St. Andrew (electoral district)
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St. Andrew was a provincial electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was established to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly
(MLAs) and then Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
.
It was located in downtown Toronto
, and was made up of the area to the east of Bathurst Street and west of Yonge Street
, including Spadina Avenue
and Kensington Market
. The population of St. Andrew was largely immigrant, working class and Jewish. For many years it was one of the few electoral districts in North America
to elect a Communist
. J.B. Salsberg of the Labour-Progressive Party
represented the riding from the 1943 election
until his defeat in the 1955 election
.
The riding was created in 1926, and existed until the 1967
, when redistribution
resulted in St. Andrew being merged with a neighbouring riding to form St. Andrew—St. Patrick
.
St. Andrew riding took its name from the former "St. Andrew's ward" of the City of Toronto.
In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly
was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament
Electoral district (Canada)
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 Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was established to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
(MLAs) and then Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
.
It was located in downtown Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and was made up of the area to the east of Bathurst Street and west of Yonge Street
Yonge Street
Yonge Street is a major arterial route connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at , and the construction of Yonge Street is designated an "Event of...
, including Spadina Avenue
Spadina Avenue
Spadina Avenue is one of the most prominent streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Running through the western section of downtown, the road has a very different character in different neighbourhoods....
and Kensington Market
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...
. The population of St. Andrew was largely immigrant, working class and Jewish. For many years it was one of the few electoral districts in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
to elect a Communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
. J.B. Salsberg of the Labour-Progressive Party
Labour-Progressive Party
For the Labour-Progressive Coalition Government in New Zealand see the Fifth Labour Government of New ZealandThe Labor-Progressive Party was the legal political organization of the Communist Party of Canada between 1943 and 1959....
represented the riding from the 1943 election
Ontario general election, 1943
The Ontario general election of 1943 was held on August 4, 1943, to elect the 90 Members of the 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
until his defeat in the 1955 election
Ontario general election, 1955
The Ontario general election of 1955 was held on June 9, 1955, to elect the 98 members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
.
The riding was created in 1926, and existed until the 1967
Ontario general election, 1967
The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, when redistribution
Redistribution (election)
Redistribution , called redistricting in the United States, is the process of changing of political borders. This is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral district boundaries, usually in response to periodic census results that cause malportionment of representation...
resulted in St. Andrew being merged with a neighbouring riding to form St. Andrew—St. Patrick
St. Andrew—St. Patrick
St. Andrew—St. Patrick was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that returned Members of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen's Park....
.
St. Andrew riding took its name from the former "St. Andrew's ward" of the City of Toronto.
MLAs/MPPs for St. Andrew
- William Robertson Flett, Conservative, (1926-1929)
- Ephraim Frederick Singer, Conservative, (1929-1934)
- John Judah GlassJohn Judah GlassJohn Judah Glass was an English-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario. He represented St. Andrew in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal member....
, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
, (1934-1943) - J.B. Salsberg, Labour-Progressive PartyLabour-Progressive PartyFor the Labour-Progressive Coalition Government in New Zealand see the Fifth Labour Government of New ZealandThe Labor-Progressive Party was the legal political organization of the Communist Party of Canada between 1943 and 1959....
, (1943-1955) - Allan GrossmanAllan GrossmanAllan Grossman was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, for 20 years, a provincial cabinet minister and the father of the late former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Larry Grossman. Together, the father and son represented the downtown Toronto, Ontario,...
, Progressive Conservative, (1955-1967)
In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament