Bracondale

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Bracondale was a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967. The constituency got its name from an old Toronto suburb called Bracondale, that was annexed by Toronto in 1909. Its most notable event was electing one of the first two women Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) to share the title "first-woman MPP" in 1943 when Rae Luckock was elected. In 1965, Bracondale's MPP, Joseph Gould, died in office sparking the final election held in the constituency. George Ben won the by-election, and became the constituency's last MPP. It was abolished for the 1967 Ontario provincial election, and redistributed into the Dovercourt and Bellwoods constituencies. As of 2023, the current electoral districts of Davenport, St. Paul's, University–Rosedale, and Spadina–Fort York encompass this historic riding.[1]

History

Bracondale was the name of a former Toronto suburb that was annexed by the city in 1909;[2] and north of Davenport Road, constituted the northern part of what eventually became the provincial electoral district. It was part of the northwestern expansion of the city that included Wychwood Park, and the City of West Toronto (now known as The Junction).[2] The constituency was first contested during Ontario's 17th general election on 1 December 1926.[3]Arthur Russell Nesbitt, was elected its first Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[4] He was a member of Ontario Conservative Party.[4] The constituency's first Ontario Liberal MLA was Lionel Conacher, a famous Canadian athlete that retired from the National Hockey League to start a career in politics.[5] He was elected on 6 October 1937 in a very close race with the constituency's incumbent MLA, Nesbitt.[6] Nesbitt claimed that two ballot boxes were missing and one was filled with fraudulent ballots.[7] The constituency's returning officer was arrested, and denied bail because he had a quantity of ballots stuffed in his pockets.[7] Soon after Conacher was elected as an MLA, the legislature changed the designation for its members to Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in 1938.

Bracondale's most notable event came in 1943. Its residents elected Rae Luckock, one of two Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) female MPPs to share the title "first-female MPP"; the other was Agnes Macphail in York East.[8] Luckock lost the 4 June 1945 provincial election to Conservative Harry Hyland Hyndman, which saw the Conservatives sweep into a majority government, by gaining most of the extra seats from the CCF.[9]

Boundaries

The original boundaries for Bracondale, used for the 1926 and 1929 elections

1926 to 1934 boundaries

Bracondale was a long and narrow constituency, ranging from the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds in the south to the city limits at St. Clair Avenue in the north, in Toronto's west-end. It included parts of the present-day neighbourhoods of Bracondale Hill, Davenport, Dovercourt Park, Dufferin Grove, Little Portugal, and Liberty Village. Its southern boundary was Lake Ontario. Its eastern boundary started on the west side of Strachan Avenue. It went north on Strachan to Queen Street West and jogged westward along Queen's south side to Crawford Avenue. It then went north on Crawford's west side until Dundas Street West, where it went eastward along the northern section of Dundas to Beatrice Street. It went north on Beatrice's west side straight through to Bloor Street West. It then jogged east on Bloor's north side to Christie Avenue. It then went along Christie to the northern boundary, the city limits just north of St. Clair Avenue West. It jogged westward along the city limits to Oakwood Avenue. It then went south along Oakwood's eastside to Davenport Road. It then jogged along Davenport's south-side to Dovercourt Road. It then went south on Dovercourt's east-side to Atlantic Avenue. On Atlantic's east-side to Lake Ontario.[10][11]

1934 to 1967 Boundaries

Bracondale in context with the other Toronto districts in 1926 and 1929

Bracondale was a long and narrow constituency, ranging from the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds in the south to the city limits immediately north of St. Clair Avenue, in Toronto's west-end. It included parts of the present-day neighbourhoods that belong to Bracondale Hill, Davenport, Dovercourt Park, Dufferin Grove, Little Portugal, and Liberty Village. Its southern boundary was Lake Ontario. Its eastern boundary started on the west-side of Strachan Avenue. It went north on Strachan to Queen Street West and jogged westward along Queen's south side to Crawford Avenue. It then went north on Crawford's westside until Bloor Street West. It then jogged east on Bloor's north side to Christie Avenue. It then went along Christie to the northern boundary, the city limits just north of St. Clair Avenue West. It jogged westward along the city limits to Oakwood Avenue. It then went south along Oakwood's eastside to Davenport Road. It then jogged along Davenport's south-side to Dovercourt Road. It then went south on Dovercourt's east-side to Atlantic Avenue. On Atlantic's east-side to Lake Ontario.[10][11]

