York—Humber was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the
province of
Ontario. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of
York South riding.
York—Humber consisted of the towns of
Mimico and
Weston (excluding the Ellis Court Apartments), the village of
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
, and parts of the townships of
Etobicoke and
York in what was later known as
Metropolitan Toronto.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was re-distributed between
Etobicoke,
High Park,
Lakeshore,
York South and
York West ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Margaret Aitken
, align="right", 11,157
,
Liberal
, Kenneth L. Thompson
, align="right", 11,090
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Jennie B. Prosser
, align="right", 4,924
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Margaret Aitken
, align="right", 18,449
,
Liberal
, Kenneth L. Thompson
, align="right", 10,851
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Margaret Thetford
, align="right", 4,872
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Margaret Aitken
, align="right", 23,723
,
Liberal
, Elena Murdock Dacosta
, align="right", 9,557
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Leonard Collins
, align="right", 6,257
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Cowan
, align="right", 15,526
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Margaret Aitken
, align="right", 14,864
,
New Democratic
,
Charles Millard
, align="right", 11,622
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Cowan
, align="right", 20,188
,
Progressive Conservative
, M. Douglas Morton
, align="right", 12,218
,
New Democratic
,
Charlie H. Millard
, align="right", 11,821
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Cowan
, align="right", 17,172
,
New Democratic
, Don Stevenson
, align="right", 12,792
,
Progressive Conservative
, Victor Colebourn
, align="right", 11,325
,
New Capitalist
, D. C. Tilley
, align="right", 235
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Federal electoral districts of Toronto