Oriole (provincial electoral district) explained
| Oriole |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1975 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1996 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1975 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1995 |
Oriole was a provincial electoral district in North York, Ontario, Canada. It was created from York Mills riding in 1975 and merged into Willowdale and Don Valley East ridings after 1999.
There were three members who represented this riding during its history, most notably Elinor Caplan and her son David Caplan, both of whom held cabinet posts during their incumbency.
Election results
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[1] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | John Williams | 12,327 | 38.8 |
| | Liberal | Bob Reid | 12,035 | 37.9 |
| | New Democrat | Ken Crooke | 7,409 | 23.3 |
| | Total | 31,771 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[2] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | John Williams | 14,127 | 44.3 |
| | Liberal | Luella Lumley | 9,669 | 30.3 |
| | New Democrat | Fred Birket | 6,697 | 21.0 |
| | Independent | Jim McMillan | 915 | 2.9 |
| | | Independent | Arthur V. Wright | 179 | 0.6 |
| | | Total | 31,867 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[3] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | John Williams | 15,644 | 49.7 |
| | Liberal | David Pretty | 11,400 | 36.2 |
| | New Democrat | Lynn McDonald | 4,445 | 14.1 |
| | Total | 31,489 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[4] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 17,406 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | John Williams | 13,501 | 37.8 |
| | New Democrat | Lorne Strachan | 3,659 | 10.3 |
| | | Total | 35,671 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[5] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 16,229 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | Frudelle Briel | 5,709 | 21.0 |
| | New Democrat | Judy Rebick | 4,407 | 16.2 |
| | | Total | 27,167 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 10,680 | 41.8 |
| | New Democrat | Lennox Farrell | 8,478 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative | Sam Bilich | 5,475 | 21.4 |
| | | Total | 25,579 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[7] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 11,164 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sutherland | 10,130 | 39.6 |
| | New Democrat | David Cox | 3,665 | 14.3 |
| | Independent | Bernadette Michael | 243 | 1.0 |
| | | Natural Law | Donna Anderson | 227 | 0.9 |
| | | Total | 25,544 | | |
43.7642°N -79.3682°W
References
Citations
Notes and References
- News: Canadian Press. Results from the 29 ridings in Metro . The Toronto Daily Star . 1975-09-19. Toronto. A18.
- News: Canadian Press. How they voted in Metro area . The Toronto Daily Star . 1977-06-10. Toronto. A10.
- News: Canadian Press. Election results for Metro Toronto ridings. The Windsor Star . 1981-03-20. Windsor, Ontario. 22. 2012-09-04.
- News: Canadian Press. The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results . Ottawa Citizen . 1985-05-03 . Toronto . 43 . 2012-09-04.
- News: How Metro-Area Voted. The Toronto Daily Star. 1987-09-11. Toronto. A12.
- News: How Metro-Area Voted. The Toronto Daily Star. 1990-09-07. Toronto. A10.
- Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908165728/https://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=scarborough+East&flag=E&layout=G. dead. September 8, 2021. Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. 2012-09-04.
