Oriole
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1975
District abolished1996
First contested1975
Last contested1995

Oriole was a provincial electoral district in North York, Ontario, Canada. It was created from York Mills riding in 1975 and merged into Willowdale and Don Valley East ridings after 1999.

There were three members who represented this riding during its history, most notably Elinor Caplan and her son David Caplan, both of whom held cabinet posts during their incumbency.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Oriole
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from York Mills riding in 1975
30th  1975–1977     John Williams Progressive Conservative
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Elinor Caplan[nb 1] Liberal
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1997
 1997–1999 David Caplan
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Willowdale and Don Valley East ridings after 1999

Election results

1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[2] Vote %
    Conservative John Williams 12,327 38.8
    Liberal Bob Reid 12,035 37.9
    New Democrat Ken Crooke 7,409 23.3
Total 31,771
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote %
    Conservative John Williams 14,127 44.3
    Liberal Luella Lumley 9,669 30.3
    New Democrat Fred Birket 6,697 21.0
    Independent Jim McMillan 915 2.9
LibertarianPaul Miniato2800.9
    Independent Arthur V. Wright 179 0.6
Total 31,867
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[4] Vote %
    Conservative John Williams 15,644 49.7
    Liberal David Pretty 11,400 36.2
    New Democrat Lynn McDonald 4,445 14.1
Total 31,489
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote %
    Liberal Elinor Caplan 17,406 48.8
    Conservative John Williams 13,501 37.8
    New Democrat Lorne Strachan 3,659 10.3
LibertarianGeorge Graham1,1053.1
Total 35,671
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote %
    Liberal Elinor Caplan 16,229 59.7
    Conservative Frudelle Briel 5,709 21.0
    New Democrat Judy Rebick 4,407 16.2
LibertarianGeorge Graham8223.0
Total 27,167
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[7] Vote %
    Liberal Elinor Caplan 10,680 41.8
    New Democrat Lennox Farrell 8,478 33.1
    Conservative Sam Bilich 5,475 21.4
LibertarianRoland Brown5962.3
GreenGreg Knittl3501.4
Total 25,579
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes[8] Vote %
    Liberal Elinor Caplan 11,164 43.7
    Conservative Paul Sutherland 10,130 39.6
    New Democrat David Cox 3,665 14.3
    Independent Bernadette Michael 243 1.0
    Natural Law Donna Anderson 227 0.9
GreenDon Roebuck1150.4
Total 25,544
Ontario provincial by-election, September 4, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Caplan9,954
Progressive ConservativeBarbara Greene5,163
New DemocraticJim Kafieh1,700
IndependentBernadette Michael132
GreenShelly Lipsey96

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned her seat on May 1, 1997 in order to run for Federal parliament in riding of Thornhill.

Citations

  1. ↑ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John Williams's Legislative Assembly information see "John Reesor Williams, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
    • For Elinor Caplan's Legislative Assembly information see "Elinor Caplan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
    • For David Caplan's Legislative Assembly information see "David Caplan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. ↑ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
  3. ↑ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
  4. ↑ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  5. ↑ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  6. ↑ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12.
  7. ↑ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10.
  8. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
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