Toronto Northwest was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the city of

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in the

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. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Parkdale, Toronto North and

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ridings. It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto north of Bloor Street, west of Bathurst St. and east of the Northern Division of the Canadian National Railway, the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway eastward and Landsdowne Avenue. The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between

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, Spadina,

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and

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ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election history

, - ,

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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", 16,329 , Liberal , James Gilchrist , align="right", 3,106 , Labour , James Simpson , align="right", 1,542 , Independent Conservative , Caroline Sophia Brown , align="right", 544 , Independent Conservative , Wallace Cochrane , align="right", 104 , - ,

, align="right", 12,071 , Liberal , John Frederick Boyd , align="right", 2,637 , Labour , James Simpson , align="right", 1,267 , - ,

, John Ritchie MacNicol , align="right", 14,343 , Liberal , Farguhar John MacRae , align="right", 5,513

References

External links

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Parliament of Canada
{{coord missing, Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Federal electoral districts of Toronto

Members of Parliament

Election history

See also

References

External links