Don Mills (electoral district)

Don Mills was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and lasted until the provincial redistribution in 1996. The riding was formally retired with the 1999 provincial election. At its abolition, the riding consisted of the neighbourhoods of Woodbine Gardens and Parkview Hill in the borough of East York plus the neighbourhoods of Flemingdon Park and the southern part of Don Mills in North York (all of North York south of Lawrence Avenue). It was abolished into Don Valley East, Don Valley West and Beaches—East York.

Don Mills
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1963
District abolished1996
First contested1963
Last contested1999
Demographics
Census division(s)Metro Toronto
Census subdivision(s)East York, North York
Toronto (1998–1999)

The riding was a bastion of strength for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for most of its history, and was represented by moderate Tory cabinet ministers Dennis Timbrell and David Johnson at different times. The Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party both represented the riding between 1987 and 1993.

Boundaries

The riding was created in 1963, one of several new ridings in Metro. The initial boundaries were the North York city limits on the south and east and west and Lawrence Avenue East formed the northern boundary.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament
Don Mills
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from part of York East riding in 1963
27th  1963–1967     Stanley Randall Progressive Conservative
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975 Dennis Timbrell
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Murad Velshi Liberal
35th  1990–1993     Margery Ward[nb 1] New Democratic
 1993–1995     David Johnson Progressive Conservative
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]
Merged into Don Valley East, Don Valley West and Beaches—East York after 1999

Electoral results
1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeStanley Randall9,70851.64
New DemocraticJames Renwick5,25227.93
LiberalDavid Stewart3,84120.43
Total valid votes 18,801
Source:[3]
1967 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStanley Randall9,64641.45-10.18
New DemocraticChris Smith8,74737.59+9.65
LiberalGordon Ryan4,65620.01-0.42
Social CreditAlton Beacock2220.95
Total valid votes 23,271
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.92
Source:[4]
1971 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Timbrell16,10250.80+9.35
New DemocraticJames Norton10,11631.91-5.67
LiberalMichael Kusner5,48117.29-2.72
Total valid votes 31,69999.68
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1030.32
Turnout 31,80274.18
Eligible voters 42,873
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.51
Source:[5][6]
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Timbrell14,00746.59-4.20
New DemocraticRobert Sherwood8,07426.86-5.05
LiberalDonalda Wright7,98126.55+9.26
Total valid votes 30,06299.32
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2070.68+0.36
Turnout 30,26960.68-13.50
Eligible voters 49,885
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.43
Source:[7][8]
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Timbrell17,00555.20+8.60
New DemocraticStephen Thomas8,12526.37-0.48
LiberalAndrew Meles4,90615.92-10.62
LibertarianMichael Martin7722.51
Total valid votes 30,80899.35
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2010.65-0.04
Turnout 31,00961.14+0.46
Eligible voters 52,525
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.54
Source:[9][10]
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Timbrell17,51663.99+8.80
LiberalMurad Velshi5,36819.61+3.69
New DemocraticMichael Wyatt4,48716.39-9.98
Total valid votes 27,37199.17
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2290.83+0.18
Turnout 27,60052.55-8.59
Eligible voters 52,525
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.56
Source:[11][12]
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Timbrell15,48150.72-13.27
LiberalJohn Atkin7,50424.59+4.98
New DemocraticMichael Wyatt6,15320.16+3.77
IndependentGary Watson1,3824.53
Total valid votes 30,52099.16
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2590.84+0.01
Turnout 30,77957.52+4.98
Eligible voters 53,506
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.12
Source:[13][14]
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMurad Velshi11,08340.70+16.11
Progressive ConservativeDavid Lindsay8,66631.82-18.90
New DemocraticMargery Ward6,42423.59+3.43
IndependentDavid Smith5862.15
FreedomDavid Pengally4751.74
Total valid votes 27,23498.96
Total declined, rejected and unmarked ballots 2851.04+0.19
Turnout 27,51959.14+1.61
Eligible voters 46,534
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.51
Source: [15][16]
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMargery Ward9,74034.20+10.61
LiberalMurad Velshi8,78630.85-9.85
Progressive ConservativeNola Crewe7,63126.79-5.03
LibertarianDavid Miller7422.61
GreenKatherine Mathewson6082.13
IndependentColin McKay5621.97
FreedomDavid Pengally4141.45-0.29
Total valid votes 28,48398.54
Total declined, rejected and unmarked ballots 4211.46+0.42
Turnout 28,90464.23+5.10
Eligible voters 44,998
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +10.23
Source: [17]
Ontario provincial by-election, April 1, 1993
Death of Margery Ward
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDave Johnson9,14351.87+25.07
LiberalMurad Velshi5,58331.67+0.82
New DemocraticChandran Mylvaganam1,5138.58-25.61
IndependentDiane Johnston4982.83
Family CoalitionDenise Mountenay3832.17
IndependentBernadette Michael2061.17
FreedomDavid Pengelly1610.91-0.54
GreenSat Khalsa1410.80-1.33
Total valid votes 17,62898.60
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2501.40-0.06
Turnout 17,87842.88-21.36
Eligible voters 41,695
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +25.34
Source(s)
[18][19]
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDave Johnson14,89753.36+1.49
LiberalRichard Gosling7,60727.25-4.42
New DemocraticJanaki Bala-Krishnan4,56916.37+7.78
FreedomDavid Pengelly2530.91-1.27
IndependentMario M. Ribiero2430.87
Natural LawLawrence Corp2310.83
IndependentLee Wildgen1190.43
Total valid votes 27,91998.80
Total rejected ballots 3391.20-0.20
Turnout 28,25866.09+23.21
Eligible voters 42,758
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.96
Source: "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04.[20]

References

Notes
  1. Ward died in office (cancer), January 22, 1993.

Citations
  1. "Metro Voters Hold the Balance: Don Mills". The Globe and Mail. 1963-09-23. p. 7.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Stanley Randall's Legislative Assembly information see "Stanley John Randall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Dennis Timbrell's Legislative Assembly information see "Dennis Roy Timbrell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Murad Velshi's Legislative Assembly information see "Murad Velshi, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For Margery Ward's Legislative Assembly information see "Margery Ward, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
    • For David Johnson's Legislative Assembly information see "David John Johnson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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  15. https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&edIds=-19_17&electionType=GE&electionId=293&levelOfDetail=district
  16. https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2021&edIds=-19_17&electionType=GE&electionId=293&levelOfDetail=candidate
  17. https://results.elections.on.ca/en/publications
  18. "Ontario voters 'fed up' with NDP, Tory Johnson says". The Toronto Star. Toronto. 1993-04-02. p. A13.
  19. "EFRS".
  20. https://results.elections.on.ca/en/publications
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