Beaches (electoral district)

Beaches (electoral district)

Beaches was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967.

Federal electoral district

The federal riding was created in 1976, from parts of Broadview, Greenwood and York East ridings.

It consisted of that part of the City of Toronto east of a line drawn from south to north along Leslie Street, west along Queen Street East, north along Jones Avenue, east along Gerrard Street East, and north along Greenwood Avenue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Beaches—Woodbine and Broadview—Greenwood ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

*Robin Richardson, Progressive Conservative, (1979-1980)
*Neil Young, New Democratic Party, (1980-1988)

Provincial electoral district

The Beaches provincial riding was created in 1926. It was merged in 1967 with the neighbouring riding of Woodbine to become Beaches—Woodbine.

Members of the Legislative Assembly/Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

*Thomas Alexander Murphy, Conservative/Progressive Conservative, (1926-1948)
*Reid Scott, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, (1948-1951)
*William Henry Collings, Progressive Conservative, (1951-1963)
*Robert John Harris, Progressive Conservative, (1963-1967)

Federal election results

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RICHARDSON, Robin
align="right"| 12,840
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YOUNG, Neil
align="right"| 12,322
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FULLERTON, Brian
align="right"| 11,232
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ANDERSON, David
align="right"| 388
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DALEY, Donald A.
align="right"| 129
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SKUCE, Judi
align="right"| 111
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MCKIBBIN, Jim
align="right"|91
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MCMILLAN, Jim
align="right"| 69

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YOUNG, Neil
align="right"| 12,675
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O'REILLY, Terry
align="right"| 11,179
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RICHARDSON, Robin
align="right"|11,179
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CORRIGAN, Dennis
align="right"| 272
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REID, David
align="right"| 214
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MCKIBBIN, Jim
align="right"|60
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CORRIERO, Vince
align="right"| 45

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YOUNG, Neil
align="right"| 14,914
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JONES, Jack
align="right"| 12,443
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KELLY, Terry
align="right"| 8,155
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HANCOCK, Trevor
align="right"| 581
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CORRIGAN, Dennis
align="right"| 353
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KENNEDY, Terrence
align="right"| 132
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TURMEL, John C.
align="right"| 112
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THORSEN, Ron
align="right"| 27

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=35 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament


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