Bellwoods was a provincial riding in Ontario , Canada in the old City of Toronto 's west-end. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 until 1987, when it was abolished and redistributed into the Dovercourt , and Fort York districts.
Boundaries
The district was named after Trinity Bellwoods Park , where the original Trinity College campus was located. It was created in 1926 from the Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest ridings. The boundaries varied over its 61 years, with its most northern boundary being the city limits just north of St. Clair Avenue . The eastern boundary went as far as Bathurst Street , and its western boundary eventually ended at Dovercourt Road. Bellwoods was demographically a mainly working class district, with a significant immigrant population. As of 2011, the area that Bellwoods represented is divided among the current Davenport , St. Paul's and Trinity—Spadina electoral districts.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
1926 boundaries
1926 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Conservative
W.H. Edwards
6870
75.3
Liberal-Prohibitionist
Arthur Frost
2248
24.7
Total
9,118
1934 boundaries
Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
1934 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Liberal
A.W. Roebuck
8,172
52.6
Conservative
T.H. Bell
5,167
33.3
Independent
J. Smith
1,172
7.5
Communist
T. Buck
1,016
6.5
Total
15,527
1937 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Liberal
A.W. Roebuck
12,052
69.1
Conservative
John Noble
5,094
29.2
Socialist-Labour
Carl Neilson
305
1.7
Total
17,451
1943 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Labour
A.A. MacLeod
4,232
30.3
Progressive Conservative
J.P.E. Williams
3,714
26.6
Liberal
George Bagwell
3,491
25.0
Co-operative Commonwealth
Lou Isaacs
2,538
18.2
Total
13,975
1945 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Labor–Progressive
A.A. MacLeod
6,632
35.2
Progressive Conservative
J.P.E. Williams
5,699
30.2
Co-operative Commonwealth
A.V. Russell
3,626
19.2
Liberal
A. Farmer
2,896
15.4
Total
18,853
1948 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Labor–Progressive
A.A. MacLeod
7,704
37.0
Progressive Conservative
George Renison
6,467
31.1
Co-operative Commonwealth
J.S. Midanik
4,363
20.9
Liberal
John Ryan
2,293
11.0
Total
20,827
1951 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
John Yaremko
5,546
33.6
Liberal
Joseph Gould
5,187
31.4
Labor–Progressive
A.A. MacLeod
3,321
20.1
Co-operative Commonwealth
Marvin Gordon
2,453
14.9
Total
16,507
1966 boundaries
1967 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
John Yaremko
6,646
47.4
Liberal
William Bassel
4,217
30.1
New Democrat
Frank Parrill
2,674
19.1
Independent
Ernest Barr
490
3.5
Total
14,027
1971 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Progressive Conservative
John Yaremko
7,831
51.1
New Democrat
Helen Roedde
3,957
25.8
Liberal
Frank Kennedy
3,523
23.0
Total
15,311
1974 boundaries
1975 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
New Democrat
Ross McClellan
4,921
38.2
Liberal
Millie Caccia
4,482
34.7
Progressive Conservative
Elio Madonia
3,249
25.2
Communist
R.J. Orlandini
247
1.9
Total
12,899
1977 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
New Democrat
Ross McClellan
6,377
48.6
Liberal
Millie Caccia
3,332
25.4
Progressive Conservative
Maria Sgro
2,925
22.3
Communist
Scarth Heap
194
1.5
Independent
Ronald Rogers
156
1.2
Libertarian
Grace-Ann Paulson
150
1.1
Total
13,134
1981 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
New Democrat
Ross McClellan
5,101
40.9
Liberal
Walter Bardyn
4,766
38.2
Progressive Conservative
Tina Gabriel
2,166
17.4
Communist
S. Baillargeon
250
2.0
Independent
Ronald Rogers
179
1.4
Total
12,462
1985 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
New Democrat
Ross McClellan
8,051
47.9
Liberal
Walter Bardyn
6,527
38.8
Progressive Conservative
Bento De Sao Jose
1,926
11.5
Independent
Ronald Rogers
316
1.8
Total
16,820