A map of the Toronto ridings of 1904

West Toronto was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario. The district was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was renamed Toronto West in 1903.

West Toronto was initially defined as consisting of St. John, St. Andrew, St. Patrick, and St. George's Wards of Toronto. In 1872, St. John's Ward was excluded from the riding. In 1892, the riding was given an additional seat in the House of Commons of Canada so that its voters elected two Members of Parliament.

Electoral history

(Elected members indicated in bold text.)

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRobert Alexander Harrison1,477
Independent LiberalJohn Macdonald1,048
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Crawford1,043
UnknownMcLellan574
UnknownCapreol0
By-election on On Mr. Crawford being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

18 December 1873

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas Mossacclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas Moss1,651
ConservativeJohn Beverly Robinson1,440
By-election on On Mr. Moss being appointed Justice
of the Court of Appeal of Ontario

6 November 1875

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Beverly Robinson1,935
UnknownJohn Turner1,584
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Beverly Robinson2,165
UnknownJ. Hodgins1,528
By-election on On Mr. Robinson's resignation to become
Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

28 August 1880

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJames Beaty, Jr.2,097
UnknownP. Ryan1,836
UnknownA.W. Wright49
UnknownF.C. Capreol23
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJames Beaty, Jr.2,714
UnknownWilliam Barclay McMurrich2,283
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederic C. Denison3,895
LiberalE.E. Sheppard3,428
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederic C. Denison5,048
LiberalArthur Mowat3,291
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeEdmund B. Osler5,370
ConservativeEdward Frederick Clarke5,147
LiberalW.T.R. Preston4,734
LiberalN.T. Hunter4,225
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeEdward F. Clarke7,024
ConservativeEdmund B. Osler6,530
LiberalWilliam Burns4,713
LiberalJames D. Allan4,547
IndependentHugh Stevenson1,657

See also

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