Toronto West Centre
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1930 |
Toronto West Centre was a federal
Toronto West
ridings.
It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto bounded on the north by Bloor Street, on the west by Dovercourt Road, on the south by Dundas Street, and on the east by Avenue Road, Queen's Park Crescent and University Avenue.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between
St. Paul's and Trinity
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament
:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Toronto West |
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| 15th | 1925–1926 | Horatio Clarence Hocken | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Samuel Factor | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into St. Paul's and Trinity |
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Election history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative
|
Horatio Clarence Hocken | 10,514 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Singer | 7,495 | |||
Independent
|
Francis Herbert Murphy | 247 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative
|
Horatio Clarence Hocken | 7,956 | |||
| Liberal | Frederick Graham Johnston | 5,388 | |||
| Labour | John MacDonald | 1,193 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel Factor | 8,367 | |||
Conservative
|
Thomas Langton Church | 7,803 | |||
| Communist | Charles Sims | 621 | |||
| Labour | James McArthur Conner | 264 | |||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada