Toronto West
Ontario electoral district
A map of the Toronto ridings of 1904
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested1904
Last contested1921

Toronto West was a federal electoral district in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. This riding was created in 1903 when West Toronto riding was renamed, and reduced from electing two members of the House of Commons to one.

Toronto West initially consisted of the portion of the city of Toronto east of Palmerston Avenue and north of Queen Street West. In 1914, the riding was redefined to consist of the portion of the City of Toronto bounded by Queen Street West, Spadina Avenue, Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Toronto South and Toronto West Centre ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from West Toronto
10th  1904–1908     Edmund Boyd Osler Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Horatio Clarence Hocken Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Toronto West Centre and Toronto South

Election history

1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Edmund Boyd Osler 4,464
  Liberal Alfred Taylour Hunter 2,573
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Edmund Boyd Osler 4,772
  Independent James Hunter Duthie 2,419
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Edmund Boyd Osler 11,442
  Liberal Gordon Waldron 3,437
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Government (Unionist) Horatio Clarence Hocken 12,648
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Charles Wesley Kerr 3,030
  Labour John William Bruce 2,053
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Horatio Clarence Hocken 5,920
  Liberal Alfred Taylour Hunter 3,913
  Labour Harriet Dunlop Prenter 1,741

See also

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