Spadina was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1988. It covered a portion of the western-central Toronto, Ontario. The district name came from Spadina Avenue, which ran through the heart of the riding.
The electoral district was created through the 1933 Representation Act. This legislation was passed by the Parliament of Canada to readjust the representation of the House of Commons in response to the 1931 census results.
Spadina itself was built from portions of Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto West Centre, and Toronto South. At the time, this meant it stretched to the very northern edges of the city. As this northern portion became more populated, boundaries changed and parts were split off into other ridings. The eastern and western boundaries remained more consistent, set from John Street in the east to Bathurst Street in the west.
By 1987, the population of downtown Toronto had decreased relative to other areas. As a result, Spadina was merged with Trinity to form Trinity—Spadina (along with other dicennial redistributions falling under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act). Some portions merged into the eastern riding of Rosedale.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results 1935 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalSamuel Factor14,768ConservativeNathan Phillips 10,047Co-operative CommonwealthJacob Romer1,866
1940 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalSamuel Factor 20,506National GovernmentGeorge Gooderham Blackstock 14,148
1945 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalDavid Croll 17,978Progressive ConservativeGeorge Hees 10,846Co-operative CommonwealthKay Montague Morris 2,769
1949 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalDavid Croll 23,652Progressive ConservativeWillard M. Box 9,407Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Andrew White 5,969
1953 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalDavid Croll 15,496Progressive ConservativeAverell Robinson 6,554Co-operative CommonwealthElgin Ferguson Blair 3,270
By-election, after Croll was appointed to the Senate, 24 October 1955PartyCandidateVotesProgressive ConservativeCharles E. Rea 6,740LiberalSamuel Godfrey6,096Co-operative CommonwealthHarry Waisglass 2,873
1957 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesProgressive ConservativeCharles E. Rea 10,348LiberalPhilip Givens 9,496Co-operative CommonwealthJack Kedzierzykowski 3,031
1958 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesProgressive ConservativeCharles E. Rea 14,616LiberalPhilip G. Givens 10,596Co-operative CommonwealthJack Kedzierzykowski 3,040
1962 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPerry Ryan 11,982Progressive ConservativeJohn Bassett 9,088New Democratic PartyRobert Beardsley 5,026IndependentStanley Taube 415
1963 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPerry Ryan 14,850Progressive ConservativeFrank Chambers 6,094New Democratic PartyRobert Beardsley 5,888
1965 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPerry Ryan 12,005New Democratic PartyRobert Beardsley 5,604Progressive ConservativeBurt Richardson 5,337New Capitalist L. Ferris Kendall-Leicester174
1968 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPerry Ryan9,379New Democratic PartyDan Heap 3,943Progressive ConservativeVictor Bagnato 3,353
1972 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPeter Stollery 8,334New Democratic PartyBob Beardsley 5,622Progressive ConservativePerry Ryan5,616No affiliationMaggie Bizzell 226No affiliationSyd Stern 145No affiliationMitchell Bornstein 114
1974 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPeter Stollery 9,393Progressive ConservativeJune Marks 3,989New Democratic PartyJack Shapiro 3,536IndependentAnn Noble 87No affiliationMashel Teitelbaum75
1979 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPeter Stollery 12,542New Democratic PartyJohn Foster8,765Progressive ConservativeAlan Pope 7,213IndependentRonald Rodgers 76
1980 Canadian federal electionPartyCandidateVotesLiberalPeter Stollery13,280New Democratic PartyJohn Foster 8,232Progressive ConservativeEric Jackman 5,929No affiliationNick Decarlo 77No affiliationWayne Elliott 60IndependentRonald G. Rodgers34
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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