Toronto Northwest (provincial electoral district)

Toronto Northwest was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1914 to 1926. It occupied an area north of College and Gerrard between Lansdowne and Spadina. In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northwest being split between five new ridings called from west to east, Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Toronto Northwest.
Toronto Northwest
Ontario electoral district
Toronto Northwest in relation to other Toronto ridings in 1914
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1914
District abolished1926
First contested1914
Last contested1923

The riding was a dual riding in that it elected two members to the Ontario provincial legislature.

Boundaries

In 1914 the riding was parts of the Toronto North and Toronto West ridings. It bordered College Street, Lansdowne Avenue on the west, Spadina Avenue on the east and the city limits to the north.[1]

In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northwest being split between the new ridings of Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick.

Members of Provincial Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party
Prior to 1914 part of Toronto North and Toronto West ridings
Seat A
14th 1914–1918     Thomas Crawford[lower-alpha 1] Conservative
15th 1919–1923
16th 1923–1924
1924–1926     William Edwards Conservative
Seat B
14th 1914–1919     William McPherson Conservative
15th 1919–1923     Henry Cooper Liberal
16th 1923–1926     Arthur Nesbitt Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]
Merged into
Brockton, Dovercourt, Bellwoods, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick
after 1926

Election results

Elections were run as separate races for Seat A and Seat B rather than a combined race.

Seat A
1914 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3][lower-alpha 2] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Crawford 4,430 61.0
    Liberal Farmer[lower-alpha 3] 2,838 39.0
Total 7,268
1919 Ontario general election[lower-alpha 4]
Party Candidate Votes[4][5][lower-alpha 5] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Crawford 17,759 53.8
    Liberal James G. Cane 15,223 46.2
Total 32,982
1923 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    Conservative Thomas Crawford 17,088 85.4
    Liberal H.S. Mullowney 2,917 14.6
Total 20,005
By-election 7 July 1924
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative William Edwards 7,640 81.9
    Labour J.A. Young 1,683 18.1
Total 9,323

Seat B
1914 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3][lower-alpha 2] Vote %
    Conservative William McPherson 4,383 59.4
    Liberal McTaggart[lower-alpha 3] 2,649 35.9
    Socialist James[lower-alpha 3] 341 4.6
Total 7,373
1919 Ontario general election[lower-alpha 4]
Party Candidate Votes[4][5][lower-alpha 5] Vote %
    Liberal Henry Cooper 17,515 51.9
    Conservative William McPherson 16,203 48.1
Total 33,718
1923 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    Conservative Arthur Nesbitt 11,154 65.0
    Progressive W.E. Groves 3,706 20.9
    Liberal Henry Cooper 2,506 14.1
Total 17,726

References

Notes
  1. Resigned May 15, 1924 to take position of registrar of deeds with the City of Toronto.
  2. 116 out of 152 polls reporting.
  3. Only last name of candidate given.
  4. This was the first election to allow women to vote, more than doubling the vote counts in each riding.
  5. 257 out of 271 polls.

Citations
  1. "Toronto ridings as they are now - how 10 seats are distributed". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1914-06-12. p. 5.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Crawford's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Crawford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For William Edwards' Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Edwards, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For William McPherson's Legislative Assembly information see "William David McPherson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For Henry Cooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Sloane Cooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For Arthur Nesbitt's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Russell Nesbitt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. "Large Majorities in all Toronto Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star (3rd extra edition). Toronto. 1914-06-29. p. 1.
  4. "Votes figures for city ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1919-10-21. p. 3.
  5. "Tory stronghold routed, five Liberals in Toronto". The Globe. Toronto. 1919-10-21. p. 8.
  6. "The Vote in Toronto and the York ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1923-06-26. p. 5.
  7. "W.H. Edwards elected by a large majority". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1924-07-08. p. 12.
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