Beaches (electoral district)
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|---|---|
 Beaches in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1988 |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Toronto |
| Census subdivisions | Toronto |
Beaches was a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
The riding was created in 1976, from parts of Broadview, Greenwood and York East ridings.
Boundaries
It was created in 1976 with the following boundaries - from Leslie Street where it meets Lake Ontario, the boundary proceeded north along Leslie to Queen Street East. It went west along Queen to Jones Avenue then north along Jones to Gerrard Street East, east along Gerrard and then north on Greenwood Avenue to the city limits. It followed the city limits east to Victoria Park Avenue and then south following Victoria Park back to the lake.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Beaches—Woodbine and Broadview—Greenwood ridings.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| created in 1976 from parts of Greenwood and Danforth ridings | ||||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | Robin Richardson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980-1984 | Neil Young | New Democratic Party | |
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | |||
| Sourced from the Parliament of Canada[1] | ||||
| abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Beaches—Woodbine and Broadview—Greenwood ridings | ||||
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Richardson | 12,840 | 34.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 12,322 | 33.1 | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Fullerton | 11,232 | 30.2 | |||||
| Libertarian | David Anderson | 388 | 1.0 | |||||
| Independent | Donald A. Daley | 129 | 0.3 | |||||
| Rhino | Judi Skuce | 111 | 0.3 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim McKibbin | 91 | 0.2 | |||||
| Independent | Jim McMillan | 69 | 0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,182 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[2] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 12,675 | 35.6 | |||||
| Liberal | Terry O'Reilly | 11,179 | 31.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Richardson | 11,179 | 31.4 | |||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Corrigan | 272 | 0.8 | |||||
| Rhino | David Reid | 214 | 0.6 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim McKibbin | 60 | 0.2 | |||||
| Independent | Vince Corriero | 45 | 0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[2] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 14,914 | 40.6 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Jones | 12,443 | 33.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Terry Kelly | 8,155 | 22.2 | |||||
| Green | Trevor Hancock | 581 | 1.6 | |||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Corrigan | 353 | 1.0 | |||||
| Independent | Terrence Kennedy | 132 | 0.4 | |||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 112 | 0.3 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Ron Thorsen | 27 | 0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,177 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[2] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ For a listing of each MP's Canadian curriculum vitae see below:
- For Robin Richardson's Parliament of Canada information see "Robin Richardson". Parliamentary History. Ottawa: Parliament of Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- For Neil Young's Parliament of Canada information see "Neil Young". Parliamentary History. Ottawa: Parliament of Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- 1 2 3 "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:Beaches, Ontario (1976-1987)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-21.