Toronto North was a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the city of
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of
Toronto Centre
Toronto Centre () is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto (1872–1903), Toronto Centre (1903– ...
,
West Toronto
West Toronto was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario. The district was created by the British North America Act 1867 a ...
and
York East ridings.
It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto between Palmerston and Spadina Avenues in the west, and
Sherbourne Street in the east and north of College and Carleton Streets, plus the part of the city east of Sherbourne and north of Bloor Street. In 1914, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto east of Oakwood and Dovercourt Roads and north of Bloor Street.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between
Toronto Northeast and
Toronto Northwest
Toronto Northwest was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Parkdale, Tor ...
and
York West
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ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election history
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,
Conservative
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,
George Eulas Foster
Sir George Eulas Foster (September 3, 1847 – December 30, 1931) was a Canadian politician and academic.
Foster was a Member of Parliament (MP) and a Senator in the Canadian Parliament for a total of 45 years, 5 months and 24 days. He en ...
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,
Liberal
,
Thomas Urquhart
Sir Thomas Urquhart (1611–1660) was a Scottish aristocrat, writer, and translator. He is best known for his translation of the works of French Renaissance writer François Rabelais to English.
Biography
Urquhart was born to Thomas Urquhar ...
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,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
, Hon.
George Eulas Foster
Sir George Eulas Foster (September 3, 1847 – December 30, 1931) was a Canadian politician and academic.
Foster was a Member of Parliament (MP) and a Senator in the Canadian Parliament for a total of 45 years, 5 months and 24 days. He en ...
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,
Liberal
, William Henry Shaw
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,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
, Hon.
George Eulas Foster
Sir George Eulas Foster (September 3, 1847 – December 30, 1931) was a Canadian politician and academic.
Foster was a Member of Parliament (MP) and a Senator in the Canadian Parliament for a total of 45 years, 5 months and 24 days. He en ...
, align="right", 6,474
,
Liberal
, William Henry Shaw
, align="right", 3,157
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,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
, Hon.
G. E. Foster
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,
Government (Unionist)
, Rt. Hon. Sir
George Foster
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,
Opposition–Labour
, Alfred James Young
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,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
,
Thomas Langton Church
Thomas Langton Church (1873 – February 7, 1950) was a Canadian politician.
After serving as Mayor of Toronto from 1915 to 1921, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 election as a Conservative from the riding of Tor ...
, align="right", 12,412
,
Liberal
, Robert Rennie
, align="right", 8,452
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada.
Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Federal electoral districts of Toronto