Toronto Northeast (provincial electoral district)

Toronto Northeast was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1914 to 1926. It occupied an area north of College and Gerrard between University and Logan Ave. In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northeast being split between four new ridings called St. Patrick, St. George, St. David, and Eglinton.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Toronto Northeast.
Toronto Northeast
Ontario electoral district
Toronto Northeast 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. Elections were run as separate races for Seat A and Seat B rather than a combined race.

Boundaries

In 1914 the riding was created out of the old Toronto North riding. It bordered College Street, Carlton Street and Gerrard Street East on the south. The western boundary was Spadina Road from College Street north to the city limits. The eastern boundary was Logan Avenue from Gerrard Street East to the city limits. The northern boundary followed the city limits from Spadina to Logan.[1]

In 1926 there was a major redistribution of Ontario seats which resulted in Toronto Northeast being split between the new ridings of St. Patrick, St. George, St. David, and Eglinton.

Members of Provincial Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party
prior to 1914 part of the Toronto North riding
Seat A
14th 1914–1918     Robert Pyne[nb 1] Conservative
1918-1919     Henry Cody[nb 2] Conservative
15th 1919–1920
1920-1923     Alexander Cameron Lewis Conservative
16th 1923–1926
Seat B
14th 1914–1919     Mark Howard Irish Conservative
15th 1919–1923     Joseph Thompson Conservative
16th 1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]
merged into the St. Patrick, St. George, St. David, and Eglinton 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][nb 3] Vote %
    Conservative Robert Pyne 5,768 58.6
    Independent Liberal B.E. McKenzie 4,104 41.4
Total 9,872
By-election August 19, 1918[nb 4]
Party Candidate Votes[4][nb 5] Vote %
    Conservative Henry John Cody 9,135 68.0
    Soldier-Labour William Varley 4,297 32.0
Total 13,432
1919 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    Conservative Henry John Cody Acclaimed
By-election November 8, 1920
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    Conservative A.C. Lewis 7,914 56.0
    Liberal W.H. Kippen 4,292 30.4
    Grand Army of the United Veterans J.Higgins 1,839 13.0
    Independent J. Galbraith 89 0.6
Total 14,134
1923 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative Alex C. Lewis 7,147 57.4
    Liberal William H. Shaw 2,864 23.0
    Progressive N.S. Coyne 2,434 19.6
Total 12,445

Seat B
1914 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    Conservative Mark Irish 5,500 56.8
    Liberal C.A. Moss 4,290 43.2
Total 9,790
1919 Ontario general election[nb 4]
Party Candidate Votes[5][nb 6] Vote %
    Conservative Joseph Thompson 13,495 39.6
    Liberal Henrietta Bundy 8.685
    Independent-Conservative A.T. Kelly Evans 8,172
    Labour John W. Buckley 2,910
Total 33,262
1923 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Conservative Joseph Thompson 13,930 77.5
    Progressive Mary Becker 4,046 22.5
Total 17,976

References

Notes
  1. Resigned May 11, 1918 to accept an appointment as Clerk of York County.
  2. Resigned March 3, 1920 (no reason given).
  3. 118 out of 122 polls reporting.
  4. This was the first election to allow women to vote, more than doubling the vote counts in each riding.
  5. 7 polls not reported.
  6. .

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 Robert Pyne's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Allan Pyne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For Henry Cody's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry John Cody, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For Alexander Lewis' Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Cameron Lewis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For Mark Irish's Legislative Assembly information see "Mark Howard Irish, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
    • For Joseph Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Elijah Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. "Pyne and Irish in Toronto N.E." The Toronto World. Toronto. 1914-06-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  4. "New ministers elected by handsome majorities". The Globe. Toronto. 1919-08-20. p. 1,8.
  5. "Votes figures for city ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1919-10-21. p. 3.
  6. "N.E. Toronto still Tory; majority cut". The Globe. Toronto. 1920-11-09. p. 1.
  7. "The Vote in Toronto and the York ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1923-06-26. p. 5.
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