High Park (provincial electoral district)
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]
 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 division(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Census subdivision(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
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
| High Park | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | 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 | Conservative | |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | |||
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | William Temple | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Alf Cowling | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | |||
| 26th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Morton Shulman | New Democratic | |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[6] | ||||
| Merged into High Park—Swansea and Parkdale constituencies after 1975 | ||||
Election results
1926 Boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William A. Baird | 10,563 | 60.8 | |
| Prohibitionist | W.A. MacMaster | 6,809 | 39.2 | |
| Total | 17,372 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[8] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William A. Baird | 8,448 | 64.5 | |
| Prohibitionist | Minerva Reid | 4,653 | 35.5 | |
| Total | 13,101 |
1934 Boundaries
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
| Party | Candidate | Votes[9] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William A. Baird | 8,742 | 41.8 | |
| Liberal | J.O. Culnan | 7,908 | 37.8 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | D.M. LeBourdais | 4,251 | 20.3 | |
| Total | 20,901 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[10] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William A. Baird | 9,442 | 47.2 | |
| Liberal | B.A. Ritchie | 7,270 | 36.3 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Carroll Coburn | 3,305 | 16.5 | |
| Total | 20,840 |
1943 Boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes[11] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George A. Drew | 7,729 | 41.9 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | W.H. Temple | 7,210 | 39.1 | |
| Liberal | L.A. Leslie | 3,366 | 18.2 | |
| Socialist Labour | W.E Hendry | 151 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 18,456 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[12][nb 3] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George A. Drew | 12,349 | 57.3 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lewis Duncan | 9,212 | 42.7 | |
| Total | 21,561 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[13] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-operative Commonwealth | W.H. Temple | 11,561 | 42.1 | |
| Conservative | George A. Drew | 10,546 | 38.4 | |
| Liberal | H. Stephens | 5,358 | 19.5 | |
| Total | 27,465 |
1951 Boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes[14] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred Cowling | 10,318 | 44.2 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William H. Temple | 7,947 | 34.1 | |
| Liberal | Earl Selkirk | 5,056 | 21.7 | |
| Total | 23,321 |
1955 Boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes[15] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred Cowling | 7,743 | 42.6 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William H. Temple | 5,573 | 30.6 | |
| Liberal | Herbert W. Powell | 4,438 | 24.4 | |
| Labor–Progressive | Helen Weir | 430 | 2.4 | |
| Total | 18,184 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[16] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred Cowling | 6,587 | 40.4 | |
| Liberal | Paul Staniszewski | 5,056 | 31.0 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William H. Temple | 4,257 | 26.1 | |
| Labor–Progressive | John Weir | 390 | 2.4 | |
| Total | 16,290 |
1963 Boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes[17] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred Cowling | 7,684 | 42.8 | |
| Liberal | Paul Staniszewski | 6,743 | 37.6 | |
| New Democratic | Andy Mays | 3,415 | 19.0 | |
| Social Credit | R.A. Reesor | 114 | 0.6 | |
| Total | 17,956 |
1967 boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes[18] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democrat | Morton Shulman | 12,888 | 49.6 | |
| Liberal | Paul Staniszewski | 6,614 | 25.5 | |
| Conservative | Alfred Cowling | 6,475 | 24.9 | |
| Total | 25,977 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes[19] | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Morton Shulman | 16,509 | 54.6 | |
| Conservative (historical) | Yuri Shymko | 9,228 | 30.5 | |
| Liberal | Laima Svegeda | 4,284 | 14.2 | |
| Social Credit | Geza Matrai | 230 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 30,251 |
References
Notes
- In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament.
- Baird died in 1940. The seat remained vacant until 1943.
- 117 out of 130 polls reporting.
Citations
- "Campaign spending restricted, Legislature to gain 8 seats". The Toronto Star. Toronto. 1975-05-02. p. A3.
- Potter, Kent (1975-09-17). "Shadow of Sulman looms large in High Park". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. A11.
- "Premier Loses in High Park, CCF Wins 11 City Area Seats". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1948-06-08. p. 1.
- McMonagle, Duncan (1987-06-26). "Spirited fight against alcohol still heady work for Temple". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A2.
- "Toronto Ridings As They Are Now–How Ten Seats Are Distributed". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1914-06-12. p. 5.
- 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.
- "Result of ballot in the 112 Ontario constituencies". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. 1926-12-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
- "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
- "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
- Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 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.
- Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
- Canadian Press (1951-11-23). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 10.
- Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Latest Ontario Election Results". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 2.
- Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Riding by Riding Results of Ontario Election". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 8.
- Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "Who Won Which Seats In P.C.s Ontario Sweep". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 20.
- Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Provincial election results in Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 66.
- Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
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