St. Andrew (provincial electoral district) explained
| St. Andrew |
| Province: | Ontario |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1925 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1967 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1926 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1963 |
St. Andrew was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was established to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and then Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It was located in downtown Toronto, and was made up of the area to the east of Bathurst Street and west of Yonge Street, including Spadina Avenue and Kensington Market. The population of St. Andrew was largely immigrant, working class and Jewish. For many years it was one of the few electoral districts in North America to elect a Communist. J.B. Salsberg of the Labor-Progressive Party represented the riding from the 1943 election until his defeat in the 1955 election.
The riding was created in 1926, and existed until the 1967, when redistribution resulted in St. Andrew being merged with a neighbouring riding to form St. Andrew—St. Patrick.
St. Andrew riding took its name from the former "St. Andrew's ward" of the City of Toronto.
Election results
1926 boundaries
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[1] [2] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | W.R. Flett | 4,537 | 44.0 |
| | Independent-Conservative | Louis M. Singer | 3,380 | 32.8 |
| | Prohibitionist | Oliver Hezzelwood | 2,099 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal | A.G. McIntyre | 297 | 0.9 |
| | Total | 10,313 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[3] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | E. Frederick Singer | 3,177 | 63.6 |
| | Liberal | J.J. Glass | 1,816 | 36.4 |
| | | Total | 4,993 | | |
1934 boundaries
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[4] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | J.J. Glass | 5,841 | 42.4 |
| | | Conservative | E. Frederick Singer | 4,441 | 32.3 |
| | Independent-Liberal | Claude Pierce | 1,338 | 9.7 |
| | Independent-Conservative | J.N. Day | 186 | 1.4 |
| | Total | 13,765 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[5] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Liberal | J.J. Glass | 6,481 | 38.6 |
| | | Labour | Joseph B. Salsberg | 6,302 | 37.6 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Phillips | 3,097 | 18.5 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Simon | 890 | 5.3 |
| | Total | 16,770 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[6] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | John Grudeff | 2,452 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal | J.J. Glass | 2,284 | 16.5 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray Cotterill | 1,689 | 12.2 |
| | Total | 13,859 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[7] [8] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | E.A Goodman | 3,870 | 21.5 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Percy Easser | 2,373 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Harcourt | 2,186 | 12.1 |
| | Total | 18,009 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[9] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | Nathan Phillips | 4,903 | 24.7 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | J. Friedman | 3,340 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal | Frank R. Mills | 1,770 | 8.9 |
| | Total | 19,864 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[10] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | Louis Herman | 3,854 | 29.5 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Green | 2,183 | 16.7 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Sam Resnick | 1,854 | 14.2 |
| | Total | 13,055 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[11] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | Allan Grossman | 5,060 | 41.2 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Boris Mather | 1,446 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal | L.S. Lockhart | 1,231 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Langfield | 150 | 1.2 |
| | Total | 12,267 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[12] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | Allan Grossman | 3,773 | 42.1 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Kelner | 2,996 | 33.4 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | James Robertson | 1,664 | 18.6 |
| | Total | 8,967 | | |
Party! scope="col" width="150" | Candidate | Votes[13] | Vote % |
|---|
| | Conservative | Allan Grossman | 4,309 | 43.9 |
| | Total | 9,822 | | |
References
Citations
Notes and References
- News: Ontario General Elections and By-elections, 1923-1926. The Globe . Canadian Press. 1926-12-02 . Toronto. 7.
- News: Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats. The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). 1926-12-01. Toronto. 1.
- News: Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature. The Toronto Daily Star. 1929-10-31. Toronto. 43.
- News: Detailed Election Results. The Globe. 1934-06-21. Toronto. 3.
- News: Ontario Voted By Ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1937-10-07. Toronto. 5.
- News: Canadian Press. Ontario Election Results. The Gazette. 1943-08-05. Montreal. 12.
- News: Canadian Press. How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1945-06-05. Toronto. 5. 2012-03-03.
- 179 out of 200 polls.
- News: Canadian Press. How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings. The Toronto Daily Star. 1948-06-08. Toronto. 24.
- News: Canadian Press. Complete Ontario Vote. The Montreal Gazette. 1951-11-22. Montreal. 4. 2012-04-22.
- News: Canadian Press. Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies. The Ottawa Citizen. 1955-06-10. Ottawa. 4. 2012-04-22.
- News: Canadian Press. Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies. The Ottawa Citizen. 1959-06-12. Ottawa. 26. 2012-04-22.
- 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.
