Toronto (provincial electoral district)

Toronto East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1886
District abolished 1894
First contested 1886
Last contested 1894

Toronto was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1886 to 1894. It was created by merging Toronto West and Toronto East ridings into one large riding covering the entire city.

It was abolished prior to the 1894 election when it was split into four new ridings - Toronto North, Toronto South, Toronto East and Toronto West.

It was represented by a combined total of three members. In each election voters were allowed to vote for two candidates. The three candidates with the most votes were the winners.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Toronto West and Toronto East in 1886
6th 1886-1890     Edward Frederick Clarke Conservative
    Henry Edward Clarke Conservative
    John Leys Liberal
7th 1890-1894     Edward Frederick Clarke Conservative
    Joseph Tait Liberal
1890-1892     Henry Edward Clarke[nb 1] Conservative
1892     Nelson Gordon Bigelow[nb 2] Liberal
1893-1894     George Ryerson Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Riding split into four new ridings:
Toronto North, Toronto South, Toronto East and Toronto West
in 1894

Election Results

The first three candidates in the poll were elected to the legislature.

Ontario general election, 1886
Party Candidate Votes[2] Vote %
    Conservative Edward Clarke 7,015 26.2
    Conservative Henry Clarke 6,873 25.7
    Liberal John Leys 5,390 20.1
    Labour Charles March 4,082 15.2
    Labour John Roney 3,416 12.8
Total 26,776
Ontario general election, 1890
Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    Conservative Edward Clarke 5,797 34.7
    Conservative Henry Clarke 5,535 33.1
    Liberal Joseph Tait 5,392 32.2
Total 16,724

By-elections

These by-elections were held to replace members who had died in office. In each case only one member was elected for replacement.

By-election to replace Henry Edward Clarke, April 29, 1892
Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    Conservative Nelson Bigelow 4,938 50.8
    Independent Conservative Mr. Kent 4,122 42.4
    Liberal Thomas Phillips Thompson 488 5.0
    Independent Liberal E.A. MacDonald 173 1.8
Total 9,721
By-election to replace Nelson Bigelow, February 28, 1893
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    Conservative George Ryerson 5,797 34.7
    Independent Conservative W.W. Ogden 5,535 33.1
    Liberal Thomas Phillips Thompson 5,392 32.2
Total 16,724

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Died whilst speaking in the assembly, March 25, 1892.
  2. ↑ Died in office, November 4, 1892.

Citations

  1. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Edward Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Frederick Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
    • For Henry Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Edward Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
    • For John Leys' Legislative Assembly information see "John Leys, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
    • For Joseph Tait's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Tait, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
    • For Nelson Bigelow's Legislative Assembly information see "Nelson Gordon Bigelow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
    • For George Ryerson's Legislative Assembly information see "George Sterling Ansel Ryerson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Elections in Toronto: The Two Clarkes and John Leys the Successful Candidates". The Globe (Toronto). 1886-12-29. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Ontario Elections, 1890: Returns of the Polling Throughout the Province". The Globe (Toronto). 1890-06-06. p. 1.
  4. ↑ Gibson, J.M. (1892-04-30). "Toronto Falls Into Line: Bigelow Sweeps the City for Oliver Mowat". The Globe (Toronto). p. 16.
  5. ↑ "He Gets Into the Kitchen: Dr. Ryerson Attains His Great Ambition". The Globe (Toronto). 1893-01-01. p. 8.