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Spadina (electoral district)

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Spadina
Ontario electoral district
Spadina's boundaries from 1976 to 1987
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984
Spadina's boundaries from 1966 to 1976

Spadina was a Canadian electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1988. It covered a portion of the western-central Toronto, Ontario. Its name comes from the Spadina Avenue, which runs through the heart of the riding.

It was formed in 1933 from portions of Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto West Centre, and Toronto South. Its boundaries changed repeatedly over the years, when it created it stretched far north to the edge of the city boundaries. As this northern portion of became more populated it was split off into other ridings. Its eastern and western boundaries were more consistent, with it stretching from John Street in the east to Bathurst Street in the west. In 1987, due to the relative decrease in the population of downtown Toronto compared to other areas, it was merged with Trinity to form Trinity—Spadina. Some portions also went to the eastern riding of Rosedale.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest,
Toronto West Centre and Toronto South
18th  1935–1940     Samuel Factor Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 David Croll
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1955
 1955–1957     Charles Edward Rea Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Sylvester Perry Ryan Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1969
 1969–1970     Independent
 1970–1972     Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974     Peter Stollery Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1981
 1981–1984     Dan Heap New Democratic
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Trinity—Spadina and Rosedale

Election results

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Samuel Factor 14,768
  Conservative Nathan Phillips 10,047
Communist Joseph Salsberg 3,646
Reconstruction D.A. Balfour 3,432
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jacob Romer 1,866
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Samuel Factor 20,506
  National Government George Gooderham Blackstock 14,148
Communist Stewart Smith 2,922
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal David Croll 17,978
  Progressive Conservative George Hees 10,846
Labor–Progressive Sam Carr 10,050
  Co-operative Commonwealth Kay Montague Morris 2,769
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal David Croll 23,652
  Progressive Conservative Willard M. Box 9,407
  Co-operative Commonwealth William Andrew White 5,969
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal David Croll 15,496
  Progressive Conservative Averell Robinson 6,554
  Co-operative Commonwealth Elgin Ferguson Blair 3,270
Labor–Progressive Joshua Gershman 1,938
By-election, after Croll was appointed to the Senate, 24 October 1955
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 6,740
  Liberal Samuel Godfrey 6,096
Labor–Progressive Joseph Salsberg 3,894
  Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Waisglass 2,873
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 10,348
  Liberal Philip Givens 9,496
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Kedzierzykowski 3,031
Labor–Progressive Annie Buller Guralnick 668
Social Credit Dorothy Cureatz 464
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 14,616
  Liberal Philip G. Givens 10,596
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Kedzierzykowski 3,040
Labor–Progressive Sam Walsh 652
Social Credit Dorothy Cureatz 233
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 11,982
  Progressive Conservative John Bassett 9,088
  New Democratic Party Robert Beardsley 5,026
  Independent Stanley Taube 415
Social Credit James Audy 227
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 14,850
  Progressive Conservative Frank Chambers 6,094
  New Democratic Party Robert Beardsley 5,888
Social Credit Angelo Tomasini 332
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 12,005
  New Democratic Party Robert Beardsley 5,604
  Progressive Conservative Burt Richardson 5,337
  New Capitalist L. Ferris Kendall-Leicester 174
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Perry Ryan 9,379
  New Democratic Party Dan Heap 3,943
  Progressive Conservative Victor Bagnato 3,353
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 8,334
  New Democratic Party Bob Beardsley 5,622
  Progressive Conservative Perry Ryan 5,616
  No affiliation Maggie Bizzell 226
  No affiliation Syd Stern 145
  No affiliation Mitchell Bornstein 114
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 9,393
  Progressive Conservative June Marks 3,989
  New Democratic Party Jack Shapiro 3,536
Communist Maggie Bizzell 156
Marxist–Leninist Maureen K. Cruise 96
  Independent Ann Noble 87
  No affiliation Mashel Teitelbaum 75
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 12,542
  New Democratic Party John Foster 8,765
  Progressive Conservative Alan Pope 7,213
Libertarian Paul Wakfer 192
Communist Mike Gidora 158
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Seed 108
  Independent Ronald Rodgers 76
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Peter Stollery 13,280
  New Democratic Party John Foster 8,232
  Progressive Conservative Eric Jackman 5,929
Rhinoceros John Douglas 250
Libertarian Don Redekop 227
Rhinoceros Salvatore Pileggi 146
Communist Mike Gidora 91
  No affiliation Nick Decarlo 77
  No affiliation Wayne Elliott 60
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Seed 59
  Independent Ronald G. Rodgers 34
Canadian federal by-election, August 17, 1981
Appointment of Peter Stollery to the Senate
Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Dan Heap 7,586
Liberal Jim Coutts 7,372
Progressive Conservative Laura Sabia 6,581
Rhinoceros Decriminalized Douglas 233
Libertarian Robert Champlin 162
Independent Anne McBride 84
Independent John Turmel 69
Independent Ronald Rodgers 41
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Dan Heap 13,241
Liberal Jim Coutts 11,880
Progressive Conservative Ying Hope 8,061
Libertarian William E. Burt 358
Rhinoceros Mara Maria Proussaefs 289
Independent Sam Guha 98

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