Spadina (electoral district)

Spadina (electoral district)

Spadina was a Canadian electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988. It covered a portion of the western-central Toronto. 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

Members of Parliament for Spadina:

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1935

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

Canadian federal election, 1940

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Samuel Factor 20,506 National Government George Gooderham Blackstock 14,148 Communist Stewart Smith 2,922

Canadian federal election, 1945

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Croll 17,978 Progressive Conservative George Hees 10,846 Labour-Progressive Sam Carr 10,050 Co-operative Commonwealth Kay Montague Morris 2,769

Canadian federal election, 1949

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Croll 23,652 Progressive Conservative Willard M. Box 9,407 Co-operative Commonwealth William Andrew White 5,969

Canadian federal election, 1953

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Croll 15,496 Progressive Conservative Averell Robinson 6,554 Co-operative Commonwealth Elgin Ferguson Blair 3,270 Labour-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 Labour-Progressive Joseph Salsberg 3,894 Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Waisglass 2,873

Canadian federal election, 1957

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 10,348 Liberal Philip Givens 9,496 Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Kedzierzykowski 3,031 Labour-Progressive Annie Buller Guralnick 668 Social Credit Dorothy Cureatz 464

Canadian federal election, 1958

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Charles E. Rea 14,616 Liberal Philip G. Givens 10,596 Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Kedzierzykowski 3,040 Labour-Progressive Sam Walsh 652 Social Credit Dorothy Cureatz 233

Canadian federal election, 1962

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

Canadian federal election, 1963

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

Canadian federal election, 1965

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

Canadian federal election, 1968

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Perry Ryan 9,379 New Democratic Party Dan Heap 3,943 Progressive Conservative Victor Bagnato 3,353

Canadian federal election, 1972

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

Canadian federal election, 1974

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

Canadian federal election, 1979

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Peter Stollery 12,542 New Democratic Party John Foster 8,765 Progressive Conservative Allan Pope 7,213 Libertarian Paul Wakfer 192 Communist Mike Gidora 158 Marxist-Leninist Barbara Seed 108 Independent Ronald Rodgers 76

Canadian federal election, 1980

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

By-election after Stollery was appointed to the Senate, 17 August 1981
Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Party 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

Canadian federal election, 1984

Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Party 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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