Toronto South
Ontario electoral district
Toronto South riding, created in 1894
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1894
District abolished1914
First contested1894
Last contested1911

Toronto South, also known as South Toronto, was a provincial riding that was created in Toronto, Ontario in 1894. In 1886, Toronto was represented as one entire riding that elected three members. In 1894 this riding was split into four parts of which Toronto South was one. It occupied the southern part of the old city of Toronto. From 1908 to 1914 it elected two members to the legislature.

In 1914 the Toronto South district was abolished. The districts of Toronto East, Toronto North, Toronto South and Toronto West were replaced by Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto Southwest and Toronto Southeast, which were constituted as two-member districts. Parkdale and Riverdale were created as single-member constituencies.

Boundaries

The riding was established in 1894. The boundaries were College Street and Carlton Street to the north, Sherbourne Street to the east and Palmerston Avenue to the west. It was bounded on the south by Lake Ontario.[1]

In 1914, the riding was split between the new ridings of Toronto Southeast and Toronto Southwest.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created in 1894 from the riding of Toronto
8th 1894–1898     Oliver Howland Conservative
9th 1898–1902     J.J.Foy[nb 1] Conservative
10th 1902–1905
11th 1905–1908
Seat A
12th 1908–1911     J.J.Foy Conservative
13th 1911–1914     Edward Owens Conservative
Seat B
12th 1908–1911     George Gooderham Conservative
13th 1911–1914
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]
Split into Toronto Southeast and Toronto Southwest ridings after 1914

Election results

1894 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    Conservative Oliver Howland 6,032 60.2
    Liberal Mr. Moss 3,892 39.8
Total 10,014
1898 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    Conservative J.J. Foy 4,273 51.7
    Liberal W.B. Rogers 3,996 48.3
Total 8,269
1902 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    Conservative J.J. Foy 4,983 52.8
    Liberal W.B. Rogers 4,192 44.4
    Socialist Mr. Corner 170 1.8
    Socialist-Labour Mr. James 101 1.1
Total 9,446
1905 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6][7] Vote %
    Conservative J.J. Foy 5,375 68.3
    Liberal John J. Hunter 2,319 29.5
    Socialist Thomas Phillips Thompson 172 2.2
Total 7,866

Seat A

1908 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8][9] Vote %
    Conservative J.J. Foy 5,167 85.6
    Labour Mr. Kennedy 519 8.6
    Socialist Mr. Deinegon 347 5.8
Total 6,033
1911 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[10][11] Vote %
    Conservative Edward Owens 2,358 77.3
    Labour W.R. James 693 22.7
Total 3,051

Seat B

1908 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8][9] Vote %
    Conservative George Gooderham 4,996 68.1
    Liberal G.E. Gibbard 2,068 28.2
    Socialist Mr. Tredler 270 3.7
Total 7,334
1911 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[10][11] Vote %
    Conservative George Gooderham 2,421 78.2
    Liberal E. Fielding 673 21.8
Total 3,094

References

Notes

  1. ↑ On 21 February 1905, Foy resigned in order to recontest the seat due to his appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands. This was known as a ministerial by-election.

Citations

  1. ↑ "The Registration Divisions". The Globe. 2 June 1894. p. 16.
  2. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Oliver Howland's Legislative Assembly information see "Oliver Aiken Howland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For J.J. Foy's Legislative Assembly information see "James Joseph Foy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For Edward Owens's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward William James Owens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
    • For George Gooderham's Legislative Assembly information see "George Horace Gooderham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Mowat Seven Times a Conqueror". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1894-06-27. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Liberals Wield an Axe". The Evening Star. Toronto. 1898-03-02. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Toronto is still Tory". The Globe. Toronto. 1902-05-30. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Toronto Leads the Van in Conservative Sweep". The Globe. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Conservatives Roll up 10,000 Majority". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1905-01-26. p. 4.
  8. 1 2 "The City Returns Came in Quickly, The Vote in Toronto". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 10.
  9. 1 2 "Toronto Yet Tory; A Straight Eight: Liberals and Independents Were All Defeated". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1908-06-09. p. 4.
  10. 1 2 "Toronto is Totally Tory Again". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 3.
  11. 1 2 "Only 41,000 Votes in City Ridings". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1911-12-12. p. 8.
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