Wilson Heights (electoral district)

Wilson Heights
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1975
District abolished 2001
First contested 1975
Last contested 1999
Demographics
Population
Electors
Area (km²)
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto

Wilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of York Centre, Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence. Wilson Heights was located in the former municipality of North York, which is now part of Toronto.

Three Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The first, Liberal Vern Singer, was a veteran provincial politician who had previously represented the York Centre and Downsview ridings. He retired in 1977 and was replaced by Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg, who briefly served as a minister without portfolio in Frank Miller's government. Its longest-serving representative was Monte Kwinter, who defeated Rotenberg in the 1985 provincial election and held the riding for fourteen years until its dissolution. Kwinter was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson, and now represents York Centre.

The Wilson Heights division had a significant Jewish population, at almost 40% of the total population.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
30th 1975-1977     Vern Singer Liberal
31st 1977-1981     David Rotenberg Progressive Conservative
32nd 1981-1985
33rd 1985-1987     Monte Kwinter Liberal
34th 1987-1990
35th 1990-1995
36th 1995-1999
Merged into York Centre, Willowdale
and Eglinton—Lawrence (1999)

Election results

1985 Ontario provincial election : Wilson Heights edit
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Monte Kwinter 12,363 40.76
     Progressive Conservative (x)David Rotenberg 10,175 33.55
     New Democratic Party Howard Moscoe 7,793 25.69
Total valid votes 30,331 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 316
Turnout 30,647 64.26
Electors on the lists 47,693
1977 Ontario provincial election : Wilson Heights edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg 11,430 41.97 $29,496
     New Democratic Party Howard Moscoe 8,437 30.98 $10,634
     Liberal Murray Markin 7,195 26.42 $14,894
     Libertarian Webster J. Webb 174 0.64 $0
Total valid votes 27,236 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 307
Turnout 27,543 62.93
Electors on the lists 43,771
1975 Ontario provincial election : Wilson Heights edit
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal (x)Vern Singer 11,379 42.26
     Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg 8,739 32.46
     New Democratic Party Howard Moscoe 6,441 23.92
     Libertarian George Dance 366 1.36
Total valid votes 26,925 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 294
Turnout 27,219 61.95
Electors on the lists 43,935