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St. George (Ontario Provincial Electoral District)

St. George was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park. It was created in downtown Toronto in 1926 and was merged into the riding of St. George—St. David in 1987. The seat covered much of the city's central core, roughly similar to the current riding of Toronto Centre. At its dissolution it stretched from University Avenue to Parliament Street and from the waterfront north past St. Clair.

Boundaries

The riding was formed in 1926 from parts of the old Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast ridings. Its western boundary starting at Toronto Harbour went north following the line of Simcoe Street. At Queen Street West it jogged east a block to University Avenue. It followed this street north continuing along Queen's Park Crescent East and Avenue Road north to St. Clair Avenue West. At St. Clair it turned east and went to Yonge Street. At Yonge it turned south and followed this street to Bloor Street. It then turned east following Bloor until it reached Sherbourne Street. It then followed Sherbourne back south until it met the harbour.

Prior to the 1934 election, the riding boundaries were changed. The western boundary was moved east to Bay Street. The boundary followed Bay Street north from the harbour until it curved northwest to meet Davenport Road. It followed Davenport until it met Avenue Road. It turned north following Avenue Road north skirting Upper Canada College on the east side until it met the old Belt Line Railway right-of-way. It then headed southeast following the right-of-way until it reached Yonge Street. From here it turned south following a line through the Mount Pleasant cemetery and through a ravine called the Vale of Avoca (these days it is called David Balfour Park). It followed the ravine until it reached the CPR right-of-way. It headed east along this right-of-way until it reached MacLennan Avenue. It then turned south following this street and continued south on the same line when it turned into Sherbourne Street at Bloor. It continued along Sherbourne Street until it reached the harbour.

Members of Provincial Parliament

St. George
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
*Created in 1926 from parts of Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast*
17th	1926–1929		Henry Scholfield	Conservative
18th	1929–1934		Henry Scholfield	Conservative
19th	1934–1937		Ian Strachan	Liberal
20th	1937–1943		Ian Strachan	Liberal
21st	1943–1945		Dana Porter	Progressive Conservative
22nd	1945–1948
23rd	1948–1951
24th	1951–1955
25th	1955–1958
25th	1958–1959		Allan Lawrence	Progressive Conservative
26th	1959–1963
27th	1963–1967
28th	1967–1971
29th	1971–1972
29th	1972–1975		Margaret Campbell	Liberal
30th	1975–1977
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1985		Susan Fish	Progressive Conservative
33rd	1985–1987		Susan Fish	Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly
*Merged with St. David to form St. George—St. David after 1987*

Election results

1926 boundaries

**1926 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Conservative	Henry Scholfield	7,699	57.1
Prohibitionist	J.W.S. Lowry	2,887	21.4
Independent-Conservative	Cecil W. Armstrong	1,600	11.9
Independent-Conservative	E.W.J. Owens	711	5.3
Liberal	W. M. Endle	587	4.4
	Total	13,484

**1929 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Conservative	Henry Scholfield	6,497	68.9
Liberal	G. Needham	2,927	31.1
	Total	9,424

1934 boundaries

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution

**1934 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Liberal	Ian Strachan	8,286	45.3
Conservative	Henry Scholfield	7,901	43.2
Co-operative Commonwealth	I.W. Grant	1,883	10.3
Independent	J.J. Carrick	207	1.1
	Total	18,277

**1937 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Liberal	Ian Strachan	10,915	52.4
Conservative	C.A. Maguire	8,465	40.6
Labour	Jean Laing	1,460	7.0
	Total	20,840

**1943 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Dana Porter	6,766	47.3
Co-operative Commonwealth	Francis Andrew Brewin	4,040	28.3
Liberal	Walter Thomson	3,104	21.7
Independent-Soldier	George Black	241	1.7
Independent-Liberal	Douglas Bell	148	1.0
	Total	14,299

1945 boundaries

**1945 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Dana Porter	11,940	54.2
Co-operative Commonwealth	Bert Carson	5,887	26.7
Liberal	Fred Needham	4,219	19.1
	Total	22,046

**1948 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Dana Porter	11,826	49.2
Co-operative Commonwealth	Frank Frier	7,285	30.3
Liberal	John A. MacVicar	4,907	20.4
	Total	24,018

**1951 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Dana Porter	10,004	56.9
Co-operative Commonwealth	Frank Frier	4,341	24.7
Liberal	Harvey Lynes	3,238	18.4
	Total	17,583

**1955 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Dana Porter	7,298	55.6
Liberal	Joseph Keenan	3,282	25.0
Co-operative Commonwealth	Frank Frier	2,550	19.4
	Total	13,130

