Toronto North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
District created 1903
District abolished 1924
Toronto North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario . This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Toronto Centre , West Toronto and York East ridings.
It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto between Palmerston and Spadina Avenues in the west, and Sherbourne Street in the east and north of College and Carleton Streets, plus the part of the city east of Sherbourne and north of Bloor Street. In 1914, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto east of Oakwood and Dovercourt Roads and north of Bloor Street.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Toronto Northeast and Toronto Northwest and York West ridings.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament :
Election history 1904 Canadian federal election: Toronto North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Eulas Foster 4,422 Liberal Thomas Urquhart 4,310
1908 Canadian federal election: Toronto North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hon. George Eulas Foster 4,398 Liberal William Henry Shaw 4,009
1911 Canadian federal election: Toronto North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hon. George Eulas Foster 6,474 Liberal William Henry Shaw 3,157
By-election: On Mr. Foster being appointed Minister of Trade and Commerce, 27 October 1911: Toronto North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hon. G. E. Foster acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election: Toronto North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Government (Unionist) Rt. Hon. Sir George Foster 21,130 Opposition–Labour Alfred James Young 2,893
1921 Canadian federal election: Toronto North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Langton Church 12,412 Liberal Robert Rennie 8,452
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