Fort York (electoral district)

Fort York
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1987
District abolished 1999
First contested 1987
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Population
Electors
Area (km²)
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto

Fort York was a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1987 and was subsequently abolished in 1999 when the ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. The riding had only two representatives:

Description

The riding was described as lying within the following limits:

Commencing at the intersection of Ossington Avenue with Bloor Street West; thence easterly along Bloor Street West to Bathurst Street; thence southerly along Bathurst Street to College Street; thence easterly along College Street to Carlton Street; thence easterly along Carlton Street to Sherbourne Street; thence southerly along Sherbourne Street and its southerly prolongation to the water’s edge of Inner Harbour; thence easterly along the said water’s edge to the northerly prolongation of the centre line of Eastern Channel of Inner Harbour; thence southerly along the said prolongation to and along the said centre line to the southerly extremity thereof; thence southerly along the prolongation of the said centre line to the southerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly and northwesterly along the southerly and southwesterly limits of the said city to the southerly prolongation of Strachan Avenue; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Strachan Avenue to the Gardiner Expressway; thence westerly along the Gardiner Expressway to the southerly prolongation of Atlantic Avenue; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Atlantic Avenue to King Street West; thence easterly along King Street West to the southerly prolongation of Dovercourt Road; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Dovercourt Road to College Street; thence easterly along College Street to Ossington Avenue; thence northerly along Ossington Avenue to the point of commencement.

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