Toronto South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
District created 1903
District abolished 1933
Toronto South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2 September 1904 to 13 August 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario . This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Toronto Centre , Toronto East , West Toronto and York East ridings.
It initially consisted of the portion of the city of Toronto, including Toronto Island, lying west of the River Don and south of Queen Street. In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto south of Dundas Street, west of Jarvis Street, and east of Atlantic Avenue and Dovercourt Road, together with Toronto Island.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Spadina , St. Paul's and Trinity ridings.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament :
Election history 1904 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. C. Macdonell 3,501 Liberal H. H. Dewart 3,092
1908 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. C. Macdonell 2,771 Labour John G. O'Donoghue 1,722
1911 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. C. Macdonell 4,473 Liberal John Joseph Ward 2,110
1917 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Government Charles Sheard 7,469 Opposition–Labour David Arthur Carey 2,365
1921 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Charles Sheard 4,056 Liberal James Murdock 3,475
1925 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Reginald Geary 5,895 Liberal Claude Bereford Pearce 2,442 Independent Norman Charles McEachren 289
1926 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Reginald Geary 4,909 Liberal Thomas Henry Shipway 1,606
1930 Canadian federal election: Toronto South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Reginald Geary 4,635 Liberal Adam Gordon McIntyre 2,244 Labour Jacob Romer 730
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