Fort York (electoral district)
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Fort York was a provincial electoral district
in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. It was created in 1987 and was subsequently abolished in 1999 when the ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. The riding had only two representatives:
Commencing at the intersection of Ossington Avenue with Bloor Street West; thence easterly along Bloor Street West to Bathurst Street; thence southerly along Bathurst Street to College Street; thence easterly along College Street to Carlton Street; thence easterly along Carlton Street to Sherbourne Street; thence southerly along Sherbourne Street and its southerly prolongation to the water’s edge of Inner Harbour; thence easterly along the said water’s edge to the northerly prolongation of the centre line of Eastern Channel of Inner Harbour; thence southerly along the said prolongation to and along the said centre line to the southerly extremity thereof; thence southerly along the prolongation of the said centre line to the southerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly and northwesterly along the southerly and southwesterly limits of the said city to the southerly prolongation of Strachan Avenue; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Strachan Avenue to the Gardiner Expressway; thence westerly along the Gardiner Expressway to the southerly prolongation of Atlantic Avenue; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Atlantic Avenue to King Street West; thence easterly along King Street West to the southerly prolongation of Dovercourt Road; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Dovercourt Road to College Street; thence easterly along College Street to Ossington Avenue; thence northerly along Ossington Avenue to the point of commencement.
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An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Toronto
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It was created in 1987 and was subsequently abolished in 1999 when the ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. The riding had only two representatives:
- Bob WongBob WongRobert Charles Wong is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, serving as a cabinet minister in the provincial government of David Peterson....
who was elected in the 1987 provincial electionOntario general election, 1987The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority...
; and, - Rosario MarcheseRosario MarcheseRosario Marchese is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.-Background:...
who defeated Mr Wong in the 1990 provincial electionOntario general election, 1990The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
. He was subsequently re-elected when the riding was redistributed and renamed Trinity-Spadina prior to the 1999 provincial electionOntario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
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Description
The riding was described as lying within the following limits:Commencing at the intersection of Ossington Avenue with Bloor Street West; thence easterly along Bloor Street West to Bathurst Street; thence southerly along Bathurst Street to College Street; thence easterly along College Street to Carlton Street; thence easterly along Carlton Street to Sherbourne Street; thence southerly along Sherbourne Street and its southerly prolongation to the water’s edge of Inner Harbour; thence easterly along the said water’s edge to the northerly prolongation of the centre line of Eastern Channel of Inner Harbour; thence southerly along the said prolongation to and along the said centre line to the southerly extremity thereof; thence southerly along the prolongation of the said centre line to the southerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence westerly and northwesterly along the southerly and southwesterly limits of the said city to the southerly prolongation of Strachan Avenue; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Strachan Avenue to the Gardiner Expressway; thence westerly along the Gardiner Expressway to the southerly prolongation of Atlantic Avenue; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Atlantic Avenue to King Street West; thence easterly along King Street West to the southerly prolongation of Dovercourt Road; thence northerly along the said prolongation to and along Dovercourt Road to College Street; thence easterly along College Street to Ossington Avenue; thence northerly along Ossington Avenue to the point of commencement.