- York East
York East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons at different times, and a provincial electoral district. It was located in the province of
Ontario .Federal electoral district
The first federal riding of York East was created by the
British North America Act of 1867. Called the East Riding of York, it consisted of the Townships of Markham, Scarborough, the Village ofYorkville and the portion of theTownship of York lying east ofYonge Street . In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of East York, Scarborough and Markham, and the villages of Yorkville and Markham.The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between
Toronto North ,York Centre andYork South ridings.In 1914, the East Riding of York was recreated out of York Centre and York South ridings, and was defined as consisting of the township of Scarboro, and the eastern portion of the city of Toronto south of Danforth Avenue and east of Pape Avenue. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between
Toronto—Scarborough and York South ridings.In 1933, the riding of York East was created from parts of
York North and York South ridings, and was defined as consisting of the part of the county of York lying south of the township of Whitchurch, east of Yonge Street, and north of the city of Toronto, and including the village of Stouffville.In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of York lying south of the township of Markham, east of Yonge Street and north of the city of Toronto. In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the township of East York and the part of North York township bounded south of Lawrence Avenue and east of the town of Leaside and Leslie Street.
In 1966 and 1976, it was redefined with reference to various streets and rivers in
Metropolitan Toronto . The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed betweenBeaches—Woodbine ,Broadview—Greenwood ,Don Valley West andDon Valley East ridings.Members of Parliament for the East Riding of York (first riding)
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James Metcalfe , Liberal, 1867-1878
*Alfred Boultbee , Conservative, 1878-1882
*Hon.Alexander Mackenzie , Liberal, 1882-1892
*William Findlay Maclean , Independent Conservative, 1892-1904Members of Parliament for York East (second riding)
*Thomas Foster, Unionist, 1917-1921
*Joseph Henry Harris , Conservative, 1921-1925Members of Parliament York East (third riding)
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Robert Henry McGregor , Conservative, 1935-1962
*Steve Otto , Liberal, 1962-1972
*Ian Arrol, Progressive Conservative, 1972-1974
*David Collenette , Liberal, 1974-1979
*Ron Ritchie , Progressive Conservative, 1979-1980
*David Collenette , Liberal, 1980-1984
*Alan Redway , Progressive Conservative, 1984-1988Provincial electoral district
There was also a provincial York East riding that elected members to the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario . It was smaller than the federal riding, but covered much of the same territory, particularly the borough of East York. Provincial members were known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) until 1938 when they were redesignated Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). The riding was created in 1867, and abolished in 1999 with it being divided amongstBeaches—East York in the east,Broadview—Greenwood in the west with the north end of the riding joiningDon Valley West .MLAs/MPPs for York East
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Hugh Powell Crosby , Liberal, 1867-1874
*John Lane, Liberal, 1874-1879
*George Washington Badgerow , Liberal, 1879-1886
*George Byron Smith , Liberal, 1886-1894
*John Richardson, Liberal, 1894-1904
*Alexander McCowan , Conservative, 1905-1913
*George Stewart Henry , Conservative, 1913-1943
*Agnes Campbell MacPhail , Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, 1943-1945
*John A. Leslie , Progressive Conservative, 1945-1948
*Agnes Campbell MacPhail , Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, 1948-1951
*Hollis Edward Beckett , Progressive Conservative, 1951-1967
*Arthur Kenneth Meen , Progressive Conservative, 1967-1977
*Robert Goldwin Elgie , Progressive Conservative, 1977-1985
*Christine Hart , Liberal, 1985-1990
*Gary Malkowski , New Democratic Party, 1990-1995
*John L. Parker, Progressive Conservative, 1995-1999In 1938 the title ofMember of the Legislative Assembly was changed toMember of Provincial Parliament Federal electoral history
East Riding of York
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts ource
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Rres&ridName=York+East&ridProvince1=0 Election results from Parliament of Canada website]
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