Parkdale (provincial electoral district)

Parkdale
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1914
District abolished 1999
First contested 1914
Last contested 1995
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 1997 and redistributed into the Parkdale—High Park, Davenport and Trinity—Spadina districts for the 1999 Ontario general election.

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Boundaries

1914, 1919 & 1923

The first incarnation of the provincial Parkdale electoral district, for the 1914 Ontario general election, started with the northern-most 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, 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 Lansdown 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. From there it travelled along western Grand Trunk Railway – after 1921, the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) – tracks until it met up with the the east-west Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) tracks. It went east along the CPR 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's northern-most boundary was the east-west Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) tracks, just north of Dupont Avenue. The northern boundary then went east until the Canadian National Railway (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 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, east until Dowling Ave. 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 St. West. 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.[1]

1934, 1937

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. 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.[3]

1943, 1945 & 1948

Parkdale's northern-most boundary was the east-west Canadian Pacific Railway (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 St. West. 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]

1975, 1977, 1981 & 1985

The 1975 boundary redistribution gave the Parkdale electoral district some territory from the old High Park district. The boundaries were in effect from 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 and turned east at St. Clair Avenue West, going as far as Greenlaw Ave. It then went south on Greenlaw until it 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 Jameson Avenue. It went north to the Gardiner Expressway going west to a point near the Sunnyside Avenue. It then proceeded to go east along the north 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 along C.P.R. tracks and connected with the northern boundary at the city limits, just south of Lavender Road.[7]

1987, 1990 & 1995

The final electoral district redistribution 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 railway tracks. The boundary than jogged east along the tracks to Strachan Avenue. It then went south on Strachan to the Lake. 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.[8]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
14th 1914–1919     William Herbert Price[nb 1] Conservative
15th 1919–1923
16th 1923–1926
17th 1926–1929
18th 1929–1934
19th 1934–1937
20th 1937–1938     Frederick George McBrien[nb 2] Conservative
1938–1943 William James Stewart[nb 3]
21st 1943–1945
22nd 1945–1948
23rd 1948–1951     Lloyd F. K. Fell CCF
24th 1951-1955     William James Stewart Conservative
25th 1955–1959
26th 1959–1963     James Beecham Trotter Liberal
27th 1963–1965
28th 1963–1967
29th 1967–1971
30th 1971–1975     Jan Dukszta NDP
31st 1975–1977
32nd 1977–1981
33rd 1981–1985     Tony Ruprecht Liberal
34th 1985–1987
35th 1987–1990
36th 1990–1995
37th 1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[9]

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): p. 22. 1926-11-06. 
  2. ^ "Toronto Ridings As They Are Now–How Ten Seats Are Distributed". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto): p. 5. 1914-06-12. 
  3. ^ "Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star (Toronto): p. 3. 1934-06-12. 
  4. ^ "Here Are the Boundaries of Toronto Ridings for the Aug. 4 Election". Toronto Daily Star (Toronto): p. 9. 1943-07-24. 
  5. ^ "Candidates and their Bailiwicks for next Monday's Provincial Election; 69 Run, 17 Can Win". Toronto Daily Star (Toronto): p. 3. 1945-05-29. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H7E7AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KisMAAAAIBAJ&pg=503%2C11209730. Retrieved 2011-12-05. 
  6. ^ "Toronto Ridings". Toronto Daily Star (Toronto): p. 40. 1948-06-05. 
  7. ^ Potter, Ken (1975-09-01). "Parkdale race turns on local issues". The Toronto Star (Toronto): p. A7. 
  8. ^ Hall, Joseph (1987-09-02). "Housing proves most pressing issue". The Toronto Star (Toronto): p. A7. 
  9. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below: