York East (provincial electoral district)

For the Federal riding, see York East.

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

York East Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1996
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1995

York East was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 1867, the same year as the beginning of the country and it elected members up until 1999 when it was dissolved. Initially it covered a large swath of territory stretching from Lake Ontario north to Richmond Hill. It was formed based on the eastern part of the county of York. Over time as the population increased, the territory was reduced. By the late 1950s it represented only a portion of the borough of East York, a small municipality on the edge of Toronto. In 1999 it was abolished and its remaining territory was distributed between Beaches—East York and Don Valley West ridings.

## Boundaries

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In 1867, the County of York was subdivided into four ridings, York East, York North, York South, and York West. York East consisted of the townships of Markham, Scarborough, and any areas east of Yonge Street excluding the city of Toronto. It also included the village of Yorkville. These boundaries coincided with the Federal riding of the same name.[1]

In 1874, the village of Richmond Hill was removed.

In 1885, Richmond Hill was added back.

In 1926 portions of the riding were lost to the new ridings of Eglinton and Beaches. This reflected changes to the boundaries of the city of Toronto.

In 1955, following the incorporation of Metropolitan Toronto,  Scarborough Township  was separated and York Scarborough  became a separate riding. Eight years later, that riding was divided into four further separate ridings.

By 1963, the boundaries had been reduced to encompass a portion of territory within the bounds of Metro Toronto. This consisted of the area South of Steeles Avenue East, west of Victoria Park Avenue and east of Yonge Street, excluding the area within the old city of Toronto.

In 1967, the riding was subdivided into three parts. The northern portion became the new riding of York Mills, the middle portion became the riding of Don Mills and the southern portion retained the name York East.[2]

Except for minor boundary changes, the riding stayed much the same until it was dissolved in 1999.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

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York East

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1867–1871 |  | Hugh Powell Crosby | Liberal
2nd |  1871–1875
3rd |  1875–1879 | John Lane
4th |  1879–1883 | George Badgerow
5th |  1883–1886
6th |  1886–1890 | George Byron Smith
7th |  1890–1894
8th |  1894–1898 | John Richardson
9th |  1898–1902
10th |  1902–1905
11th |  1905–1908 |  | Alexander McCowan[nb 1] | Conservative
12th |  1908–1911
13th |  1911–1913
1913–1914 | George Stewart Henry[nb 2]
14th |  1914–1919
15th |  1919–1923
16th |  1923–1926
17th |  1926–1929
18th |  1929–1934
19th |  1934–1937
20th |  1937–1943
21st |  1943–1945 |  | Agnes Macphail | Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd |  1945–1948 |  | John A. Leslie | Progressive Conservative
23rd |  1948–1951 |  | Agnes Macphail | Co-operative Commonwealth
24th |  1951–1955 |  | Hollis Beckett | Progressive Conservative
25th |  1955–1959
26th |  1959–1963
27th |  1963–1967
28th |  1967–1971 | Arthur Meen
29th |  1971–1975
30th |  1975–1977
31st |  1977–1981 | Robert Elgie[nb 3]
32nd |  1981–1985
33rd |  1985–1986
1986–1987 |  | Christine Hart | Liberal
34th |  1987–1990
35th |  1990–1995 |  | Gary Malkowski | New Democratic
36th |  1995–1999 |  | John Parker | Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[3]
Merged into Beaches—East York
and Don Valley West ridings after 1999

## Election results

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Hugh Powell Crosby | 1,193 | 58.25
| Conservative | J. Boman | 855 | 41.75
Total valid votes  | 2,048 | 72.37
Eligible voters  | 2,830
| Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Hugh Powell Crosby | 791 | 70.19 | +11.93
| Conservative | Mr. Hosteller | 336 | 29.81 | −11.93
Turnout  | 1,127 | 36.52 | −35.85
Eligible voters  | 3,086
| Liberal hold | Swing | +11.93
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | John Lane | 1,266 | 54.26 | −15.92
| Conservative | W. McDougall | 1,067 | 45.74 | +15.92
Total valid votes  | 2,333 | 63.16 | +26.64
Eligible voters  | 3,694
| Liberal hold | Swing | −15.92
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | George Badgerow | 1,825 | 53.58 | −0.68
| Conservative | C.O. Robinson | 1,581 | 46.42 | +0.68
Total valid votes  | 3,406 | 58.93 | −4.23
Eligible voters  | 5,780
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.68
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

### 1977

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* Robert Elgie (PC) 14131
* Lois Cox (NDP) 8334
* Mike Kenny (L) 7126
* Chris Greenland (Ind [SC?]) 265
* Maura O'Neill (Comm) 245
* Paul Wakfer (Lbt) 144

### 1981

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* Robert Elgie (PC) 14562
* Lois Cox (NDP) 4935
* Don McNeill (L) 4811
* Ed McDonald (Comm) 628
* E. Scott Hughes (Unparty) 460

### 1985

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* Robert Elgie (PC) 11459
* Gord Crann (NDP) 9183
* Omar Chaudhery (L) 6629
* Ed McDonald (Comm) 929
* Kathy Sorensen (Lbt) 410

### 1987

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* Christine Hart (L) 15683
* Peter Oyler (PC) 7352
* Sophia Apostolides (NDP) 7056
* Chris Frazer (Comm) 527

### 1990

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* Gary Malkowski (NDP) 10,689 (35.8%)
* Christine Hart (L) 9900 (33.2%)
* George Bryson (PC) 8021 (26.9%)
* Jim Copeland 380 (1.3%)
* Bedora Bojman (G) 364 (1.2%)
* John Matthew (Lbt) 303 (1.0%)
* Chris Frazer (Comm) 191 (0.6%)

### 1995

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* John Parker (PC) 12789
* Gary Malkowski (NDP) 9526
* Steve Mastoras (L) 7398
* Steve Kotsopoulos (Ind) 497
* John Richardson (Ind) 251
* Marilyn Pepper (NLP) 243

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ Resigned to accept appointment.
2. ^ In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
3. ^ Resigned September 26, 1985 to accept appointment as head of Worker's Compensation Board.

### Citations

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1. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, York East". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
2. ^ "Here's how the Tories swept Toronto". The Toronto Daily Star. 1963-09-26. p. 1.
3. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
* For Hugh Powell Crosby's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Powell Crosby, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For John Lane's Legislative Assembly information see "John Lane, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For George Badgerow's Legislative Assembly information see "George Washington Badgerow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For George Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "George Byron Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For John Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Alexander McCowan's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander McCowan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For George Henry's Legislative Assembly information see "George Stewart Henry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Agnes Macphail's Legislative Assembly information see "Agnes Campbell Macphail, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For John Leslie's Legislative Assembly information see "John A. Leslie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Hollis Beckett's Legislative Assembly information see "Hollis Edward Beckett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Arthur Meen's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Kenneth Meen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Robert Elgie's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Goldwin Elgie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Christine Hart's Legislative Assembly information see "Christine Hart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For Gary Malkowski's Legislative Assembly information see "Gary Malkowski, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
* For John Parker's Legislative Assembly information see "John L. Parker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
7. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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