High Park (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see High Park (electoral district).
High Park
Ontario electoral district

High Park, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1925
District abolished 1975
First contested 1926
Last contested 1971
Demographics
Census divisions Toronto, Ontario
Census subdivisions Toronto, Ontario

High Park was a provincial electoral district in the west-end of the old City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1975. It was mostly redistributed into the High Park—Swansea electoral district for the 1975 Ontario general election.[1][2]

The High Park provincial electoral district was notable for its electors defeating the incumbent Premier, and their Member of Provincial Parliament, George Drew, in the 1948 provincial election. He lost his seat over the issue of temperance; even though his Conservatives were returned with a majority government.[3] The old City of West Toronto Junction had been an alcohol-free area since even before it was annexed by Toronto back in 1909, and those "dry-laws" were still current at the time of the 1948 election. So when Drew's government passed a new law that allowed "cocktail bars" to open in the province, his local constituents were not pleased, allowing the aptly named temperance candidate, "Temperance Bill" Temple of the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to win.[4]

The provincial riding had a number of colourful Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) including Drew, and his successor William Horace Temple as well as the district's final representative, Doctor Morton Shulman. The district was abolished during the 1975 redistribution, placing most of it in the new High Park—Swansea district. As of 2013, the territory it represented belongs in the current Parkdale—High Park, York South—Weston and Davenport districts.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Prior to 1926 part of York West constituency[5]
17th 1926–1929     William Baird[nb 1][nb 2] Conservative
18th 1929–1934
19th 1934–1937
20th 1937–1943
21st 1943–1945     George Drew Progressive Conservative
22nd 1945–1948
23rd 1948–1951     William Temple CCF
24th 1951–1955     Alfred Hozack Cowling Progressive Conservative
25th 1955–1959
26th 1959–1963
27th 1963–1967
28th 1967–1971     Morton Shulman New Democrat
29th 1971–1975
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[6]
redistributed into High Park—Swansea and Parkdale constituencies after 1975

Election results

1926 Boundaries

Ontario general election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative William A. Baird 10,563
    Prohibitionist W.A. MacMaster 6,809
Total
Ontario general election, 1929
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    Conservative William A. Baird 8,448
    Prohibitionist Minerva Reid 4,653
Total

1934 Boundaries

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
Ontario general election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes[9] Vote %
    Conservative William A. Baird 8,742
    Liberal J.O. Culnan 7,908
    Co-operative Commonwealth D.M. LeBourdais 4,251
Total
Ontario general election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes[10] Vote %
    Conservative William A. Baird 9,442
    Liberal B.A. Ritchie 7,270
    Co-operative Commonwealth Carroll Coburn 3,305
Total 20,840

1943 Boundaries

Ontario general election, 1943
Party Candidate Votes[11] Vote %
    Conservative George A. Drew 7,729
    Co-operative Commonwealth W.H. Temple 7,210
    Liberal L.A. Leslie 3,366
    Socialist-Labour W.E Hendry 151
Total
Ontario general election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes[12][nb 3] Vote %
    Conservative George A. Drew 12,349
    Co-operative Commonwealth Lewis Duncan 9,212
Total
Ontario general election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes[13] Vote %
    Co-operative Commonwealth W.H. Temple 11,561
    Conservative George A. Drew 10,546
    Liberal H. Stephens 5,358
Total

1951 Boundaries

Ontario general election, 1951
Party Candidate Votes[14] Vote %
    Conservative Alfred Cowling 10,318
    Co-operative Commonwealth William H. Temple 7,947
    Liberal Earl Selkirk 5,056
Total

1955 Boundaries

Ontario general election, 1955
Party Candidate Votes[15] Vote %
    Conservative Alfred Cowling 7,743
    Co-operative Commonwealth William H. Temple 5,573
    Liberal Herbert W. Powell 4,438
    Labour-Progressive Helen Weir 430
Total
Ontario general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes[16] Vote %
    Conservative Alfred Cowling 6,587
    Liberal Paul Staniszewski 5,056
    Co-operative Commonwealth William H. Temple 4,257
    Labour-Progressive John Weir 390
Total

1963 Boundaries

Ontario general election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes[17] Vote %
    Conservative Alfred Cowling 7,684
    Liberal Paul Staniszewski 6,743
    New Democrat Andy Mays 3,415
    Social Credit R.A. Reesor 114
Total

1967 boundaries

Ontario general election, 1967
Party Candidate Votes[18] Vote %
    New Democrat Morton Shulman 12,888
    Liberal Paul Staniszewski 6,614
    Conservative Alfred Cowling 6,475
Total
Ontario general election, 1971
Party Candidate Votes[19] Vote %
    New Democrat Morton Shulman 16,509
    Conservative Yuri Shymko 9,228
    Liberal Laima Svegeda 4,284
    Social Credit Geza Matrai 230
Total

References

Notes

  1. ↑ In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament.
  2. ↑ Baird died in 1940. The seat remained vacant until 1943.
  3. ↑ 117 out of 130 polls reporting.

Citations

  1. ↑ "Campaign spending restricted, Legislature to gain 8 seats". The Toronto Star (Toronto). 1975-05-02. p. A3.
  2. ↑ Potter, Kent (1975-09-17). "Shadow of Sulman looms large in High Park". The Toronto Star (Toronto). p. A11.
  3. ↑ "Premier Loses in High Park, CCF Wins 11 City Area Seats". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). 1948-06-08. p. 1.
  4. ↑ McMonagle, Duncan (1987-06-26). "Spirited fight against alcohol still heady work for Temple". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). p. A2.
  5. ↑ "Toronto Ridings As They Are Now–How Ten Seats Are Distributed". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1914-06-12. p. 5.
  6. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Baird's Legislative Assembly information see "William Alexander Baird, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For George Drew's Legislative Assembly information see "George Alexander Drew, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For William Temple's Legislative Assembly information see "William Horace Temple, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Alfred Cowling's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Hozack Cowling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
    • For Morton Shulman's Legislative Assembly information see "Morton Shulman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Result of ballot in the 112 Ontario constituencies". Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa). 1926-12-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1929-10-31. p. 43.
  9. ↑ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe (Toronto). 1934-06-21. p. 3.
  10. ↑ "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1937-10-07. p. 5.
  11. ↑ Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette (Montreal). p. 12.
  12. ↑ Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  13. ↑ Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 24.
  14. ↑ Canadian Press (1951-11-23). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 10.
  15. ↑ Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Latest Ontario Election Results". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). p. 2.
  16. ↑ Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Riding by Riding Results of Ontario Election". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). p. 8.
  17. ↑ Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "Who Won Which Seats In P.C.s Ontario Sweep". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 20.
  18. ↑ Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Provincial election results in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 66.
  19. ↑ Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 12.