In 2012, the historic boundaries are approximately part of the south-east portion of the present-day Davenport constituency,[12] a portion of the southern section of St. Paul's constituency,[13] and most of the western portion of the Trinity–Spadina constituency.[14]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Bracondale
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Prior to 1926 part of Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest ridings
17th 1926–1929  Arthur Russell NesbittConservative
18th 1929–1934
19th 1934–1937
20th 1937–1943  Lionel ConacherLiberal
21st 1943–1945  Rae LuckockCo-operative Commonwealth
22nd 1945–1948  Harry Hyland HyndmanProgressive Conservative
23rd 1948–1951  Harry Lindley WaltersCo-operative Commonwealth
24th 1951–1955  Arthur George FrostProgressive Conservative
25th 1955–1959
26th 1959–1963  Joseph GouldLiberal
27th 1963–1965
 1965–1967  George BenLiberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[15]
Merged into Bellwoods and Dovercourt ridings after 1967

Election results

1920s

1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[16]Vote %
  ConservativeA.R Nesbitt10,48369.4
  ProhibitionistA.W. Pike3,00619.9
  LiberalF.H Wager1,61010.7
Total15,099
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[17]Vote %
  ConservativeA.R. Nesbitt7,11070.8
  LiberalJ.J. Noad2,72727.2
CommunistThomas C. Sims2002.0
Total

1930s

Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[18]Vote %
  ConservativeA.R. Nesbitt6,29642.2
  LiberalE.C. Bogart5,80338.9
  Cooperative-CommonwealthRose Henderson2,41216.2
CommunistThomas C. Sims3622.4
  Socialist-LabourWilliam White320.2
Total
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[19]Vote %
  LiberalLionel Conacher7,57545.6
  ConservativeA.R. Nesbitt7,52845.3
  Co-operative CommonwealthMurray Cotterill1,5059.1
Total

1940s

1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[20]Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthRae Luckock4,49438.3
  Progressive ConservativeH. Hyndman4,26636.4
  LiberalE.C. Bogart2,68522.9
  Independent-SoldierJohn Dymond2832.4
Total
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[21]Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeH. Hyndman6,19131.1
  Co-operative CommonwealthRae Luckock4,86324.4
  LiberalLionel Conacher4,31221.7
Labor–ProgressiveLeslie Morris4,22121.2
  Independent-ConservativeC.D. Graham3141.6
Total19,901
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[22]Vote %
  Co-operative CommonwealthH. Walters7,98044.8
  Progressive ConservativeFred Conboy6,82838.3
  LiberalW. Alex Gunn2,99816.8
Total

1950s

1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[23]Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeArthur Frost6,01442.0
  Co-operative CommonwealthHarry Walters4,39830.7
  LiberalFrank Mills3,90027.2
Total14,312
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[24]Vote %
  Progressive ConservativeArthur Frost4,71837.7
  Co-operative CommonwealthTom Paton3,39230.3
  LiberalGeorge Ben2,98526.7
Labor–ProgressiveHarry Hunter5845.2
Total11,679
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[25]Vote %
  LiberalJoseph M. Gould4,05936.5
  Progressive ConservativeHarold Menzies3,67533.1
  Co-operative CommonwealthJack Elchuk2,92426.3
  Independent-ConservativeRobert Martin4534.1
Total11,111

1960s

1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes[26]Vote %
  LiberalJoseph M. Gould4,24538.2
  Progressive ConservativeStanley Pronck4,19737.8
  New DemocratStan Matias2,66924.0
Total11,111
By-election, 15 September 1965
PartyCandidateVotes[27]Vote %
  LiberalGeorge Ben4,94046.35
  New DemocratJohn Farnia3,48632.71
  Progressive ConservativeLawerance Odette2,23320.95
Total10,659

