Parkdale was a Canadian federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1917 to 1979. It included the community of
Parkdale in the western part of
Toronto
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, Ontario. It was created in 1914 from
Toronto West
Toronto West was a federal electoral district in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. This riding was created in 1903 when West Toronto riding was renamed, and reduced fr ...
, and continued to exist until 1976 when most of it was merged into
Parkdale—High Park
Parkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It was created during the 1976 electoral boundaries redistribution from parts of Parkdale, High ...
with some sections into
Trinity
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.
Boundary history
It initially consisted of the part of the city of Toronto west of a line beginning where Queen Street West meets Lake Ontario, east along Queen Street West to Dovercourt Road, north the Canadian Pacific Railway, west to the boundary of Ward 7, then along the boundary of Ward 7 to the northwest corner of High Park.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto east of Atlantic Avenue and Dovercourt Road, and south of Bloor Street, and west of Indian Road and following Indian Road, Howard Park Avenue, and Sunnyside Avenue.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto east of the westerly limit of Davenport Riding from Lake Ontario to the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence westerly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the boundary between ward six and ward seven of the city of Toronto; thence southerly along the boundary between ward six and ward seven to the point where it intersects Bloor Street; thence westerly along the centre line of Bloor Street to the centre line of Indian Road; thence southerly along the centre line of Indian Road to the centre line of Howard Park Avenue; thence easterly along the centre line of Howard Park Avenue to its intersection with the centre line of Sunnyside Avenue; thence southerly along the centre line of Sunnyside Avenue to Lake Ontario; thence easterly along Lake Ontario to Dufferin Street.
It was further redefined several times.
In 1966, it was defined to consist of the part of Toronto west of Atlantic Avenue and Dovercourt Road, south of Bloor Street, and east of Parkside Drive.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was merged with parts of the
High Park-Humber Valley and
Trinity
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districts to form Parkdale—High Park.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
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Government (Unionist)
,
Herbert Mowat
, align="right", 13,306
,
Independent
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, Carson Alexander McCormack
, align="right", 7,736
,
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
, Gordon Waldron
, align="right", 3,698
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,
Conservative
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,
David Spence
, align="right", 10,705
,
Liberal
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, William Douglas
, align="right", 5,487
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James Simpson
, align="right", 2,723
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,
Conservative
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,
David Spence
, align="right", 14,483
,
Liberal
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, Kenneth A. Christie
, align="right", 5,299
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,
Conservative
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,
David Spence
, align="right", 11,897
,
Liberal
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, Bertram Tipping
, align="right", 4,133
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,
Conservative
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,
David Spence
, align="right", 11,713
,
Liberal
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, Angus Gillies
, align="right", 5,823
, -
,
Conservative
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,
David Spence
, align="right", 9,619
,
Liberal
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, John Leslie Prentice
, align="right", 7,761
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Rose Henderson
, align="right", 3,249
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,
Herbert Alexander Bruce
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Born in Blackstock, Ontario near Port Perry, Bruce was educated as a surgeon at the University ...
, align="right", 13,605
,
Liberal
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, Jack Travers
, align="right", 12,487
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Herbert Alexander Bruce
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Born in Blackstock, Ontario near Port Perry, Bruce was educated as a surgeon at the University ...
, align="right", 11,588
,
Liberal
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, Jack Travers
, align="right", 9,981
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
,
Ford Brand
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, align="right", 4,188
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Harold Timmins
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Timmins was born in Alliston, Ontario, the son of James S. Timmins and Charlotte Amelia Watson, and raised in the Toronto neighbourhood ...
, align="right", 8,212
,
Liberal
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,
John Hunter
, align="right", 7,569
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
,
Ford Brand
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, align="right", 6,470
, Unknown
, Elizabeth Morton
, align="right", 966
, Unknown
, Len Palmer
, align="right", 64
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,
Liberal
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,
John Hunter
, align="right", 12,876
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Harold Timmins
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Timmins was born in Alliston, Ontario, the son of James S. Timmins and Charlotte Amelia Watson, and raised in the Toronto neighbourhood ...
, align="right", 10,137
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Arthur Waters
, align="right", 6,242
, -
,
Liberal
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,
John Hunter
, align="right", 10,391
,
Progressive Conservative
, Irene McBrien
, align="right", 6,788
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Co-operative Commonwealth
, Archie A. Chisholm
, align="right", 3,788
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Arthur Maloney
, align="right", 9,882
,
Liberal
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* Liberalism (international relations)
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
John Hunter
, align="right", 7,671
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Archie A. Chisholm
, align="right", 3,979
, Independent PC
, John Boland
, align="right", 342
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Arthur Maloney
, align="right", 13,640
,
Liberal
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
John Hunter
, align="right", 8,599
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Archie A. Chisholm
, align="right", 3,492
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,
Liberal
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,
Stanley Haidasz
, align="right", 10,780
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Arthur Maloney
, align="right", 8,946
,
New Democratic
, Tom Campbell
, align="right", 5,759
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,
Liberal
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* Liberalism (international relations)
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Stanley Haidasz
, align="right", 12,694
,
Progressive Conservative
, William C. Dymond
, align="right", 6,308
,
New Democratic
, Tom Campbell
, align="right", 5,538
, -
,
Liberal
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Stanley Haidasz
, align="right", 11,974
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Progressive Conservative
, Felicity Cochrane
, align="right", 6,104
,
New Democratic
, Ralph Dye
, align="right", 5,194
, -
,
Liberal
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,
Stanley Haidasz
, align="right", 14,717
,
New Democratic
,
Bruce Rogers
, align="right", 8,983
,
Progressive Conservative
, Kay Armstrong
, align="right", 5,057
, -
,
Liberal
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* Liberalism (international relations)
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Stanley Haidasz
, align="right", 12,214
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Lubor J. Zink Lubor Jan Zink (September 20, 1920 – November 6, 2003) was a Czech-Canadian writer and columnist known for his anti-Communism.
Early life
Zink was born in Klapý, Czechoslovakia. He was a student of economics at Czech Technical University in Prag ...
, align="right", 8,990
,
New Democratic
, Mike Gurstein
, align="right", 6,478
, No affiliation
, Dennis Deveau
, align="right", 201
, -
,
Liberal
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,
Stanley Haidasz
, align="right", 13,134
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Lubor J. Zink Lubor Jan Zink (September 20, 1920 – November 6, 2003) was a Czech-Canadian writer and columnist known for his anti-Communism.
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, align="right", 7,133
,
New Democratic
, Evelyn Cotter
, align="right", 4,479
,
Independent
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Terence Young Terence or Terry Young may refer to:
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, align="right", 144
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Progressive Conservative
,
Yuri Shymko
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, align="right", 6,759
,
Liberal
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,
Art Eggleton
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, align="right", 5,721
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New Democratic
, Doug Little
, align="right", 4,806
References
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
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