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Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the '''east-west C.P.R. tracks''', just north of '''Dupont Avenue'''. The northern boundary then went east until '''Lansdowne Avenue'''. It then went south to '''Wallace Avenue'''. It then went east along Wallace's south side to '''Brock Avenue'''. The boundary then went south along Brock Avenue to '''Queen Street West'''. It went east again, along the south side of Queen until '''Elm Grove Avenue'''. It went south along Elm Grove until '''King Street West'''. At King Street West, it went west along King's north side until '''Spencer Avenue'''. The boundary then moved south along Spencer's western side all the way to the southern boundary, '''Lake Ontario'''. The western boundary started on the eastern edge of the '''Humber River''', going north to a line just north of '''Queen Street West (1955)/The Queensway (1956)'''. It went east along this line to the '''city limits''', the western edge of '''High Park'''. The western boundary continued north to '''Bloor Street West''', near '''Wendigo Way'''. It continued eastwards to the '''C.N.R./C.P.R. tracks'''. From there it travelled north-westerly along C.N.R. tracks until it met up with the northern boundary at the '''east-west C.P.R.tracks'''.<ref name="1955 Map">{{cite map
Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the '''east-west C.P.R. tracks''', just north of '''Dupont Avenue'''. The northern boundary then went east until '''Lansdowne Avenue'''. It then went south to '''Wallace Avenue'''. It then went east along Wallace's south side to '''Brock Avenue'''. The boundary then went south along Brock Avenue to '''Queen Street West'''. It went east again, along the south side of Queen until '''Elm Grove Avenue'''. It went south along Elm Grove until '''King Street West'''. At King Street West, it went west along King's north side until '''Spencer Avenue'''. The boundary then moved south along Spencer's western side all the way to the southern boundary, '''Lake Ontario'''. The western boundary started on the eastern edge of the '''Humber River''', going north to the C.N.R. Lakeshore tracks. It went east along these tracks to the '''city limits''', at the western edge of '''High Park'''. The western boundary continued in a straight-line north to '''Bloor Street West''', near '''Wendigo Way'''. It continued eastwards to the '''C.N.R./C.P.R. tracks'''. From there it travelled north-westerly along C.N.R. tracks until it met up with the northern boundary at the '''east-west C.P.R.tracks'''.<ref name="1955 Map">{{cite map
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}}</ref><ref name="TOStar 19630912">{{cite news|last=Forsyth|first=Robert|title=Province of Ontario General Election 1963 The Voter's List Act Part III: Parkdale|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1963-09-12|location=Toronto|page=31}}</ref>
}}</ref><ref name="TOStar 19630912">{{cite news|last=Forsyth|first=Robert|title=Province of Ontario General Election 1963 The Voter's List Act Part III: Parkdale|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1963-09-12|location=Toronto|page=31}}</ref><ref name="Annexation map 1883-1967">{{cite web|title=City of Toronto Annexations Map|url=http://www.toronto.ca/archives/maps/annexation-map.htm|work=Online Maps|publisher=Toronto Public Archives|accessdate=2012-01-21|location=Toronto|year=1967}}</ref>


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===1967, 1971===

Revision as of 03:58, 22 January 2012

Parkdale
Ontario electoral district
Parkdale, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1914
District abolished1999
First contested1914
Last contested1995
For the federal electoral district, see Parkdale (electoral district).

Parkdale was a provincial electoral district electing Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The provincial district was created in 1914 and abolished in 1996 and redistributed into the Parkdale—High Park, Davenport and Trinity—Spadina districts for the 1999 Ontario general election.

Boundaries

1914, 1919 & 1923

The original boundaries for the Parkdale, Ontario provincial electoral district from 1914 to 1926.

The Parkdale electoral district's first incarnation was for the 1914 Ontario general election. The following described boundaries were in force for the 1914, 1919 and 1923 Ontario general elections. Its boundaries started north-westerly at the city's northern limits with York Township, starting just south of Lavender Road, through the northern side of Rowntree Avenue, continuing just north of Innes Avenue, to its eastern border through Prospect Cemetery. The boundary then went southwards along Prospect Cemetery's eastern border until it converged with Lansdowne Avenue at St. Clair Avenue West. The eastern boundary followed Lansdowne all the way to Queen Street West, where it went eastward for a block, then went down the western side of Dunn Avenue to Lake Ontario.[1] The western boundary started at the eastern side of Keele Street (since 1921, this part of Keel Street is named Parkside Drive) at Queen Street West (since 1956, this is called The Queensway). From there, the boundary went north to Bloor Street West where it then went eastward to point east of Indian Road (or about half-way between present day Indian Road and Dorval Avenue). It then travelled north along Indian Road to Humberside Avenue. It went east along Humberside until it intersected with the western Grand Trunk Railway — after 1921, the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) — tracks. It went north-westerly until it intersected with the east-west Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) tracks. It went east along the C.P.R. tracks to the north-south Grand Trunk tracks, where the western boundary went north again along the tracks and connected with the northern boundary at the city limits, just south of Lavender Road.[2]

1926, 1929

Parkdale provincial electoral district from 1926 to 1934.

