Lakeshore (provincial electoral district) explained

Lakeshore
Province:	Ontario
Prov-Status:	defunct
Prov-Created:	1963
Prov-Abolished:	1987
Prov-Election-First:	1963
Prov-Election-Last:	1987
Demo-Cd:	Toronto
Demo-Csd:	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.

Electoral results

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Candidate	Votes^[1]	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

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Candidate	Votes^[2]	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

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Candidate	Votes^[3]	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

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Candidate	Votes^[4]	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

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Candidate	Votes^[5]	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

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Candidate	Votes^[6]	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

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Candidate	Votes^[7]	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

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Notes and References

1. News: Canadian Press. 78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved. The Windsor Star. 1963-09-26. Windsor, Ontario. 25. 2012-04-24.
2. News: Canadian Press. Tories win, but.... The Windsor Star. 1967-10-18. Windsor, Ontario. B2. 2012-04-30.
3. News: Canadian Press. Here's who won on the Metro ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1971-10-22. Toronto. 12.
4. News: Canadian Press. Results from the 29 ridings in Metro . The Toronto Daily Star . 1975-09-19. Toronto. A18.
5. News: Canadian Press. How they voted in Metro area . The Toronto Daily Star . 1977-06-10. Toronto. A10.
6. News: Canadian Press. Election results for Metro Toronto ridings. The Windsor Star . 1981-03-20. Windsor, Ontario. 22. 2012-08-24.
7. News: Canadian Press. The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results . Ottawa Citizen . 1985-05-03 . Toronto . 43 . 2012-05-10.