High Park (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.

For the provincial electoral district, see High Park (provincial electoral district).
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 divisionsToronto, Ontario
Census subdivisionsToronto, 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

Federal election results
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeANDERSON, Alexander James10,949
LiberalMCRUER, James Chalmers8,357
ReconstructionREID, Minerva Ellen4,396
Co-operative CommonwealthLEBOURDAIS, Donat Marc3,574
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National GovernmentANDERSON, Alexander James12,266
LiberalCAMERON, Pat12,061
Co-operative CommonwealthCOBURN, Carroll Langford1,777
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMCMASTER, William Alexander12,992
LiberalCAMERON, Pat11,379
Co-operative CommonwealthTEMPLE, William Horace5,612
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat12,216
Progressive ConservativeMCMASTER, William Alexander11,726
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence William6,671
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat10,032
Progressive ConservativeDAVIDSON, William Cedric8,526
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence William3,847
Labor–ProgressiveHOPWOOD, Victor George572
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeKUCHEREPA, John W.11,034
LiberalCAMERON, Pat8,767
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence William3,657
Social CreditDU MARESQ, Earl498
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeKUCHEREPA, John W.14,289
LiberalCAMERON, Allan John Patrick9,586
Co-operative CommonwealthPETHICK, Clarence W.3,256
Social CreditDU MARESQ, Earl237
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat11,388
Progressive ConservativeKUCHEREPA, John W.9,089
New DemocraticWILSON, Tom4,903
Social CreditPERT, Norman348
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat13,034
Progressive ConservativeSTEPHENS, James H.7,045
New DemocraticMAYS, Andrew W.4,425
CommunistMALNYCHUK, William420
Social CreditMIDDLETON, Watson203
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMERON, Pat11,171
Progressive ConservativeWHITEACRE, Bill6,652
New DemocraticBARRETT, Anne4,650
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDEAKON, Walter16,260
Progressive ConservativeMCKAY, Win10,743
New DemocraticSTEVENSON, Don8,131
Independent LiberalCOWAN, Ralph B.2,895
IndependentFORMOSA, Henry215
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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 2011-12-30. 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 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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