**By-election, May 12, 1958**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Allan Lawrence	5,518	58.4
Liberal	Jean Brown	2,996	31.7
Co-operative Commonwealth	Iona Samis	851	9.0
Social Credit	Dorothy Cureatz	78	0.8
	Total	9,443

**1959 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Allan Lawrence	7,959	54.4
Liberal	Jean Brown	4,900	33.5
Co-operative Commonwealth	Iona Samis	1,781	12.2
	Total	14,640

**1963 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Allan Lawrence	9,144	54.1
Liberal	Vincent Reid	5,507	32.6
New Democrat	Kenneth Hamilton	1,927	11.4
Social Credit	Neil Carmichael	313	1.9
	Total	1,891

1967 boundaries

**1967 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Allan Lawrence	9,703	44.4
Liberal	Bruce Thomas	7,182	32.9
New Democrat	Harry Pope	4,972	22.7
	Total	21,857

**1971 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Allan Lawrence	14,525	56.1
Liberal	Peter Maloney	6,514	25.2
New Democrat	David Middleton	4,847	18.7
	Total	25,886

**By-election, March 15, 1973**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Liberal	Margaret Campbell	8,390	42.7
Progressive Conservative	Roy McMurtry	7,039	35.8
New Democrat	Ellen Adams	3,950	20.1
Marxist–Leninist	Hardial Bains	100	0.5
Communist	Brian Mossop	86	0.4
Western Guard	John Ross Taylor	83	0.4
	Total	19,648

**1975 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Liberal	Margaret Campbell	10,677	41.8
Progressive Conservative	Frank Vasilkioti	8,505	33.3
New Democrat	Lukin Robinson	5,858	22.9
Communist	Elizabeth Hill	272	1.1
Independent	Marshall Evoy	248	1.0
	Total	25,560

**1977 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Liberal	Margaret Campbell	10,289	37.0
Progressive Conservative	Frank Vasilkioti	9,807	35.3
New Democrat	Lukin Robinson	6,171	22.2
Independent	D.M. Campbell	1,083	3.9
Libertarian	David T. Anderson	272	1.0
Communist	Fred Weir	159	0.6
	Total	27,781

**1981 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Susan Fish	12,406	43.2
Liberal	Bruce McLeod	8,125	28.3
New Democrat	Dan Leckie	4,882	17.0
Independent	George Hislop	2,658	9.3
Libertarian	Bruce Evoy	367	1.2
Independent	Rhino Mils	191	0.7
Independent	Gary Weagle	56	0.2
	Total	28,685

**1985 Ontario general election**
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Progressive Conservative	Susan Fish	10,736	34.7
New Democrat	Diana Hunt	10,031	32.4
Liberal	Joe Mifsud	8,844	28.6
Libertarian	Michael Beech	1,015	3.3
Independent	Karol Birczy	327	1.1
	Total	30,953

References

Notes

^ In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
^ Resigned January 30, 1958 to accept appointment as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
^ Resigned September 19, 1972 in order to run for Federal parliament.
^ 106 out of 111 polls reporting.
^ 144 out of 147 polls reporting.
^ 127 out of 144 polls reporting.
^ 118 out of 119 polls reporting.
^ Results listed as 'nearly complete'.
^ 207 out of 220 polls reporting.

Citations

^ "Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
^ "Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
^ Canadian Press (1926-12-02). "Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926". The Globe. Toronto. p. 7.
^
For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Henry Scholfield's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Scholfield, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- For Ian Strachan's Legislative Assembly information see "Ian Thomas Strachan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- For Dana Porter's Legislative Assembly information see "Dana Harris Porter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- For Allan Lawrence's Legislative Assembly information see "Allan Frederick Lawrence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- For Margaret Campbell's Legislative Assembly information see "Margaret Campbell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- For Susan Fish's Legislative Assembly information see "Susan A. Fish, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
^ "Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
^ "Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
^ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
^ "Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.
^ Canadian Press (1943-08-05). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
^ Canadian Press (1945-06-05). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
^ Canadian Press (1948-06-08). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
^ Canadian Press (1951-11-22). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
^ Canadian Press (1955-06-10). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
^ Canadian Press (May 13, 1958). "Conservatives sweep All Four By-elections". Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 1.
^ Canadian Press (1959-06-12). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
^ Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
^ Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
^ Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
^ "Liberals thump PCs in St. George, Huron". The Globe and Mail. Toronto: Canadian Press. March 16, 1973. p. 1.
^ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
^ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
^ "Complete results from across Ontario". Ottawa Citizen. March 20, 1981. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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