York—Scarborough (provincial electoral district)

York—Scarborough[nb 1] was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1955 to 1963. It occupied the entire area of the former borough of Scarborough. In 1963 it was split between four new ridings: Scarborough North, Scarborough East, Scarborough Centre and Scarborough West.

York—Scarborough
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1955
District abolished1963
First contested1955
Last contested1959

Members of Provincial Parliament

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York—Scarborough
Assembly Years Member Party
prior to 1955 part of the York East riding
25th  1955–1959     Dick Sutton Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Split between the ridings of Scarborough North, Scarborough East,
Scarbough Centre and Scarborough West in 1963

Election results

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1955 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Dick Sutton 13,806 42.22
Liberal Oliver E. Crockford 12,281 37.55
Co-operative Commonwealth Alois L. Wagner 6,287 19.22
Labor–Progressive Florence Theodore 330 1.01
Total valid votes 32,704 100.00
Source: Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario 1867-1967
1959 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Dick Sutton 18,778 37.26
Liberal Oliver E. Crockford 17,242 34.21
Co-operative Commonwealth Andrew G. Bodrug 14,380 28.53
Total valid votes 50,400 100.00
Source: Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario 1867-1967

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sometimes referred to 'York—Scarboro' in the local media.

Citations

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Richard Sutton's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Edward Sutton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014.