For the 1926 election, Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the east-west C.P.R. tracks, just north of Dupont Avenue. The northern boundary then went east until the C.N.R. tracks near Lansdowne Avenue. From there, the boundary went south along the C.N.R. tracks to Dundas Street West. From there the eastern boundary went west on Dundas for about a block to the western side of Sorauren Avenue. It then plunged south along Sorauren to Queen Street West, then followed the southern part of Queen, easterly until Dowling Avenue. It then plunged south again to the southern border, Lake Ontario. The western boundary started on land at the western edge of High Park, which was the city limits. The western boundary continued north to Bloor Street West at Clendenan Avenue/Windego Way. It continued eastwards to Indian Road. It then travelled north along Indian Road to Humberside Avenue. From there it went east on Humberside until it intersected the western C.N.R. tracks. The boundary then went north-westerly until it intersected with the northern boundary at the east-west C.P.R.tracks. These boundaries were also in force for the 1929 Ontario general election as well.[1]

1934, 1937

Parkdale provincial electoral district from 1934 to 1943.

Redistribution gave Parkdale some of the area that was previously part of the Brockton electoral district. It also relinquished all the area north of Bloor Street West. The northern border was a straight line from approximately Clendenan Avenue straight to Brock Avenue. The boundary then went south along Brock Avenue to Queen Street West. It went east again, along the south side of Queen until Elm Grove Avenue. It went south along Elm Grove until King Street West. At King Street West, it went west along King's north side until Spencer Avenue. The boundary then moved south along Spencer's western side all the way to the southern boundary, Lake Ontario. The western boundary on land started at the city limits on the west side of High Park. It wait straight along the City Limits until it again met Bloor Street West at approximately Clendenan Avenue/Wendigo Way.[3]

1943, 1945 & 1948

Parkdale provincial electoral district as it existed from 1943 to 1951.

Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the east-west C.P.R. tracks, just north of Dupont Avenue. The northern boundary then went east until Lansdowne Avenue. It then went south to Wallace Avenue. It then went east along Wallace's south side to Brock Avenue. The boundary then went south along Brock Avenue to Queen Street West. It went east again, along the south side of Queen until Elm Grove. It went south along Elm Grove until King Street West. At King Street West, it went west along King's north side until Spencer Avenue. The boundary then moved south along Spencer's western side all the way to the southern boundary, Lake Ontario. The western boundary started on land at the western edge of High Park, which was the city limits. The western boundary continued north to Bloor Street West at Wendigo Way. It continued eastwards to Indian Road. It then travelled north along Indian Road to Humberside Avenue. From there it travelled along western C.N.R. tracks until it met up with the northern boundary at the east-west C.P.R.tracks.[4][5][6]

1951

Parkdale provincial electoral district 1951

Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the east-west C.P.R. tracks, just north of Dupont Avenue. The northern boundary then went east untilLansdowne Avenue. It then went south to Wallace Avenue. It then went east along Wallace's south side to Brock Avenue. The boundary then went south along Brock Avenue to Queen Street West. It went east again, along the south side of Queen until Elm Grove. It went south along Elm Grove untilKing Street West. At King Street West, it went west along King's north side until Spencer Avenue. The boundary then moved south along Spencer's western side all the way to the southern boundary, Lake Ontario. The western boundary started on the eastern edge of theHumber River, going north to a line just north of Queen Street West (1955)/The Queensway (1956). It went east along this line to the city limits, the western edge of High Park. The western boundary continued north to Bloor Street West at Wendigo Way. It continued eastwards to Indian Road. It then travelled north along Indian Road to Humberside Avenue. From there it travelled along western C.N.R. tracks until it met up with the northern boundary at the east-west C.P.R.tracks.[7]

