Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
York South Ontario electoral district |
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Defunct federal electoral district |
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Legislature | House of Commons |
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District created | 1903 |
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District abolished | 1966 |
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First contested | 1904 |
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Last contested | 1965 |
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York South was an electoral district (or "riding") in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979.
The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader Arthur Meighen was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation's (CCF) candidate (assisted by the Liberals). The election was a major breakthrough for the CCF, and ended Meighen's attempt to return to politics. In later years, it became known as perennial leaders' riding, the home district for both CCF and New Democratic Party (NDP) leaders Ted Jolliffe, Donald C. MacDonald, David Lewis and Bob Rae.
History
York South was created in 1903 as "the south riding of York" from parts of York East and York West ridings. It initially consisted of the township of York, and the towns of East Toronto, North Toronto, and Toronto Junction. As is suggested by the names of the towns in the riding, the constituency abutted on the city of Toronto's northern border.
In 1914, it was called "South York", and redefined to consist of the villages of Richmond Hill and Markham, the township of Markham, the town of Leaside, and the township of York (excluding parts included in the riding of West York); and those portions of the city of Toronto not included in the ridings of West York, Parkdale, North Toronto, East Toronto, Centre Toronto, West Toronto, South Toronto and East York. In 1924, it was called "York South", and consisted of all that part of the county of York lying east of Yonge Street, south of the township of Markham and outside the city of Toronto.
In 1933, York South was defined to consist of all that portion of the township of York not included in the electoral district of West York, the town of Weston and the village of Forest Hill. From 1947, it consisted of the village of Forest Hill and a portion of the township of York. In 1952, it consisted the village of Forest Hill and a re-defined portion of the township of York.
As time progressed and the population grew, the riding shrank in size so that it consisted of what was later called the Borough of York in the middle western part of Metropolitan Toronto and some surrounding areas. While it was originally a largely rural riding it was an urban, working class riding by the end of World War II.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when the main part of the riding became York South—Weston, and other parts were redistributed between Davenport, Eglinton—Lawrence and St. Paul's ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
South riding of York
South York
York South
By-election: On Mr. Cockeram's resignation to allow Arthur Meighen to contest the seat:
References
- York South entry on the House of Commons website includes election results and the changing descriptions of the riding's boundaries.
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Central Ontario | |
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Eastern Ontario | - Bay of Quinte
- Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
- Hastings—Lennox and Addington
- Kingston and the Islands
- Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
- Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
- Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
- Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
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S Durham & York | SW Durham | |
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S York | - Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
- King—Vaughan
- Markham—Stouffville
- Markham—Thornhill
- Markham—Unionville
- Richmond Hill
- Thornhill
- Vaughan—Woodbridge
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City of Toronto (Suburbs & Downtown) | Scarborough | - Scarborough—Agincourt
- Scarborough Centre
- Scarborough-Guildwood
- Scarborough North
- Scarborough—Rouge Park
- Scarborough Southwest
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- Beaches—East York
- Davenport
- Don Valley East
- Don Valley North
- Don Valley West
- Eglinton—Lawrence
- Humber River—Black Creek
- Parkdale—High Park
- Spadina—Fort York
- Toronto Centre
- Toronto—Danforth
- Toronto—St. Paul's
- University—Rosedale
- Willowdale
- York Centre
- York South—Weston
| Etobicoke | - Etobicoke Centre
- Etobicoke—Lakeshore
- Etobicoke North
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Cities of Brampton & Mississauga | Brampton | - Brampton Centre
- Brampton East
- Brampton North
- Brampton South
- Brampton West
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Mississauga | - Mississauga Centre
- Mississauga East—Cooksville
- Mississauga—Erin Mills
- Mississauga—Lakeshore
- Mississauga—Malton
- Mississauga—Streetsville
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Southern Halton, Hamilton and Niagara | Southwestern Halton | - Burlington
- Milton
- Oakville
- Oakville North—Burlington
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City of Hamilton | - Flamborough—Glanbrook
- Hamilton Centre
- Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
- Hamilton Mountain
- Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
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Niagara | - Niagara Centre
- Niagara Falls
- Niagara West
- St. Catharines
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Midwestern Ontario | - Brantford—Brant
- Cambridge
- Guelph
- Haldimand—Norfolk
- Huron—Bruce
- Kitchener Centre
- Kitchener—Conestoga
- Kitchener South—Hespeler
- Oxford
- Perth Wellington
- Waterloo
- Wellington—Halton Hills
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Northern Ontario | |
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- Elgin—Middlesex—London
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- Windsor West
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Ottawa | |
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- See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
- Provincial ridings in Ontario
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