Don Valley (electoral district)
Don Valley was a federal electoral district of the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Eglinton, York East and York—Scarborough ridings.
| Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
Don Valley in relation to other Metro Toronto ridings of that era | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1976 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1974 |
It consisted of the part of Metropolitan Toronto bounded by a line beginning where the Don River would meet Donlands Avenue, east along the Don River, north along the West Branch of the Don River, east along Eglinton Avenue East, north along the Don River, west along Lawrence Avenue East, north along Don Mills Road, west along Bond Avenue, north along Leslie Street, west along York Mills Road, north along Bayview Avenue, southwest along Highway 401, south along Yonge Street, east along Merton Street, south along Bayview Avenue, east and south along the northern limit of the Township of East York, and east along the Don River to Donlands Avenue.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Don Valley West, Rosedale and York East ridings.
Members of Parliament edit
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Eglinton, York East and York—Scarborough | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Bob Kaplan | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | James Gillies | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Don Valley West, Rosedale and York East | ||||
Election results edit
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Bob Kaplan | 27,335 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dalton Camp | 22,359 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Murray | 3,863 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Gillies | 30,764 | ||||||
| Liberal | Bob Kaplan | 24,629 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean Smith | 5,110 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Gillies | 30,764 | ||||||
| Liberal | W. Grant Ross | 23,802 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean Smith | 4,104 | ||||||
| Independent | Vincent H. Miller | 271 | ||||||
| Communist | Norman Brudy | 75 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jeanne Deadman | 70 | ||||||
See also edit
External links edit
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament