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Wilson Heights (electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wilson Heights |
| province | Ontario |
| prov-status | defunct |
| prov-created | 1975 |
| prov-abolished | 2001 |
| prov-election-first | 1975 |
| prov-election-last | 1999 |
| demo-cd | Toronto |
| demo-csd | Toronto |
| prov-status = defunct | prov-created = 1975 | prov-abolished = 2001 | prov-election-first = 1975 | prov-election-last = 1999 | prov-rep = | prov-rep-link = | prov-rep-party = | prov-rep-party-link = | demo-census-date = | demo-pop = | demo-electors = | demo-electors-date = | demo-area = | demo-cd = Toronto | demo-csd = Toronto Wilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of York Centre, Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence. Wilson Heights was located in the neighbourhood of Wilson Heights in the former municipality of North York, which is now part of Toronto.
Three Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The first, Liberal Vern Singer, was a veteran provincial politician who had previously represented the York Centre and Downsview ridings. He retired in 1977 and was replaced by Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg, who briefly served as a minister without portfolio in Frank Miller's government. Its longest-serving representative was Monte Kwinter, who defeated Rotenberg in the 1985 provincial election and held the riding for fourteen years until its dissolution. Kwinter was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson, and now represents York Centre.
The Wilson Heights division had a significant Jewish population, at almost 40% of the total population.
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Downsview riding prior to 1975 | ||||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | ON | Liberal | background}} | Vern Singer | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | ON | PC | background}} | David Rotenberg | |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | ON | Liberal | background}} | Monte Kwinter | |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | |||||
| 35th | 1990–1995 | |||||
| 36th | 1995–1999 | |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative AssemblyFor a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below: | ||||||
| Merged into York Centre, Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence (1999) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | author=Canadian Press | title=Results from the 29 ridings in Metro | newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star | date=September 19, 1975 | location=Toronto | page=A18}} | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Vern Singer | 11,480 | ||||||
| Conservative | David Rotenberg | 9,262 | ||||||
| New Democrat | Howard Moscoe | 7,476 | ||||||
| Independent | George Dance | 372 | ||||||
| Total | 28,590 |
| Party | Candidate | author=Canadian Press | title=How they voted in Metro area | newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star | date=June 10, 1977 | location=Toronto | page=A10}} | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Rotenberg | 13,792 | ||||||
| Liberal | Murray Markin | 7,057 | ||||||
| New Democrat | Howard Moscoe | 7,055 | ||||||
| Total | 28,084 |
| Party | Candidate | author=Canadian Press | title=Election results for Metro Toronto ridings | newspaper=The Windsor Star | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429 | date=March 20, 1981 | location=Windsor, Ontario | page=22 | accessdate=May 10, 2012}} | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Rotenberg | 11,579 | ||||||||
| Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 8,760 | ||||||||
| New Democrat | Greg Iaonnou | 3,580 | ||||||||
| Total | 23,919 |
| Party | Candidate | author=Canadian Press | title=The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results | newspaper=Ottawa Citizen | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gzc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hvUIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1464%2C1195068 | date=May 3, 1985 | location=Toronto | page=43 | accessdate=May 10, 2012}} | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 12,425 | ||||||||
| Conservative | David Rotenberg | 10,068 | ||||||||
| New Democrat | Howard Moscoe | 7,858 | ||||||||
| Total | 30,351 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 17,018 | ||
| New Democrat | Jennifer Paton | 6,752 | ||
| Conservative | David Farb | 5,885 | ||
| Total | 29,655 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 12,204 | ||
| New Democrat | John Fagan | 9,540 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Kerzner | 4,361 | ||
| Total | 27,243 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 12,468 | ||
| Conservative | Sam Pasternack | 9,772 | ||
| New Democrat | Claudia White | 4,612 | ||
| Natural Law | Mike Dubinsky | 438 | ||
| Independent | David Yates | 109 | ||
| Total | 27,933 |
References
Notes
Citations
References
- Canadian Press. (September 19, 1975). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star.
- Canadian Press. (June 10, 1977). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star.
- Canadian Press. (March 20, 1981). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star.
- Canadian Press. (May 3, 1985). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen.
- (September 11, 1987). "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star.
- (September 7, 1990). "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star.
- (June 8, 1995). "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario.
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