| Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1926 |
| First contested | 1914 |
| Last contested | 1923 |
Toronto Southwest 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 1914 until 1926, when it was abolished and redistributed into the Brockton, Dovercourt, Bracondale, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick districts.[1] It had two seats in the Legislature: Seat A and Seat B.
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Toronto Southwest's boundaries remained the same for the three elections that it was contested; and gaining a significant boost in eligible voters in 1919, when women and underage solders were given the right to vote for the first time.[2] The northern boundary was College Street, starting at Lansdowne Avenue, across.[3] It then went southwards along its eastern border on the western edge of University Avenue to Simcoe Street and then to Lake Ontario.[3] It also included the Toronto Islands.[3] The western border picked up on land on Dunn Avenue and then jogged west on the north side of Queen Street West to the east side of Lansdowne Avenue.[3] It continued north on Lansdowne to the south side of College Street.[3]