1955, 1959 & 1963

Parkdale provincial electoral district 1955–1967

Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the east-west C.P.R. tracks, just north of Dupont Avenue. The northern boundary then went east until Lansdowne Avenue. It then went south to Wallace Avenue. It then went east along Wallace's south side to Brock Avenue. The boundary then went south along Brock Avenue to Queen Street West. It went east again, along the south side of Queen until Elm Grove Avenue. It went south along Elm Grove until King Street West. At King Street West, it went west along King's north side until Spencer Avenue. The boundary then moved south along Spencer's western side all the way to the southern boundary, Lake Ontario. The western boundary started on the eastern edge of the Humber River, going north to the C.N.R. Lakeshore tracks. It went east along these tracks to the city limits, at the western edge of High Park. The western boundary continued in a straight-line north to Bloor Street West, near Wendigo Way. It continued eastwards to the C.N.R./C.P.R. tracks. From there it travelled north-westerly along C.N.R. tracks until it met up with the northern boundary at the east-west C.P.R.tracks.[8][9][10]

1967, 1971

Parkdale provincial electoral district from 1967–1975

Prior to the 1967 election, a major redrawing of the boundaries took place in 1966. Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the city limits with The Borough of York, starting at Lavender Road, through the northern side of Rowntree Avenue, continuing just north of Innes Avenue, to its eastern border through Prospect Cemetery. The boundary then went southwards from a point starting across the street from Morrison Avenue on Harvie Avenue. The eastern border went down Harvie until it turned east at St. Clair Avenue West, going as far as Greenlaw Avenue. It then went south on Greenlaw until Davenport Road. The boundary continued south along Primrose Avenue until the east-west C.P.R. railway tracks. It then continued south along Emerson Avenue until it reached Wallace Avenue. It went east along Wallace until Brock Avenue. It then continued south along Brock Avenue all the way to Queen Street West, where it went eastward for a block, then went down the western side of Elm Grove Avenue toKing Street West. The boundary then jogged west along King for about a block to Spencer Avenue. It then went south all the way to Lake Ontario. The western boundary started on the lakefront, at approximately a point 250 metres directly south of Dowling Avenue. It went north along Dowling until King Street West. It jogged slightly west and continued north along Beatty Avenue to Queen Street West. A short jog east along Queen before continuing north along Sorauren Avenue to Dundas Street West. It went east along the southern side of Dundas to the C.N.R./C.P.R. tracks. The boundary followed the C.N.R. tracks in a north-westerly direction up to the old York-Toronto city limits.[11][12]

1975, 1977, 1981 & 1985

Parkdale provincial electoral district 1975—1987

The 1975 boundary redistribution gave the Parkdale electoral district some territory from the old High Park district. The boundaries were in effect for the 1975 Ontario general election to the 1985 Ontario general election. Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the city's northern boundary with The Borough of York, starting at Lavender Road, through the northern side of Rowntree Avenue, continuing just north of Innes Avenue, to its eastern border through Prospect Cemetery. The boundary then went southwards from a point starting across the street from Morrison Avenue on Harvie Avenue. The eastern border went down Harvie until it turned east at St. Clair Avenue West, going as far as Greenlaw Ave. It then went south on Greenlaw until Davenport Road. The boundary continued south along Primrose Avenue until the east-west C.P.R. railway tracks. It then continued south along Emerson Avenue until it reached Wallace Avenue. It went east along Wallace until Brock Avenue. It then continued south along Brock Avenue all the way to Queen Street West, where it went eastward for a block, then went down the western side of Elm Grove Avenue to King Street West. The boundary then jogged west along King for about a block to Spencer Avenue. It then went south all the way to Lake Ontario. The western boundary started on the lakefront, at approximately a point 250 metres south of Dowling Avenue. It went north to Dowling Avenue and the Gardiner Expressway. It kept going west along the westbound lanes on the Gardiner to a point south of Sunnyside Avenue. It then proceeded to go east along the south side of The Queensway until it reached Roncesvalles Avenue. From there, the boundary went north to Bloor Street West where it then went eastward to the north-south C.P.R. railway tracks. It then travelled north-west along C.P.R. tracks and connected with the northern boundary at the city limits, just south of Lavender Road.[13]

1987, 1990 & 1995

The final configuration of the Parkdale electoral district 1987—1999.

