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Oriole (provincial electoral district)


FieldValue
nameOriole
provinceOntario
prov-statusdefunct
prov-created1975
prov-abolished1996
prov-election-first1975
prov-election-last1995

| prov-status = defunct | prov-created = 1975 | prov-abolished = 1996 | prov-election-first = 1975 | prov-election-last = 1995 | demo-census-date = | demo-pop = | demo-electors = | demo-electors-date = | demo-area = | demo-cd = | demo-csd = 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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly#=30 | PartyTerms#=3 | RepTerms#=3 | Assembly#=31 | Assembly#=32 | Assembly#=33 | PartyTerms#=5 | RepTerms#=4 | Assembly#=34 | Assembly#=35 | Assembly#=36 | #ByElections=1 | RepTerms#=1 Sourced from the Ontario Legislative AssemblyFor a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:

  • For John Williams's Legislative Assembly information see
  • For Elinor Caplan's Legislative Assembly information see
  • For David Caplan's Legislative Assembly information see }}

Election results

PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Results from the 29 ridings in Metronewspaper=The Toronto Daily Stardate=1975-09-19location=Torontopage=A18}}Vote %
ConservativeJohn Williams12,327
LiberalBob Reid12,035
New DemocratKen Crooke7,409
Total31,771
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=How they voted in Metro areanewspaper=The Toronto Daily Stardate=1977-06-10location=Torontopage=A10}}Vote %
ConservativeJohn Williams14,127
LiberalLuella Lumley9,669
New DemocratFred Birket6,697
IndependentJim McMillan915
IndependentArthur V. Wright179
Total31,867
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=Election results for Metro Toronto ridingsVote %
url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429date=1981-03-20location=Windsor, Ontariopage=22accessdate=2012-09-04}}
ConservativeJohn Williams15,644
LiberalDavid Pretty11,400
New DemocratLynn McDonald4,445
Total31,489
PartyCandidateauthor=Canadian Presstitle=The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding resultsnewspaper=Ottawa Citizenurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gzc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hvUIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C1195068date=1985-05-03location=Torontopage=43accessdate=2012-09-04}}Vote %
LiberalElinor Caplan17,406
ConservativeJohn Williams13,501
New DemocratLorne Strachan3,659
Total35,671
PartyCandidateVotesVote %
LiberalElinor Caplan16,229
ConservativeFrudelle Briel5,709
New DemocratJudy Rebick4,407
Total27,167
PartyCandidateVotesVote %
LiberalElinor Caplan10,680
New DemocratLennox Farrell8,478
ConservativeSam Bilich5,475
Total25,579
PartyCandidateVotesVote %
LiberalElinor Caplan11,164
ConservativePaul Sutherland10,130
New DemocratDavid Cox3,665
IndependentBernadette Michael243
Natural LawDonna Anderson227
Total25,544

References

Notes

Citations

References

  1. Canadian Press. (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star.
  2. Canadian Press. (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star.
  3. Canadian Press. (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen.
  4. (1987-09-11). "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star.
  5. (1990-09-07). "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star.
  6. (1995-06-08). "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario.
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