Toronto South

Toronto South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Toronto Centre, Toronto East, West Toronto and York East ridings.

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Toronto South (provincial electoral district). For the correctional facility, see Toronto South Detention Centre.
Toronto South
Ontario electoral district
A map of the Toronto ridings of 1904
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1933
First contested1904
Last contested1930

It initially consisted of the portion of the city of Toronto, including Toronto Island, lying west of the River Don and south of Queen Street. In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto south of Dundas Street, west of Jarvis Street, and east of Atlantic Avenue and Dovercourt Road, together with Toronto Island.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Spadina, St. Paul's and Trinity ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Toronto Centre, Toronto East, West Toronto and York East
10th  1904–1908     Angus Claude Macdonell Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Charles Sheard Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Conservative
15th  1925–1926 George Reginald Geary
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Spadina, St. Paul's and Trinity

Election history
1904 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative A. C. Macdonell 3,501
  Liberal H. H. Dewart 3,092
1908 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative A. C. Macdonell 2,771
  Labour John G. O'Donoghue 1,722
1911 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative A. C. Macdonell 4,473
  Liberal John Joseph Ward 2,110
1917 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Government Charles Sheard 7,469
  Opposition–Labour David Arthur Carey 2,365
1921 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Charles Sheard 4,056
  Liberal James Murdock 3,475
1925 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative George Reginald Geary 5,895
  Liberal Claude Bereford Pearce 2,442
  Independent Norman Charles McEachren 289
1926 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative George Reginald Geary 4,909
  Liberal Thomas Henry Shipway 1,606
1930 Canadian federal election: Toronto South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative George Reginald Geary 4,635
  Liberal Adam Gordon McIntyre 2,244
  Labour Jacob Romer 730

See also
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