High Park (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see High Park (provincial electoral district).
High Park
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1933
District abolished 1972
First contested 1935
Last contested 1968
Demographics
Population (1941) 55,656
Electors (1945) 41,785
Census divisions Toronto, Ontario
Census subdivisions Toronto, Ontario

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 Canadian House of Commons 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.

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

Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeANDERSON, Alexander James 10,949
LiberalMCRUER, James Chalmers 8,357
ReconstructionREID, Minerva Ellen 4,396
Co-operative CommonwealthLEBOURDAIS, Donat Marc 3,574
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
National GovernmentANDERSON, Alexander James 12,266
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 12,061
Co-operative CommonwealthCOBURN, Carroll Langford 1,777
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMCMASTER, William Alexander 12,992
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 11,379
Co-operative CommonwealthTEMPLE, William Horace 5,612
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 12,216
Progressive ConservativeMCMASTER, William Alexander 11,726
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence William 6,671
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 10,032
Progressive ConservativeDAVIDSON, William Cedric 8,526
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence William 3,847
Labor–ProgressiveHOPWOOD, Victor George 572
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeKUCHEREPA, John W. 11,034
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 8,767
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence William 3,657
Social CreditDU MARESQ, Earl 498
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeKUCHEREPA, John W. 14,289
LiberalCAMERON, Allan John Patrick 9,586
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence W. 3,256
Social CreditDU MARESQ, Earl 237
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 11,388
Progressive ConservativeKUCHEREPA, John W. 9,089
New DemocraticWILSON, Tom 4,903
Social CreditPERT, Norman 348
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 13,034
Progressive ConservativeSTEPHENS, James H. 7,045
New DemocraticMAYS, Andrew W. 4,425
CommunistMALNYCHUK, William 420
Social CreditMIDDLETON, Watson 203
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat 11,171
Progressive ConservativeWHITEACRE, Bill 6,652
New DemocraticBARRETT, Anne 4,650
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDEAKON, Walter 16,260
Progressive ConservativeMCKAY, Win 10,743
New DemocraticSTEVENSON, Don 8,131
Independent LiberalCOWAN, Ralph B. 2,895
IndependentFORMOSA, Henry 215

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. 1 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 2011-12-30. 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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