See also

References

  1. ↑Federal and provincial electoral district boundaries are the same in Toronto.
  2. 12"Bracondale and Wychwood given special terms by the City Council--West Toronto Annexation passed--Legislature asked to help re street railway lines". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 15 December 1908. p. 7.
  3. ↑"All Members serving in Parliament: 17 -- December 01, 1926 - September 17, 1929". Past and Present MPPs. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Assembly. 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. 12"Arthur Russell Nesbitt, MPP". Past and Present MPPs. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Assembly. 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. ↑The Canadian Press (2 September 1937). "Lionel Conacher quits sports for a career in politics". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 24. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. ↑"'Big Train' elected: Lionel Conacher forsook puck for Ontario political career". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver. 7 October 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  7. 12The Canadian Press (7 October 1937). "Hepburn takes 67 seats". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. p. 1. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  8. ↑The Canadian Press (5 August 1943). "Ontario precedent set as 2 women elected". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  9. ↑Star Staff (5 June 1945). "How Ontario's electors voted in all 90 ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  10. 12Star Staff (29 May 1945). "Candidates and their balliwicks for next Monday's provincial election: 69 run, 17 can win". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 3.
  11. 12Forsyth, Robert (11 September 1963). "The Province of Ontario general election 1963 the Voters' List ACT III: Bracondale". The Toronto Star. Toronto. Elections Ontario. p. 31.
  12. ↑"Davenport"(PDF). 2011 Electoral District Maps. Toronto: Elections Ontario. 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  13. ↑"St. Paul's"(PDF). 2011 Electoral District Maps. Toronto: Elections Ontario. 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  14. ↑"Trinity–Spadina"(PDF). 2011 Electoral District Maps. Toronto: Elections Ontario. 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  15. ↑ للاطلاع على قائمة السير الذاتية لكل عضو من أعضاء البرلمان الإقليمي في كوينز بارك ، انظر أدناه:
  16. ↑ "اكتساح المحافظين يُعيد 15 مقعدًا للمحافظين في تورنتو". صحيفة تورنتو ديلي ستار (الطبعة الإضافية الأخيرة) . تورنتو. 1 ديسمبر 1926. ص 1. النتائج بعد فرز 98 مركز اقتراع من أصل 99. 
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  18. ↑ "نتائج الانتخابات بالتفصيل". صحيفة ذا غلوب . تورنتو. 21 يونيو 1934. ص 3. 
  19. ↑ "أونتاريو تُصوَّت حسب الدوائر الانتخابية". صحيفة تورنتو ديلي ستار . تورنتو. 7 أكتوبر 1937. ص 5. 
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  21. ↑ وكالة الصحافة الكندية (5 يونيو 1945). "كيف صوّت ناخبو أونتاريو في جميع الدوائر الانتخابية التسعين" . صحيفة تورنتو ديلي ستار . تورنتو. ص 5. تاريخ الاطلاع: 3 مارس 2012 . 
  22. ↑ وكالة الصحافة الكندية (8 يونيو 1948). "كيف صوّت ناخبو أونتاريو في جميع الدوائر الانتخابية التسعين". صحيفة تورنتو ديلي ستار . تورنتو. ص 24. 
  23. ↑ وكالة الصحافة الكندية (23 نوفمبر 1951). "كيف صوّت ناخبو أونتاريو في جميع الدوائر الانتخابية التسعين". صحيفة تورنتو ديلي ستار . تورنتو. ص 10. النتائج بعد الإبلاغ عن 101 مركز اقتراع من أصل 109. 
  24. ↑ وكالة الصحافة الكندية (10 يونيو 1955). "النتائج الكاملة لانتخابات أونتاريو حسب الدوائر الانتخابية" . صحيفة أوتاوا سيتيزن . أوتاوا. ص 4. تاريخ الاطلاع: 22 أبريل 2012 . 
  25. ↑ وكالة الصحافة الكندية (12 يونيو 1959). "النتائج الكاملة لانتخابات أونتاريو حسب الدوائر الانتخابية" . صحيفة أوتاوا سيتيزن . أوتاوا. ص 26. تاريخ الاطلاع: 22 أبريل 2012 . 
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