York South
York South was an electoral district (or "riding") in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979.
The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader Arthur Meighen was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation's (CCF) candidate (assisted by the Liberals). The election was a major breakthrough for the CCF, and ended Meighen's attempt to return to politics. In later years, it became known as perennial leaders' riding, the home district for both CCF and New Democratic Party (NDP) leaders Ted Jolliffe, Donald C. MacDonald, David Lewis and Bob Rae.
History
York South was created in 1903 as "the south riding of York" from parts of York East and York West ridings. It initially consisted of the township of York, and the towns of East Toronto, North Toronto, and Toronto Junction. As is suggested by the names of the towns in the riding, the constituency abutted on the city of Toronto's northern border.
In 1914, it was called "South York", and redefined to consist of the villages of Richmond Hill and Markham, the township of Markham, the town of Leaside, and the township of York (excluding parts included in the riding of West York); and those portions of the city of Toronto not included in the ridings of West York, Parkdale, North Toronto, East Toronto, Centre Toronto, West Toronto, South Toronto and East York. In 1924, it was called "York South", and consisted of all that part of the county of York lying east of Yonge Street, south of the township of Markham and outside the city of Toronto.
In 1933, York South was defined to consist of all that portion of the township of York not included in the electoral district of West York, the town of Weston and the village of Forest Hill. From 1947, it consisted of the village of Forest Hill and a portion of the township of York. In 1952, it consisted the village of Forest Hill and a re-defined portion of the township of York.
As time progressed and the population grew, the riding shrank in size so that it consisted of what was later called the Borough of York in the middle western part of Metropolitan Toronto and some surrounding areas. While it was originally a largely rural riding it was an urban, working class riding by the end of World War II.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when the main part of the riding became York South—Weston, and other parts were redistributed between Davenport, Eglinton—Lawrence and St. Paul's ridings.
Members of Parliament
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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York East and York West prior to 1904. | ||||
10th | 1904–1908 | William Findlay MacLean | Independent Conservative | |
11th | 1908–1911 | |||
12th | 1911–1917 | |||
13th | 1917–1921 | Unionist | ||
14th | 1921–1925 | Independent Conservative | ||
15th | 1925–1926 | |||
16th | 1926–1930 | Robert Henry McGregor | Conservative | |
17th | 1930–1935 | |||
18th | 1935–1940 | James Earl Lawson | Conservative | |
19th | 1940–1942 | Alan Cockeram | National Government | |
1942–1945 | Joseph W. Noseworthy | Co-operative Commonwealth | ||
20th | 1945–1949 | Alan Cockeram | Progressive Conservative | |
21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph W. Noseworthy | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
23rd | 1957–1958 | William G. Beech | Progressive Conservative | |
24th | 1958–1962 | |||
25th | 1962–1963 | David Lewis | New Democratic | |
26th | 1963–1965 | Marvin Gelber | Liberal | |
27th | 1965–1968 | David Lewis | New Democratic | |
28th | 1968–1972 | |||
29th | 1972–1974 | |||
30th | 1974–1979 | Ursula Appolloni | Liberal | |
York South—Weston, St. Paul's, Davenport, and Eglinton—Lawrence following 1979. |
Electoral history
South riding of York
1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Independent Conservative | William F. MacLean | 2,418 | ||||||
Unknown | Alexander J. Anderson | 1,790 |
1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Independent Conservative | William F. MacLean | acclaimed |
1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Independent Conservative | William F. MacLean | 7,194 | ||||||
Unknown | Louis Franklin Heyd | 1,901 |
South York
1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Government | William F. MacLean | 16,088 | ||||||
Opposition | Alexander MacGregor | 2,065 | ||||||
Labour | James Thomas Gunn | 1,977 | ||||||
Unknown | John Galbraith | 118 |
1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Independent Conservative | William F. MacLean | 10,368 | ||||||
Liberal | Alexander MacGregor | 8,015 | ||||||
Progressive | Roland Hill Palmer | 3,276 |
York South
1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Independent Conservative | William F. MACLEAN | 7,762 | ||||||
Liberal | Russell James REESOR | 1,394 | ||||||
Independent Conservative | John GALBRAITH | 990 |
1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Robert Henry MCGREGOR | 6,555 | ||||||
Independent Conservative | William F. MACLEAN | 4,880 |
1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Robert Henry MCGREGOR | 11,852 | ||||||
Liberal | Dennis MCCARTHY | 5,394 |
1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Hon. James Earl LAWSON | 11,596 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Luke TESKEY | 8,247 | ||||||
Liberal | Elmore PHILPOTT | 7,059 | ||||||
Reconstruction | Earl M. HAND | 4,113 |
1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
National Government | Alan COCKERAM | 15,346 | ||||||
Liberal | F.J. MACRAE | 12,864 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | J.W. NOSEWORTHY | 5,372 |
By-election: On Mr. Cockeram's resignation to allow Arthur Meighen to contest the seat:
By-election on 9 February 1942 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Co-operative Commonwealth | J.W. NOSEWORTHY | 16,408 | |||
Conservative | Rt. Hon. Arthur MEIGHEN | 11,952 |
1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Alan COCKERAM | 16,666 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | J.W. NOSEWORTHY | 13,543 | ||||||
Liberal | John Harvey LYNES | 9,104 | ||||||
Labor–Progressive | Walter E. DENT | 1,089 |
1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | J.W. NOSEWORTHY | 15,293 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Alan COCKERAM | 14,273 | ||||||
Liberal | Eric R. MARSDEN | 11,932 |
1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | J.W. NOSEWORTHY | 12,216 | ||||||
Liberal | Alfred GREEN | 10,820 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Alan COCKERAM | 10,116 | ||||||
Labor–Progressive | Norman PENNER | 755 |
1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | William G. BEECH | 16,624 | ||||||
Liberal | Marvin GELBER | 12,232 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | William SEFTON | 12,024 | ||||||
Social Credit | Sloan A. SMITH | 654 |
1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Wm. G. BEECH | 22,980 | ||||||
Liberal | Marvin GELBER | 13,141 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Bill SEFTON | 9,643 | ||||||
Labor–Progressive | Leslie MORRIS | 427 | ||||||
Social Credit | Harvey JAMIESON | 258 |
1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
New Democratic Party | David LEWIS | 19,101 | ||||||
Liberal | Marvin GELBER | 15,423 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | William G. BEECH | 12,552 | ||||||
Social Credit | Reinald NOCHAKOFF | 179 |
1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Marvin GELBER | 21,042 | ||||||
New Democratic Party | David LEWIS | 17,396 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | William G. BEECH | 9,648 |
1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
New Democratic Party | David LEWIS | 21,693 | ||||||
Liberal | Marvin GELBER | 18,098 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Maxwell ROTSTEIN | 6,427 |
1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
New Democratic Party | David LEWIS | 12,357 | ||||||
Liberal | Ron BARBARO | 11,693 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Cy TOWNSEND | 4,499 |
1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
New Democratic Party | David LEWIS | 14,225 | ||||||
Liberal | Lucio APPOLLONI | 9,551 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | John M. OOSTROM | 6,401 | ||||||
Unknown | Keith CORKHILL | 172 |
1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Ursula Appolloni | 12,485 | 43.10 | |||||
New Democratic | David Lewis | 10,622 | 36.67 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul J. Schrieder | 5,557 | 19.18 | |||||
Independent | Richard Sanders | 103 | 0.04 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Keith Corkhill | 102 | 0.04 | |||||
Independent | Robert Douglas Sproule | 97 | 0.03 |
References
- York South entry on the House of Commons website includes election results and the changing descriptions of the riding's boundaries.