St. George (Ontario provincial electoral district)

St. George was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park. It was created in downtown Toronto in 1926 and was merged into the riding of St. George—St. David in 1987. The seat covered much of the city's central core, roughly similar to the current riding of Toronto Centre. At its dissolution it stretched from University Avenue to Parliament Street and from the waterfront north past St. Clair.

Boundaries The riding was formed in 1926 from parts of the old Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast ridings. Its western boundary starting at Toronto Harbour went north following the line of Simcoe Street. At Queen Street West it jogged east a block to University Avenue. It followed this street north continuing along Queen's Park Crescent East and Avenue Road north to St. Clair Avenue West. At St. Clair it turned east and went to Yonge Street. At Yonge it turned south and followed this street to Bloor Street. It then turned east following Bloor until it reached Sherbourne Street. It then followed Sherbourne back south until it met the harbour.

Prior to the 1934 election, the riding boundaries were changed. The western boundary was moved east to Bay Street. The boundary followed Bay Street north from the harbour until it curved northwest to meet Davenport Road. It followed Davenport until it met Avenue Road. It turned north following Avenue Road north skirting Upper Canada College on the east side until it met the old Belt Line Railway right-of-way. It then headed southeast following the right-of-way until it reached Yonge Street. From here it turned south following a line through the Mount Pleasant cemetery and through a ravine called the Vale of Avoca (these days it is called David Balfour Park). It followed the ravine until it reached the CPR right-of-way. It headed east along this right-of-way until it reached MacLennan Avenue. It then turned south following this street and continued south on the same line when it turned into Sherbourne Street at Bloor. It continued along Sherbourne Street until it reached the harbour.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

1926 boundaries + 1926 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes106 out of 111 polls reporting. Vote %     Conservative Henry Scholfield 7,699 57.1     Prohibitionist J.W.S. Lowry 2,887 21.4     Independent-Conservative Cecil W. Armstrong 1,600 11.9     Independent-Conservative E.W.J. Owens 711 5.3     LiberalW. M. Endle 587 4.4 Total 13,484

+ 1929 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Conservative Henry Scholfield 6,497 68.9     Liberal G. Needham 2,927 31.1Total 9,424

1934 boundaries

+ 1934 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Liberal Ian Strachan 8,286 45.3     Conservative Henry Scholfield 7,901 43.2     Co-operative Commonwealth I.W. Grant 1,883 10.3     Independent J.J. Carrick 207 1.1Total 18,277

+ 1937 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes144 out of 147 polls reporting. Vote %     Liberal Ian Strachan 10,915 52.4     Conservative C.A. Maguire 8,465 40.6     Labour Jean Laing 1,460 7.0Total 20,840

+ 1943 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Dana Porter 6,766 47.3     Co-operative Commonwealth Francis Andrew Brewin 4,040 28.3     Liberal Walter Thomson 3,104 21.7     Independent-Soldier George Black 241 1.7     Independent-Liberal Douglas Bell 148 1.0Total 14,299

1945 boundaries + 1945 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Dana Porter 11,940 54.2     Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Carson 5,887 26.7     Liberal Fred Needham 4,219 19.1Total 22,046

+ 1948 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Dana Porter 11,826 49.2     Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Frier 7,285 30.3     Liberal John A. MacVicar 4,907 20.4Total 24,018

+ 1951 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Dana Porter 10,004 56.9     Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Frier 4,341 24.7     Liberal Harvey Lynes 3,238 18.4Total 17,583

+ 1955 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes127 out of 144 polls reporting. Vote %     Progressive Conservative Dana Porter 7,298 55.6     Liberal Joseph Keenan 3,282 25.0     Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Frier 2,550 19.4Total 13,130

+ By-election, May 12, 1958PartyCandidate Votes118 out of 119 polls reporting. Vote %     Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 5,518 58.4     Liberal Jean Brown 2,996 31.7     Co-operative Commonwealth Iona Samis 851 9.0Total 9,443

+ 1959 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 7,959 54.4     Liberal Jean Brown 4,900 33.5     Co-operative Commonwealth Iona Samis 1,781 12.2Total 14,640

+ 1963 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 9,144 54.1     Liberal Vincent Reid 5,507 32.6     New Democrat Kenneth Hamilton 1,927 11.4Total 1,891

1967 boundaries + 1967 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 9,703 44.4     Liberal Bruce Thomas 7,182 32.9     New Democrat Harry Pope 4,972 22.7Total 21,857

+ 1971 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 14,525 56.1     Liberal Peter Maloney 6,514 25.2     New Democrat David Middleton 4,847 18.7Total 25,886

+ By-election, March 15, 1973PartyCandidate VotesResults listed as 'nearly complete'. Vote %     Liberal Margaret Campbell 8,390 42.7     Progressive Conservative Roy McMurtry 7,039 35.8     New Democrat Ellen Adams 3,950 20.1     Western GuardJohn Ross Taylor 83 0.4Total 19,648

+ 1975 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Liberal Margaret Campbell 10,677 41.8     Progressive Conservative Frank Vasilkioti 8,505 33.3     New Democrat Lukin Robinson 5,858 22.9     Independent Marshall Evoy 248 1.0Total 25,560

+ 1977 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Liberal Margaret Campbell 10,289 37.0     Progressive Conservative Frank Vasilkioti 9,807 35.3     New Democrat Lukin Robinson 6,171 22.2     Independent D.M. Campbell 1,083 3.9Total 27,781

+ 1981 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote %     Progressive Conservative Susan Fish 12,406 43.2     Liberal Bruce McLeod 8,125 28.3     New Democrat Dan Leckie 4,882 17.0     Independent George Hislop 2,658 9.3     Independent Rhino Mils 191 0.7     Independent Gary Weagle 56 0.2Total 28,685

+ 1985 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes207 out of 220 polls reporting. Vote %     Progressive Conservative Susan Fish 10,736 34.7     New Democrat Diana Hunt 10,031 32.4     Liberal Joe Mifsud 8,844 28.6     Independent Karol Birczy 327 1.1Total 30,953

See also List of Ontario provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

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