Woodbine (electoral district)
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Woodbine was an Ontario
provincial electoral district
that existed from 1926 to 1967. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Woodbine Avenue. It was merged with the Beaches
in 1967 to create the riding of Beaches—Woodbine
.
In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly
was changed to Member of Provincial Parliament
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....
provincial electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
that existed from 1926 to 1967. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Woodbine Avenue. It was merged with the Beaches
Beaches (electoral district)
Beaches was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967.-Federal electoral district:...
in 1967 to create the riding of Beaches—Woodbine
Beaches—Woodbine (provincial electoral district)
Beaches—Woodbine was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1967 by merging the former ridings of Woodbine and Beaches....
.
MLAs/MPPs for St. Patrick
- George Sylvester Shields, Conservative, (1926-1934)
- Goldwin Corlett ElgieGoldwin Corlett ElgieGoldwin Corlett Elgie was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Woodbine in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1948 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member.He was born in Dresden, the son of George Albert Elgie and Margaret...
, Conservative, (1934-1943) - Bertram Elijah Leavens, Co-operative CommonwealthOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
, (1943-1945) - Goldwin Corlett ElgieGoldwin Corlett ElgieGoldwin Corlett Elgie was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Woodbine in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1948 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member.He was born in Dresden, the son of George Albert Elgie and Margaret...
, Conservative, (1945-1948) - Bertram Elijah Leavens, Co-operative CommonwealthOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
, (1948-1951) - Harold Ferguson Fishleigh, Conservative, (1951-1959)
- Kenneth BrydenKenneth BrydenWalter Kenneth Bryden was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/NDP member of the Ontario legislature from 1959 to 1967, an economist, academic, civil servant and author.-Background:...
, Co-operative CommonwealthOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
then New Democratic PartyOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
, (1959-1967)
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