The final electoral district redistribution was in place for the 1987 Ontario general election, and pushed Parkdale's boundaries a bit further east. The northern border was a straight line from the intersection of Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West, straight across Bloor to Ossington Avenue. The boundary then went south along Ossington Avenue to College Street. It went west along College until it reached Dovercourt Road. The boundary continued south along Dovercourt, crossing King Street West to Atlantic Avenue where it continued south until the Gardiner Expressway west-bound lanes. The boundary then jogged east along the Gardiner to Strachan Avenue. It then went south on Strachan to Lake Ontario. The western boundary on land started at the waterfront immediately south of Roncesvalles Avenue. The boundary then went north along Roncesvalles to Dundas Street West, and continued on Dundas until it met up with Bloor Street West.[14] The district was abolished in 1996, when provincial legislation redistributed all provincial districts to follow the same boundaries as Ontario's federal electoral districts.[15]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
14th 1914–1919 rowspan="6" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative |     William Herbert Price[nb 1] Conservative
15th 1919–1923
16th 1923–1926
17th 1926–1929
18th 1929–1934
19th 1934–1937
20th 1937–1938 rowspan="4" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative |     Frederick George McBrien[nb 2] Conservative
1938–1943 William James Stewart[nb 3]
21st 1943–1945
22nd 1945–1948
23rd 1948–1951 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF |     Lloyd F. K. Fell CCF
24th 1951-1955 rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative |     William James Stewart Conservative
25th 1955–1959
26th 1959–1963 rowspan="4" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal |     James Beecham Trotter Liberal
27th 1963–1965
28th 1963–1967
29th 1967–1971
30th 1971–1975 rowspan="3" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP |     Jan Dukszta NDP
31st 1975–1977
32nd 1977–1981
33rd 1981–1985 rowspan="5" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal |     Tony Ruprecht Liberal
34th 1985–1987
35th 1987–1990
36th 1990–1995
37th 1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[16]

References

Notes

  1. ^ In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
  2. ^ McBrien died in office on 2 July 1938, forcing a by-election on 5 October 1938
  3. ^ Elected in the 5 October 1938 by-election to replace McBrien after his death in office.

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Toronto Ridings As They Are Now–How Ten Seats Are Distributed". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1914-06-12. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Here Are the Boundaries of Toronto Ridings for the Aug. 4 Election". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1943-07-24. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Candidates and their Bailiwicks for next Monday's Provincial Election; 69 Run, 17 Can Win". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1945-05-29. p. 3. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  6. ^ "Toronto Ridings". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1948-06-05. p. 40.
  7. ^ "Toronto-Parkdale:Three-Time PC Winner Seeks to Unseat CCF". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1951-11-10. p. 4.
  8. ^ Electoral map of the Province of Ontario (Map No. 33a) (Map). Cartography by Division of Surveys and Engineering, Department of Lands and Forests. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 1955. To find this map in the Ontario Archives, please see sub-series title "Ontario electoral district maps", reference code RG 1-211, File item code RG 1-211-0-0-5.
  9. ^ Forsyth, Robert (1963-09-12). "Province of Ontario General Election 1963 The Voter's List Act Part III: Parkdale". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 31.
  10. ^ "City of Toronto Annexations Map". Online Maps. Toronto: Toronto Public Archives. 1967. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  11. ^ Provincial Electoral Districts (Map). Cartography by Lands and Surveys Branch, Department of Lands and Forests. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 1967. To find this map in the Ontario Archives, please see sub-series title "Ontario electoral district maps", reference code RG 1-211, File item code RG 1-211-0-0-06. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  12. ^ Provincial Electoral Districts in Metropolitan Toronto (Map). Cartography by Lands and Surveys Branch, Department of Lands and Forests. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 1971. To find this map in the Ontario Archives, please see sub-series title "Ontario electoral district maps", reference code RG 1-211, File item code RG 1-211-0-0-13.
  13. ^ Potter, Ken (1975-09-01). "Parkdale race turns on local issues". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. A7.
  14. ^ Hall, Joseph (1987-09-02). "Housing proves most pressing issue". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. A7.
  15. ^ Rusk, James (1996-10-02). "Harris redraws electoral map". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A4.
  16. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Herbert Price's Legislative Assembly information see "William Herbert Price, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
    • For Fred McBrien's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick George McBrien, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For William James Stewart's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Stewart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For Lloyd Fell's Legislative Assembly information see "Lloyd F. K. Fell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
    • For James Beecham Trotter's Legislative Assembly information see "James Beecham Trotter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
    • For Jan Dukszta's Legislative Assembly information see "Jan Dukszta, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
    • For Tony Ruprecht's Legislative Assembly information see "Tony Ruprecht, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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