- High Park (electoral district)
High Park (also known as High Park—Humber Valley) was a federal electoral district in the west end of the city of
Toronto , in the province ofOntario ,Canada . It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979.The
High Park area was also represented as a provincial electoral district of the same name electing members to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario . The provincial riding was created in 1926.History
The federal riding was created in 1933 from the former riding of
Toronto—High Park .It was initially defined to consist of ward seven of the city of Toronto and the part of ward six lying west of a line drawn from north to south along Indian Road, east along Howard Park Avenue, and south along Sunnyside Avenue to Lake Ontario.
In 1952, it was redefined to include the Ellis Court Apartments.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of
Metropolitan Toronto bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, and on the east, north and west by a line drawn north along Parkside Drive, west along Bloor Street West, north on Pacific Avenue, east along Canadian Pacific Railway, north along Keele Street, west along Rogers Road, northwest along Weston Road, west along Black Creek, south along Jane Street, southwest along Dundas Street, southeast along Mimico Creek, east along The Queensway, and southeast along the Humber River to the shore of Lake Ontario.The name of the electoral district was changed in 1972 to High Park—Humber Valley.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Davenport,
Etobicoke Centre ,Parkdale—High Park andEtobicoke—Lakeshore ridings.Members of Parliament
High Park
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Alexander James Anderson , Conservative, (1935-1945)
*William Alexander McMaster , Progressive Conservative, (1945-1949)
*Alan John Patrick Cameron , Liberal, (1949-1957)
*John W. Kucherepa , Progressive Conservative, (1957-1962)
*Alan John Patrick Cameron , Liberal, (1962-1968)
*Walter Deacon , Liberal, (1968-1972)High Park—Humber Valley
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Otto Jelinek , Progressive Conservative, (1972-1979)Provincial electoral district
The provincial electoral district of High Park is notable for having defeated sitting Premier George Drew in the 1948 provincial election over the issue of temperance despite the fact that Drew's Conservatives were returned with a
majority government .The provincial riding had a number of colourful Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) including Drew, his successor Rev. "Bible Bill" Temple, and
Morton Shulman . In1975 , the riding was renamed High Park—Swansea. The riding was abolished in1999 into Parkdale—High Park, York South—Weston and Davenport.Members of the Legislative Assembly/Members of Provincial Parliament1
High Park
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William Alexander Baird , Conservative, (1926-1940)
*George Drew, Conservative/Progressive Conservative, (1943-1948)
*William Horace Temple , Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, (1948-1951)
*Alfred Hozack Cowling , Progressive Conservative, (1951-1967)
*Morton Shulman , New Democratic Party, (1967-1975)1 In 1938, the title ofMember of the Legislative Assembly was changed toMember of Provincial Parliament .High Park—Swansea
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Edward Ziemba , New Democratic Party, (1975-1981)
*Yuri Shymko , Progressive Conservative, (1981-1987)
*David Fleet , Liberal, (1987-1990)
*Elaine Ziemba , New Democratic Party, (1990-1995)
*Derwyn Shea , Progressive Conservative, (1995-1999)Federal election results
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ANDERSON, Alexander James
align="right"|10,949
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MCRUER, James Chalmers
align="right"|8,357
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REID, Minerva Ellen
align="right"|4,396
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LEBOURDAIS, Donat Marc
align="right"|3,574-
ANDERSON, Alexander James
align="right"|12,266
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CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"|12,061
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COBURN, Carroll Langford
align="right"| 1,777-
MCMASTER, William Alexander
align="right"| 12,992
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CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"| 11,379
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TEMPLE, William Horace
align="right"|5,612-
CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"|12,216
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MCMASTER, William Alexander
align="right"| 11,726
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PETHICK, Clarence William
align="right"| 6,671-
CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"| 10,032
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DAVIDSON, William Cedric
align="right"| 8,526
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PETHICK, Clarence William
align="right"| 3,847
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HOPWOOD, Victor George
align="right"|572-
KUCHEREPA, John W.
align="right"| 11,034
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CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"| 8,767
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PETHICK, Clarence William
align="right"|3,657
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DU MARESQ, Earl
align="right"| 498-
KUCHEREPA, John W.
align="right"| 14,289
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CAMERON, Allan John Patrick
align="right"| 9,586
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PETHICK, Clarence W.
align="right"| 3,256
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DU MARESQ, Earl
align="right"| 237-
CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"| 11,388
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KUCHEREPA, John W.
align="right"| 9,089
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WILSON, Tom
align="right"| 4,903
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PERT, Norman
align="right"| 348-
CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"| 13,034
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STEPHENS, James H.
align="right"| 7,045
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MAYS, Andrew W.
align="right"| 4,425
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MALNYCHUK, William
align="right"| 420
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MIDDLETON, Watson
align="right"| 203-
CAMERON, Alan John Patrick
align="right"| 11,171
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WHITEACRE, Bill
align="right"| 6,652
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BARRETT, Anne
align="right"| 4,650-
DEAKON, Walter
align="right"| 16,260
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MCKAY, Win
align="right"|10,743
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STEVENSON, Don
align="right"|8,131
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COWAN, Ralph B.
align="right"|2,895
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FORMOSA, Henry
align="right"| 215-
JELINEK, Otto
align="right"|18,329
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DEAKON, Walter
align="right"| 16,426
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CHMIELEWSKI, Edward J.
align="right"| 8,197
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WEIR, John
align="right"| 194
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KALTURNYK, Kenneth
align="right"| 133-
JELINEK, Otto
align="right"|17,389
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MCBRIDE, Murray
align="right"| 17,134
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REYNOLDS, Bill
align="right"| 5,811
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HILL, Elizabeth
align="right"| 213
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BLAKE, Michael A.
align="right"| 148
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NUGENT, Jim
align="right"| 73See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=284 Riding history from the]
Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=285&Include= Riding history from the]Library of Parliament
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