High Park (electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1972 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1968 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (1941) | 55,656 |
| Electors (1945) | 41,785 |
| Census divisions | Toronto, Ontario |
| Census subdivisions | Toronto, Ontario |
High Park was a federal electoral district in the west-end of the old City of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1972. It was created in 1933 and abolished in 1972, when it was redistributed into the newly created High Park—Humber Valley district, which shared virtually the same boundaries as High Park's last incarnation.
History
The federal riding was created in 1933 from the former riding of Toronto—High Park.[1] It was initially defined to consist of ward seven of the city of Toronto — that was the former City of West Toronto Junction — and the part of ward six lying west of a line drawn from north to south along Indian Road, east along Howard Park Avenue, and south along Sunnyside Avenue to Lake Ontario. In 1952, it was redefined to include the Ellis Court Apartments.[1]
In 1966, a major redistribution included the former village of Swansea and parts of Etobicoke for the first time, and not following just the old City of West Toronto Junction boundaries as it had previously.[2] It was defined to consist of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, and on the east, north and west by a line drawn north along Parkside Drive, west along Bloor Street West, north on Pacific Avenue, east along Canadian Pacific Railway, north along Keele Street, west along Rogers Road, northwest along Weston Road, west along Black Creek, south along Jane Street, southwest along Dundas Street, southeast along Mimico Creek, east along The Queensway, and southeast along the Humber River to the shore of Lake Ontario.[1][2]
The electoral district was abolished in 1972 when the name of the electoral district was changed to High Park—Humber Valley with the same borders as the 1966 redistribution.[3][4]
Members of Parliament
- Alexander James Anderson, Conservative, (1935–1945)
- William Alexander McMaster, Progressive Conservative, (1945–1949)
- Pat Cameron, Liberal, (1949–1957)
- John Kucherepa, Progressive Conservative, (1957–1962)
- Pat Cameron, Liberal, (1962–1968)
- Walter Deakon, Liberal, (1968–1972)
Federal election results
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | ANDERSON, Alexander James | 10,949 | ||||||
| Liberal | MCRUER, James Chalmers | 8,357 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | REID, Minerva Ellen | 4,396 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | LEBOURDAIS, Donat Marc | 3,574 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| National Government | ANDERSON, Alexander James | 12,266 | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 12,061 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | COBURN, Carroll Langford | 1,777 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MCMASTER, William Alexander | 12,992 | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 11,379 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | TEMPLE, William Horace | 5,612 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 12,216 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MCMASTER, William Alexander | 11,726 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | PETHICK, Clarence William | 6,671 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 10,032 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DAVIDSON, William Cedric | 8,526 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | PETHICK, Clarence William | 3,847 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | HOPWOOD, Victor George | 572 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | KUCHEREPA, John W. | 11,034 | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 8,767 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | PETHICK, Clarence William | 3,657 | ||||||
| Social Credit | DU MARESQ, Earl | 498 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | KUCHEREPA, John W. | 14,289 | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Allan John Patrick | 9,586 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | PETHICK, Clarence W. | 3,256 | ||||||
| Social Credit | DU MARESQ, Earl | 237 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 11,388 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | KUCHEREPA, John W. | 9,089 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WILSON, Tom | 4,903 | ||||||
| Social Credit | PERT, Norman | 348 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 13,034 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | STEPHENS, James H. | 7,045 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MAYS, Andrew W. | 4,425 | ||||||
| Communist | MALNYCHUK, William | 420 | ||||||
| Social Credit | MIDDLETON, Watson | 203 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMERON, Pat | 11,171 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WHITEACRE, Bill | 6,652 | ||||||
| New Democratic | BARRETT, Anne | 4,650 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | DEAKON, Walter | 16,260 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MCKAY, Win | 10,743 | ||||||
| New Democratic | STEVENSON, Don | 8,131 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | COWAN, Ralph B. | 2,895 | ||||||
| Independent | FORMOSA, Henry | 215 | ||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:HIGH PARK, Ontario (1933 -1972)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- 1 2 Barnes, Sally (1968-05-18). "What's your riding? Who's running? Who looks strong?". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 8.
- ↑ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:HIGH PARK--HUMBER VALLEY, Ontario (1972 -1976)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ↑ Marshall, John (1972-10-17). "High Park:The race is close in a diverse riding". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. 5.