- West Toronto
"This article is about the defunct federal riding of West Toronto (1867-1903). For the historical village, town, and city of West Toronto (1884-1908), see
The Junction ."West Toronto was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the City of
Toronto , in the province ofOntario . It was created by theBritish North America Act of1867 . It was renamedToronto West in 1903.West Toronto was initially defined as consisting of St. John, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and St. George's Wards of Toronto. In 1872, St. John's Ward was excluded from the riding. In 1892, the riding was given an additional seat in the House of Commons so that its voters elected two Members of Parliament.
Electoral history
(Elected members indicated in bold text.)
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Conservative
HARRISON, Robert Alexander
align="right"|1,477
Independent Liberal
MACDONALD, John
align="right"| 1,048-
Conservative
CRAWFORD, John
align="right"| 1,043
Unknown
MCLELLAN,
align="right"|574
Unknown
CAPREOL,
align="right"| 0-
Liberal
MOSS, Thomas
align="right"| acclaimed-
Liberal
MOSS, Thomas
align="right"| 1,651
Conservative
ROBINSON, J.B.
align="right"| 1,440-
Conservative
ROBINSON, John Beverly
align="right"| 1,935
Unknown
TURNER, John
align="right"| 1,584-
Conservative
ROBINSON, Hon. John B.
align="right"|2,165
Unknown
HODGINS, J.
align="right"|1,528-
Conservative
BEATY, James Jr.
align="right"| 2,097
Unknown
RYAN, P.
align="right"| 1,836
Unknown
WRIGHT, A.W.
align="right"|49
Unknown
CAPREOL, F.C.
align="right"| 23-
Conservative
BEATY, James Jr.
align="right"| 2,714
Unknown
MCMURRICH, W.B.
align="right"| 2,283-
Conservative
ENISON, Frederic C.
align="right"| 3,895
Liberal
SHEPPARD, E.E.
align="right"|3,428 Lib-
Conservative
DENISON, F.C.
align="right"| 5,048
Liberal
MOWAT, Arthur
align="right"| 3,291 Lib-
Conservative
OSLER, E.B.
align="right"| 5,370
Conservative
CLARKE, E.F.
align="right"| 5,147
Liberal
PRESTON, W.T.R.
align="right"| 4,734 Lib
Liberal
HUNTER, N.T.
align="right"| 4,225 Lib-
Conservative
CLARKE, Edward F.
align="right"| 7,024
Conservative
OSLER, Edmund B.
align="right"| 6,530
Liberal
BURNS, William
align="right"| 4,713
Liberal
ALLAN, James D.
align="right"| 4,547
Independent
STEVENSON, Hugh
align="right"| 1,657See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
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