Beaches (electoral district)
Beaches was a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
| Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
Beaches in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1988 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Toronto |
| Census subdivision(s) | Toronto |
The riding was created in 1976, from parts of Broadview, Greenwood and York East ridings.
Boundaries
It was created in 1976 with the following boundaries - from Leslie Street where it meets Lake Ontario, the boundary proceeded north along Leslie to Queen Street East. It went west along Queen to Jones Avenue then north along Jones to Gerrard Street East, east along Gerrard and then north on Greenwood Avenue to the city limits. It followed the city limits east to Victoria Park Avenue and then south following Victoria Park back to the lake.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Beaches—Woodbine and Broadview—Greenwood ridings.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Broadview, Greenwood and York East | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Robin Richardson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Neil Young | New Democratic | |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Beaches—Woodbine and Broadview—Greenwood | ||||
| [1][2] | ||||
Election results
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Richardson | 12,840 | 34.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 12,322 | 33.1 | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Fullerton | 11,232 | 30.2 | |||||
| Libertarian | David Anderson | 388 | 1.0 | |||||
| Independent | Donald A. Daley | 129 | 0.3 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Judi Skuce | 111 | 0.3 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim McKibbin | 91 | 0.2 | |||||
| Independent | Jim McMillan | 69 | 0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,182 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[3] | ||||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 12,675 | 35.6 | |||||
| Liberal | Terry O'Reilly | 11,179 | 31.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Richardson | 11,179 | 31.4 | |||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Corrigan | 272 | 0.8 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | David Reid | 214 | 0.6 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim McKibbin | 60 | 0.2 | |||||
| Independent | Vince Corriero | 45 | 0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[3] | ||||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 14,914 | 40.6 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Jones | 12,443 | 33.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Terry Kelly | 8,155 | 22.2 | |||||
| Green | Trevor Hancock | 581 | 1.6 | |||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Corrigan | 353 | 1.0 | |||||
| Independent | Terrence Kennedy | 132 | 0.4 | |||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 112 | 0.3 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Ron Thorsen | 27 | 0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,177 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Robin Richardson". Parliamentary History. Ottawa: Parliament of Canada. 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Neil Young". Parliamentary History. Ottawa: Parliament of Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b c "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:Beaches, Ontario (1976-1987)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-24.