Woodbine was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1926 to 1967. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Woodbine Avenue. In 1966 there was a major redrawing of the riding boundaries in Toronto and the riding was split. The portion east of Greenwood Avenue was merged into the Beaches—Woodbine and the portion west went into the Riverdale riding.
Boundaries In 1926 the riding was carved out of the existing riding of Riverdale with the following boundaries. The southern boundary was Lake Ontario. Going north along the west side it formed a line following Knox Avenue all the way to Queen Street East. After short jog east it continued north along Greenwood Avenue until it reached the city limits at Milverton Blvd. The boundary went east following the city limit between Milverton Blvd. and Springdale Blvd. which was in East York. The boundary line turned south at Woodbine Avenue which was followed all the way back to the lake.
Prior to the 1934 election, the riding of Greenwood was dissolved and split between Woodbine to the east and Riverdale to the west. The new western boundary became Jones Avenue from Queen Street East to Danforth Avenue. North of Danforth Avenue the boundary continued along Dewhurst Blvd. and south of Queen Street East the boundary continued along Berkshire Avenue and south to the lake. The boundaries remained until the riding was dissolved prior to the 1967 election.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
1926 boundaries + 1926 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes64 out of 92 polls reporting. Vote % Conservative George Shields 8,860 78.6 LiberalFlorabel Dilworth 2,405 21.4 Total 11,265
+ 1929 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative George S. Shields 6,885 79.4 Liberal J. A. Kinsella 1,783 20.6Total 8,668
1934 boundaries
+ 1934 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative G.C. Elgie 9,334 41.8 Liberal F.M. Walker 7,144 32.0 Co-operative Commonwealth Fred C. Copp 5,666 25.4 Independent W.E. Turley 205 0.9Total 22,349
+ 1937 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative G.C. Elgie 9,756 43.7 Liberal Fred Sturgeon 7,425 33.3 Co-operative Commonwealth B.E. Leavens 5,152 23.1Total 22,333
+ 1943 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 8,848 47.9 Conservative G.C. Elgie 7,232 39.2 Liberal A. Roy Brown 2,385 12.9Total 18,465
+ 1945 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative G.C. Elgie 12,083 43.8 Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 9,821 35.6 Liberal Perry Ryan 4,199 15.2Total 27,569
+ 1948 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 12,986 47.4 Conservative G.C. Elgie 10,694 39.0 Liberal John Feeley 3,516 12.8Total 27,418
+ 1951 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative Harold Fishleigh 10,480 44.0 Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Leavens 9,347 39.2 Liberal Gus Faux 4,013 16.8Total 23,480
+ 1955 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative Harold Fishleigh 8,755 43.7 Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Bryden 7,450 37.2 Liberal Raymond Brawley 3,372 16.7Total 20,058
+ 1959 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Bryden 7,882 41.9 Conservative Harold Fishleigh 7,616 40.5 Liberal Donald Kennedy 3,330 17.7Total 18,829
+ 1963 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Bryden 9,020 45.9 Conservative George Hogan 7,739 39.4 Liberal John P. Hamilton 2,898 14.7Total 19,657
See also List of Ontario provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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