Boundaries
The district was named after Trinity Bellwoods Park, where the original Trinity College campus was located. It was created in 1926 from the Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest ridings. The boundaries varied over its 61-years, with its most northern boundary being the city limits just north of St. Clair Avenue. The eastern boundary went as far as Bathurst Street, and its western boundary eventually ended at Dovercourt Road. Bellwoods was demographically a mainly working class district, with a significant immigrant population. As of 2011, the area that Bellwoods represented is divided among the current Davenport, St. Paul's and Trinity—Spadina electoral districts.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
1934 boundaries
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Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
Ontario general election, 1937
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[8] |
Vote % |
|
Liberal |
A.W. Roebuck |
12,052 |
69.1 |
|
Conservative |
John Noble |
5,094 |
29.2 |
|
Socialist-Labour |
Carl Neilson |
305 |
1.7 |
|
|
Total |
17,451 |
|
Ontario general election, 1943
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[9] |
Vote % |
|
Labour |
A.A. MacLeod |
4,232 |
30.3 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
J.P.E. Williams |
3,714 |
26.6 |
|
Liberal |
George Bagwell |
3,491 |
25.0 |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth |
Lou Isaacs |
2,538 |
18.2 |
|
|
Total |
13,975 |
|
1966 boundaries
Ontario general election, 1967
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[16] |
|
Progressive Conservative |
John Yaremko |
6,646 |
47.4 |
|
Liberal |
William Bassel |
4,217 |
30.1 |
|
New Democrat |
Frank Parrill |
2,674 |
19.1 |
|
Independent |
Ernest Barr |
490 |
3.5 |
|
|
Total |
14,027 |
|
Ontario general election, 1971
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[17] |
Vote % |
|
Progressive Conservative |
John Yaremko |
7,831 |
51.1 |
|
New Democrat |
Helen Roedde |
3,957 |
25.8 |
|
Liberal |
Frank Kennedy |
3,523 |
23.0 |
|
|
Total |
15,311 |
|
1974 boundaries
Ontario general election, 1975
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[18] |
Vote % |
|
New Democrat |
Ross McClellan |
4,921 |
38.2 |
|
Liberal |
Millie Caccia |
4,482 |
34.7 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Elio Madonia |
3,249 |
25.2 |
|
Communist | R.J. Orlandini | 247 | 1.9 |
|
|
Total |
12,899 |
|
Ontario general election, 1977
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[19] |
Vote % |
|
New Democrat |
Ross McClellan |
6,377 |
48.6 |
|
Liberal |
Millie Caccia |
3,332 |
25.4 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Maria Sgro |
2,925 |
22.3 |
|
Communist | Scarth Heap | 194 | 1.5 |
|
Independent |
Ronald Rogers |
156 |
1.2 |
|
Libertarian | Grace-Ann Paulson | 150 | 1.1 |
|
|
Total |
13,134 |
|
Ontario general election, 1981
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[20] |
Vote % |
|
New Democrat |
Ross McClellan |
5,101 |
40.9 |
|
Liberal |
Walter Bardyn |
4,766 |
38.2 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Tina Gabriel |
2,166 |
17.4 |
|
Communist | S. Baillargeon | 250 | 2.0 |
|
Independent |
Ronald Rogers |
179 |
1.4 |
|
|
Total |
12,462 |
|
Ontario general election, 1985
|
Party |
Candidate |
Votes[21] |
Vote % |
|
New Democrat |
Ross McClellan |
8,051 |
47.9 |
|
Liberal |
Walter Bardyn |
6,527 |
38.8 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Bento De Sao Jose |
1,926 |
11.5 |
|
Independent |
Ronald Rogers |
316 |
1.8 |
|
|
Total |
16,820 |
|
References
Notes
- ↑ In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
- ↑ Roebuck resigned March 08, 1940 in order to run for Federal Parliament. The seat remained vacant until the 1943 election.
- ↑ 64 out of 92 polls reporting.
Citations
- ↑ "Map of Toronto showing Provincial Ridings and city limits". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 26.
- ↑ Sheppard, Robert (1986-07-31). "Redistribution of Ontario ridings expected to spark party infighting". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A5.
- ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For William Henry Edwards's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Edwards, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- For Thomas Hamilton Bell's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Hamilton Bell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- For Arthur Wentworth Roebuck's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Wentworth Roebuck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- For Albert Alexander MacLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Alexander MacLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- For John Yaremko's Legislative Assembly information see "John Yaremko, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- For Ross A. McClellan's Legislative Assembly information see "Ross A. McClellan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1926-12-02). "Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926". The Globe. Toronto. p. 7.
- ↑ "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
- ↑ "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
- ↑ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
- ↑ "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.