Lakeshore (provincial electoral district)

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Lakeshore
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1963
District abolished1987
First contested1963
Last contested1987
Demographics
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto

Lakeshore was a provincial electoral district that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was roughly located in southern Etobicoke It existed from 1963 to 1987 when it was abolished into Etobicoke—Lakeshore.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Lakeshore
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from York West and York—Humber ridings in 1963
27th  1963–1967     Alan Eagleson Progressive Conservative
28th  1967–1971     Patrick Lawlor New Democratic
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985     Al Kolyn Progressive Conservative
33rd  1985–1987     Ruth Grier New Democratic
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Etobicoke—Lakeshore riding in 1987

Electoral results[edit]

1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[2] Vote %
    Progressive Conservative Alan Eagleson 8,595 43.3
    Liberal David Sandford 5,888 29.6
    New Democrat Murray Cotterill 5,025 25.3
    Communist Jirr David 364 1.8
Total 19,872
1967 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    New Democrat Pat Lawlor 9,135 46.7
    Progressive Conservative Alan Eagleson 7,026 35.9
    Liberal James Cottrell 3,411 17.4
Total 19,572
1971 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    New Democrat Pat Lawlor 10,764 42.0
    Progressive Conservative Morley Kells 10,196 39.8
    Liberal Dave Sandford 4,689 18.3
Total 25,649
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    New Democrat Pat Lawlor 15,265 51.2
    Liberal John McPhee 7,069 23.7
    Progressive Conservative Helen Wursta 6,683 22.4
    Communist Neil McLellan 628 2.1
    Independent Fred Haight 186 0.6
Total 29,831
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    New Democrat Pat Lawlor 13,345 52.2
    Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn 6,683 26.1
    Liberal Carl Weinsheimer 4,815 18.8
    Communist Gordon Flowers 740 2.9
Total 25,583
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn 10,400 40.4
    New Democrat Don Sullivan 9,077 35.2
    Liberal Bill Whelton 5,642 21.9
    Communist Nan McDonald 654 2.5
Total 25,773
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    New Democrat Ruth Grier 11,404 39.9
    Liberal Frank Sgarlata 9,344 32.7
    Progressive Conservative Al Kolyn 7,811 27.4
Total 28,559

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Alan Eagleson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Alan Eagleson, MPP rl=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1104". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
    • For Pat Lawlor's Legislative Assembly information see "Patrick Daniel Lawlor, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
    • For Al Kolyn's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Kolyn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-11.[permanent dead link]
    • For Ruth Grier's Legislative Assembly information see "Ruth Anna Grier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-11.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Canadian Press (1963-09-26). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (1967-10-18). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  4. ^ Canadian Press (1971-10-22). "Here's who won on the Metro ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 12.
  5. ^ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  6. ^ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  7. ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  8. ^ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10.