Toronto South was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1904 to 1935. It was located in the city of

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in the

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. This riding was first 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– ...

, Toronto East,

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and York East ridings. It initially consisted of the portion of the city of Toronto, including Toronto Island, lying west of the River Don and south of Queen Street. In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto south of Dundas Street, west of Jarvis Street, and east of Atlantic Avenue and Dovercourt Road, together with Toronto Island. The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Spadina, St. Paul's and

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ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election history

, - ,

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, A. C. Macdonell , align="right", 3,501 , Liberal , H. H. Dewart , align="right", 3,092 , - ,

, A. C. Macdonell , align="right", 2,771 , Labour , John G. O'Donoghue , align="right", 1,722 , - ,

, A. C. Macdonell , align="right", 4,473 , Liberal , John Joseph Ward , align="right", 2,110 , - ,

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, Charles Sheard , align="right", 7,469 , Opposition–Labour , David Arthur Carey , align="right", 2,365 , - ,

, Charles Sheard , align="right", 4,056 , Liberal , James Murdock , align="right", 3,475 , - ,

, George Reginald Geary , align="right", 5,895 , Liberal , Claude Bereford Pearce , align="right", 2,442 ,

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, Norman Charles McEachren , align="right", 289 , - ,

, George Reginald Geary , align="right", 4,909 , Liberal , Thomas Henry Shipway , align="right", 1,606 , - ,

, George Reginald Geary , align="right", 4,635 , Liberal , Adam Gordon McIntyre , align="right", 2,244 , Labour , Jacob Romer , align="right", 730

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