High Park (federal electoral district)

High Park was a federal electoral district in the west-end of the old City of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1972. It was created in 1933 and abolished in 1972, when it was redistributed into the newly created High Park—Humber Valley district, which shared virtually the same boundaries as High Park's last incarnation.

High Park
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1972
First contested1935
Last contested1968
Demographics
Population (1941)55,656
Electors (1945)41,785
Census division(s)Toronto, Ontario
Census subdivision(s)Toronto, Ontario

History

The federal riding was created in 1933 from the former riding of Toronto—High Park.[1] It was initially defined to consist of ward seven of the city of Toronto — that was the former City of West Toronto Junction — and the part of ward six lying west of a line drawn from north to south along Indian Road, east along Howard Park Avenue, and south along Sunnyside Avenue to Lake Ontario. In 1952, it was redefined to include the Ellis Court Apartments.[1]

In 1966, a major redistribution included the former village of Swansea and parts of Etobicoke for the first time, and not following just the old City of West Toronto Junction boundaries as it had previously.[2] It was defined to consist of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, and on the east, north and west by a line drawn north along Parkside Drive, west along Bloor Street West, north on Pacific Avenue, east along Canadian Pacific Railway, north along Keele Street, west along Rogers Road, northwest along Weston Road, west along Black Creek, south along Jane Street, southwest along Dundas Street, southeast along Mimico Creek, east along The Queensway, and southeast along the Humber River to the shore of Lake Ontario.[1][2]

The electoral district was abolished in 1972 when the name of the electoral district was changed to High Park—Humber Valley with the same borders as the 1966 redistribution.[3][4]

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Toronto—High Park
18th  1935–1940     Alexander James Anderson Conservative
19th  1940–1945     National Government
20th  1945–1949     William Alexander McMaster Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Pat Cameron Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     John Kucherepa Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Pat Cameron Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Walter Deakon
Riding dissolved into High Park—Humber Valley

Federal election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlexander James Anderson10,949
LiberalJames Chalmers McRuer8,357
ReconstructionMinerva Ellen Reid4,396
Co-operative CommonwealthDonat Marc LeBourdais3,574
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National GovernmentAlexander James Anderson12,266
LiberalPat Cameron12,061
Co-operative CommonwealthCarroll Langford Coburn1,777
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Alexander McMaster12,992
LiberalPat Cameron11,379
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Horace Temple5,612
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPat Cameron12,216
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Alexander McMaster11,726
Co-operative CommonwealthClarence William Pethick6,671
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPat Cameron10,032
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Cedric Davidson8,526
Co-operative CommonwealthClarence William Pethick3,847
Labor–ProgressiveVictor George Hopwood572
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn W. Kucherepa11,034
LiberalPat Cameron8,767
Co-operative CommonwealthClarence William Pethick3,657
Social CreditEarl du Maresq498
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn W. Kucherepa14,289
LiberalAllan John Patrick Cameron9,586
Co-operative CommonwealthClarence W. Pethick3,256
Social CreditEarl du Maresq237
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPat Cameron11,388
Progressive ConservativeJohn W. Kucherepa9,089
New DemocraticTom Wilson4,903
Social CreditNorman Pert348
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPat Cameron13,034
Progressive ConservativeJames H. Stephens7,045
New DemocraticAndrew W. Mays4,425
CommunistWilliam Malnychuk420
Social CreditWatson Middleton203
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPat Cameron11,171
Progressive ConservativeBill Whiteacre6,652
New DemocraticAnne Barrett4,650
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWalter Deakon16,260
Progressive ConservativeWin McKay10,743
New DemocraticDon Stevenson8,131
Independent LiberalRalph B. Cowan2,895
IndependentHenry Formosa215

See also

References

  1. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:HIGH PARK, Ontario (1933 -1972)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. Barnes, Sally (1968-05-18). "What's your riding? Who's running? Who looks strong?". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 8.
  3. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:HIGH PARK--HUMBER VALLEY, Ontario (1972 -1976)". Parliament of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen's Printer for Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. Marshall, John (1972-10-17). "High Park:The race is close in a diverse riding". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. 5.

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