Scarborough North (provincial electoral district)

Scarborough North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1963
District abolished 1996
First contested 1963
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto

Scarborough North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1963 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River. Scarborough North riding was created from part of the former riding of York—Scarborough. It was in the former borough of Scarborough.

Two Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The most notable was Alvin Curling who served as Speaker of the Legislature.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Created from York—Scarborough riding in 1963
27th 1963-1967     Thomas Wells Conservative
28th 1967-1971
29th 1971-1975
30th 1975-1977
31st 1977-1981
32nd 1981-1985
33rd 1985-1987     Alvin Curling Liberal
34th 1987-1990
35th 1990-1990
36th 1995-1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Scarborough—Agincourt and Scarborough—Rouge River ridings after 1996

Electoral results

Ontario general election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes[2] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Wells 9,916 50.7
    Liberal F. Leslie Callan 4,854 24.8
    New Democrat Angus Smith 4,773 24.4
Total 19,543
Ontario general election, 1967
Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Wells 11,968 42.9
    New Democrat John Brewin 10,435 37.4
    Liberal Milne Freeman 5,505 19.7
Total 27,908
Ontario general election, 1971
Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Wells 24,804 56.1
    New Democrat John Brewin 12,921 29.2
    Liberal Bob Reid 6,106 13.8
    Independent Arthur Wright 360 0.8
Total 44,191
Ontario general election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Wells 16,427 43.3
    Liberal Gerry Phillips 13,821 36.4
    New Democrat Guy Beaulieu 7,268 19.1
    Independent Robert Schultz 438 1.2
Total 37,954
Ontario general election, 1977
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Wells 21,250 50.0
    Liberal Jean Brookes 10,495 24.7
    New Democrat Frank Lowery 10,015 23.6
    Libertarian Marilee Haylock 722 1.7
Total 42,482
Ontario general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Wells 30,560 61.0
    Liberal Jean Brookes 12,913 25.8
    New Democrat Jerry Daca 6,650 13.3
Total 50,123
Ontario general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    Liberal Alvin Curling 31,842 47.5
    Conservative Cotela Noble 23,718 35.4
    New Democrat Jerry Daca 9,401 14.0
    Independent R.J. Austin 2,122 3.2
Total 67,083
Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes[9] Vote %
    Liberal Alvin Curling 20,019 64.0
    Conservative Peter Lam 5,748 18.4
    New Democrat Nick Summers 4,441 14.2
Family CoalitionLouis L. Di Rocco 1,096 3.5
Total 25,954
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes[10][nb 1] Vote %
    Liberal Alvin Curling 13,237 44.6
    New Democrat Victor Deane 9,385 31.4
    Conservative Harold Adams 5,334 17.9
Family CoalitionLouis L. Di Rocco 1,194 4.0
GreenJames Greig 617 2.1
Total 29,857
Ontario general election, 1995: Scarborough North
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAlvin Curling 15,507 46.1
ConservativeMike Thomas 10,508 31.2
New DemocraticTarek Fatah 6,431 19.1
FreedomPaul Blair 601 1.8
Family CoalitionRina Morra 369 1.1
Natural LawFred Fredeen 239 0.7
Total 33,655
Source: "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 171 out of 172 polls reporting.

Citations

  1. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Wells' Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Leonard Wells, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
    • For Alvin Curling's Legislative Assembly information see "Alvin Curling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  2. ↑ Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "Who Won Which Seats In P.C.s Ontario Sweep". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 20.
  3. ↑ Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Provincial election results in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 66.
  4. ↑ Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. 12.
  5. ↑ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. A18.
  6. ↑ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). p. A10.
  7. ↑ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). p. 22. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  8. ↑ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen (Toronto). p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  9. ↑ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1987-09-11. p. A12.
  10. ↑ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1990-09-07. p. A10.