Brockton (electoral district)

Brockton (electoral district)
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1926
District abolished 1934
First contested 1926
Last contested 1929
Demographics
Population
Electors 38,000
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Brockton was an Ontario provincial electoral district in the old City of Toronto's west-end. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 until 1934, when it was abolished and redistributed into the Parkdale and Dovercourt districts. Its only Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was Fred McBrien.[1] When his district was abolished, he decided not to seek re-election in another district.[1]

Contents

Boundaries

The northern boundary was the city's northern boundary with York Township, starting at Lavender Road, through the northern side of Rowntree Avenue, continuing just north of Innes Avenue, through Prospect Cemetery and ending at Morrison Avenue.[2] It then went southwards along its eastern border on the western edge of Dufferin Street to Lake Ontario.[2] The western border picked up on land on Dowling Avenue and then jogged west on the north side of Queen Street West to the east side of Sorauren Avenue.[2] It continued north on Sorauren to the south side of Dundas Street West, where it then ran east until the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) tracks. It then went north along the tracks and connected with the northern boundary at the city limits, just south of Lavender Road.[2]

Election results

1926 Ontario general election

Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    Conservative Frederick G. McBrien 11,106 58%
    Liberal R. D. Stanley 5,348 28%
    Independent Conservative R. Stuart 2732 14%

1929 Ontario general election

Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    Conservative Frederick G. McBrien 8,625 71%
    Liberal James Gilchrist 3,580 29%

References

  1. ^ a b "F. G. M'Brien is dead at 50". The Globe and Mail (Toronto): p. 5. 1938-07-04. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Map of Toronto showing Provincial Ridings and city limits". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto): p. 26. 1926-11-06. 
  3. ^ "Result of ballot in the 112 Ontario constituencies". Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa): p. 15. 1926-12-02. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GMUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6720%2C6746378. Retrieved 2011-12-13. 
  4. ^ "Provincial election results". The Globe (Toronto): p. 5. 1929-10-31.