Wilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of York Centre, Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence. Wilson Heights was located in the neighbourhood of Wilson Heights in the former municipality of North York, which is now part of Toronto.
Three Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The first, Liberal Vern Singer, was a veteran provincial politician who had previously represented the York Centre and Downsview ridings. He retired in 1977 and was replaced by Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg, who briefly served as a minister without portfolio in Frank Miller's government. Its longest-serving representative was Monte Kwinter, who defeated Rotenberg in the 1985 provincial election and held the riding for fourteen years until its dissolution. Kwinter was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson, and now represents York Centre.
The Wilson Heights division had a significant Jewish population, at almost 40% of the total population.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
1977 Ontario general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes[3]
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Vote %
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Conservative
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David Rotenberg
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13,792
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49.1
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Liberal
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Murray Markin
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7,057
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25.1
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New Democrat
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Howard Moscoe
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7,055
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25.1
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Libertarian |
Webster Webb |
180 |
0.6
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Total
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28,084
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1985 Ontario general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes[5]
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Vote %
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Liberal
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Monte Kwinter
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12,425
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40.9
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Conservative
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David Rotenberg
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10,068
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33.2
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New Democrat
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Howard Moscoe
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7,858
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25.9
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Total
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30,351
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1987 Ontario general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes[6]
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Vote %
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Liberal
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Monte Kwinter
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17,018
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57.4
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New Democrat
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Jennifer Paton
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6,752
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22.8
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Conservative
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David Farb
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5,885
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19.8
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Total
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29,655
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References
Notes
Citations
- ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Vern Singer's Legislative Assembly information see "Vernon Milton Singer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- For David Rotenberg's Legislative Assembly information see "David Rotenberg, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- For Monte Kwinter's Legislative Assembly information see "Monte Kwinter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Canadian Press (September 19, 1975). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A18.
- ^ Canadian Press (June 10, 1977). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. A10.
- ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ Canadian Press (May 3, 1985). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. September 11, 1987. p. A12.
- ^ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. September 7, 1990. p. A10.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved September 4, 2012.