limits on the south and east and west and Lawrence Avenue East formed the northern boundary.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Electoral results

References

Notes

Citations

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don Mills (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario Provincial electoral districts of Toronto