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Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Wilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario , Canada . It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of York Centre , Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence . Wilson Heights was located in the neighbourhood of Wilson Heights in the former municipality of North York , which is now part of Toronto .
Three Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The first, Liberal Vern Singer , was a veteran provincial politician who had previously represented the York Centre and Downsview ridings. He retired in 1977 and was replaced by Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg , who briefly served as a minister without portfolio in Frank Miller 's government. Its longest-serving representative was Monte Kwinter , who defeated Rotenberg in the 1985 provincial election and held the riding for fourteen years until its dissolution. Kwinter was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson , and now represents York Centre.
The Wilson Heights division had a significant Jewish population, at almost 40% of the total population.
Members of Provincial Parliament [ edit ]
Election results [ edit ]
1977 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[3]
Vote %
Conservative
David Rotenberg
13,792
49.1
Liberal
Murray Markin
7,057
25.1
New Democrat
Howard Moscoe
7,055
25.1
Libertarian
Webster Webb
180
0.6
Total
28,084
1985 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[5]
Vote %
Liberal
Monte Kwinter
12,425
40.9
Conservative
David Rotenberg
10,068
33.2
New Democrat
Howard Moscoe
7,858
25.9
Total
30,351
1987 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes[6]
Vote %
Liberal
Monte Kwinter
17,018
57.4
New Democrat
Jennifer Paton
6,752
22.8
Conservative
David Farb
5,885
19.8
Total
29,655
References [ edit ]
Citations [ edit ]
^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Vern Singer's Legislative Assembly information see "Vernon Milton Singer, MPP" . Parliamentary History . Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22 .
For David Rotenberg's Legislative Assembly information see "David Rotenberg, MPP" . Parliamentary History . Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22 .
For Monte Kwinter's Legislative Assembly information see "Monte Kwinter, MPP" . Parliamentary History . Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22 .
^ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. p. A18.
^ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. p. A10.
^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings" . The Windsor Star . Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10 .
^ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results" . Ottawa Citizen . Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10 .
^ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
^ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04 .