Brockton (electoral district)
Brockton was an Ontario provincial electoral district in the old City of Toronto's west-end. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 until 1934, when it was abolished and redistributed into the Parkdale and Dovercourt districts. Its only Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was Fred McBrien.[1] When his district was abolished, he decided not to seek re-election in another district.[1]
Ontario electoral district | |
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
District created | 1925 |
District abolished | 1934 |
First contested | 1926 |
Last contested | 1929 |
Demographics | |
Electors | 38,000 |
Boundaries
The northern boundary was the city's northern boundary with York Township, starting at Lavender Road, through the northern side of Rowntree Avenue, continuing just north of Innes Avenue, through Prospect Cemetery and ending at Morrison Avenue.[2] It then went southwards along its eastern border on the western edge of Dufferin Street to Lake Ontario.[2] The western border picked up on land on Dowling Avenue and then jogged west on the north side of Queen Street West to the east side of Sorauren Avenue.[2] It continued north on Sorauren to the south side of Dundas Street West, where it then ran east until the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) tracks. It then went north along the tracks and connected with the northern boundary at the city limits, just south of Lavender Road.[2]
Members of Provincial Parliament
Brockton | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Prior to 1926 part of Toronto Southwest, Toronto Northwest and Parkdale ridings | ||||
17th | 1926–1929 | Fred McBrien | Conservative | |
18th | 1929–1934 | |||
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[3] | ||||
Merged into Dovercourt and Parkdale ridings after 1934 |
Election results
1926 Ontario general election
Party | Candidate | Votes[4][nb 1] | Vote % | |
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Conservative | Fred McBrien | 11,106 | 58 | |
Liberal | R. D. Stanley | 5,348 | 28 | |
Independent Conservative | R. Stuart | 2732 | 14 |
1929 Ontario general election
Party | Candidate | Votes[5] | Vote % | |
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Conservative | Fred McBrien | 8,625 | 71 | |
Liberal | James Gilchrist | 3,580 | 29 | |
References
Notes
- Two polls missing from results.
Citations
- "F. G. M'Brien is dead at 50". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1938-07-04. p. 5.
- "Map of Toronto showing Provincial Ridings and city limits". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 26.
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Fred McBrien's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick George McBrien, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012.
- "Result of ballot in the 112 Ontario constituencies". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. 1926-12-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- "Provincial election results". The Globe. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 5.