Eglinton was a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of
Toronto Northeast riding.
It initially consisted of Ward Nine of the city of Toronto.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded as follows: from the intersection of the Canadian National Railway line and Yonge Street, north along Yonge Street, west along Cameron Avenue, north along Easton Street, west along Sheppard Avenue West, south along Bathurst Street, southwest along Highway 401, south along the Spadina Expressway, Beechmount Avenue and Benner Avenue, east along Briar Hill Avenue, south along Castlewood Road, east along Eglinton Avenue, south along Elmsthorpe Avenue, and southeast along the C.N.R. line to Yonge Street.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Eglinton—Lawrence
Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
It covers a portion of Toronto northwest of downtown. It stretches from Yonge Street in the ea ...
,
St. Paul's and
Willowdale ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
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Liberal Conservative Coalition
, George Rolland
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On Mr. Sharp's resignation, 2 May 1978:
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Further reading
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Federal electoral districts of Toronto