Beaches—Woodbine (provincial electoral district)

Beaches—Woodbine
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created 1966
District abolished 1996
First contested 1967
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Census divisions Toronto
Census subdivisions Toronto

Beaches—Woodbine was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1967 by merging the former ridings of Woodbine and Beaches.

Boundaries

The riding was created prior to the 1967 election by combining the ridings of Woodbine and Beaches. The boundaries of the new riding were as follows: From the southwest point where Coxwell Avenue met Lake Ontario the boundary followed Coxwell north to Queen Street East. It then went west a short distance to Rhodes Avenue. It followed Rhodes Avenue north to Danforth Avenue. It then went back east along Danforth to Coxwell. It then went north along Coxwell to the city limits. Along the north it followed the city limits until it reached Victoria Park Avenue. It then went south along Victoria Park and along the same line until it reached Lake Ontario.[1]

In 1974 the eastern boundary with Riverdale was altered. The border now consisted of Coxwell Avenue from Lake Ontario north to the railway right-of-way just south of Hanson Street. The boundary followed the right-of-way west until Greenwood Avenue. It then went north along Greenwood until it met the city limits.[2]

From 1987 to 1999 it consisted of Old Toronto east from where Leslie Street meets the lake north to Queen Street. It then followed Queen Street east to Greenwood Avenue and then north to the CN railway. Following the CN right of way to Coxwell Avenue it then went north to the city limits.

In 1999, it was absorbed into the new ridings of Beaches—East York and Toronto—Danforth.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Beaches—Woodbine
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from parts of Woodbine and Beaches
28th  1967–1971     John Brown New Democratic
29th  1971–1975     Tom Wardle Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977     Marion Bryden New Democratic
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995     Frances Lankin New Democratic
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[3]
Merged into Beaches—East York and Toronto—Danforth

Election results

Ontario general election, 1967: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[4] % +/-
     New Democrat John Brown 10,525 43.6
     Progressive Conservative Jack Harris 9,975 41.3
     Liberal Joe Fullerton 3,645 15.1
Total 24,145
Ontario general election, 1971: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[5] % +/-
     Progressive Conservative Tom Wardle 13,605 49.2
     New Democrat Bruce Kidd 11,047 40.0
     Liberal Jerry Ewins 2,770 10.0
     Social Credit Al Overfield 141 0.5
     Independent Harold Rowbottom 83 0.3
Total 27,646
Ontario general election, 1975: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[6] % +/-
     New Democrat Marion Bryden 10,500 45.7
     Progressive Conservative Tom Wardle 7,850 34.1
     Liberal Ken Kory 4,461 19.4
CommunistC. Negre 178 0.8
Total 22,989
Ontario general election, 1977: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[7] % +/-
     New Democrat Marion Bryden 11,491 46.5
     Progressive Conservative Tom Wardle 9,217 37.3
     Liberal Ernest Barr 3,579 14.5
     Independent George Leslie 203 0.8
CommunistGerry Van Houten 114 0.5
LibertarianShirley Yamada 103 0.4
Ontario general election, 1981: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[8] % +/-
     New Democrat Marion Bryden 9,665 43.3 -3.4
     Progressive Conservative Paul Christie 9,198 41.3 +4.3
     Liberal Wayne Cook 3,172 14.3 -0.4
     Independent Rhino Flosznik 214 1.0 -
Ontario general election, 1985: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[9] % +/-
     New Democrat Marion Bryden 12,672 49.8 +6.7
     Progressive Conservative Paul Christie 7,301 28.7 -12.9
     Liberal Sally Kelly 5,065 19.9 +5.8
LibertarianSteve Thistle 396 1.6 -
Ontario general election, 1987: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[10] % +/-
     New Democrat Marion Bryden 19,948 62.3 +12.5
     Liberal Patricia Herdman 8,519 26.6 +6.7
     Progressive Conservative John Beveridge 3,022 9.4 -19.3
LibertarianSteve Thistle 533 1.7 +0.1
Ontario general election, 1990: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[11] % +/-
     New Democrat Frances Lankin 14,381 58.4 -3.9
     Liberal Beryl Potter 6,329 25.7 +16.3
     Progressive Conservative Kevin Forest 3,535 14.3 -8.3
     Independent Sam Vitulli 400 1.6 -
Ontario general election, 1995: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes[12] % +/-
     New Democrat Frances Lankin 10,862 42.4 -16.0
     Progressive Conservative Lynda Buffet 7,923 31.0 +5.3
     Liberal Stephen Lautens 6,158 24.1 +9.8
     Independent Brad Allen 319 1.2 -
CommunistMiguel Figueroa 169 0.7 -
     Natural Law Donalda Fredeen 162 0.6 -

References

  1. ↑ Provincial Electoral Districts (Map). Cartography by Lands and Surveys Branch, Department of Lands and Forests. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 1967. To find this map in the Ontario Archives, please see sub-series title "Ontario electoral district maps", reference code RG 1-211, File item code RG 1-211-0-0-06.
  2. ↑ Vallee, Brian (1975-08-26). "Riverdale: Prices are a growing concern". Toronto Star. p. A7.
  3. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John L. Brown's Legislative Assembly information see "John L. Brown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Thomas Alfred Wardle's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Alfred Wardle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Marion Helen Bryden's Legislative Assembly information see "Marion Helen Bryden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
    • For Frances Lankin's Legislative Assembly information see "Frances Lankin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Provincial Election results in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (3 star edition) (Toronto). 1967-10-18. p. 66.
  5. ↑ "Here's who won in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1971-10-22. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1975-09-19. p. A18.
  7. ↑ "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1977-06-10. p. A10.
  8. ↑ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  9. ↑ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen (Toronto). p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  10. ↑ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1987-09-11. p. A12.
  11. ↑ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1990-09-07. p. A10.
  12. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
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