York South

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York South was an electoral district or riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999.

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 candidate (assisted by the Liberals). The election was a major breakthrough for the CCF, and ended Meighen's attempt to return to politics. It later became the home riding of New Democratic Party leader David Lewis.

Contents 1 History 2 Provincial riding 3 Members of Parliament 4 Members of Provincial Parliament 5 Electoral history 5.1 South riding of York 5.2 South York 5.3 York South 6 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Provincial riding

The provincial riding of York South first came into existence for the 1926 Ontario election. It was slightly smaller than the federal riding but covered much of the same area. For most of the period after World War II, it was a bastion of the Ontario CCF and its successor, the NDP, being the riding of three CCF/NDP leaders in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Ted Jolliffe, Donald C. MacDonald and Bob Rae.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1904 - William Findlay MacLean - Independent Conservative
• 1908 - William Findlay MacLean - Independent Conservative
• 1911 - William Findlay MacLean - Independent Conservative
• 1917 - William Findlay MacLean - Unionist
• 1921 - William Findlay MacLean - Independent Conservative
• 1925 - William Findlay MacLean - Independent Conservative
• 1926 - Robert Henry McGregor - Conservative
• 1930 - Robert Henry McGregor - Conservative
• 1935 - James Earl Lawson - Conservative
• 1940 - Alan Cockerham - National Government
• 1942 by-election - Joseph W. Noseworthy - Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
• 1945 - Alan Cockerham - Progressive Conservative
• 1949 - Joseph W. Noseworthy - Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
• 1953 - Joseph W. Noseworthy - Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
• 1957 - William G. Beech - Progressive Conservative
• 1958 - William G. Beech - Progressive Conservative
• 1962 - David Lewis - New Democratic Party
• 1963 - Marvin Gelber - Liberal
• 1965 - David Lewis - New Democratic Party
• 1968 - David Lewis - New Democratic Party
• 1972 - David Lewis - New Democratic Party
• 1974 - Ursula Appolloni - Liberal

For the 1979 election, the riding was redistributed and became York South—Weston.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

• Leopold Macaulay - Conservative - 1926-1943
• Ted Jolliffe - Ontario CCF - 1943-1945
• Howard Julian Sale - Progressive Conservative - 1945-1948
• Ted Jolliffe - Ontario CCF - 1948-1951
• William George Beech - Progressive Conservative - 1951-1955
• Donald C. MacDonald - CCF/NDP 1955-1982
• Bob Rae - New Democratic Party - 1982-1996
• Gerard Kennedy - Liberal - 1996-1999

When the government of Mike Harris changed Ontario's electoral law so that federal and provincial ridings matched, the riding of York South was abolished and replaced with York South—Weston.

[edit] Electoral history

[edit] South riding of York

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Conservative	William F. MACLEAN	2,418
	Unknown	Alexander J. ANDERSON	1,790

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Conservative	William Findlay MACLEAN	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Conservative	William Findlay MACLEAN	7,194
	Unknown	Louis Franklin HEYD	1,901

[edit] South York

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	William Findlay MACLEAN	16,088
	Opposition	Alexander MACGREGOR	2,065
	Labour	James Thomas GUNN	1,977
	Unknown	John GALBRAITH	118

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Conservative	William Findlay MACLEAN	10,368
	Liberal	Alexander MACGREGOR	8,015
	Progressive	Roland Hill PALMER	3,276

[edit] York South

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Conservative	William Findlay MACLEAN	7,762
	Liberal	Russell James REESOR	1,394
	Independent Conservative	John GALBRAITH	990

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert Henry MCGREGOR	6,555
	Independent Conservative	William Findlay MACLEAN	4,880

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert Henry MCGREGOR	11,852
	Liberal	Dennis MCCARTHY	5,394

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Hon. James Earl LAWSON	11,596
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Luke TESKEY	8,247
	Liberal	Elmore PHILPOTT	7,059
	Reconstruction	Earl M. HAND	4,113

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	National Government	Alan COCKERAM	15,346
	Liberal	F.J. MACRAE	12,864
	Co-operative Commonwealth	J.W. NOSEWORTHY	5,372

By-election: On Mr. Cockeram's resignation to allow Arthur Meighen to contest the seat:

By-election on 9 February 1942
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	J.W. NOSEWORTHY	16,408
	Conservative	Rt. Hon. Arthur MEIGHEN	11,952

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Alan COCKERAM	16,666
	Co-operative Commonwealth	J.W. NOSEWORTHY	13,543
	Liberal	John Harvey LYNES	9,104
	Labour-Progressive	Walter E. DENT	1,089

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	J.W. NOSEWORTHY	15,293
	Progressive Conservative	Alan COCKERAM	14,273
	Liberal	Eric R. MARSDEN	11,932

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Co-operative Commonwealth	J.W. NOSEWORTHY	12,216
	Liberal	Alfred GREEN	10,820
	Progressive Conservative	Alan COCKERAM	10,116
	Labour-Progressive	Norman PENNER	755

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	William G. BEECH	16,624
	Liberal	Marvin GELBER	12,232
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William SEFTON	12,024
	Social Credit	Sloan A. SMITH	654

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Wm. G. BEECH	22,980
	Liberal	Marvin GELBER	13,141
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Bill SEFTON	9,643
	Labour-Progressive	Leslie MORRIS	427
	Social Credit	Harvey JAMIESON	258

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	David LEWIS	19,101
	Liberal	Marvin GELBER	15,423
	Progressive Conservative	William G. BEECH	12,552
	Social Credit	Reinald NOCHAKOFF	179

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Marvin GELBER	21,042
	New Democratic Party	David LEWIS	17,396
	Progressive Conservative	William G. BEECH	9,648

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	David LEWIS	21,693
	Liberal	Marvin GELBER	18,098
	Progressive Conservative	Maxwell ROTSTEIN	6,427

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	David LEWIS	12,357
	Liberal	Ron BARBARO	11,693
	Progressive Conservative	Cy TOWNSEND	4,499

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	New Democratic Party	David LEWIS	14,225
	Liberal	Lucio APPOLLONI	9,551
	Progressive Conservative	John M. OOSTROM	6,401
	Unknown	Keith CORKHILL	172

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ursula APPOLLONI	12,485
	New Democratic Party	David LEWIS	10,622
	Progressive Conservative	Paul J. SCHRIEDER	5,557
	Independent	Richard SANDERS	103
	Marxist-Leninist	Keith CORKILL	102
	Independent	Robert Douglas SPROULE	97

[edit] External links

• York South entry on the House of Commons website includes election results and the changing descriptions of the riding's boundaries.