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Toronto West Centre

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Toronto West Centre
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1933
First contested1925
Last contested1930

Toronto West Centre was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Toronto Centre and Toronto West ridings.

It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto bounded on the north by Bloor Street, on the west by Dovercourt Road, on the south by Dundas Street, and on the east by Avenue Road, Queen's Park Crescent and University Avenue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Spadina, St. Paul's and Trinity ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Toronto Centre and Toronto West
15th  1925–1926     Horatio Clarence Hocken Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Samuel Factor Liberal
Riding dissolved into Spadina, St. Paul's and Trinity

Election history

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1925 Canadian federal election: Toronto West Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Horatio Clarence Hocken 10,514
  Liberal Joseph Singer 7,495
  Independent Francis Herbert Murphy 247
1926 Canadian federal election: Toronto West Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Horatio Clarence Hocken 7,956
  Liberal Frederick Graham Johnston 5,388
  Labour John MacDonald 1,193
1930 Canadian federal election: Toronto West Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Samuel Factor 8,367
  Conservative Thomas Langton Church 7,803
Communist Charles Sims 621
  Labour James McArthur Conner 264

See also

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