Toronto East Centre was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the city of

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in the

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. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of

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and

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ridings. It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto south of

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, north of

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, west of the

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and the Canadian National Railway line, and east of

Avenue Road Avenue Road is a major north–south street in Toronto, Ontario. The road is a continuation of University Avenue, linked to it via Queen's Park and Queen's Park Crescent East and West to form a single through route.''Toronto Pocket Street Atla ...

, Queen's Park Crescent,

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. The area north of

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and east of Jarvis was excluded from the riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Rosedale and St. Paul's ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election history

, - ,

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, Hon. Edmund Bristol , align="right", 8,898 ,

Independent Conservative Independent Conservative is a description which has been used in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and elsewhere, to denote a political conservative who lacks a formal affiliation to the party of that name. In the United Kingdom As a de ...

, Cecil William Armstrong , align="right", 4,935 ,

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, John Harold Cascaden , align="right", 4,682 ,

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, John Callahan , align="right", 410 , - ,

, Robert Charles Matthews , align="right", 6,603 ,

, Cecil William Armstrong , align="right", 4,509 ,

, Alexander Smirle Lawson , align="right", 4,429 , - ,

, Robert Charles Matthews , align="right", 10,949 ,

, Patrick Donnelly , align="right", 5,461

External links

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{{Ridings in Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Federal electoral districts of Toronto

Members of Parliament

Election history

See also

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